Hair down THERE??

[emily_in_nc]

Thanks for sharing your experiences! But drawing blood?

Just thinking about an epilator gives me the heebie-jeebies, and this only makes it worse. I think I'll stick to shaving.

Different strokes, eh?

[OakLeaf]

I'm more curious about the aftermath. Did you wind up with ingrown hairs and/or infected follicles? If not, did you have those problems in the past with tweezing and/or shaving? I've pretty much given up on hair removal in the bikini area ... and the older I get, the less I want to wear a bikini anyway, so no big loss.

[Helene2013]

I did not know about this thread before tonight.

As for me, I can't shave it all. Too irritating when it grows back, not to mention the ingrown and bumps it was creating. Which I'd scratch until it was bleeding! I could not sit or walk normally because of itching. I used to use Nair everywhere (thanks to Vaseline to protect what needed protection, etc. Nair was awesome. Left everything smooth. But it is riskier. So one day I took the plunge and went for intense pulsed light treatments. I started with my underarms to see if it would work since I am blondier than black (and IPL is not that great on blonde hair). It worked for that, so I went for 1/2 legs. Worked. Why not try bikini now. Well bikini was not enough and I asked to have it done all the way to the big lips. It's been 5 treatments (I always stop from May-Sept not to be exposed to sun (and pool chlorine, etc.) and half of hair is gone. Starting a next round in 2 weeks. In that so sensitive part of the body, I can tell you I do not like the zapping at all. Even if I she cools the area before each zap. Every zap I jerk (from short quick pain). I sweat and I'm glad the 10 minute is over for another 6-8 weeks. I hope to be done in another 4-6 sessions. For my underarms and legs I only need a quick wax every 4-6 weeks and nothing really shows much. It is sooo light I only notice. My husband sees nothing. Best investment I did on me (beside breast reduction but that is another topic. haha)

[redeyedtreefr0g]

So far, no ingrown hairs yet, but it might be too early to tell- I think hairs take 2 weeks to grow back?

Interesting development regarding my legs- the sudden snap of cold weather means my skin has reacted badly by drying out extremely fast. Finger creases are cracking, and I have white-alligator ankles. The tight skin on shins and ankles feels.... weird. Not painful, but noticeable. I'm wondering if it's a goosebump feeling from being cold, only there aren't hairs to do the goosebump-thing with.

Anyway, I still love my little RRRR machine so far.