I'm just curious as to what the other hairy guys on this forum do to take care of body hair. For myself, I have fairly thick chest hair that has to be trimmed to keep away the chewbacca look. Waxing is out of the question as it is too thick and would also be very pricey to keep up with. I do wax my back about every 6 weeks and shave my shoulders.
The problem I'm having though is that even with trimming, I get ingrown hairs on my chest. These aren't small either, but rather are very large and red and pretty disgusting when they finally pop. I am only getting these on my clavicle area strangely and near the belt line. The belt line makes sense as rubbing of pants would irritate any ingrowns, but I don't understand why I get them on the clavicle. Perhaps because the hairs are right up against a bone and they get cut closer?
Anyways, I was curious about trying different trimmers. Has anyone tried the bodygroomer by Phillips? I think part of my problem is that the trimmer I have cuts real close - basically a "1" setting is my only option.
As for my shoulders, I also get ingrowns from shaving them. Has any man tried using an epilator on their body hair. Does it work? Any problems with ingrowns? I rarely get ingrowns on my face so I don't understand why I get them on my shoulders every time in different spots. I do use old razors to shave my shoulders - the ones i've used on my face for about 6 or 7 shaves. Could these somehow be introducing bacteria?
Anyways I would like any help as I'm tired explaining these bumps to potential gf's and summer is coming up too!
The problem I'm having though is that even with trimming, I get ingrown hairs on my chest. These aren't small either, but rather are very large and red and pretty disgusting when they finally pop. I am only getting these on my clavicle area strangely and near the belt line. The belt line makes sense as rubbing of pants would irritate any ingrowns, but I don't understand why I get them on the clavicle. Perhaps because the hairs are right up against a bone and they get cut closer?
Anyways, I was curious about trying different trimmers. Has anyone tried the bodygroomer by Phillips? I think part of my problem is that the trimmer I have cuts real close - basically a "1" setting is my only option.
As for my shoulders, I also get ingrowns from shaving them. Has any man tried using an epilator on their body hair. Does it work? Any problems with ingrowns? I rarely get ingrowns on my face so I don't understand why I get them on my shoulders every time in different spots. I do use old razors to shave my shoulders - the ones i've used on my face for about 6 or 7 shaves. Could these somehow be introducing bacteria?
Anyways I would like any help as I'm tired explaining these bumps to potential gf's and summer is coming up too!
