# Home improvement to help shave legs in standup shower? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 4, 2013, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-to-help-shave-legs-in-standup-shower/646023 "2013-01-04T02:39:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-to-help-shave-legs-in-standup-shower/646023/1 "2013-01-04T02:39:39Z")
I moved into a new place, and it’s great except for one thing. The shower is a stand-up with no tub. There are no corners to put my leg up on to shave, it’s just straight walls. I’m sure there’s a home improvement solution to this, but I can’t think of anything offhand (besides one of those shower chairs for the disabled, and those are kind of ugly and take up a lot of space). Do any home improvement stores sell some kind of corner shower unit that might help with this problem? ---
**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-to-help-shave-legs-in-standup-shower/646023/2 "2013-01-04T02:44:50Z")
That would be one of [these](http://craziestgadgets.com/2010/05/13/suction-cup-shower-foot-rest/) that you’re looking for. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-to-help-shave-legs-in-standup-shower/646023/3 "2013-01-04T02:46:24Z")
I’m a guy, but why would you need to put your leg up on something to shave it? And anyway, if this is a requirement wouldn’t a simple plastic foot stool in the shower work? IKEA has many of these things. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-to-help-shave-legs-in-standup-shower/646023/4 "2013-01-04T02:48:48Z")
You can get one of [these](http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1378227&cagpspn=pla) for $15, or for about $50, you can get a three-step variant…with the added functionality of being able to change a lightbulb on the same device. ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-to-help-shave-legs-in-standup-shower/646023/5 "2013-01-04T02:50:24Z")
What about one of those hand grips that attach with suction cups? Like [this](http://www.amazon.com/Bath-Shower-Suction-Cup-Safety/dp/B0019Y384G). I’m envisioning sticking it to the shower wall about two feet up from the floor (or whatever height is comfortable for you). The one problem I see is that it’s not very wide. Once stores start carrying patio type stuff, you may well find a small resin table or plant stand that would work. ETA: Holy cow, **Sierra Indigo**! Great find! ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-to-help-shave-legs-in-standup-shower/646023/6 "2013-01-04T03:14:30Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I’m a guy, but why would you need to put your leg up on something to shave it? That’s just the way it is. ---
**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-to-help-shave-legs-in-standup-shower/646023/7 "2013-01-04T03:29:33Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I’m a guy, but why would you need to put your leg up on something to shave it? > And anyway, if this is a requirement wouldn’t a simple plastic foot stool in the shower work? IKEA has many of these things. Because you either stand up bent over at the waist to shave your ankles, or you crouch in a slippery tiled shower stall to shave your ankles otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-to-help-shave-legs-in-standup-shower/646023/8 "2013-01-04T03:55:17Z")
Get your partner to do the bending and shaving. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-to-help-shave-legs-in-standup-shower/646023/9 "2013-01-04T04:23:08Z")
Good suggestions so far, thanks 🙂 > [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > Get your partner to do the bending and shaving. Because the only chicks who shave are ones with boyfriends, amirite. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-to-help-shave-legs-in-standup-shower/646023/10 "2013-01-04T05:24:26Z")
while Sierra Indigo’s excellent google is right on the money I would go with Oakminster’s suggestion. My reasoning is that you’re shaving while in a shower full of soapy water and those suction cup shower accessories can and do come loose. Slipping with a razor in your hand could be bad on a number of levels. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-to-help-shave-legs-in-standup-shower/646023/11 "2013-01-04T05:40:31Z")
Maybe you could stand on your head in the corner of the shower and shave upside down? That seems about as practical as any other solution that doesn’t involve just buying a cheap plastic IKEA step to use. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-to-help-shave-legs-in-standup-shower/646023/12 "2013-01-04T05:53:39Z")
I thought it would be cool if they sold corner-shaped porcelain-shelf doohickers to put your foot up on. A stool will definitely work, though. I found [this stepstool](http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1287578) at the ace site, I think it’s better because it’s taller (and cheap enough). ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-to-help-shave-legs-in-standup-shower/646023/13 "2013-01-04T06:59:28Z")
> [@Sierra\_Indigo](#): > > That would be one of [these](http://craziestgadgets.com/2010/05/13/suction-cup-shower-foot-rest/) that you’re looking for. Am I the only one who imagines that thing falling and the the girl who was using it headbutting/faceplanting the wall. I don’t think I would trust something like that to put my weight on. I’d sooner go with a step stool or shower chair type thing. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-to-help-shave-legs-in-standup-shower/646023/14 "2013-01-04T12:49:06Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Am I the only one who imagines that thing falling… …or sucking the tile right off of the wall. That’s a pretty big suction-cup base and a pretty big lever arm, allowing the user to put a lot of torque on whatever tile it’s attached to. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-to-help-shave-legs-in-standup-shower/646023/15 "2013-01-04T13:02:57Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > Get your partner to do the bending and shaving. In [The Man Who Wasn’t There](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243133/), Billy Bob Thornton shaves Frances McDormand’s (his wife) legs. Watch the movie! Under appreciated Coen brothers work. (more)Serious answer: a plastic milk crate? ---
**Author:** ![Blackberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-to-help-shave-legs-in-standup-shower/646023/16 "2013-01-04T13:05:43Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Am I the only one who imagines that thing falling and the the girl who was using it headbutting/faceplanting the wall. I don’t think I would trust something like that to put my weight on. No, that’s exactly what I thought too. Probably cut the hell out of her leg with her the razor while she’s at it. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-to-help-shave-legs-in-standup-shower/646023/17 "2013-01-04T13:16:04Z")
While I can’t vouch for it personally, the same product is sold in adult stores for, um, recreation in the shower. I’m a bit dubious as to the safety myself, but apparently it can take quite a bit of weight. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-to-help-shave-legs-in-standup-shower/646023/18 "2013-01-04T13:22:07Z")
I used one of those suction cup things mentioned by **Sierra Indigo** and it didn’t work very well. My shower walls were tiled with a faintly rough tile so maybe that was the problem. I finally bought one of[these](http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?SKU=14158430) and it worked great. (All past tense because my current shower has a built-in seat which is wonderful.) ---
**Author:** ![JLRogers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@JLRogers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JLRogers)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-to-help-shave-legs-in-standup-shower/646023/19 "2013-01-04T13:26:29Z")
Perhaps the OP could take up yoga to improve her balance. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-to-help-shave-legs-in-standup-shower/646023/20 "2013-01-04T15:14:25Z")
My shower stall is small, so I resorted to shaving outside the shower. Lather up one leg, prop it up on the toilet, shave then rinse razor in the sink. Hop in shower for final rinse and scrub a dub dub. What a PITA. Now I have given up my razors completely. I use Nair or similar products. Appply to hairy surfaces, wait five minutes ( I end up wiping down the sink while I wait). Then scrape or rinse off. Seems to last longer too… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-to-help-shave-legs-in-standup-shower/646023.md?page=2)