Hi Josh

Having coarse dark hair on my legs is what started me trimming as well. I have blonde hair, so the contrast didn't suit me at all. If my leg hair had turned out relativly light and fine like a lot of blonde haired guy's do then it may have been different. As it was from about 16 onwards it was actually embarressing to wear shorts and I got the looks and comments from the opposite angle. Trimming made a big difference in my high school days because then shaving was not on either, but it looked a lot better.

After leaving school I shaved once as I spoke about earlier in other posts at 19. I should have stuck with it then because nobody noticed. My skin and hair colouration suit shaved legs I think, because today it is my normal accepted look. I agree that trimming is your best answer, since you tried shaving and that didn't work socially. Like RJC says lasor will probably be better and save you time trimming. I have had some lasor and this has made my leg hair a bit thinner and cut down on shaving time.

Regards
Stuart

You said you shave your arms and trim your legs - but leave your chest hair. It seems to me to have smooth arms but hair everywhere else might look a little uneven.

My dilemma is whether the chest and arms should match. I agree with you that I think people will notice shaved legs more than anything else. I have shaved my arms four times and no one has noticed either. I'd like to go the laser route but I'm nervous about making it permanent.

Hi all.

Its great to see that i'm not the only one that shaves their legs here without a proper reason too.

I'm 14 years old and I decided to shave my legs because i wanted them to be cleaner and smooth. I have been doing them for about half a year now.

I go to a all boys school that is full of sports people who shave their legs for different reasons... I'ts great to see really because the people that dont shave are concitered to be "wierd" not the ones that do.

My parents beg me to stop shaving my legs but I never will! As soon as I let them grow they become long and thick and black and ugly... And my legs look plain gross! And I like the look of smoothness and the feeling too much to stop.

Other peoples reactions are not that bad. Some people take a seccond look and because of my age people assume that I havn't got my leg hairs yet. And I have even persuaded a few people to start shaving. They still shave daily to this very day.

Thanks all

Hi

Welcome to the forum! Congratulations on your decision and the courage to stay with it! I am not sure why your parents are against you shaving your legs, but in school you seem to be fine with it. All I can say is I wish I had done the same at your age, but that was a different time and guys who shaved then were not accepted as normal.

Now eveything is very different and it is perfectly normal for guys to shave their legs. You obviously have found out the benefits from what you say. Maybe your parents have some difficulty with this, because they don't expect it, but that was the same from my late father too. After I stopped trimming and shaved smooth though he accepted that and even supported my decision saying it looked better.

As I have said on this forum, many young guys here in SA shave for sport, appearence etc. It's a newer trend here and very much the thing to do amoung the younger people (and many old guys like me ).

Be patient with your parents and explain to them that this is normal. If need be show them some threads on this forum to help introduce how many men do this today. It's always hard for some people to accept what they don't expect, but it's your body and you deserve the right to feel comfortable with smooth legs.

Regards
Stuart

Thanks Stuart.

I took up on your advice in a big way as to my parents ideas about leg shaving.

First I handled my mum. My town being rather a small place and it is always very very very hot so people go to the main shopping centre to cool down in airconditioned comfort... And most of the boys from my school were down there.

So every time I saw one I pointed out their legs to her... And she asked why I did and I told her my reasons... So now she is off my case!

Now my dad... Wasn't so easy at first. I showed him this actuall thread. He was persuaded. Then to take the matter further I explained why I do.
Also i showed him pics of footy players (he is obsessed with football) and he noticed that they all shaved.

So then both my parents think it ok.

Now I can say that I will shave forever

Hi Shavedlegs

I'm glad you worked things our with your parents. They also have questions that deserve answers and you did a good job from what you describe.

Because most boys from school also shave, you will probably not encounter any social problems. Try it for some time (I also reccomend it forever BTW).

Sports make shaved legs sense and it's good to listen to instinct with physical activities where you can injure yourself.

Good Luck!

Regards
Stuart

Yes, I intend to do it for life!!! Shaving does not cause any social problems for me. If anything it helps to get lady friends... There is another reason to do it..

Thanks all
Jordan C

Hi yall, I'm new here.

I'm 16 years old, and I just recently started shaving my legs (but I've been shaving my pits and pubes quite a while before though). I absolutely love the silky smoothness of my legs. They feel awesome. Words can't describe how awesome they feel.

The only thing I really don't like about shaving though is the fact that I have to do it very often. I've been thinking about waxing my legs, but I'm broke right now, and I hear it's quite painful. I heard that I could make my own wax at home and do it (or this sugaring?), but I'm still not sure if I'm going to do it.

I also recently started lifting weights and doing ab exercises to get my body more toned. ^_^

I really want to get my leg/pit hair permanently removed, but I have no money right now.

As of now, no one in my family knows that I shave my legs. I'm not sure how they would react. :/

Also, a few days after shaving, I get a lot of red bumps near the upper thigh area, but they slowly fade away if I grow my hair out. Is this normal?

Akram:What area are you from? There might be a school nearby where you could get some of that removal done at a very low price. I commend you for starting at an early age to make yourself comfortable with less hair. I can tell you that permanent removal of that pit hair will make you feel like a million dollars.

That's a pretty good strategy to shave your legs right when the hair starts growing. That way nobody will know that you're shaving.

Has anyone in your family said anything about you shaving your pits?

The red bumps are normal. If you shave regularly, your skin will adapt. Use a good quality razor like an M3 Power or Mach3 Turbo and a good shave gel like Aveeno Positively Smooth. If you shave in the shower, a body wash like Suave (Moisturizing Formula) will work great, plus it's cheap.

The results of your weightlifting will look much better without the hair!

I second what Barrester says about permanent pit hair removal. It feels great and you won't have perspiration stains on your shirts.

RJC2001