GenderLife Forum: The Information Exchange

Not moisturising may well have an adverse effect on the skin if one shaves - as for the razor itself, well, barring cuts, it's only likely to be an issue if you dry shave, or use a worn out razor - both of those are easy to avoid.

And no matter what, please don't try this:

Don't try what?

From my understanding that's the way most people shave with fire in part's of the world where razors don't exist or are too expensive. What's sad to say though is there almost too expensive here state side anyway.

Nothing like becoming virtually hairless after years of HRT.

Saves you a bundle.

Now if only I could get the hair in my armpits to go away...

2 cups sugar
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup lemon juice

Boil until it gets a little darker than honey.

This makes a wonderful alternative to to the wax that salons use of that you can buy in the store. The other nice thing is that it cleans up very easily with only water. Apply the "wax" in the direction the hair grows. Apply a cloth strip over the top in the direction the hair grows, and in one smooth, quick motion, pull the strip off the in the opposite direction. That should keep those armpits hairless for a few weeks. You can wash and ruse the cloth strips. Linen and percale work well for the cloth.

For a second I thought you were giving your recipe for vodka sour (vodka means "little water").

Gosh, I'm easily influenced.

Oh my GOD Hope! For a minute there I thought you were advocating waxing facial hair!

Let me be very clear: waxing your face is a very, very, very, VERY BAD idea!

Even though women do it to their woman-mustaches if you try it on male mustache hair or beard hair you will tear your skin off.

Just thought I would mention that before some Einstein decides it's a good idea (read: me a few years ago).

On the topic of shaving with fire:

Marcella,

You know they do something very similar for shaving cow udders, right? Just thought you would be interested.

Using bleaching agents is not a great idea either: it left me irritated for a whole day (had to conceal the irritation with makeup). But when you have dark hair on not-so-dark skin, and you cannot afford laser or electro yet, unsing something like Blondissima was the only option (you could put on a kilo of DermaBlend, but since I was not a showgirl I didn't see the point).

Poor cows, gosh. People do awful things to them. They need a revolution.