# How bad does a mens bikini wax hurt? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 12, 2015, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-does-a-mens-bikini-wax-hurt/719896 "2015-05-12T23:29:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Potestas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/50afbb/32.png) [@Potestas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potestas)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-does-a-mens-bikini-wax-hurt/719896/1 "2015-05-12T23:29:28Z")
How bad does a mens bikini wax hurt? Like on a scale of 1 to 10 and do girls find a manscaped man hot or a hairy man? ---
**Author:** ![Potestas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/50afbb/32.png) [@Potestas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potestas)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-does-a-mens-bikini-wax-hurt/719896/2 "2015-05-12T23:47:52Z")
and how much penis do they rip off in a bikini wax? ---
**Author:** ![Arcite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-does-a-mens-bikini-wax-hurt/719896/3 "2015-05-12T23:48:03Z")
Need answer fast? ---
**Author:** ![Potestas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/50afbb/32.png) [@Potestas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potestas)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-does-a-mens-bikini-wax-hurt/719896/4 "2015-05-12T23:49:15Z")
well my gf wants me to get one ---
**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-does-a-mens-bikini-wax-hurt/719896/5 "2015-05-13T00:19:52Z")
> [@Potestas](#): > > well my gf wants me to get one Seems like the question about what “girls like” is already answered, then. The only one that matters in your situation likes it. ---
**Author:** ![Potestas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/50afbb/32.png) [@Potestas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potestas)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-does-a-mens-bikini-wax-hurt/719896/6 "2015-05-13T00:28:45Z")
> [@dracoi](#): > > Seems like the question about what “girls like” is already answered, then. The only one that matters in your situation likes it. Thats presuming monogamy as the basis of my question ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-does-a-mens-bikini-wax-hurt/719896/7 "2015-05-13T00:42:57Z")
> [@Potestas](#): > > and how much penis do they rip off in a bikini wax? all of it. you’ll be a eunuch if you get one. ---
**Author:** ![McGuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@McGuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McGuffy)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-does-a-mens-bikini-wax-hurt/719896/8 "2015-05-13T00:47:56Z")
These guys did it… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/CEKfe2LDc5A/maxresdefault.jpg "Men Get Bikini Waxes For The First Time") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEKfe2LDc5A) ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-does-a-mens-bikini-wax-hurt/719896/9 "2015-05-13T00:48:57Z")
> [@Potestas](#): > > and how much penis do they rip off in a bikini wax? It depends. What kind of bikini do you wear? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-does-a-mens-bikini-wax-hurt/719896/10 "2015-05-13T00:59:13Z")
It doesn’t hurt at all. You should rush right out and do it. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-does-a-mens-bikini-wax-hurt/719896/11 "2015-05-13T02:30:31Z")
In the movie _The 40 Year Old Virgin_, Steve Carell rather famously didn’t rehearse the waxing scene because he wanted his reactions to be spontaneous. Watch this scene, look at the amount of hair on Carell’s chest, then figure out how much hair you have in your “bikini zone” and decide for yourself. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/oRKbez1LpWU/maxresdefault.jpg "The 40 Year Old Virgin (2/8) Movie CLIP - Man O' Lantern (2005) HD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRKbez1LpWU) ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-does-a-mens-bikini-wax-hurt/719896/12 "2015-05-13T02:35:42Z")
There’s only one way to find out. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-does-a-mens-bikini-wax-hurt/719896/13 "2015-05-13T02:48:07Z")
Not a General Question. Moved to IMHO. **samclem** , moderator ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-does-a-mens-bikini-wax-hurt/719896/14 "2015-05-13T06:09:07Z")
My physio put very sticky strapping tape on my knee before giving me a chance to shave it a couple of weeks ago. Removing it hurt like hell. I’m talking localised and brief pain so bad it’s hard to imagine anything could be worse. (Obviously pain that went for longer or covered more area could be much, much worse, but for the moment while ripping it off, and over the area in question). I don’t think waxing is going to hurt less. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2015, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-does-a-mens-bikini-wax-hurt/719896/15 "2015-05-13T10:44:42Z")
They charge too damn much at salons. A double boiler and a pound of candle wax costs less! Hint, hint. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2015, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-does-a-mens-bikini-wax-hurt/719896/16 "2015-05-13T10:57:49Z")
They don’t hurt at all. Unless you are the one having the bikini wax. ---
**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-does-a-mens-bikini-wax-hurt/719896/17 "2015-05-13T11:56:35Z")
Bikini wax? pft, go the back sack and crack. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0dsDJWoIA0) ---
**Author:** ![DinoR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dinor/32/2821_2.png) [@DinoR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DinoR)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-does-a-mens-bikini-wax-hurt/719896/18 "2015-05-13T13:35:31Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > They don’t hurt at all. Unless you are the one having the bikini wax. Unless the person getting it likes to share the moment with those in arms reach 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-does-a-mens-bikini-wax-hurt/719896/19 "2015-05-13T13:47:17Z")
[quote=“stui\_magpie, post:17, topic:719896”] Bikini wax? pft, go the back sack and crack. [/QUOTE] A few years ago, Graham Norton used to encourage viewers of his television programme to invite the cameras somewhere. So in one episode, a really hairy guy wanted the cameras to accompany him to get a back, crack and sack. I think he said that having the cameras there would prevent him from chickening out. This was shown on Graham Norton’s show via a live feed. The woman doing the waxing was completely professional about it and the whole thing was filmed discreetly. The funniest bit was at the end, after she had removed the hair from around his crack and/or sack. He was propped up on his elbows, head down, in obvious excruciating pain. When Graham asked him if he was OK, he just gave a thumbs up and nodded. [Here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md9Xjs-2G3Q) is a YouTube video of that scene. It was the funniest thing. ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-does-a-mens-bikini-wax-hurt/719896/20 "2015-05-13T19:12:11Z")
I have waxed men and women - there are a number of actual instructional videos on youtube if you are so inclined. It’s a personal thing - it really is - I don’t find waxing all that uncomfortable, but I have heard people screaming. It’s removing hair at the root level, it’s going to have a bit of a sting, but it’s not that big a deal. The first time always hurts more. Trim it down first (hurts less) and take an Advil first. Meant to add, find someone that knows how to do the “brozilian” or “Mankini”. It’s erectile tissue, so there is a lot of lax to the skin, if they don’t hold it well when pulling, you’ll bruise. Aftercare, no scratching, hot bathing, swimming, lotion, deodorants etc for 24 hours, make sure you exfoliate after 24 hours to avoid ingrowns. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-does-a-mens-bikini-wax-hurt/719896.md?page=2)