UNWANTED HAIR YUCK!


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By Clothes with long sleeves on Sunday, June 14, 1998 - 10:02 am:

This probably sounds really stupid, but it is getting me down. I have really hairy arms and I don`t know what to do. I wanna wear sleeveless tops for summer but it is too embarrassing. My mom says I should just leave it because the hairs will get lighter in the sun. None of my friends seem to have this problem, is it abnormal to remove these hairs?
Should I shave, wax, use hair removing cream??
What do you think? Please help!
Thanx.


By Anonymous on Sunday, June 14, 1998 - 03:15 pm:

Hi, I personally don't shave my legs or anything, but it is not a problem to me. If your hair is bothering you that much you should try to lighten it or something, that could help you! Waxing would hurt, but would be good too. I have a friend who waxes and the hairs grow back lighter and lighter each time she does it...that could work!!


By Shampoo on Monday, June 15, 1998 - 09:06 pm:

I've got hairy arms, too. I know a lot of girls who do. You can leave it if you want to, but I wax mine, and it's much better. It does *not* hurt. Plucking each hair one by one hurts, but for some reason getting rid of it in one tug isn't painful. It gives this other sensation, not of pain but of something else. One problem I have is that it's not only my arms that are hairy, I've got hair everywhere and it's not noticeable cuz it's thinner and lighter, but when i wax my arms, you can kinda see where I stopped. It takes like a week for enough hair to grow back that it blends in. It's kinda weird that way, but whatever. It's what I get for being half arabian... *sigh*


By Hairy Godmother on Tuesday, June 16, 1998 - 12:42 am:

Okay, so I have like REALLY dark hair and I have (eww gross!) A prominent snail trail, I cannot wear midriffs. I've tried shaving/waxing/bleaching, but it doesn;t help. It's like theres 4 or 5 PUBIC hairs under my belly button. AND I'm PALE SKINNED!!!!
I have hairy arms, too, but their a good colour.They blend.
My boyfriend never mentions it. And lucky him! He's part asian, so he doesn't get real hairy.
While I'm here, can I just ask if there's anything wrong with doing the porn bikini? I mean, you don't ask "Hey, so you have an upstyle or what?" I just hope I don't seem wird to the girls at my aerobic's class. They all have fairly conservative Triangle Bikini. I have Porn Bikini, but I feel it;s neater and looks sexier. OPINIONS??


By Shampoo on Tuesday, June 16, 1998 - 08:01 pm:

what's a porn bikini????


By Clothes with long sleeves on Wednesday, June 17, 1998 - 02:21 pm:

Thats just what I was about to ask , Shampoo!


By Anonymous on Wednesday, June 24, 1998 - 01:07 am:

Porn Bikini! That's when you wax or shave all the hair on the front, except for a little 2-3cm wide strip that goes down the front, then shave (or wax...ouch!) the hair near your...um, bits. All the girls in porn mags do it. I do the porn bikini, and it IS neater, especially when your *red friend* visits! My fiance LOVES *porn bikini* and some of my friends have decided to do it too. I say keep the porn. Triangle and the feral look are all passe!
Maybe you can get a tan? Then your midriff will blend away?


By Kate on Wednesday, June 24, 1998 - 05:58 am:

But how do you stop getting a rash and ingrowing hair?? Every time I have waxed my bikini line I come up in red blotches and a few days later I get septic spots (sorry if this grosses anyone out, I just want to know how to stop these things!) And that is just at the sides. Ye Gads, I cant imagine doing the whole lot!!


By Shampoo on Friday, June 26, 1998 - 12:34 am:

OWCH!! Is all I have to say. That's like... NO HAIR!!! Why?

Oh, and what's a feral look like you said?


By Gail on Sunday, June 28, 1998 - 04:01 pm:

Yeah, what's all that about?
And also, I've got that problem with ingrowing hairs too. It's not so bad with hair removal creams for sensitive skin though.


By Bubbles on Thursday, July 2, 1998 - 09:36 am:

I wax my legs and underarms and it was sore the first 2 times but now it is just so not sore.I got this new stuff and it is Immac Spray and you spray it on your legs or wherever and then scrap it off with a spatula ,it is so cool!!!


By Kate on Thursday, July 2, 1998 - 02:16 pm:

yeah, but doesnt it grow back really fast??? The only way I can get rid of my (copious) leg and underarm hair is with sugaring/waxing, and then I get the above mentioned problems


By Clothes with long sleeves on Thursday, July 2, 1998 - 03:53 pm:

UNWANTED HAIR, YUCK!!!!


By Anonymous on Thursday, July 2, 1998 - 08:23 pm:

Shampoo: It's still got that little strip...not totally pube-less. Feral is like wahhhh!!!! Unshaved/waxed/dipilitated. It's gross!
If you loofah or exfoliate the area that you wax then you should minimise the ingrowns, and as for septic spots, dilute one part anti-septic into three parts water and just dip a cotton ball into it and pat around the saptic area twice a week. See a beautician to get your bikini waxed for the first few times, then when confident, do it yourself. I recommend a roll-on wax rather than pot wax. BUT remember to read the wax directions when heating.
Any other infections, visit a GP.


By Bubbles on Friday, July 3, 1998 - 03:26 pm:

Kate,
The spray stuff hasnt grown back yet !


By Ultraviolet on Friday, July 17, 1998 - 07:41 pm:

For the red bumps on the bikini line and ingrown hairs, I use benzoyl peroxide (you know, the stuff you use on your pimples). It kills the infection and dries up the spot so the ingrown hair pops out.


By Shampoo on Wednesday, July 22, 1998 - 10:02 pm:

does it work fast? and where can you get it?


By Barbie girl gone bad on Thursday, October 8, 1998 - 08:19 pm:

Strangely enough, I've been told by a few couple people that my thick arm hair is kinda nice because it's soft. I have no intention of shaving it because shaving my legs is enough of a pain. My boyfriend says he thinks it's cool when I don't shave my legs for a few days cuz it feels like a shaved head or something weird like that. Be proud of your hairyness.


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