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Body and Facial Shaving Products (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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Heya,

I've been looking into razors and trimmers to take care of facial and body hair, including sensitive areas. Just looking up these products shows that pretty much anything as explicitly male or female marketed, including not just stereotypical elements like colour and such, but also explicitly calling themselves "for men" or "for women".

Is there anything to this label? Does it actually make any difference or are these just arbitrary visual differences?

Also, do people here have good recommendations for what to go for? It'd be nice to have something that maybe makes it a little easier than using disposable normal razors, as that's associated with some major constant effort and has some less fulfilling results in sensitive areas.

Thanks for reading!

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[–] femboycuddles@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Ive never actually confirmed this, but cis girl friends of mine always told me to get the razors "for men" because theyre supposed to work better (and because of pink-tax they're often cheaper :3)

For wet body shaves, i would recommend starting with one that has many blades and then later switching to a double edged safety razor when you've got the flow down. I also recommend getting some body shaving gel for women. Dont use to much pressure and go over the places you shaved with cold water, it's supposed to close the pores. Ive had issues with ingrown hair before HRT so i got myself a ladyshaver, mine is from Phillips. If you don't get grossed out by it, you can buy them used for a lot cheaper. I also got a cleanser with salicylic acid from cera ve and have been using that for the last 1½ years. Works well for me :) Remember to use moisturizer after shaving, your skin will thank you.

I shave my face with a gilette fusion razor because it's worked better than any other method for me in the past, but the blades are crazy expensive. I recommend using a moisturizer instead of an after shave (iirc the alcohol dries your skin).

Edit: Important thing to avoid razor burn: try to remember your hair growth pattern. For me the hairs on my Thighs grow sideways and not shaving sideways there caused a lot of razor burn.

[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago

Big up recommending moisturiser. In addition to this, I have found that exfoliating before is a huge help.

Also your hair direction tip is a big one. Sometimes I get impatient and shave against the hair grain because it's quicker to get a close shave that way, but I always end up regretting it due to ingrown hairs and other irritation