# Men shave balls . . . but what about waxing? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 22, 2007, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shave-balls-but-what-about-waxing/397073 "2007-03-22T20:45:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Roboto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@Roboto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roboto)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shave-balls-but-what-about-waxing/397073/1 "2007-03-22T20:45:18Z")
I’ve participated in various threads about men shaving their balls and asscracks. But what about waxing? Is it physically possible to wax testicles, with their stretching capabilites and tenderness? Anyone ever done this? ---
**Author:** ![Nic2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shave-balls-but-what-about-waxing/397073/2 "2007-03-22T20:48:18Z")
AAArrrrgggggguuuuuhh! Brain bleach! Quick! ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shave-balls-but-what-about-waxing/397073/3 "2007-03-22T21:04:22Z")
[imagining] oh god no… :eek: [/imagining] That sounds so painful I can do nothing but laugh. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shave-balls-but-what-about-waxing/397073/4 "2007-03-22T21:16:47Z")
[QUOTE=garygnu] That sounds so painful I can do nothing but laugh. [/QUOTE] Funny, tears are running down my face too, but I’m not laughing. ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shave-balls-but-what-about-waxing/397073/5 "2007-03-22T22:32:48Z")
Dear heavens. I don’t even _have_ testicles and mine just shrunk up and hid from the prospect of being waxed. Gah! ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shave-balls-but-what-about-waxing/397073/6 "2007-03-22T22:36:52Z")
I do not allow needles, blades or extremely hot wax near that area. Even if it is possible, I would cause significant bodily harm to anyone who attempted to introduce such an item to the boys. ---
**Author:** ![Andrew\_Bird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/da6949/32.png) [@Andrew\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andrew_Bird)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shave-balls-but-what-about-waxing/397073/7 "2007-03-22T22:53:41Z")
How does a guy shave his balls without hitting a fold? ---
**Author:** ![MissMossie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@MissMossie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissMossie)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shave-balls-but-what-about-waxing/397073/8 "2007-03-22T23:24:20Z")
We’ve actually done [a thread about this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=252770). I love this message board! ---
**Author:** ![catsix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@catsix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catsix)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shave-balls-but-what-about-waxing/397073/9 "2007-03-22T23:58:14Z")
My cousin works in a salon. She does Brazilians for the female clients who want them. Her boss does them for the men. So I figure it’s very possible to wax a scrotum. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shave-balls-but-what-about-waxing/397073/10 "2007-03-23T00:01:23Z")
[QUOTE=Roboto] I’ve participated in various threads about men shaving their balls and asscracks. But what about waxing? Is it physically possible to wax testicles, with their stretching capabilites and tenderness? Anyone ever done this? [/QUOTE] I hate you. Yours truly, Czarcasm ---
**Author:** ![Dunawake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dunawake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunawake)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shave-balls-but-what-about-waxing/397073/11 "2007-03-23T00:07:57Z")
I believe the pain would border on unimaginable…well at least _I’m_ trying to avoid imagining it. ---
**Author:** ![Capa84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8edcca/32.png) [@Capa84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capa84)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shave-balls-but-what-about-waxing/397073/12 "2007-03-23T00:28:21Z")
nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo why why why just use that new bodygroomer thing, and keep the sharp edged items and the violent ripping motions away from your boys ---
**Author:** ![Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/c4cdca/32.png) [@Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quiddity_Glomfuster)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shave-balls-but-what-about-waxing/397073/13 "2007-03-23T01:12:06Z")
Try a patch on your leg first. Then see if you’d _really_ like to do that to the tenderer bits 😃 ---
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shave-balls-but-what-about-waxing/397073/14 "2007-03-23T13:32:13Z")
Pain! His world emptied of everything except that testicle immersed in agony, the ancient face inches away staring at him. His lips were so dry he had difficulty seperating them, The burning! The burning! He thought he could feel skin curling black on that agonised testicle, the flesh crisping and dropping away until only charred matter remained. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Understander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3da27b/32.png) [@The\_Understander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Understander)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shave-balls-but-what-about-waxing/397073/15 "2007-03-23T15:11:46Z")
:eek: I sense a great disturbance in the Force–as if billions of men cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has been discussed. You know, you can get in serious trouble over this kind of thing: > **[Lynndie England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynndie_England)** > > Lynndie Rana England (born November 8, 1982) is a former United States Army Reserve soldier who was prosecuted for mistreating detainees during the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse that occurred at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad during the Iraq War. She was one of 11 military personnel from the 372nd Military Police Company who were convicted in 2005 for war crimes. After being sentenced to three years in prison and a dishonorable discharge, England was incarcerated from September 2 Born ... Just what are you planning, anyway? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Roboto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@Roboto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roboto)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shave-balls-but-what-about-waxing/397073/16 "2007-03-23T16:35:55Z")
What if you completely shave your testicles before waxing? Does that alleve any of the pain, or does that just make it harder for the wax to get leverage? ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shave-balls-but-what-about-waxing/397073/17 "2007-03-23T16:39:56Z")
[QUOTE=Andrew Bird] How does a guy shave his balls without hitting a fold? [/QUOTE] Carefully. But waxing, that’s crazy! ---
**Author:** ![Surok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@Surok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surok)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shave-balls-but-what-about-waxing/397073/18 "2007-03-23T17:17:05Z")
[QUOTE=Roboto] What if you completely shave your testicles before waxing? Does that alleve any of the pain, or does that just make it harder for the wax to get leverage? [/QUOTE] You need about a quarter of an inch of hair for the wax to stick to it. So this option ain’t gonna work. ---
**Author:** ![Roboto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@Roboto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roboto)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shave-balls-but-what-about-waxing/397073/19 "2007-03-23T21:45:46Z")
Would it hurt if you got wax on your bunghole and then ripped it off? I’m curious, because there’s no hair on the hole itself to be torn out, but the skin is sensitive. Can anyone attest to the pain factor of wax on bung? ---
**Author:** ![Nic2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shave-balls-but-what-about-waxing/397073/20 "2007-03-23T22:02:06Z")
[QUOTE=Roboto] Would it hurt if you got wax on your bunghole and then ripped it off? I’m curious, because there’s no hair on the hole itself to be torn out, but the skin is sensitive. Can anyone attest to the pain factor of wax on bung? [/QUOTE] Jeez. Where to start. This may well be the oddest post made seriously I have ever read. Does hot wax on the bunghole hurt? And, if you know the answer to this question; WHY? :eek: [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shave-balls-but-what-about-waxing/397073.md?page=2)