6 best ways to get rid of men’s unwanted hair

A hairy body makes men feel self-conscious and sometimes, and may sometimes lead to a lack of self-confidence. It’ll be embarrassing for them to take off their shirts most especially in hot summer. Men sweat more than women do. The secretion of sweats on the hairy skin of men would result in the accumulation of body odor.

Today, men become more aware of the importance of male grooming that involves the proper way of manscaping. Aside from keeping clean and tidy, men do manscaping since it’s a drift from the social culture. They also want to expose the beautiful tattoos on their body. Whatever reason they have, it all boils down to gaining self-confidence.

Body hair maintenance is entirely your choice. You can keep it long if you want. If you’re going to keep it short or hair-free, it’s all up to you. If you happen to choose the latter, take a look at these following methods for you to get rid of the unwanted hair of your body.

The top 6 ways to get rid of unwanted hair

1. Trim it short

Beard care. man while trimming his facial hair cut at the barbershop
Photo: Kadmy, BS

Some people don’t want to be hairless. They might feel awkward to find themselves with no hair at all like mustache, beard, or even pubes. Then, trimming is the best method for them.

For those who plan to cut their hair short, they must prepare a sharp and clean pair of hair-cutting shears or scissors. The one that you use in trimming your facial hair must be different from what you’re using to cut short your pubes. It’s unsanitary to use one pair of scissors to do the hair maintenance in all your body parts that need trimming.

To start trimming long hair, cut the hair below your hand that’s tightly holding the ends. Do it repeatedly until you achieve the desired hair length. Be extra careful when using the scissors. One little mistake can give you cuts and nicks.

Some men use hair clippers for convenience and ease. Hair clippers cut hair in different lengths. They have an adjustable feature. If you want one-inch hair short, or one and a half inch, hair clippers can help you achieve the desired hair length most conveniently.

2. Shave it all

Close up portrait of a handsome man with shaving foam on his face
Photo: GreenMiles, BS

Shaving is a common way of getting rid of unwanted body hair. It’s easy to do the process, and it’s not costly. You need to have the skill of doing it and the patience to do the procedure.

Cut long hair might create a jam in the teeth of the razor. That’s why hair must be cut short before shaving. You must also be sure that the razor is clean and sterilized to avoid any skin irritation and infection.

The next thing you must keep in mind is the use of moisturizing cream. You must see to it first that you don’t have any allergy to the cream you’ll be using. Put a small amount of cream on the front part of your elbow. If you don’t experience any allergic reaction, you can use it on your skin that needs to be shaved.

The purpose of the cream or lotion is to make your skin and hair smooth. It’ll make you do the shaving thoroughly. Put cream on your skin before and after shaving, or even during shaving when your skin dries up. It’ll moisturize your skin to help avoid irritation and razor burn.

3. Treat it with wax

Man Waxing Chest With Wax Strip In Spa
Photo: AndreyPopov, BS

Waxing is not new to everyone. Many people are now using this method to get rid of unwanted body hair. The results last longer than what trimming and shaving do.

It’s a process of putting the strips of wax on your skin that has many hairs to remove. Then, quickly pull the strips from your skin, and they’ll pull out the hair roots from the follicles. The process is so painful especially if it’s your first time to try this hair removal method. However, if you get used to it, the pain would consequently become tolerable for you.

You might experience redness or irritation on your skin. It’s normal. Cream or lotion application on affected skin areas would help assuage the skin condition. The process of this hair removal method looks so easy to manage. However, you still need to let trained and experienced aestheticians do it for you.

It’s sometimes okay to do waxing yourself. You’ll learn more if you do it alone, but the risk is high if you would disregard the possible consequences especially when you do waxing mens privates. You better find a beauty center that handles waxing hair removal with so much care, and the aestheticians are certified to do their jobs.

4. Thread your unwanted hair

Facial hair removal eyebrows threading procedure in beauty salon
Photo: Aleksandr Gudenko, BS

The method uses cotton threads twisted together to pull out the hair by the root. It’s also painful, but when you get used to it, the pain will become tolerable. Threading is a usual way to keep eyebrows in shape, and other unwanted facial hair that needs to be hair-free.

You can do the threading method at home with ease and convenience. However, you still need the experienced ones to do the job for you. Otherwise, skin redness and irritation might occur and far worse, infection.

5. Cream on your skin

man applies cosmetic cream on hand, portrait.
Photo: ShotPrime, BS

If you don’t want to go through the pain from shaving and waxing, depilatories are what you all need. There are a lot of creams or lotions for hair removal in the market today. You can choose one that best fits for you.

When you apply the depilatories on your skin that needs to be hair-free, the chemicals gradually kill your hair keratin resulting in loosening the roots from the follicles. You can then wipe off the hair using a hand towel or any piece of cloth or sponge.

The process also looks so easy to do at home. However, depilatories are too risky to use most especially to those who have a skin allergy. You better check your skin sensitivity to the products before using them. Put a small amount of cream or lotion on the front part of your elbow. If you experience no allergic reaction, you can go ahead and use the product.

6. Get rid of the hair with a laser

male laser hair removal. a doctor in white gloves removes hair from the abdomen and breasts of a man. close-up.
Photo: Ekavid, BS

Many people use a laser to remove unwanted hair. It’s a little bit costly, but it removes your hair permanently. The laser emits light through your skin to destroy follicles. Hence, the hair will never grow back. If the hair grows again, it’s not as thick as before.

The laser doesn’t remove the hair from your skin, but it kills the hair causing it not to grow anymore. Hence, laser hair removal constitutes a series of treatment. It doesn’t take a single treatment to get rid of the unwanted hair. You need to undergo follow-up treatments to destroy the follicles resulting your hair not to grow back.

Takeaway

Body hair grows typically every day. It’s up to you on how to handle it. If you don’t want to be hair-free, you can go trimming. If you’re going to get rid of unwanted hair, you can try the other hair removal methods discussed above. Whichever you like, one thing that’s very important to you, you want to feel clean and look tidy at all times.

The hair removal methods above are your options to choose in boosting your self-confidence even more. Start grooming yourself now and face your day with a new version of you.

Sofia Larosa
Sofia Larosa
Sofia Larosa is a fashion, lifestyle, and self-improvement blogger. She loves to travel around the world and learn the culture of the different places she's been in.
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