Title. Obviously youtube is out. Google results have been unhelpful. I tried Pornhub, but no dice. I wanna learn how to shave my twig and berries nice and smooth, because I’m a considerate partner - but I’m tired of trial and error and nicking myself on the nuts.
Hot shower
Get it warm and loosened up first
Gillette mach 3
Shave toward the tip (so, shave down from above, shave up from below, etc)
Just go slow and pay attention, if you’re really nervous trim first then use a chemical hair remover just try it on a spot first as some can be sensitive or allergic to it
But for the love of God, don’t try it on your junk first. Try it pretty much anywhere else, like on your thigh or something. Oh my god, just not on your junk, please!
Yeah, try it on someone else’s junk.
You actually should spot test it on your junk, because the skin is more sensitive than other areas.
Sure, but AFTER you confirm it doesn’t cause chemical burns elsewhere.
Fair enough
Just speaking from experience and compassionate concern. Hahahah
Don’t shave! You are much more likely to get an infection down there where it’s moist and there’s minimal air flow. Use a set of trimmers with a #1 guard.
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Get some Nair. Just rub it on all the places with hair, avoid the tip. Wait 10 minutes, then rub the hair off with a wash cloth in the shower. Way smoother of a shave than I’ve ever gotten with a razor, and soooo much easier and more comfortable to do.
I second this. Unless you are allergic to the compounds, this is the best way. The hair will not come back sharp, but smooth and thin. And you don’t have to repeat it for a couple of weeks.
Norelco makes a body shaver that is pretty great. The Body Groomer. It’s a little pricey but it works well.
Oh man, will def need to check it out. Thanks!
Electric shavers in general tend to leave the cut ends of hairs less sharp and thus more comfortable and less likely to ingrow. I used a razor once and will never use one again.
If you’re going for smooth just use Veet (hair removal cream) instead. Make sure you get the SENSITIVE kind though.
If you’re really hairy trim first - leave about 1cm length.
Wash thorough and moisturise after. Smooth as a baby in 15 mins.
Thanks for the rec!
Does your partner want this? Every partner I’ve ever had thought he was doing me a favor by becoming hairless in some way, shaving his chest or manscaping all the way down to the skin and I hate it! Keeping things tidy is one thing, shaving down to the skin is another. So unless your partner has expressed a desire for you to do this, ask them first! If you already know this is something they want from you, well good on you for trying to do it the best way possible
I pretty consistently have new partners, so I can’t say. Really my main concern is going from bush to shaved or trimmed quickly and easily without cutting myself.
You could likely find something on the educational site pornhub.
No one can really answer this for you because everyone’s skin and hair growth pattern are different. You have to try stuff until you find something that works.
For me, the process is this:
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After showering I use a dermaplaner that takes half of a safety razor blade to scrape my pubic (not my scrotum) area against the grain. The blade edge is almost perpendicular to the surface of the skin. This exfoliates the skin, lifts up any hairs that might be starting to get ingrown, and most importantly makes my skin very dry.
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I then use a Panasonic arc 5 to shave everything. Doesn’t take very long if I do it once a day. I’m waiting for the Arc 3 to go on sale, because the head on the 5 is just too big for the area. My skin basically needs to be ashy for it to glide smoothly (wet shaving with it didn’t get a close shave)
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Back to the dermaplaner to first shave with the grain at a 45° angle to smooth things out, then against the grain with the blade perpendicular again to lift the end of the hairs a bit.
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Spray it with an ingrown hair alcohol spray meant for waxing.
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Apply unrefined shae butter to the skin to moisturize and protect the skin.
I shave in the evenings, so in the mornings I repeat steps 1 and 5. I used to throw step 4 in too, but it didn’t help enough to justify the cost of twice a day.
The important thing to remember about foil shavers is that your hair and skin have to adapt to them, so things might be uncomfortable for the first few weeks. But if you do it every day and your skin gets used to it, the whole process takes less time than shaving my face does.
I’ve also had good results with an epilator, but you need some serious pain tolerance, and you have to be careful your scrotum doesn’t get caught in it. It’s happened a few times to me, but it never caused any damage because the motor stalls as soon as it grabs it.
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Trial and error was the preferred way prior to the internet. Just watch what your doing and be careful.
Why are people talking about partners when this is a own body choice? This is creepy.
Because I don’t really care if I’m shaved or not and I’m willing to put some effort in so my partners will have a better experience?
Well, you did it for your partners experience, but it didn’t need to be. As the choice is yours.
Some people were saying they like it hairy and that you should think about your partner before shaving. I don’t think that’s right.
I said in OP that I’m doing this for my partners benefit. It is reasonable for people to tell me that I should ask my partners their preference if I am doing it for their benefit. Even if I didn’t say that, it is a reasonable suggestion to make, as most people care about their partner’s experience as well as their own.
This really seems like some kind of ethical issue for you, and imo, if you really care that much, you should do some reflection on why it is such a big deal for you, since no one else here gives a shit
Huh I’ve thought about making one and putting it up on porn hub but figured someone already had.
I’ve been shaving for decades thought. I use a Harry’s razor (way cheaper than “premo” bs brands and works just as well) Don’t use shitty disposable razors.
Use a CREAM shaving cream like “Cremo” not the foam crap. In a pinch hair conditioner can work but it’s not good either.
If it’s your first time trim it as short as you can before shaving. But never use an electric trimmer near and loose skin.
Rinse the blades often build up means they aren’t working.
The more times you pass over the same patch of skin the more irritated it will get.
Do not rush.
It’s easiest in the shower.
The main way to cut youself will be pressing to hard on the blade. But the way that will always cut you is letting the blade slide sideways. To avoid this alway lift your blade off your skin once done with a stroke or if you have to stop a stroke.
Shave regularly. It’s easier to keep it up rather than redo it. I find every other day or every 3rd day works for me. If you put it off more than 5 days you’re in regrowth danger zone. It will get itchy and if you scratch it you will end up with a sort of rash from irritation. If that happens it’s probably the worst time to shave because your skin will be bumpy. If you do shave it will relieve the irritation but you need to be extra careful.
Also as much as you want to be smoooooth it ain’t going to happen. Petting with the grain will be smooth but full prickle removal is basically impossible. I can get mely nuts fairly smooth with much effort and practice but the pubic patch is a no go. Maybe it’s just me but the one time I did try to go against the grain in my pubic area it was smooth for a day and then irritated to hell and I ended up with bad ingrown hairs. Not worth it.
This part is main for males everything above applies to anyone I would assume.
Cold water = Shrinkage but can also make shaving easier for someone new. However because your sack is all scrunched up you’re much more likely to have a patchy shave.
Warm water = Loose skin. This can make shaving trickier but is easier to get all the areas.
Don’t be afraid to stretch that shit out like a paint canvas just make sure you have a firm grip before shaving a stroke.
Anyway hope this helps kinda just info dumped while laying in bed so might forgot something. feel free to ask questions.
This guy shaves balls.
Sure do, love giving oral but hate hair in/near my mouth. Since I would request a partner shave for me I figured I would return the favor without being asked since I love receiving just as much.
Nice. I have now tagged you as sackshaver
HAH HAAAAA Dangly bits.
All good this was originally meant to be a NSFW account anyway.
Damn, that’s thorough! Thanks so much!!
Np, if I grow a pair maybe I’ll actually make a video. (Pun intended)
loooool
Anyway hope this helps kinda just info dumped while laying in bed so might forgot something. feel free to ask questions.
Damn you wrote all that on a phone?
Yeah and not one bit of AI. I have yet to really set up lemmy on my desktop, maybe I’ll do that today, still trying to understand how it works as it’s a bit more effort compared to reddit.
You can always just load the page of your instance (lemmy.org) in a browser, sign in, done.
These days, 90% of my writing is on a phone.
Some peoples ability to write fast and accurate really amazes me
…That’s not me. I have not looked over that but I’m sure there are some errors in there. I just spent more time than it would admit typing that all up.
There aren’t any errors that made you hard to understand, which is what matters.
I would only add that if YMMV with Cremo try baby oil, also works as a moisturizer after as well.
Source: dated a stripper who shaved daily.
