Excessive body hair - how do I deal with it?

[Glenguy]

First, let me say that I have been considered attractive - atheletic build (even though I could knock off at least ten pounds) and even the hair loss on my head doesn't seem to bother the ladies. My biggest concern is the excessive body hair on my upper torso, and women these day are turned off by that. Electrolosis is costly, shaving it seems like a pain in the butt, and I've tried tried Neet, but that doesnt seem to do the trick. I have tough hair and skin (I'm a man, remember), which makes the hair not want to come out. Is there a more powerful depilatory that will make the hair come out more easily? If anyone knows, can you please tell me? Thanks.

 

But then again, if a woman is REALLY interested in me, then I can just hand her a shaver, a can of shaving cream, a razor, and say "go for it, honey" (hee hee!)

[Boundary Problem]

If you are talking hair on your chest - just leave it alone. It belongs there.

 

On your back - who cares. Just leave it alone.

 

 

 

(just my opinion - I won't date a guy unless he has a hairy chest)

[Malenfant]

hair on chest, not a problem.

 

wiry hair on shoulders and back, not so good IMO.

 

my H gets a bit hairy on his back and he likes his back to feel smooth, he said that when its hairy it tickles him and make him itch.

 

if you want to get rid of it, be a man and have it waxed, sugared or have someone epilate it for you. the only way you're gonna get rid of it is by pulling it out at the roots.

any salon type grooming place would carry this out, and you'd be hair free for about a month, and when the hair does grow back, it is a new hair with a tip and so less bristly.

 

I use an epilator on my H, because wax reacts to his skin and makes him itch. he feels much better when i've done it.

[2sure]

Have your back waxed once or twice a month. At least in the summer or until you find a girl who doesnt mind it.

If the hair on your hands is particularly thick, consider having those areas lasered. Packages for that are less costly and time consuming than electrolysis.

As to your chest....dont do anything unless it is coming out of your collar with a sports shirt. Then do something. As to the rest...its just trimming, grooming, and manscaping.

[GorillaTheater]

I am soooo not going to wax my back. Or laser anything.

 

Embrace the hair, OP.

[2sure]

Yeah, mostly I just like to encourage men to do it out of spite for what we go through.

[GorillaTheater]

be a man and have it waxed, sugared or have someone epilate it for you.

 

 

<in rough, gravelly voice:> "Hey. I need my back sugared. Maybe epilated."

[Art_Critic]

 

GorillaTheater

.. hahahaha....

 

 

I shave a small patch of hair on my lower back about the size of my palm.. maybe a bit smaller.. don't know why hair grows there but it does and about every 6-8 weeks I just take a body razor and buzz it off...

 

I manscape with the Remington body razor.. I had an old GF show me about it and ever since I've done it...

I don't shave it off.. just cut the hedges...

[GorillaTheater]

I shave a small patch of hair on my lower back about the size of my palm.. maybe a bit smaller.. don't know why hair grows there but it does and about every 6-8 weeks I just take a body razor and buzz it off...

 

I manscape with the Remington body razor.. I had an old GF show me about it and ever since I've done it...

I don't shave it off.. just cut the hedges...

 

Hand over your Manly Man card, pal.

 

I've got a patch like that too. I think I read somewhere that it was a genetic trait passed down from the Mongol invaders of Europe who found pasttimes other than pillaging.

 

I don't know, I guess I'm a reactionary at heart. I see the trend going towards male hairlessness and I find myself thinking twice about so much as shaving my neck, let alone anything else.

 

Okay, I do pluck ear hairs. Gotta make some concessions, I guess.

[2sure]

ENOUGH. Seriously, you're going to ruin it for me. If the ear hair talk doesnt stop I'm going to start telling you guys things you dont want to know about women.

[Mr-T]

Hand over your Manly Man card, pal.

 

I don't know, I guess I'm a reactionary at heart. I see the trend going towards male hairlessness and I find myself thinking twice about so much as shaving my neck, let alone anything else.

 

Okay, I do pluck ear hairs. Gotta make some concessions, I guess.

 

I trim, shave and wax. Its just something to make me feel better about myself.

 

I but I do only trim places I dont mind, My back is a massive annoyance so that goes straight away.

[Art_Critic]

Okay, I do pluck ear hairs. Gotta make some concessions, I guess.

 

hahaha...

 

So do I.. a few anyhow.. but I think that has more to do with our age..

[threebyfate]

Completely denuded men look like 10 year old boys, who've undergone precocious puberty.

 

Just keep it neat by trimming.

[Art_Critic]

ENOUGH. Seriously, you're going to ruin it for me. If the ear hair talk doesnt stop I'm going to start telling you guys things you dont want to know about women.

 

Nothing that a nice Brazilian wouldn't cure

[GorillaTheater]

ENOUGH. Seriously, you're going to ruin it for me. If the ear hair talk doesnt stop I'm going to start telling you guys things you dont want to know about women.

 

 

Ear hair, ear hair.

 

It's hard to believe that I'd be surprised about anything you'd have to say, but lay it on me.

 

Hey, we're all friends here.

[GorillaTheater]

hahaha...

 

So do I.. a few anyhow.. but I think that has more to do with our age..

 

Yeah, speaking of that, I think I'm going to have to finally get glasses. Reading glasses, anyways. Either that or my arms are getting shorter.

[2sure]

OK. You asked for it. I'm going to reveal this once and never out loud.

I am a product junkie. My addiction also includes services. I am a huge consumer of beauty products and services. If it is new and improved, I'm all over it. The stupidest trends, etc. Its like a hobby and one day I should get help.

 

Remember ..I dont know, 2 years ago when the porn stars were having their (ahem) anus (whats the plural?) bleached? Uh...I did that. I dont know why, as soon as I heard it I was like: OMG! Do I need that?? So, yeah I had it done. THEN, because I was so involved in that and having to check it out...I noticed some hairs there. Well, you know...so, I didnt want them on my now pristine anus. Thats right, I had my a-hole WAXED. Nevermind the humiliating conversation preceding the procedure, never mind the compromising position I and the TWO people doing it were in.

I had HOT wax poured onto my anus and then RIPPED off.

 

And I paid quite a bit for it too. And for what? I mean, who sees a few hairs there?? And what the hell was I doing looking so closely myself?

 

I know, right.

[GorillaTheater]

Remember ..I dont know, 2 years ago when the porn stars were having their (ahem) anus (whats the plural?) bleached? Uh...I did that. I dont know why, as soon as I heard it I was like: OMG! Do I need that?? So, yeah I had it done. THEN, because I was so involved in that and having to check it out...I noticed some hairs there. Well, you know...so, I didnt want them on my now pristine anus. Thats right, I had my a-hole WAXED. Nevermind the humiliating conversation preceding the procedure, never mind the compromising position I and the TWO people doing it were in.

I had HOT wax poured onto my anus and then RIPPED off.

 

And I paid quite a bit for it too. And for what? I mean, who sees a few hairs there?? And what the hell was I doing looking so closely myself?

 

I know, right.

 

<falls off chair laughing>

 

I should have known better, underestimating your ability to surprise me.

 

So, what does a wax rim job go for? I bet it's cheaper in New Orleans.

[2sure]

Crap. One more ok? On vacation I walk into a little salon where I noticed a sign in broken english offering waxing. So, I go in and tell them I need to be waxed and they direct me to a small room in the back. I sit in basically a salon chair which is odd for the position you need to be in to get a Brazilian, but its a strange county , what do I know. So, I undress completely from the waist down & pull/spread my legs into the usual position but I'm in this ...more of a reclining chair, so its awkward.

 

The non english speaking woman comes into the room, takes one look at me, and starts yelling at me to get out ( I guess, thats what I did in a hurry).

 

Turns out their waxing only included eye brows.

[GorillaTheater]

Crap. One more ok? On vacation I walk into a little salon where I noticed a sign in broken english offering waxing. So, I go in and tell them I need to be waxed and they direct me to a small room in the back. I sit in basically a salon chair which is odd for the position you need to be in to get a Brazilian, but its a strange county , what do I know. So, I undress completely from the waist down & pull/spread my legs into the usual position but I'm in this ...more of a reclining chair, so its awkward.

 

The non english speaking woman comes into the room, takes one look at me, and starts yelling at me to get out ( I guess, thats what I did in a hurry).

 

Turns out their waxing only included eye brows.

 

I'm officially inviting you to my Christmas party. I'll even pay you.

[2sure]

I'm officially inviting you to my Christmas party. I'll even pay you.

 

 

I'm kind of trying to get away from that. But thanks.

[GorillaTheater]

 

 

I'm kind of trying to get away from that.

 

Nobody likes a quitter.

[northstar1]

This always reminds me of the waxing scene from "40 Year Old Virgin"

 

"You look like a Man-o-latern"

[Malenfant]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malenfant

be a man and have it waxed, sugared or have someone epilate it for you.

 

<in rough, gravelly voice:> "Hey. I need my back sugared. Maybe epilated."

 

i know, its an amusing contradiction, but the man uses depilatory cream!!!

ripping the hair out is surely a more manly way to get rid of it!

[Glenguy]

Thanks for the advice, everyone. My whole upper torso has hair...arms, neck, shoulders, chest, and back. My upper chest is where it's the thickest. I regularly take the clippers to my neck and shoulders. My body hair isn't course and wiry....it's more soft and furry, almost like a cat. A former GF once waxed my neck, and I yelled at every pull...never again!, I told her. I think I like the trimming idea the best. I respect a woman's preference, but a woman who isn't bothered by my body hair (as long as I keep it trimmed) is much appreciated.