Bald Dopers: Nair or No?

In My Humble Opinion
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I’ve been thinking about trying it, but I’m frightened for some reason. Scared of breakouts, or burning skin. Anyone out there with experience?

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On your head? Dear lord, why?

I can’t think of single benefit to using Nair over shaving. It’s not faster, it’s ineffective on thick hair, it can cause seriously uncomfortable skin issues, and please believe me when I tell you that it really doesn’t last enough longer than shaving to make it worthwhile. All of this I know from using it on legs and bikini line, so I can’t imagine it would work any better on your head.

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I’m pretty sure that they’ll advise against use on the head and other sensitive areas. No farking way. Buy a decent razor.

  • Shibb, who only shaves his head on Mondays and Fridays.
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When I first started shaving my head, I figured I’d give it a try because I thought it’d be faster. Had to wear a hat for a while. Not a good idea, at least for me.

Here’s an article: Nair on your Head and other methods of hair removal - The ultimate head shaving resource

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[QUOTE=ShibbOleth]
I’m pretty sure that they’ll advise against use on the head and other sensitive areas. No farking way. Buy a decent razor.

  • Shibb, who only shaves his head on Mondays and Fridays.
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I’ve got a fine razor, but I’m just tired of having to shave it every 3 days to keep it “clean”.
Sounds like DianaG has the expertise to steer me away from giving this a shot.

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[QUOTE=RancidYakButterTeaParty]
I’ve been thinking about trying it, but I’m frightened for some reason. Scared of breakouts, or burning skin. Anyone out there with experience?
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Been shaving my head for the last 5 years. Just get yourself a decent razor. My choice is Schick Qauttro. Using a cheap razor will only result in lots of cuts. It’s worth the extra $$.

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Nair is like Satan’s cum. It is evil, smelly, vile stuff that I would only use to remove hair from my worst enemy’s anus prior to pouring salt onto the burnt, puckered flesh. I mean, no. Whatever you do, do not use Nair. I know what it did to my calves when I tried it years ago, and cannot imagine enduring that on any other part of my body – especially an area as sensitive as my scalp. Just saying.

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[QUOTE=Litoris]
Nair is like Satan’s cum. It is evil, smelly, vile stuff that I would only use to remove hair from my worst enemy’s anus prior to pouring salt onto the burnt, puckered flesh. I mean, no. Whatever you do, do not use Nair. I know what it did to my calves when I tried it years ago, and cannot imagine enduring that on any other part of my body – especially an area as sensitive as my scalp. Just saying.
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You put Nair on your cows? Sorry, couldn’t resist.

Alright, has anyone tried headblade?

Looks interesting, but not sure that the cost would be worth it.

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[QUOTE=Litoris]
Whatever you do, do not use Nair. I know what it did to my calves when I tried it years ago, and cannot imagine enduring that on any other part of my body – especially an area as sensitive as my scalp.
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That’s exactly what happened when I tried it. The smell and burning were godawful, and it didn’t even do a good job of removing the hair!