How to Shave Your Bikini Area Completely

Steps:

1. If the hair you want to shave is long, trim it to about half an
inch in length with scissors before showering.
2. Start your shower and allow some time before you begin shaving
so that your skin warms up and softens.
3. Begin shaving with your mons pubis. Wet the area with warm
shower water and smooth shaving gel over it. You may want to invest in
some shaving gel for this delicate area, even if you normally use soap
for your legs and armpits, especially for your first time.
4. Briefly wet a fresh razor that you are familiar and comfortable with.
5. While standing, shave with long, slow, even strokes in the
direction of hair growth. You can put your hand onto your stomach just
above the mons pubis to make sure the skin over your mons pubis is
smooth and taut.

To prevent skin irritation, keep the strokes as
smooth and long as possible. Use as few strokes as possible. Rinse
your razor between strokes if it becomes clogged.
6. Shave as much off the mons pubis as you like, and then rinse off
your shaving gel. Repeat steps 3 - 5 if you missed any spots.
7. For a closer shave, reapply shaving gel to the mons pubis and
again using long, smooth strokes, shave in the opposite direction of
the hair growth instead. Stop doing this immediately if you experience
any irritation or pain.
8. Next, shave your inner thighs and labia. Choose which side you
would like to shave first. It may be easier to start with the side
opposite your dominant hand, i.e., if you're right-handed, start with
your left side.

9. Place the foot on the side you want to shave on the shower wall,
i.e., put your left foot on the wall if you're starting on your left
side.
10. Bend at the waist to see the area you want to shave.
11. Wet the area and apply shaving gel to either the left or right
inner thigh and labium, depending on which one you currently want to
shave. Take care not to get any gel or other shower products in
between the labia.
12. Again using your smooth strokes, shave with horizontal strokes
from the outside in, i.e., if you're shaving your left side, shave
from left to right. Use a light touch. Stop each stroke before the end
of the labium in the center. You may want to spread your legs further
apart to keep the skin you're shaving taut, so that you won't run into
any folded or wrinkled skin while you're shaving.

13. Rinse any excess shaving gel.
14. Repeat steps 9 - 13 with your opposite, unshaved side.
15. When you are done with your shower, gently pat your bikini area
dry with a soft towel. You may want to apply a gentle, frangrance-free
lotion on your mons pubis.

Tips

* You will not be able to shave this way every day because the
skin in your bikini area is delicate and sensitive. Allow at least a
few days in between shaves. For a constantly hair-free look, you will
have to look at other hair removal techniques, such as waxing or
lasering hair away.
* You may experience a lot of itchiness as the hair grows back
when you shave this area for the first time. However, if you are
careful; use long, slow strokes when shaving; and use as few strokes
as possible, that should minimize itching. Also, the itchiness usually
disappears after a few shaves.
* Gently patting the area with baby powder minimizes itching and
makes it less likely that you'll develop irritation.

Shaver Beware!

* Stop shaving immediately if you experience any irritation or
cuts, and rinse your irritation or cut thoroughly with clear, running
water.
* Don't shave skin that is already irritated or is in any way not
at its healthy prime.
* Always use shaving gels, soaps, and lotions that you know your
skin won't react to. Don't use a new bath product for the first time
when doing this.

Things you'll Need:

* Warm shower
* Moisturizing shaving gel that you have used before and know is
not irritating to your skin
* Women's manual razor in fresh condition, in a style you are
comfortable using
* Soft, clean towel
* Gentle, fragrance-free lotion that you have used before and know
is not irritating to your skin (Optional)


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Anonymous, Ben Rubenstein, Versageek, Flickety, Krystle, Sondra C, Chicablog