Waxing info (Page 2)

LOL. That's hilarious. Yes, only a triathlete would wear a HRM to a waxing appt.

I have a very high pain tolerance, so any waxing I've had hasn't really been too bad, but really, folks (not you specifically, bradk, everyone in general), check into pulsed light hair removal. Worth. Every. Penny.

So far it's been 2 weeks and some stubble is coming back. No major ingrowns to speak of but the 2 days after the appointment, my skin on my quads/hams literally bubbled with heatrash. OUCH.

The upside is that I finally got to use the curious baby blue puff thing in the shower. Looooofaaas rule!

I did drop the 40 year old virgin line at one point, something like "just don't make me look like a man-o-lantern." She didn't get it, the joke was lost, and I continued on, and I suffered silently; now under the suspicion of being strange.

brad.

The process is basically the same except this uses pulsed light rather than a laser. The pulsed light hurts less (although I didn't really think the laser hurt all that much) and apparently works faster (fewer treatments). I don't honestly remember all the scientific details but check out www.advancedmedicalinstitute.com for more info.

I'm currently doing laser, and it's the best thing EVER!  I have pale skin and dark hair, so it works great.  It takes me about 6 treatments.  I was 1/2 way through the treatments with my legs before the summer hit, so I'm taking a break until October when they won't be exposed to the sun much.  I used to have to shave everyday, and the stubble would appear within hours of shaving.  Not anymore.  It's so worth it!  I also go to a place that's MUCH more affordable then the rest of the country.  http://tucson.unclewebster.com/lc/bus/1672/prices.shtml

Daremo - 2006-08-07 2:56 PM Even with 15 years of (on and off) leg shaving under my belt I've never once done a wax job. However, sitting around bored watching TV one evening (back in my pure cycling days well before getting married) I individually plucked out both legs from the knee down with tweezers ....... THAT took awhile to grow back.

That's right up there with waterboarding... OUCH

Not sure about waxing, but I wont be using Nair again anytime soon. Horrible mess, smelled awful and I got a big chemical burn behind my knee cuz I couldn’t get it completely off.  For now I'll stick to shaving even though my wife always complains about me using her razor.

Well, I certainly can use MY "face" razor on my legs. 

**Wow. Just realized that this is an old thread!  It's a good one though.

Not gonna lie, when I got my BodyBugg, that's one of the first things I did. Boyfriend was pretty amenable to the idea, though I blamed him later when there was no "spike."

I don't do the arms/legs (my hair is blonde anyhow, so I can get away with a lot), but I do the Brazillian every 4-6 weeks without fail.  

I'll say the only time it was really a doozy was this last time because my left nether bit is swollen and bruised from tipping the bike in the clips again on Sunday.  YOWCHA! My waxer was like, 'What on EARTH happened here?!" (And then got very apprehensive as though she realized there were probably a whole lot of answers to that question that she did NOT want to hear.)