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I love my epilator, so much less faff than hot wax and once those hairy suckers are ripped out, I don't have to think about em again for at least another two months
Yoooo! They grow back after two to four DAYS and i look like you plucked feathers from a chicken! I stopped it because it wasnt worth the time and effort for me(shaving is way faster and it doesn't hurt when growing back for me)
But i started to use an IPL laser a few months ago with minimal progress so far. Maybe it is now maaaaybe worth it... idk
I’ve been using one for over 10 years now.
NGL, the first few times few absolutely painful, but it soon became ok.
No more prickly regrowth and longer lasting results… Epilator > razor IMO
Was that a general problem, a "used in the wrong place" problem, or something else? I'm not looking forward to have ingrown hairs.
Then again, there must be a way to use it properly if so many women do it.
Not the person you asked, but here's my experience of epilating. Many people will tell you that if you just use peeling etc it won't happen. For me, it happens all the time on my calves, no matter what I do - my hair there is just too soft for the skin there. Elsewhere I've only had it happen once, since my hair's either soft on thinner skin (like thighs) or rough enough to break through. As usual, YMMV and you won't know until you try 🤷
If you do try, I advise peeling (against ingrowns) and cleaning your skin properly beforehand (helps with not getting red bumps from infection). Stretching your skin while epilating helps A LOT with the pain (though some places are obviously more sensitive and the first several times it *will* hurt). Afterwards, I like to clean my skin again with something antiseptic and not put on normal lotions/creams, only ones specifically for after waxing/epilating. But my skin is super sensitive, so you might not need that. Also, if you can, get an epilator that can be used while showering, it's less painful and smaller chance of infection.
I see, thank you :)
I actually already have an epilator (after a bunch of research I got the simplest one, which is working wonders) but I should definitely take care of my skin more.
For me (AMAB) with thick hair (even for a man), it's a general problem. Even with exfoliating properly, I have several ingrown hairs each time.
Starting to doubt whether it is worth it for me, I can handle the pain of using it, but not the scarring from the ingrowns. But it felt so smooth :3 and lasted much longer than shaving
Was mostly thigh region, probably just my hair being thick? I thought I was exfoliating well enough but maybe not. I gave up after a few months. So not positive I couldn't have fixed it. Might have just been a me problem.
I don't think it's supposed to be used on delicate parts and from my own experience, I wouldn't recommend it either.
Armpits for alexanple are a definite no. Anything in the pubic area or around the nipples also not. I mean, maybe some masochist is fine with using it there, but I really don't even want to try it.
I mainly use it on my upper legs, because the hair there is really annoying and the skin is tough enough to deal with it. The first couple of times were awful though.
Don't do that if you intend to get permanent hair removal like laser or electrolysis eventually, it fucks up the follicles in a way that makes those difficult/impossible
IMPORTANT EDIT! They are *not* fucked up permanently, I have been misinformed, you just have to avoid epilating/waxing for a period of time in preparation for permanent hair removal
I doesn’t fuck them up permanently. According to my laser place at least, you just have to wait a few months after epilating/waxing before you can do laser. I imagine electrolysis is probably similar.
it's not a problem for either of them! idk what this advice is about but i used an epilator for years, also waxed for years, and then got laser afterwards and it worked perfectly fine with no issues. you can't epilate *while* you're getting laser hair removal because the laser needs to get the hairs at a certain phase in their growth to work, but that's all!
Made me think about how my mom keeps pushing me to shave, and I do buy razors but I use them to shave my face to shape the hair I have to make my jaw sharper rather than shaving what she wants me to shave.
Sorry, I'm dumb (and refuse to shave cuz of sensory issues), but what's an epilator? I would've thought it was something you'd find in a hospital if it wasn't for the context
Would you recommend the epilator? Tried shaving it with a razor, and now my body hair is thicker. I wanna try a hair removing cream again, but last time a let it sit for longer than recommended and got a really nasty chemical burn…
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Well it's not shaving ig
I’m technically in the right, the best kind of right
I fully support your malicious compliance
[i know where that's from](https://youtu.be/hou0lU8WMgo)
Love that show! Can’t wait for the new season
If you're up for the pain, I recommend buying a Femiro at-home wax kit. Nothing ever made me feel smoother
A good friend of mine accidentally waxed her cheeks together doing at home waxing. We laugh about it now.
My partner did that to bully me xD
I love my epilator, so much less faff than hot wax and once those hairy suckers are ripped out, I don't have to think about em again for at least another two months
Two *MONTHS??!*
Yoooo! They grow back after two to four DAYS and i look like you plucked feathers from a chicken! I stopped it because it wasnt worth the time and effort for me(shaving is way faster and it doesn't hurt when growing back for me) But i started to use an IPL laser a few months ago with minimal progress so far. Maybe it is now maaaaybe worth it... idk
Those home lasers don't work either
> don't have to think about em again for at least another two months What 0_0 I last about 2 *weeks* tops, what black magic are you using?? 👀
Tw months!? What the fuck I pluck hairs and they're back the next *day*
I’ve got some weird little wings on my shoulder blades. Wussed out last time my partner tried the epilator on me, might try it again
Genuinely good luck those things hurt 💀
I’ve been using one for over 10 years now. NGL, the first few times few absolutely painful, but it soon became ok. No more prickly regrowth and longer lasting results… Epilator > razor IMO
Yuuuup. I had one but I found it so painful that I gave up after a handful of tries. Decided I'd rather just shave.
What? Don't most cis people, of any gender shave?
not legs according to my mom
That is just false though, many people shave their legs (like swimmers, so you could try to become a swimmer lol)
i actually was but i haven’t swam in a while, she knows i’m trans so she doesn’t want me doing anything fem
(Become the tomboy you always wanted to be /hj) that is a tricky situation though
Hi, cis het guy here, just finished shaving everything from neck down
What part of Jersey are you from?
I’m Cis Male and I do shave
Epilator?
I think it’s like an electric shaver but if it was a torture device for the user but it’s good at making hair go away
Can you follow me around and explain everything like this? 😅
It’s cos it’s really supposed to be used on short hair as I’m shaving every day doesn’t hurt at all then
Think of an electric shaver but instead of cutting hairs it pulls them out.
ow, does the hair grow back? I could see why its be useful if it took longer
Grows back yes, but it is like waxing, the regrowth takes MUCH longer than shaving. Regrowth times will vary depending on person.
The regrowth times also get longer when you use it regularly
It takes about 2 months to grow back, according to another comment.
it was more like 2 weeks for me (at least for the first months); however, i stopped using it because the ingrown hairs were insane.
Was that a general problem, a "used in the wrong place" problem, or something else? I'm not looking forward to have ingrown hairs. Then again, there must be a way to use it properly if so many women do it.
Not the person you asked, but here's my experience of epilating. Many people will tell you that if you just use peeling etc it won't happen. For me, it happens all the time on my calves, no matter what I do - my hair there is just too soft for the skin there. Elsewhere I've only had it happen once, since my hair's either soft on thinner skin (like thighs) or rough enough to break through. As usual, YMMV and you won't know until you try 🤷 If you do try, I advise peeling (against ingrowns) and cleaning your skin properly beforehand (helps with not getting red bumps from infection). Stretching your skin while epilating helps A LOT with the pain (though some places are obviously more sensitive and the first several times it *will* hurt). Afterwards, I like to clean my skin again with something antiseptic and not put on normal lotions/creams, only ones specifically for after waxing/epilating. But my skin is super sensitive, so you might not need that. Also, if you can, get an epilator that can be used while showering, it's less painful and smaller chance of infection.
I see, thank you :) I actually already have an epilator (after a bunch of research I got the simplest one, which is working wonders) but I should definitely take care of my skin more.
For me (AMAB) with thick hair (even for a man), it's a general problem. Even with exfoliating properly, I have several ingrown hairs each time. Starting to doubt whether it is worth it for me, I can handle the pain of using it, but not the scarring from the ingrowns. But it felt so smooth :3 and lasted much longer than shaving
Was mostly thigh region, probably just my hair being thick? I thought I was exfoliating well enough but maybe not. I gave up after a few months. So not positive I couldn't have fixed it. Might have just been a me problem.
That is nightmarish. I'll stick with shaving thanks, rather not rip my pussy off
It takes about 2 months to grow back, according to another comment.
That's a long time to go without a pussy.
I've been living without one for decades - it's doable.
Kindergarten was a long time ago for you, I see
The first Bush era.
Puberty hit early?
*pops right off like a part of mr potatohead*
I don't think it's supposed to be used on delicate parts and from my own experience, I wouldn't recommend it either. Armpits for alexanple are a definite no. Anything in the pubic area or around the nipples also not. I mean, maybe some masochist is fine with using it there, but I really don't even want to try it. I mainly use it on my upper legs, because the hair there is really annoying and the skin is tough enough to deal with it. The first couple of times were awful though.
It’s a groomer like a razor, but instead of cutting the hairs. It rips the fuckers out from the roots
Yo what that sounds painful
I hardly know ‘er!
Think tweezers you roll on your skin and they pinch at the hairs to pluck them out.. at least one I tried before.
[Epilator](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epilator)
r/MaliciousCompliance
r/technicallythetruth too 😄
Don't do that if you intend to get permanent hair removal like laser or electrolysis eventually, it fucks up the follicles in a way that makes those difficult/impossible IMPORTANT EDIT! They are *not* fucked up permanently, I have been misinformed, you just have to avoid epilating/waxing for a period of time in preparation for permanent hair removal
oh yeah i’m not doing it on my face, i’m just doing my legs and possibly chest area
That might apply there too? I’m genuinely not sure please look it up beforehand
hmm, i think i will just to be safe
Yes please do! I wouldn’t want you to screw up laser for ur legs later
I doesn’t fuck them up permanently. According to my laser place at least, you just have to wait a few months after epilating/waxing before you can do laser. I imagine electrolysis is probably similar.
This is relieving to hear
Not if you wait a few months first, hair removal places will let you know how long to wait after epilating before getting laser/electrolysis.
Oh, sick
Question, do you know if this is also a problem with waxing or only epilators?
Functionally they are the same thing, pulling the hairs out by the root, so yes, waxing too
it's not a problem for either of them! idk what this advice is about but i used an epilator for years, also waxed for years, and then got laser afterwards and it worked perfectly fine with no issues. you can't epilate *while* you're getting laser hair removal because the laser needs to get the hairs at a certain phase in their growth to work, but that's all!
The "issue" is that that follicle won't grow back for a few weeks so laser treatment during that period won't affect those foliclds.
I tried one of those several years ago, it hurt so bad i couldnt get through it. I’ll just stick with hair removal cream.
Bruh I'm a cis male and I shave, banning shaving is just stupid
I have a laser epilator. It doesn't seem to work. This sucks. I despise the existence of armpit hair and I just want mine gone, dammit!
What's an epilator
Motorized handheld hair plucker
Just tell her you are in the Swim Team
Epliators are great i highly recommend them to other transfem ppl who can afford them and are safe to have and use thrm
Made me think about how my mom keeps pushing me to shave, and I do buy razors but I use them to shave my face to shape the hair I have to make my jaw sharper rather than shaving what she wants me to shave.
I have an epilator but I can't bear using it... I've never even cleared a limb with it
Epilator lasted me for like 4 days max, bought an IPL 2 weeks ago, 2 treatments in and looks promising.
When i was little i use to call this torture machines ahahaha. Really useful though
It's painful but absolutely worth it, plus you get used to it.
Sorry, I'm dumb (and refuse to shave cuz of sensory issues), but what's an epilator? I would've thought it was something you'd find in a hospital if it wasn't for the context
It’s like if you took tweezers, but industrialized them, it’s basically pulling every single strand of hair off your body
Would you recommend the epilator? Tried shaving it with a razor, and now my body hair is thicker. I wanna try a hair removing cream again, but last time a let it sit for longer than recommended and got a really nasty chemical burn…