# Maybe I just shouldn't try to remove my own hair... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 3, 2003, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-i-just-shouldnt-try-to-remove-my-own-hair/216737 "2003-12-03T17:20:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-i-just-shouldnt-try-to-remove-my-own-hair/216737/21 "2004-04-28T18:21:14Z")
> [@Dijon Warlock](#): > > Current consecutive thread titles in MPSIMS: Here’s another good one! Please trim that woolly bush! Maybe I just shouldn’t try to remove my own hair… ---
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-i-just-shouldnt-try-to-remove-my-own-hair/216737/22 "2004-04-28T18:31:56Z")
**Rez** , some advice for if you ever do decide to wax again- use hot wax. The little melting pot, the muslin strips, the whole nine yards. It works so much better than those cold wax strips, is less painful, and cleanup is actually easier (just use a little bit of baby oil) ---
**Author:** ![the\_Lady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@the\_Lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_Lady)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-i-just-shouldnt-try-to-remove-my-own-hair/216737/23 "2004-04-28T19:05:24Z")
Water-soluble hot wax. I occasionally make bits of me sticky in the never ending quest for smooth skin, but with the stuff I use you can just hop in the tub and make it go away. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-i-just-shouldnt-try-to-remove-my-own-hair/216737/24 "2004-04-28T19:18:26Z")
> [@liirogue](#): > > **Rez** , some advice for if you ever do decide to wax again- use hot wax. My college roommate and I decided to wax each other’s legs once. It turned out less “_Penthouse_ Photo Essay” than “_Laverne and Shirley_ Episode.” ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-i-just-shouldnt-try-to-remove-my-own-hair/216737/25 "2004-04-28T19:41:04Z")
I’ve been through the waxing catastrophe–I heated the wax too much and singed some naughty parts–but the idea of being glued to my own bathtub will now haunt my nightmares. ---
**Author:** ![mrklutz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@mrklutz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrklutz)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2004, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-i-just-shouldnt-try-to-remove-my-own-hair/216737/26 "2004-04-29T14:05:54Z")
Ok, the story itself was absolutely hilarious. But the crowning glory was yet to follow… > [@Rez](#): > > Never heard of that Buffer thing - what the hell is that? Are you mad, **Rez**? Listen to **SanguineSpider** – DON’T DO IT! After gluing your bits to the tub, you actually are interested in another torture device? :smack: And while I never have shaved my honey’s legs, I did sacrifice a beard trimmer to my ex’s efforts. Turned out to be a wonderful solution for her more, um, sensitive areas. (Um. Ahem. TMI, I know.) Reduces the hair without irritating the skin. You might try that and see if it suits you. ---
**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2013, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-i-just-shouldnt-try-to-remove-my-own-hair/216737/27 "2013-01-01T22:49:48Z")
I know this is a zombie, but it’s REALLY making the rounds on Facebook right now. I used to get it in email forwards a few years ago, too. It’s a classic! I just wish that “vagina” hadn’t gotten changed to “hoo-ha” along the way… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-i-just-shouldnt-try-to-remove-my-own-hair/216737.md?page=1)