# I tried waxing my legs myself for the first time today. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 29, 2011, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tried-waxing-my-legs-myself-for-the-first-time-today/590681 "2011-07-29T00:44:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tried-waxing-my-legs-myself-for-the-first-time-today/590681/1 "2011-07-29T00:44:15Z")
And it wasn’t a miserable failure! I bought some of the prewaxed strips you just warm up by rubbing between your hands. I was doing my thighs. The pain didn’t really get me at all, but I found I wasn’t getting all of the hair. The hair there was pretty long though, so maybe that was it. I figure I’ll catch the rest with the razor later. I’ve only had my legs waxed once before, and that was by a professional. I am pleased at my pain threshold. Of course, when I got a tattoo on my calf, the tickling sensation and automatic muscle jerks from the needle going over a muscle bothered me more than the pain. This is in MPSIMS because it is very M and P. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tried-waxing-my-legs-myself-for-the-first-time-today/590681/2 "2011-07-29T00:59:59Z")
I didn’t have much luck waxing my own legs, either. For the time it took, it didn’t do a good enough job. I do like using a rotary epilator, though. I have a high pain threshhold, too. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tried-waxing-my-legs-myself-for-the-first-time-today/590681/3 "2011-07-30T02:34:40Z")
I think waxing whether at home or professionally is a brave act! While I’ve never had the guts to do it, I did invest in one of those electric epilators, Remington, I think. I like it and am happy not to have to shave every other day. The regrowth over the years has thinned to the point I barely need to bother, what hairs there are are so sparse no one notices unless I point it out. If you like waxing, keep it up, you will find over a few years there’s a lot less hair growing back, and that makes it all worth it, IMO! ---
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tried-waxing-my-legs-myself-for-the-first-time-today/590681/4 "2011-07-30T03:35:30Z")
I get waxed professionally. I tried to shave but my back legs always ended up being a crazy quilt of leftover hair. Since my waxer only takes a half hour and it’s usually good for up to two months, it just makes sense over a bad shave that lasts only a week. Oh yeah it hurts but I have a decent pain threshold. My waxer says some of her clients take aspirin before their waxing. ---
**Author:** ![medicated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@medicated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medicated)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tried-waxing-my-legs-myself-for-the-first-time-today/590681/5 "2011-07-30T03:49:42Z")
> [@installLSC](#): > > I tried to shave but my back legs always ended up being a crazy quilt of leftover hair. Your back legs? What exactly are you? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tried-waxing-my-legs-myself-for-the-first-time-today/590681/6 "2011-07-31T02:33:53Z")
> [@medicated](#): > > Your back legs? What exactly are you? 🙂 Oops I meant “back of my legs”. That’s what you get for posting late at night. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tried-waxing-my-legs-myself-for-the-first-time-today/590681/7 "2011-07-31T03:36:21Z")
I have a low pain threshhold so my epilator got donated and I stuck with shaving. I only shave about every two weeks now. Menopause is good for some things. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tried-waxing-my-legs-myself-for-the-first-time-today/590681/8 "2011-07-31T04:45:43Z")
I hated the microwave wax so I finally broke down and spent the (pretty minimal) bucks to buy the professional waxing pot and wax and strips and shebang. It takes me about a half an hour to do. I watch the Daily Show while I am doing it. Doesn’t hurt too bad, lasts for weeks, grows back in sparse as hell. I say it’s an overall win 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Marlitharn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tried-waxing-my-legs-myself-for-the-first-time-today/590681/9 "2011-07-31T05:32:26Z")
I attempted this once and ended up with lumpy itchy swollen red tender sore hives all over my legs. Same thing happened when I tried an epilator thingy. I decided this wasn’t a good look for me and went back to shaving.