Is there any hope of me removing hair from my legs?

Question

I've tried shaving. That leaves black dots, like pepper flakes or something. Even if I could get past that, my legs itch horribly afterwards and if I try to shave again before my hair fully grows, I always somehow cut myself and cause red bumps. I currently use moisturizing sensitive shaving gel and a 5 blade vibrating razor, though I've tried many types. I soak my legs in warm water and exfoliate before shaving, as well as every other day after. After I shave I apply baby oil and every few hours I use a moisturizing lotion, but it only helps for half an hour, then I'm itching again, and I always have those darn black dots!

Waxing didn't work, it either did nothing or just broke the hairs down to stubble. I've tried hair removal creams and nair, they only burned my skin and did nothing to the hair(which is ironic considering I used it EVERYWHERE else on my body except my face and there was no problem). Epilators don't work either.

Can someone please suggest something

Answer 1

If waxing didn't work and only broke the hair, it's because you weren't doing it properly.

Take a shower or bathe before you wax, it will make the hair softer. You may also want to exfoliate the skin to slough off dead cells so the wax grabs more hair and not just skin.

DRY your legs thoroughly, you could use a little rubbing alchol to the areas you want to wax.

Heat the wax to a comfortable temperature, too hot and you'll scald your skin, too cold, and you won't be able to spread it thin enough.

The real key is spreading the wax downward toward your foot in the direction the hair grows, and spread it THIN.

Next, apply the paper or cloth strip and smooth it in a down direction. Let it sit for 5-10 seconds, then.....

Grip the bottom of the strip, and pull PARALLEL to your leg, not straight up! And you CAN'T PULL SLOWLY, or the wax just sticks to your leg.

Taking some Tylenol or ibuprofen before may help with the sting if you're easily pained. With waxing, the hair grows in with a softer feeling because its pulled out from the root and it lasts longer because a new hair has to grow in.

Another tip, if you're not down with waxing after you TRY AGAIN, instead of using shaving cream or gel to wax your legs, try using regular lotion or baby oil.

Answer 2

Find an aesthitician in a good salon who uses the high end wax for sensitive skin. It's well worth the money. I had a lot of hair. Once I started having it professionally waxed, it started thinning out. Same thing happened with my eyebrows. My aesthitician told me that the thinning is a natural and I might add desirable occurance with waxing.

Answer 3

Try using VEET hair removal cream. It comes in sensitive skin formulas and is very very good!! And very convinient.
www.veet.com

Answer 4

You get these Depilator sprays that you just spray on and wipe the hair off in two minutes.. Try That.,

Answer 5

try lazer hair removal, or waxing.

ambi

Answer 6

use veet