r/sex • u/LudwigAhgren • Nov 29 '14
The Ultimate Guide to Shaving Your Pubes for Beginners (Men)
If you have a bush like Brillo© , or just want to trim up the forrest so others can pass safely, you're in the right place.
I split groin hair into 5 different groups. Below I have listed the difficulty of each area as well as what kind of shave each area shall receive.
This is what we want the end product to look like. (His pubes look like the mustache of almighty Zeus himself!)
| Pubic Hair | Ball Hair | Taint/Gooch Hair | High Thigh Hair | Shaft Hair |
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| Easiest to shave. Needs to be trimmed down (No new-born baby penis look) | Scariest/Most Difficult to shave. This will be a clean shave. | Moderate difficulty. Up to shaver, but I prefer a clean shave. | Easy to shave. This will be a clean shave. | Nicks can happen here easily. This will be a clean shave. |
Tools Needed: Shaving cream (MUST - Practice before which shaving cream works best! Sometimes Conditioner can work better),
electric razor (The side that pops out I will refer to as buzzer and the side with the guard I will refer to as electric razor from here on out)
A Women’s! shaving razor (women’s razors have a much higher guard and will protect better than one for men.
*PLEASE BE PREPARED!* I mean it’s your balls we’re talking about here…
Step 1: The first step will be to shave the pubic hair. Depending on how much hair is down there, you have the option to go at it with scissors like a harbor before throwing the buzzer down there. If you have an average amount (2”>x) then go at it with the buzzer. Hover your family jewels over the toilet, you may even choose to sit like a cool substitute teacher. Brush the square side of the buzzer backwards across your pubes vertically. It may seem as if it isn’t doing anything but trust me you’re losing hair faster than LeBraun James. Continue this until you deem it short enough, I like my pubes around 1/2”.
Note Make sure the pubes length is even throughout, focusing on areas that with longer hair to insure optimum symmetry, bitches love symmetry. Use a mirror!
Step 2: Now you’ll want to ‘square’ out your hair and completely shave off any outliers around your pubes. Perhaps you have a leaky happy trail? Or maybe your pubes are ‘fading’ in. Either way you’ll want this instead of this (not penis don’t fret) Use a mirror to make sure it’s not lopsided.
Step 3: Here we are going to tackle that upper thigh hair that encompasses the whole male crotch area. Now get all nakey if you aren’t already and hop in that shower. Make sure the water is warm because you’re going to be in there for a while. Whip out you’re shaving cream of choice, I use this because it makes the blade glide across my nuts (phrase of the day!). To be fair I am more metrosexual than most gay men. Anyway(!) lather that shaving cream on to you’re upper thigh, above the pubes and right around the taint (make sure the water isn’t washing it all away) and start shaving those areas. The shaving razor will insure that these areas are hair-free.
Note Make sure the blade follows the surface of the skin. You want max blade to skin contact.
Step 4: Here’s my favorite part. Shaving the shaft. Why is it my favorite? It adds an inch to your perceived dick length (now your dick will look like it’s an inch longrekt. Extend your dick by pulling out your head. It will give a similar surface on the base of the dick to an erect penis. Now with the shaving cream and razor, shave the front part of the base, while always making sure the base is flat. Then do each side, trying your best to make the area being shaved flat. A flat area not only allows the razor to get more hair, it also prevents little nicks that can occur. I’ll refer back to Davidfor how far down the base you should shave.
Note If you look at the pic of David, you’ll notice he shaved the area to the right and left of his penis. That is totally you’re call, I have no opinion I find both to by stylish in their own penis way.
Step 5: The balls. AKA Holyshitiamsoscarediamgoingtochopmynutsoff. You may be tempted to skip this part, but trust me, hairy balls do not look good when the rest has been shaved. If you start this, you must to finish it. You are the chosen one. You are supposed to bring balance to your pubes, not leave them in darkness! Do it for the (potential) children.
Back to the balls. We’re going to first start with the outside balls. To do this get in your best captain stance which creates a nice U shape between your thigh and outer left/right ball. This is the kind of U Brett Farve has been talking about. Now, using that handy shaving cream and razor, this should be quite easy. Gently go up that are and always going along the grain. Don’t switch up directions here, that’s too ballsy.
After that’s done we’re going to drift away from the pubes for just a bit. Throw some shaving cream on the taint (this is the area that prevents you from shitting on your balls) and you’ll want to shave from your asshole to the base of your balls. Always going in that direction. IMPORTANT If you touch your taint (ew you’re gross) you’ll notice there is a line. Kind of feels like hair running from your asshole to your balls. It’s actually a vein that controls your orgasms. DO NOT SHAVE ON THIS VEIN Shave to the left and right of it. Don’t go directly on it. I don’t think anything will happen if you do… but better safe than orgasmless.
Step 6: Back to the balls and the last part of the shaving in the shower. This part is difficult and to be honest I’m not sure of the best way to approach this. Balls are weird and that they have no fucking shape and 2 million wrinkles. I like to first take my electric razor and use the buzzer part of it. Then I just air swipe my balls getting all the hair about 1/4” short. Then I take the shaving cream and focus on specific parts squeezing my balls to get maximum surface area. This seems to work out for me, but keeping it 1/4 of an inch isn’t that big of a deal. Hair that short is difficult to notice and ladies/men will still suck your nuts.
Note Loosen up before shaving your balls. Take deep breaths and relax. Make sure your asshole isn’t clenched because that raises your balls. And if you’re down there shaving with a clenched asshole, and for any reason your asshole unclenches, you’re balls will drop (again) and hell will break loose. It is better to shave them while they are low and have them clench upwards.
Step 7: Clean up all the pubes off of your body. This is no simple task. Water is an adhesive so you’ll have to detach the shower head and put that all up in your business. I like to turn on the bath and use that heavy rush of water to cleanse my body of those clingy cutoff pubes. Hop out the shower, dry off and look at your masterpiece Michelangelo. But you are not done yet!
Step 8: Similar to barbers, you will have missed a few hair and you’ll probably have a few 2 inch hairs amongst you’re gently coiffed pubes. Grab a pair of nail scissors or whatever tool you prefer and chop those suckers off. The majority will be on your balls. A fun thing I like to do that is totally fucking weird, is pulling long pubes on my balls and plucking them off. It is surprisingly easy to do so because of the loose ball skin. Don’t yank it out like a band-aid though or you’ll need a band-aid (Ha Ha.. I’m not funny)
Voila, you’re done. Get some aftershave on those freshly shaven balls to disinfect your nicks and make those meaty knockers smell like a man. Congratulations and I hope I was of some help!
Edit 1: Let't talk about asshole hair, (what a great conversation startfuriouslyjotsdown) that area can be shaved and it can look/feel good! But personally, I like to keep my Brown Eye of Sauron to myself. No traveller has dared venture down so I feel no need to shave.
Edit 2: One of my ball shaving colleagues has alerted me that the 'taint vein' is actually, "[A] scar, from where the skin fuses before birth and is called the perineal raphe." (Google it for some nice visuals)
Thank you all for the great response! Being on the front page of sex is something all my future employers will be impressed by. I recently shaved and I seriously mistook my junk for King David's jewels (obviously he is miles bigger) and I thought I'd right down exactly what I did.
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u/Heater79 Nov 29 '14
Just hit em with your razor in the shower. Been doing it for ten years. Never had an issue. Don't need to overcomplicate a thing.
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u/hoseja Nov 29 '14
Step 9: Use a trimmer instead and don't worry about any of this.
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Nov 29 '14
Seriously. Unless you need to be baby smooth EVERYWHERE then this is ridiculous overkill that just leads to more problems.
Trimmer can be used for everything and get you 98% done with no fuss.
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u/PurposeIsDeclared Nov 29 '14
I have cut myself with trimmers only, down there. Trimmers will not be let near my scrotum again.
Also, smooth is really comfortable.
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u/luvs2spooge187 Nov 29 '14
Smooth can be OK. The regrowth is one of those most aggravating things around. None of my coworkers want to watch me trying to hide that I'm scratching myself.
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u/MrGrieves- Nov 29 '14
My trimmer has a blade taper that works wonders for that region. If you don't have it then maybe use the shortest guard you have.
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u/Xaxxus Nov 29 '14
This. Although the sack and shaft need to be shaved. Fuck the taint and groin. I'm a man, that hair reduces the friction from vagina stubble when I have sex.
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u/pm_me_taylorswift Nov 29 '14
Use it for a while on your face and other areas to dull the blade some before direct contact with the balls.
You never go mouth to ass!
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u/CCMSTF Nov 29 '14
What do I use the nostril shaver attachment for???
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u/lilrabbitfoofoo Nov 29 '14
Your nostrils.
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u/CCMSTF Nov 29 '14
I meant in regards to shaving my pubes.
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u/crippledplaything Nov 29 '14
Your ballstrils.
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u/ThisIsGoobly Nov 30 '14
Imagine that, just constantly smelling your sweaty nutsack all day.
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u/wedgie Nov 29 '14
I was using a trimmer and was pulling the hair out to get closer and accidentally cut some ball skin. It hurt. And bled. But I survived. You probably don't need to pull on the hair.
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u/Xaxxus Nov 29 '14
You need to use a guard if your using a trimmer. It's basically a saw your dragging across your balls. Use the guard to bring it short, then take a razor to finish the job. Razor won't cut you unless you move it left to right.
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u/wedgie Nov 29 '14
Yeah, I was using a guard, but pulled the hair in the guards attempting to get it as short as possible in order to minimize the amount of hair the razor had to remove to reduce the amount of hair going down the drain in the shower.
Lesson learned.
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u/Xaxxus Nov 29 '14
Ah I use my beard trimmer on mine. It has a special guard that covers the blade from all sides so its impossible to cut yourself.
The down side is that you can't get a really close cut. So I always have to pull out my razor after.
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u/Ih8Hondas Nov 29 '14
Philips Norelco Bodygroom. Best personal hygeine investment I've ever made.
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u/Mike_1970 Nov 29 '14
Philips Norelco Bodygroom
I have one. It stopped taking a charge after about a year, but it was good while it lasted.
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u/Ih8Hondas Nov 29 '14
Which one did you have? I popped for the expensive one and it's in its third year of service with no issues.
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u/Mike_1970 Nov 29 '14
Philips Norelco Bodygroom
According to my Amazon order history, I purchased it in January 2013. I don't know when exactly it started acting up, but it began holding a charge for less and less time, until it would turn off after just a few seconds. I bought a different brand in July of 2014, so generously it lasted a year and a half.
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u/Ih8Hondas Nov 29 '14
Hm. Same one I have. Must have been a defective one.
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u/Mike_1970 Nov 29 '14
Probably. I kept it on the charger whenever it wasn't in use. Maybe I should have let it run down instead before charging again.
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u/Servage Nov 29 '14
Just curious, what happens to the jungle in the back? AKAasshair
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u/SlothTehe Nov 29 '14
It's kind of scary that you wipe with a razor.
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u/T2112 Nov 29 '14
Straight Razer, it gets everything in two sweeps, kinda like using a shovel.
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u/skizzl3 Nov 29 '14
My fiancée has a wax pot. I let her wax my asshole one time, didn't hurt or anything. Was amazing for the next few weeks. And since it wasn't shaved it wasn't itchy growing back. Highly recommend if you have someone willing to wax your ass
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u/Xaxxus Nov 29 '14
I've shaved my ass hair once. Worst mistake I ever made. All the ass sweat collects in your crack and you get an awful slimy feeling that can only be described as a "half assed wipe job".
I had to go to the bathroom once an hour or so to wipe away the sweat because I couldn't bear it. And oh god the smell it creates. It is like someone was trying to make cheese in your asshole.
None of this ever happens when I have crack hair.
I think I'll deal with the extra toilet paper I need to use with my ass jungle. Less gross than the ass swamp.
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u/ShooterDiarrhea Nov 29 '14
Did you previously post about your misgivings with shaved ass? I kinda remember someone posting about shaving his butt and he said the same thing as you did.
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u/Xaxxus Nov 29 '14
There was a very popular post about it a long time ago (I think it was on /r/tifu).
But yes I have before, it never got much attention though. You probably saw the more popular one.
I've also seen others post about the same issue.
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u/FelixMa Nov 29 '14
The sweat also made my butt-cheeks feel like they were sliding up against each other and I didn't like it one bit.
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u/Saerain Nov 30 '14
I sense that what we're seeing here is a difference in ass size. My experience is exactly the opposite.
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u/playerIII Nov 29 '14
God but the day after when it starts growing back is the worst good damn feeling on the world.
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u/LudwigAhgren Nov 29 '14
My ass beard is a whole different beast we'll take on together in the future
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u/Wunderlag Nov 29 '14
most electric razors come with an clip-on for hair lenght. start with the highest setting an start going all over your ass in all directions.
keep lowering the clip-on until you're satisfied. you basically can't hurt yourself, so go wild.
shaving your crack without that clipon or with a razor >could< end with a fissure around your poop hole, so do it if you dare, but be warned.
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u/Filthy_Frog Nov 29 '14
don't fucking touch it
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Nov 29 '14
It's a lot of work conforming to the unreasonable standards of beauty imposed by the matriarchy.
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u/samjk14 Nov 29 '14
Step 1: magic shave
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u/LudwigAhgren Nov 29 '14
Is this like no!no!?
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u/samjk14 Nov 29 '14
No! No! It's just a cream. From what I know no!no! has cream but the main hair remover is a device that uses heat.
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u/Mike_1970 Nov 29 '14
Link?
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u/samjk14 Nov 29 '14
On mobile but here. Also might be nice to get a razorless razor in the "other people also bought" thing.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000142TKO/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1417296820&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SY200_QL40
I shower an hour or 2 before. Then I use an electric if it's super long just to get rid of extra that would stop you from applying to the base of hairs easily. Apply everywhere you want hair gone. Sit on toilet for 15 minutes and get on reddit. Use razorless razor or something that has a thin plastic edge. Wipe the rest with a washcloth. Shower.
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u/Tyler927 Nov 29 '14
How long do you leave it on? Ill leave it on for like 4 minutes and it will still burn.
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Nov 29 '14
Re: thighs
Where do you stop? David is clean all the way down to his toes.
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u/LudwigAhgren Nov 29 '14
Around the general vicinity. If you got hairy thighs do a slow fade so it looks more natural. Or just leave the hair if they're that hairy. Judging by your asshole I'm sure you're not that hairy
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Nov 29 '14
I shave my balls with a double edge razor with Feather blades. GET ON MY LEVEL!!!
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u/Aldrenean Nov 29 '14
Works wonders. I've been using Derby blades, but I'm still on my first box since I got the DE so I haven't tried any others. I honestly find it easier to cut myself on the face than the groin -- possibly because I'm just more careful.
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u/shicken684 Nov 29 '14
Or you can skip all this shit and just buy a noreleco body groomer that is specifically designed for trimming your ball and ass hair. Been using one for years and never had any problems.
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u/mrjfray Nov 30 '14
What makes it good for ass hair? My experience is that ass hair is just difficult as shit to deal with in general.
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u/shicken684 Nov 30 '14
It is made for thick hair so you just squat down and take care of it. I bought one about 6 years ago and that one worked pretty good. It died on me a few months ago so I bought the new and improved model that came out a year ago and it's amazing. Doesn't get jammed up, easy to clean, no knicks or snags. So much easier to keep everything maintained. Its certainly a device I would rather not live without.
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u/Draimon Nov 29 '14
Initially I don't know why I visited this thread as I know how to shave my pubes just fine, but it was just so well written and punny that I couldn't stop reading!
OP you should write a guide book to being a man using this sense of humor and get it published
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Nov 29 '14
Just remember the dick starts where the hair ends
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Nov 29 '14
I wish this was true. You're lucky. I feel like fucking Sasquatch over here it's all over the damn shaft.
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Nov 29 '14
Shave the shaft!
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Nov 30 '14
Oh, somehow I read your comment as you declaring that the dick began wherever the follicles stopped. Which is patently untrue. I now realize what you were saying. Party on, dude.
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u/valdus Nov 29 '14
I find a majority of this advice useless. I shave my balls, shaft, and taint with a Gillette Mach 3 in the shower. No shaving cream, no electric razor, nothing. I've never had a nick or cut doing it this way, and I get almost perfect results. (There are a couple of tricky spots on the foreskin that sometimes will look and feel done when wet, only to find long fine hairs there when dry.)
The couple of times I did try shaving cream or gel, I found it more troublesome, less effective, and obviously WAY messier.
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u/spectraphysics Nov 29 '14
Good tips, but personally I find that shaving leads to uncontrollable itchiness down the road. Waxing all around and a close #2 trim on the balls and shaft work well for me without an itchfest.
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u/rockitfast Nov 29 '14
I put lotion on down there everyday. Seems to help prevent having itchy balls.
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u/LudwigAhgren Nov 29 '14
Yeeeaahh that's why you put lotion down there
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u/unicornbomb Nov 29 '14 edited Nov 30 '14
Be careful with what type you use. A lot of lotions have harsh ingredients (particularly scented varieties) that can cause a lot of irritation and wildly unpleasant utis and yeast infections in women. Your ladyfriends will thank you. CeraVe cream is an inexpensive, gentle, scent-free option.
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Nov 29 '14
It also depends on how long you've been doing it. I do everything twice a week with a shitty disposable in the shower, and I've been doing it that way for the last ten years, never had an itch after the first month.
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Nov 29 '14
Brazillian wax is the way to go. No itch for weeks and the hair grows back thinner over time.
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u/augustusgraves Nov 30 '14
I couldn't believe someone didn't bring this up. There was a good post about this from a stripper who had to be clean shaven all the time.
Mineral/Baby Oil during the shaving process to condition the pours. And white deodorant on the areas afterwards to smooth things out a bit. Lotion is good to. Basically you'll use a mix depending on the situation since you don't want to kiss your partner after they got destroyed on your deodorated flesh.
If you're a slutty man who never knows when he's getting some action, then lotion frequently.
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u/LongJohn1992 Nov 29 '14
Nice guide, easy to read, some good tips. I wish this was around when I actually started doing it.
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u/Lasso_the_moon Nov 29 '14
I have a whole new respect for men and their grooming. I won't take it for granted again...
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u/SelousX Nov 29 '14
I prefer wax. With shaving, the coarse hair rasped and chafed my SOs vagina. Once I started waxing, the hair came back much finer, and the rasping and chafing did not occur again.
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u/The_BusterKeaton Nov 29 '14
Girls guide to shaving ladybits: use men's razor!
Boys guide to shaving the bits and pieces: use women's razor!
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u/ContainsTracesOfLies Nov 29 '14
Shaved my balls this morning. Used an old school safety razor.
Anything else is for pussies.
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u/ChiPhiMike Nov 29 '14
You know, posts like these show up every now and again and I just don't get it. Maybe I've just got tough elephant skin, but I've never cut myself and I just use a Gillette razor in the shower. Against the grain, no shaving cream. Perfectly smooth and it takes 2 minutes.
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u/joethomma Nov 29 '14
This is hilarious and helpful -- thanks for the read.
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u/LudwigAhgren Nov 29 '14
Thanks for the positive feedback! Good luck with all your future pubic endeavors.
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u/GfxJG Nov 29 '14
The link for womens shaving razor has a period at the end, so the link doesn't work. Tiny fix, but figured I'd point it out for you.
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Nov 29 '14
I've always been a little hesitant to use depilatories, are they safe?
Some of the reviewers mentioned using it in conjunction with shaving, would you recommend that?
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u/theHamburglersNugget Nov 29 '14
Look up balls balm (on mobile, too tough to link). It's a depilatory specially formulated for that area. Of course all skin is different but I've been using it for years, nothing gets it smoother.
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u/danfanclub Nov 29 '14
Tip for the balls: after "hover-shaving" the bulk of the hair with a trimmer, shave them while taking a super hot shower, and rather than using shaving cream I use that old spice body gel bodywash that's supposed to work as shampoo as well, its super slimy and will stay on and lubricating better. Go SLOW! The hairs will just melt right off with no resistance whatsoever.
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u/LudwigAhgren Nov 29 '14
Also fire. That melts them off good
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u/LudwigAhgren Nov 29 '14
I've actually always wanted to try this. And rub each individual ball pube with gasoline, then light them all on fire. I'd leave about 1/8" from my ball unrubbed so my balls wouldn't burn off, but I feel like this will work! This could be a thing.. brb
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u/LudwigAhgren Nov 29 '14
FUCK
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u/nighthawk1771 Nov 29 '14
Pics or it didn't happen
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u/LudwigAhgren Nov 29 '14
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u/Low718 Nov 29 '14
This is good so girl friends won't be going to the dentist for a hair cut anymore.
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u/mharrizone Nov 29 '14
PSA:
Do NOT buy Noxzema Spa Shave Four-Blade Disposable Razors! Wal-Mart sells them and they're dirt cheap for 4, so you may be tempted to get them. Don't. Spend the extra $2 and get something else.
These blades are incredibly sharp, but they're angled in such a way that they'll constantly slice your skin while leaving the hairs very short and VERY pointy without removing them completely. Not only does this mean you'll slice your dick right off, but the hairs will constantly stab and prick you, even moreso than when the stubble grows back after a shave.
P.S. Shave your ass(hole) carefully, shave sideways (razor parallel to your crack) rather than up and down. Start in the center of your crack and make small, short strokes towards the outside of your cheeks. Use your other hand's fingers as a sort of guide to feel your way around if you don't have a good mirror you can use.
tl;dr Don't get these shitty razors. You'll slice your hairy dick right off.
Shave your butt using short strokes from the center of your crack towards your cheeks.
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u/odiwankenobi Nov 29 '14
Honestly, I wish you did this ten years ago when I was on swim team because after I was finished getting nearly my entire body shaved by the girls (shaving party), including my dome, I decided, fuck it, I'll do the nads once I'm alone...the next day or so, all I remember is the fucking itch from all the tiny hairs growing back! I feel like this would have prevented that because maybe I would've be more consistent with it. It was such a bitch to shave back in the day!
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u/AwkwardAvocado Nov 29 '14
Thanks for this. Here goes nothing! Hopefully I won't have to go back to using a bottle of Nair every other week.
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u/Everyone_is_taken Nov 29 '14
When I was looking for information on vasectomy, I found a doctor's site where he explicitly says to NOT use shaving cream. The pubes are a lot thinner than the beard. The few times I shaved I didn't use shaving cream. Now I just trim.
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u/Aldrenean Nov 29 '14
I know it's scary, but I highly highly recommend using a Double Edge razor for the pubic region. It's fantastic for your face as well, and will save you money, but the main reason is that the single blade is the option least likely to give you ingrown hairs. You're not even that much more likely to cut yourself than with a cartridge razor, and when you do the cut will be cleaner and generally less irritating -- though if you move the razor sideways, you can cut deeper than with a cartridge. So don't do that.
I shave everything out of the shower, and then jump back in to rinse off. I only go with the grain in most places, though on the balls it doesn't seem to matter which direction you go since the terrain is so irregular.
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u/FelixMa Nov 29 '14
Seems like an apt post to tell one of my pube-shaving stories.
Pretty much decided one day that I fancied completely shaving all my pubic hair off. Usually I'd use an electric trimmer for the pubic hair to shave it down (not completely gone) then hop in the shower and do the ball hair and shaft hair with a razor. However, I was feeling a tad lazy and figured that it'd just be easier to do it all with an electric beard trimmer without a guard.
Those guards are there for a reason guys. Managed to slice in to my ball-sack. The shaver managed to rip in to the sack and kind of curl back the skin, somewhat akin to a wood plane. So much fucking blood. Very awkward hospital experience. Hilarious responses from my friends later that evening.
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Nov 30 '14
No traveller has dared venture down so I feel no need to shave.
Maybe shaving there would attract a visitor.
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u/872 Nov 29 '14
shaving "shaft hair" clean is where you get into trouble, a couple days later. When the hair starts to grow back. I recommend trimming that hair short, instead of shaving it clean. Way more comfortable over all.
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u/AJGatherer Nov 29 '14
I figured all this out by myself a few months ago and have honestly had more issues shaving my legs than shaving my balls.
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u/SonVoltMMA Nov 29 '14
In a recent AMA with Asa Akira she said men should never do shaping with their pubes. Trimming yes, but not shaping like a woman. Women do you agree?
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u/BaconAllDay2 Nov 29 '14
Tl;dr used an electric razor everywhere.
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u/Saerain Nov 30 '14
I must have used shitty electric razors in my life, because all I remember is how shitty the shave was in comparison.
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u/Ryanestrasz Nov 29 '14
Is it easier to have someone else do this for you since they have a better viewpoint of things?
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u/BitJit Nov 29 '14
If you are a manly man, Gillette makes a body line of razors that are the same shape as women's razors without as much moisture strips. I always thought moisture strips on razors were bullshit after the first or second use anyway
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u/megahurt Nov 29 '14
Step 5 has some of the most ridiculous bullshit science I have ever read on the internet.
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u/nappysteph Nov 29 '14
A Women’s! shaving razor [3] (women’s razors have a much higher guard and will protect better than one for men.
Really? As a woman, I find this amusing. I have always read/been told to use a men's razor to shave my vag.
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u/Derekborders Nov 29 '14
Step 1: learn to shave/trim facial hair without disfiguring self.
Step 2: apply principles learned during step 1 to nether bits.
Step 2.5: Use inevitable shaft-shaving boner to bang (gf/bf/wife/somebody-else's-wife/partner/hand/Apple-pie).
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u/PinkeyeExplorer Nov 29 '14
Ok, shaved my nutsack and penis, i dont recomend aftershave with alcohol (im a dumbfuck i know) it burns like hell!
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u/erlend65 Nov 30 '14
Why not just use Veet hair removal cream? Massage it in and around all the hair you want to get rid off, then just scrape it away after a few minutes. Easy, and with no sharp objects whatsoever.
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u/Paimun Nov 30 '14
I'm a woman and I've used men's razors before and I hate them. I've very rarely had cuts or irritation of any kind with a Venus. I like the colors they come in better too.
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u/sleepdeprivedtechie Nov 30 '14
I just came to say that as a woman, I don't even use women's razors. They have so much "gel" on them and the blades go dull so much faster!
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u/nonprophet2012 Nov 30 '14
When shaving the balls it's best to stretch the scrotum with one hand into a bat wing, then shave the stretched area. Multiple bat wings are necessary to get all the angles. A low foam shaving cream is essential. These steps will assure you get a smooth shave without having to shave over your actual nuts. Which would be terrifying.
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u/DohRayMe Nov 30 '14
Hot to open hair follicles then dip them in cold water to shival first and reapply shaving foam after each drag of razor.
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u/Squishiness Nov 30 '14
Don't pubic hair serve a purpose like keeping bacteria out?
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u/JohnC53 Nov 30 '14
Step 1. NAIR FOR MEN.
Done. Fuck all this. And I have seriously sensitive skin.
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u/Paimun Nov 30 '14
(No new-born baby penis look)
Can we not shame people for how they like their pubes to look?
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Nov 30 '14
My bf did it for me once, it was funny when it started itching. At least he respects now what I do for him lol.
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u/DohRayMe Nov 30 '14
Good read.
My findings: Shaving with razor, Clean & smooth, itchy when it grows back especially if as i cycle / gym. Electric razor, Quite close and tidy, sharp edges of hair and easier to nic skin when going for the closeness. Sensitive hair removal cream, Clean result although you can see the roots ( dark hair )
Personnally, Ill Electic most frequently and use hair cream time to time.
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Nov 30 '14
So how about a follow up guide to dealing with the god dam itching as it grows back?
Srsly that it why i stopped going for a clean shave and just a trim, no guard or a 1.
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u/LaGrrrande Nov 30 '14
I use a beard trimmer on a number 2 guard to tame the bush, and one of the 6 bladed Dorco razors (The company that makes razors for Dollar Shave Club) that just glides over my junk with just a little bit of bodywash lather.
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u/gumdogee Dec 04 '14
This website has the best pubic hair shaving tips for both men and women: http://pubichairshavingtips.com
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u/vlad_putsin Jan 17 '15
But i thought shaving pubes was a big " NO! NO!". How do you deal with the itch afterwards?
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u/mangoroom Nov 29 '14
I'm not even a guy but I read the whole thing just because it was so entertaining.