So, my egg finally cracked a few weeks ago. And while generally dysphoria isn’t terrible for me at the moment, one thing that is really making me uncomfortable is my body hair. I’ve always been pretty hairy, so I bought an epilator a while ago, and while I’m really happy with it for my legs (smooth legs are aweeesome!), I’m having a hard time on my belly and chest. There’s just so much and it regrows so quickly, and with how sensitive these areas are, I’m having a hard time keeping up.

Do you have any other tips or ideas, or do I just have to power through? I’ve heard it gets better if you do it often, but I can’t feel much of a difference yet

And how are your experiences with body hair on HRT? I’m not on E yet, but would you say it gets better?

Thanks :3

  • Revv@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    9 months ago

    My first couple of months after starting my transition, my legs (and sometimes arms and other areas) were basically razor burn city. I tried literally every razor and shaving cream under the sun to avail. Finally, i switched to an electric razor. No more razor burn. The shave’s not as close, but i also don’t look like a renaissance-era smallpox victim, so worth it.

    It probably takes me 5 minutes to do everything (face, legs, arms, chest/abdomen) if I do it every day. It takes maybe 15 if I let it go more than 3 days or so.

    • NoStressyJessie@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      2·
      9 months ago

      I’m so grateful that I started full body shaving really young off and on. I had a little razor burn on my chest the first couple times shaving it again, but for the most part I get along fine by exfoliating, and shaving in the shower with Cremo Shaving Cream (or shaving butter or something, I forget atm. It’s non pressurized and comes in like a hair product tube).