There’s nothing like silky smooth skin to make a girl feel extra feminine!
Hair removal is an essential part of your feminine image. But let’s face it – when you’re dealing with lots of facial and/or body hair, it’s easy to go wrong.
The secret to a smooth, hair-free chest, soft feminine face, and silky smooth legs lies in avoiding some common mistakes.
Here are 5 male to female hair removal mistakes to avoid – and what to do instead!
Mistake #1: You didn’t exfoliate
All methods of hair removal can cause ingrown hairs, particularly in the beard, chest, and pubic area. You can reduce ingrown hairs by exfoliating your skin 2-3 times per week. Exfoliation helps get rid of dead skin cells that trap the hair.
To exfoliate, gently massage your skin with a washcloth, loofah, or exfoliating scrub. My favorite exfoliation tool is The Body Shop’s exfoliating Body Polisher washcloth. You can find similar exfoliating clothes / towels on Amazon.
It’s best to exfoliate before you remove hair instead of after you do it. Exfoliating too soon after hair removal can irritate your skin.
Mistake #2: You forgot to moisturize
Dry skin is another cause of ingrown hairs, so it’s important to keep your skin hydrated. (Besides, you want the added benefit of soft, glowing skin, right?)
A great moisturizer to use immediately after hair removal is pure aloe vera gel. Aloe vera is a natural moisturizer and skin soother. Perfumed lotions can irritate freshly shaved, waxed, or lasered skin, so avoid them for the first 24 hours after hair removal.
Mistake #3: You didn’t treat ingrown hairs
Exfoliating and moisturizing help prevent future ingrown hairs – but what should you do about existing bumps?
Avoid the temptation to shave over ingrown hairs or dig for them with a needle. These tactics can lead to infections and scarring. Instead, try an ingrown hair treatment such as Tend Skin or PFB Vanish.
Mistake #4: Your DIY was a DON’T
Professional waxing, electrolysis, and laser hair removal treatments are expensive, so it’s tempting to try them on your own. But be careful…
Newbie waxing mistakes – like waxing over the same area twice, pulling the hairs in different directions, or pulling too hard – can lead to rashes, bruises, and torn skin. Not a sexy look!
If you insist on doing it yourself, pay for some professional waxing treatments first so you can observe the proper techniques.
Home laser hair removal devices aren’t as effective as professional systems, but they’ve definitely improved in recent years. Be sure to read reviews and do your research. I go into more detail on this topic in Permanent Hair Removal: What Really Works?
Mistake #5: You got what you paid for
I’m all for beauty bargains, but don’t let price be your sole criteria when choosing a place for hair removal treatments.
A cheap price tag often means a wax job with a bunch of stray hairs left behind or a patchy laser treatment. At worst, you could end up with burns or scars.
Check the qualifications of the person treating you and read the reviews on any place you are considering. Yelp is your friend!
Also, keep in mind that upscale places tend to put more emphasis on comfortable treatments. If you’re a waxing or laser wimp like me, it’s worth spending a bit more for a less painful experience.
What’s YOUR favorite hair removal method?
This is a hot topic, so I’d love to hear your thoughts! What’s your hair removal method of choice? Are you a diehard do-it-yourselfer or a pampered princess who loves her spa treatments?
Take my hair removal poll below and leave me your comments!
Love,
Lucille
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To get Vaniqa cream in this country you have to get a doctors prescription and it costs around $70.00 a tube but…………you can get it online without a doctors prescription and for $35.00 a tube or $70.00 for two tubes go to
onlinepharmacy.biz
it take about 2 weeks for it to arrive but it may be well worth if you want to go that route.
Just now ordered it. Please tell me if it truly works, especially for the beard.
I does work it just takes time, now this WILL NOT kill the facial hair but what it will do is so slow down the hairs growth that you may have to shave about one every two or three weeks.
If you are on HRT it might work even faster……but what ever you do follow the instructions and remember this if you stop using it your facial will grow back.
I have seen the commercial for the NO NO hair removal system but a former friend told me it does not work real well on light colored hair and laser hair removal is way, way out of my price range.
Good Luck
Lexie
Great tip, Lexie! Thanks for sharing.
The “other” in the above choices asks to specify, but you can’t add anything. Question was asked about the No No Hair system… I have tried them all, could not afford to finish laser. The No No has been just as good as laser, and although not cheap to get, it is better than laser in price over all and works. Only personal advice to give, unit has an operation temperature of 41~86 … I live in Arizona and it was a lot hotter than 86 when I used it. Had to send it back for a replacement. If you get one, just respect the instructions and specifications. I love my No No Hair.
I’ve heard very mixed reviews about the No No, but it’s great that so many of you ladies are getting good results with it! I’m going to have to take another look at it for myself …
I have used the TRIA laser for about 6 months with some results, but it takes too darned long to treat your whole body and afterwards you still have to shave. I have recently switched to the Emjoi electric epilator and Kalo hair inhibitor spray ( the lotion just stinks!). Using the epilator only takes about 30-40 minutes and your skin feels super smooth afterwards. The first time was pretty painful, but I have done it once a week and it actually feels good now. I have thick black hair and I am seeing a steady decline in my thick hairs and even the finer hairs are disappearing. I do get some in grown hairs but using the Kalo ingrown hair treatment seems to help. I think the secret to get results at home is to have patience and keep at for a long period of time.
Can I ask you just where you purchased it because I do have lots of hair on my back and I’m getting tired of shaving and I love a smooth back and chest oh and legs too. THANK YOU; Deana
I’m getting professional waxing at a beauty shop, but I also have a girlfriend who is working her epilator on me once in a while. Very soon I will start laser hair removal of my facial hair at the beauty shop too. I wish I dared to go on hormones like beautiful Amanda, but hormones are illegal here in Denmark and I don’t dare to take them either, because all I read everywhere is that you can die from it. However I don’t doubt it would do wonders for the hair amongst other things.
Hi Lexie, thank you very much for your reply. It is actually very difficult getting help transitioning here in Denmark, since you have to undergo a bunch of mental examinations and have lived like a woman for years to get help. Anyway I will try the official way, since I love my life and family too much to try anything illegal. It was very interesting to read about your hormone experience in regard to thinking like a woman and starting to like men. Personally I love women a lot, so it will be interesting to see what happens. Thank you for sharing especially your hormones experiences here, which we can all learn from. Kind regards, Christina
You can’t buy hormones in Denmark? what do the girls who want to start HRT do? As far as dying from HRT if you go to a doctor and are prescribed the right doseage you will be fine. If I had not started HRT and started living 24/7 365 as the woman I am I would be dead as I would have wound up
destroying myself. My biggest mistake was waiting so long to start HRT.
Christina HRT is far, far better than the alternitives such as illegal drugs, alcohol and living a self destructive lifestyle or suicide.
Laser hair remove will on work if your hair is dark, if it not don’t waste your money.
Ideally black hair and white skin according to the woman who does my laser sessions. She also talked about hormones helping ‘the hair fall away’ but for me that will be for another day.
I used to have to shave or wax, I haven’t shaved or waxed for about 16 years , I first had some electrolysis done but changed to laser ,had face,neck,back,chest,legs and even the under arms done,I still pluck or wax the eye brows about every other week I was lucky in that it didn’t cost me an arm and leg to get it done as I was very good friends with a tech that worked in a Salon doing laser and got a huge discount.
I’ve been on hormones for over 5 years all the Gawd awful male body
hair is gone, gone, gone with the exception of my face, which I shave, once in the morning and again before I go to bed. I am tempted to try the NO NO hair removal system or I will go with a tried and true method and use Vaniqa cream. It will not kill off the hair but over a period of time will slow the growth to a point that you will only have to shave maybe once every two or three weeks.
Were can I get Vaniqa cream?
Hi Lexi
I know several girls that are using the NO NO hair removal system and just love it,Taking hormones will help to reduce the body hair to very fine and light and in some cases it will stop growing ,I have been on HRT for 28 years and the hormones did make my body hair very fine and light ,but it never completely stopped growing so I had laser done about 16 years ago
Thank you for this post! It is full of good information. I really could use any help out there on skin care. That one seems to be a bit of a challenge for me.
I am undergoing electrolysis on my facial hair. The hormones have made the other body hair much lighter and finer and in some cases,like my back, almost non-existent.