Invest In the Right Razor Avoid using a razor with too many blades, because that can be too harsh on your vulva — especially if you shave daily, says Dr. Nazarian. A good rule of thumb: Use two different razors, one for your pubic area and a separate one for your legs and underarms.
For one, it's not hygienic to use the same tools for your most intimate areas. Foil electric shavers are designed for a close shave and when it comes to removing pubic hair, you don't want to go right to the skin - especially when you'll be needing to pull it taut to remove the hair.
While most razors will do the trick, consider the area. Because your pubic area is one of the most sensitive places on your body, it makes sense to choose a razor specifically designed for sensitive skin. While brands don't necessarily matter, finding one with blades more suited for sensitive areas does.
“The groin area is a place where many people can harbor staph bacteria, so it's important that we don't cross-contaminate and introduce staph to our faces, especially via cuts and abrasions,” explains Dr. Anthony Rossi, a dermatologist with the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Shaving cuts the hair close to the skin. I'm not a big fan of shaving your pubic hair because it can hurt sensitive skin, leading to rashes, ingrown hairs, and infection. If you choose to shave, use a new, clean razor every time, as used razors can carry bacteria.
It's also a smart move to keep a separate razor for shaving your pubes. We like the Gillette Pubic Hair Razor because it's designed specifically for shaving your pubic area.
By the end of the study, researchers concluded that men who removed their armpit hair by waxing it off or shaving it with a razor had the least body odor. Those who simply trimmed their armpit hair had the next smelliest, with the strongest armpit odors coming from those who left their pit hair untamed.
Your underarm skin is very soft and sensitive, so it can get irritated easily. If you don't shave properly, you may end up with problems like cuts, razor burn, razor bumps, ingrown hair, and so on. These problems can make your underarms darker.
Shaving with a clogged or unclean razor is a big no-no. Folliculitis is typically caused by bacteria. Folliculitis causes red and white pimples to grow around the hair follicle resulting in that prickly feeling after shaving. Rest assured, mild cases of folliculitis should clear on its own within a number of days.
If you want to keep things bald on your lower abdomen and below, you need to shave in the direction of hair growth several times a week. You may be able to go a few days without stubble forming, but that depends if you did a closer shave or left room for the hair follicles to breathe.
For hygienic reasons, we suggest having a different trimmer for each. Let's call it the separation of funk and face. If you're not the type who's easily dissuaded by matters of hygiene, there are other good reasons as well.
Yes. It's perfectly fine to carefully trim your pubic hair with small scissors along your swimsuit or underwear line. Many girls trim their pubic hair, or go to a salon to have a “bikini wax”; others prefer to shave just about every day, and many just leave it alone. Removing pubic hair is a personal preference.
It is more hygienic not to shave it (although depilation does make pubic lice homeless). In removing their pubic hair, most women will get cuts or ingrown hairs, and some will develop inflammation of the hair follicles or hyperpigmentation.
Pubis Shaving
For many years, people never cared about shaving their pubic hair until the birth of bikini in 1946. Between the 1960s and 1970s, trimming took a different twist, and women were discouraged from trimming. In the 1980s, they were now encouraged on trimming and even to do a thorough shave.
Shower. The water will help soften your underarm hair (which can be wiry) and make it easier for the razor to glide over your skin. Gillette STYLER is waterproof so you can trim in the shower.
Hair removal by shaving with a razor blade followed by soap washing resulted in an immediate reduction of 57.3% from baseline in axillary odor and this reduction was significantly greater than soap washing alone (P < 0.0001).
The research shows that body hair by itself is not a cause of bad body odor. But everyone is unique. Some guys report smelling better after their shave their armpits, body hair, or pubes. They feel that it makes them sweat less and smell better.
To get a clean shave, consider using a manual razor. But if you'd like to remove some—not all—of your pubic hair, a dedicated trimmer can be helpful.
The best way to shave the pubes without damaging the flushing system of your toilet is by putting each leg in each handle of a plastic grocery bag. That will help to create a catch for your shavings. Once you are done, you can dispose of the hair in a garbage bin.
“After shaving, follow with a thin layer of stubble cream—Fur's is made with skin-softening olive extracts, tea tree oil, and lavender oil—to keep skin smooth and soften regrowth,” says Schubert. An aftershave serum can help soothe postshave irritation as it nourishes, too.