Hair down THERE??

[Crankin]

I go with the waxing, but even that, gives me bumps and irritation, despite going to a very reputable (and expensive) spa to get this done. And, I have to make sure I am not wearing underwear or bike shorts for at least 24 hours after I have it done. This time, it seems my long ride this weekend irritated the area, more in the crease of my legs, and I now am full of irritation.
Good thing is, the waxing lasts at least a month.

[westtexas]

I'm definitely another shave in the creases and trim short with scissors. Shaving is what gives me ingrown hairs and irritation, but the hair in the creases is too hard to trim and it gets caught up otherwise - plus you still have that bikini line for swimwear. I once had a boyfriend I shaved for everywhere and it was the most uncomfortable 6 months of my life.

[jessmarimba]

I've waxed enough over time that the hair is much thinner now than it originally was - I don't generally have a lot of problems. But I don't generally ride much more than 30ish miles at a time, so I can't say what might happen after that.

I'd also suggest that you be very careful about perfumed anything - soaps, powders, whatever. That plus pressure plus sweat can be irritating rather quickly.

[alexis_the_tiny]

The hair nightmare. Good grief. Trimming irritates the hell out of my skin. Shaving is out because I'm clumsy and nicks there hurt. Plus, stubble, omg. Sugaring and tweezing are only marginally better but regrowth is nuts.

If stubble drives you insane, maybe try sugaring and tweezing. And then exfoliate regularly with a scrub. I use the St Ives apricot facial scrub with alpha hydroxy. Its...gentle enough. Maybe you might luck out and the regrowth will get finer each time. The scrub helps regrowth not be so darned itchy and horrible, something about skin hardening over waxed/sugared areas and pushing new hair inwards. I've heard loads of people rave about Tend Skin Solutions to deal with razor burns, ingrown hairs and whatnot. Can't hurt to give it a shot.

[badger]

I used to shave about once a week (just under the hood, if you know what I mean). The hairs growing out just bugged me, all prickly and itchy, so I started waxing about once every 6-10 weeks. Then I got so sick of ingrown hairs so I just went au naturel again.

I found a great deal on laser hair removal treatments so I bought one for my bikini line and my armpits. I just had it trimmed so none will show through the panty line and it's been great. Don't have to shave/wax/pluck anymore.

[Brandi]

Now I am looking up brazilian waxing. Saw some video on utube (just the facial expressions were videoed) OUCHY!!!!!!!!

[Crankin]

I once had a woman who did my waxing say she told clients that unless you have given birth, you shouldn't try it!

[OakLeaf]

I've done some home waxing in the creases, NBD.

When they waxed my nose hairs during a facial, now THAT hurt.

[alexis_the_tiny]

The hair nightmare. Good grief. Trimming irritates the hell out of my skin. Shaving is out because I'm clumsy and nicks there hurt. Plus, stubble, omg. Sugaring and tweezing are only marginally better but regrowth is nuts.

If stubble drives you insane, maybe try sugaring and tweezing. And then exfoliate regularly with a scrub. I use the St Ives apricot facial scrub with alpha hydroxy. Its...gentle enough. Maybe you might luck out and the regrowth will get finer each time. The scrub helps regrowth not be so darned itchy and horrible, something about skin hardening over waxed/sugared areas and pushing new hair inwards. I've heard loads of people rave about Tend Skin Solutions to deal with razor burns, ingrown hairs and whatnot. Can't hurt to give it a shot.

[feral1]

I do shave just about every night. I usually leave a "landing strip" down there cause I don't like being totally bare lol.

[indysteel]

I'm definitely another shave in the creases and trim short with scissors. Shaving is what gives me ingrown hairs and irritation, but the hair in the creases is too hard to trim and it gets caught up otherwise - plus you still have that bikini line for swimwear.

^^^This. I will only shave the crease with a fresh razor blade, too. I even sorted out the bikini line part by buying a bathing suit that has boy shorts for bottoms. Not that I just let myself totally go, but I have a hard enough time just keeping up with the the hair on my legs.

[bluebug32]

I find that chamois cream helps with some of the irritation in the leg creases. I just tried Nair for the bikini zone. I did a test patch and it was fine. Then I applied to the area and WOAH! Worst irritation-chemical burn imaginable. I looked like a Light Bright for three days. Now it's back to the razor/trimmer.

[Susan]

I used to shave but stopped because sitting on my bicycle gave me a lot of ingrown hairs and irritation. Now I only shave the bikini line, but this still irritates my skin quite a lot. I found that shaving, but on dry skin with a new blade works best for my skin.
I am considering getting a laser treatment so that I don't have to worry about shaving anymore.

Those of you that suggested waxing - do you really get all the hair done? I imagine that this must REALLY hurt? I didn't even think this was possible because the skin there is so soft.

[Crankin]

I do not get the full "Brazilian," just the creases of the legs... that area. It is painful, for for about ten seconds. Some of the technicians are more adept than others and there are different kinds of wax, etc. that mitigate some of the pain. But, it does hurt. If you are a wimp, I don't recommend it.

[jessmarimba]

I use those home wax kits for bikini areas, which are really just super-sticky tape type pieces. I don't wax everything, just a little beyond bikini lines. Yes, it hurts, but you sort of get used to it. Sometimes I shave instead but I need a pretty new blade to do that.

And I tried Nair once (just on my legs) and no chemical burn but it smelled horrendous and really only took off about half of the hair.