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[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 70 points 3 months ago (28 children)

Or, hear me out, you could just not bother at all. It works for (most) men after all ;)

[–] Duranie@literature.cafe 38 points 3 months ago (7 children)

I'm 52 and can't be bothered with the waste of time. I will occasionally shave because it does feel nice for a bit afterwards. Honestly, same goes with my pits. In all fairness though, I'm fair skinned with lighter colored body hair that isn't all that thick. EXCEPT for the motherfucking chin hairs. Those damn things I curse at each and every one that I rip from my face.

That said, people should do whatever the fuck they feel comfortable with in regards to their own body hair.

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 months ago (6 children)

If you're interested in dealing with them once and for all, there are treatments (I think they use lasers) that will kill the hair follicles and prevent them from growing hair anymore.

My mom had it done on her legs and she hasn't had to shave since, not sure how expensive it is but it might be worth looking.

[–] boobs_@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

For the person you're replying to, lighter hair (such as blonde, gray, or some form of dirty blonde) generally doesn't work with laser. To deal with those hairs, the option is electrolysis which is slow, painful, and more expensive than laser especially for large areas but also a very high hair kill rate.

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 months ago

I always forget that different hair types (not really sure about the terminology) have completely different needs, thanks for the information.

[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 months ago

A friend of mine lived with an electrolysis tech for a while, and she got basically all her legs done for free over the course of multiple years. I experienced it a few times — I imagine the pain is similar to how a tattoo would hurt.

For me, the cost was by far, the most expensive part. Sucks to be ginger

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