# Potential TMI Ladies: How do you deal with your bikini area? Or HOLY MOTHER OF OWE! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 14, 2002, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-tmi-ladies-how-do-you-deal-with-your-bikini-area-or-holy-mother-of-owe/109104 "2002-05-14T22:45:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Essured](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Essured](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Essured)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-tmi-ladies-how-do-you-deal-with-your-bikini-area-or-holy-mother-of-owe/109104/21 "2002-05-15T07:55:58Z")
Oh and **Honey** that was a brilliant idea, and a very concise and clear description. Bravo for not ‘pussyfooting’ around the issue 😉 Seriously think about marketing that idea ! ---
**Author:** ![Tsubaki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@Tsubaki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tsubaki)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-tmi-ladies-how-do-you-deal-with-your-bikini-area-or-holy-mother-of-owe/109104/22 "2002-05-15T10:21:09Z")
What do I do? Nothing. Just trimming. I know all the tips about shaving and avoiding red bumps…none of them worked. So I’ve given up. There’s no-one to impress anyway…Mr is stuck with me regardless! ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-tmi-ladies-how-do-you-deal-with-your-bikini-area-or-holy-mother-of-owe/109104/23 "2002-05-15T13:11:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by The Mermaid \* > \*\*: : > > : : > > I am absolutely speechless. Where did you get this thing or what did you use to make it? \*\* It actually was a plastic shoe horn in it’s former life. It was just a wee bit too wide for me so Mr. Honey trimmed the sides, sanded it and then dipped the rough sides in this liquid rubber stuff (sorry I don’t know the exact name), when it dried the sides were nice and smooth. > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by galen ubal_\*\* > Actually, not a bad idea. Have you considered marketing it, Honey. > > On the third hand, it’s hard to imagine a meeting with the Board on this item.\*\* I can’t imagine anything that is **less** marketable. What would you possibly call it? 😉 Honey ---
**Author:** ![mrblue92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@mrblue92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrblue92)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-tmi-ladies-how-do-you-deal-with-your-bikini-area-or-holy-mother-of-owe/109104/24 "2002-05-15T19:23:34Z")
Puss n’ Boots? _runs_ ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-tmi-ladies-how-do-you-deal-with-your-bikini-area-or-holy-mother-of-owe/109104/25 "2002-05-15T20:08:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Goo \* > \*\ ***SwimmingRiddles** I had the same thing happen to me the first time I waxed. It only happend in the ‘corners’ where leg meets body along the actual bikini line. Have you shaved there for a while ? It only happened to me twice. The first time I ever waxed, and once when I had to do emergency shaving for a little while (no wax to be found) and then went back to waxing. I think it’s a result of how tough the hairs get when you shave, so if you manage to stick with it, do not go back to shaving intending on waxing again. Choose whether you’ll be a waxer or a shaver, the fence is too damn painful 🙂 \*\* You mean you got the blood blistery things? Because I honestly think I can deal with the pain, but it doesn’t make much sense to me to wax, just to leave these welts that are just as unattractive as the hair. It’s not the whole waxed area, but still. As for what I used to do, and this was only when I really needed to, I would either use a nair-like product or shave. But the nair stuff irritated my skin and the sensitive skin nair didn’t work. Bah. ---
**Author:** ![herownself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8baadc/32.png) [@herownself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/herownself)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-tmi-ladies-how-do-you-deal-with-your-bikini-area-or-holy-mother-of-owe/109104/26 "2002-05-15T20:12:52Z")
Definitely try a professional. I’ve had my eyebrows done occasionally for years, and it really does hurt. So the first time I went for pits and nads, I was terrified. I made my husband drive me there and then come back, because I brought vicodin with me and I wouldn’t be able to drive myself home if I took the narcotics. I am really whiney about pain, \*\*really truly \*\*whiney, no pain threshold at all. The woman who ‘did me’ was great, and it hurt way less than eyebrows. I’ll do it again without hesitation the next time we plan a beach vacation. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-tmi-ladies-how-do-you-deal-with-your-bikini-area-or-holy-mother-of-owe/109104/27 "2002-05-15T21:11:08Z")
Pay a professional! Its over much much more quickly and effectively. They use a totally melted wax which grabs much more of the hair at once (hence no going over and over and over the same area). I can’t stand shaving what with the itching and the irritation. BTW, I agree that eyebrows hurt more than the bikini area, and I have an _extraordinarily_ low tolerance for pain. ---
**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-tmi-ladies-how-do-you-deal-with-your-bikini-area-or-holy-mother-of-owe/109104/28 "2002-05-15T21:28:29Z")
I use [one of these](http://www.folica.com/removal/braun_ee1170.htm) , which is sorta like waxing but not nearly as messy or painful. Sure, it hurts if you do everything at once or slack off for awhile (because of the amount of hair being yanked) but I use it once a week and it doesn’t hurt at all. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-tmi-ladies-how-do-you-deal-with-your-bikini-area-or-holy-mother-of-owe/109104/29 "2002-05-15T22:22:22Z")
What is this laser thing that people keep mentioning? Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Chekmate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@Chekmate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chekmate)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-tmi-ladies-how-do-you-deal-with-your-bikini-area-or-holy-mother-of-owe/109104/30 "2002-05-15T22:28:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sue Duhnym \* > **I use [one of these](http://www.folica.com/removal/braun_ee1170.htm) , which is sorta like waxing but not nearly as messy or painful.** Can you explain how this thing works a little more in detail? The add doesn’t say much, but maybe it’s something that I could give a shot. ---
**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2002, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-tmi-ladies-how-do-you-deal-with-your-bikini-area-or-holy-mother-of-owe/109104/31 "2002-05-16T00:05:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chekmate \* > > Can you explain how this thing works a little more in detail? The add doesn’t say much, but maybe it’s something that I could give a shot. Calling it “the spinning wheel o’tweezers” (SWOT) would have been a much better description than “epilator”. It’s a spinning wheel of tweezers that rip the hairs out by the roots. It’s best for small areas and regular use. If I don’t use it for a while, I go get waxed by a professional (because having it all ripped out in one fell swoop is better than using this thing for an hour) and just use SWOT from then on. You know how waxers _always_ miss hairs and some hairs break or are dormant so you always have some weird growth going on? I find the SWOT perfect for being well-groomed more often. Sure, now it’s a once-a-week thing, but at least you don’t have month long funky hairs around your ankles. Touch-ups are as simple as plugging it in. YMMV, of course. PS Opal, the laser is something you need to go to a doctor for. Laser hair removal. Price varies and not currently great for people with dark skin. More info [here](http://www.consumerlaserguide.com/) . ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-tmi-ladies-how-do-you-deal-with-your-bikini-area-or-holy-mother-of-owe/109104/32 "2002-05-17T01:07:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Honey \* > **I can’t imagine anything that is less marketable. What would you possibly call it?** How about the Pink Pocket Protector? or possibly Hot Pocket Protector–that way your can get the cross over buyers tired of burning their fingers on Hot Pockets. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-tmi-ladies-how-do-you-deal-with-your-bikini-area-or-holy-mother-of-owe/109104/33 "2002-05-17T01:13:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by The Mermaid \* > \*\* > > How about the Pink Pocket Protector? or possibly > > Hot Pocket Protector–that way your can get the cross over buyers tired of burning their fingers on Hot Pockets. 😃 \*\* Coochie Cover™ ---
**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-tmi-ladies-how-do-you-deal-with-your-bikini-area-or-holy-mother-of-owe/109104/34 "2002-05-17T01:43:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sue Duhnym \* > \*\*Touch-ups are as simple as plugging it in. > > YMMV, of course.\*\* Do you have to let the hairs get a certain length to use this thing, like waxing, or will it work at any time? I think I want one of these. \ ---
**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-tmi-ladies-how-do-you-deal-with-your-bikini-area-or-holy-mother-of-owe/109104/35 "2002-05-17T04:52:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jinwicked \* > Do you have to let the hairs get a certain length to use this thing, like waxing, or will it work at any time? I think it works better if the hairs are shorter. I shaved my pits two days ago and used it today and it worked just fine. Of course, I’ll probably have to do touch ups for the next couple days just to make sure I got everything. It’ll basically take out anything that normal tweezers will. ---
**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-tmi-ladies-how-do-you-deal-with-your-bikini-area-or-holy-mother-of-owe/109104/36 "2002-05-17T13:23:41Z")
Neat-o…! \ ---
**Author:** ![Tiburon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e36b37/32.png) [@Tiburon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiburon)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-tmi-ladies-how-do-you-deal-with-your-bikini-area-or-holy-mother-of-owe/109104/37 "2002-05-17T15:46:30Z")
The topic of Laser Hair Removal was just brought up in one of our most recent office meetings. I work as an attorney in Nuclear Safety. Lasers are regulated by our department in my state. However, who _uses_ those lasers is not. This means that it may not be a doctor who grabs that laser and starts to use it to remove your hair. States have different regulations regarding this but it is quite a hot topic right now. Some people experience **terrible** burns from this treatment and others have no problems at all. The key is **find out who is doing the treatment and what their education and experience is.** It is rather scary that someone with no medical education could pick up a laser to remove hair and give the patient 2nd and 3rd degree burns. Make sure that isn’t you. Tibs. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_The\_Veal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@Jimmy\_The\_Veal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_The_Veal)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-tmi-ladies-how-do-you-deal-with-your-bikini-area-or-holy-mother-of-owe/109104/38 "2002-05-17T17:34:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Honey \* > **I can’t imagine anything that is less marketable. What would you possibly call it?** I am sure it has a market. a niche market? ---
**Author:** ![moggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8c91f0/32.png) [@moggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moggy)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-tmi-ladies-how-do-you-deal-with-your-bikini-area-or-holy-mother-of-owe/109104/39 "2002-05-17T17:51:15Z")
I have a ‘bikini area’ that extends well past my bikini- in fact, on my one leg, the hair extends a couple inches down my thigh. I opt for long shorts, and I bought a one-piece bathing suit with attached shorts. I have always used a depilatory cream- I tried waxing my bikini area once and it was a fiasco, and I’ve had my pits done professionally. I don’t think I want to inflict the pain of waxing on my crotch, even if it’s done by a professional! I have sensitive skin, I swore never to shave my bikini area again after breaking out in a painful rash of blood-blister type bumps (and ingrown crotch hair is terrible!). The depilatory cream works okay, but my hair grows fast, and I don’t think you’re supposed to ‘depilatorize’ every day. I can’t even shave my pits/legs every day, even if they need it, because my skin is so sensitive that I break out in a painful rash if I don’t let my hair grow out for a couple days! (So during the ‘between shaves’ time I wear ankle length skirts or pants) Any one else use depliatory? What brand works best for you? ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-tmi-ladies-how-do-you-deal-with-your-bikini-area-or-holy-mother-of-owe/109104/40 "2002-05-17T17:52:46Z")
Well if anybody needs someone to kiss it and make it better… ummmm the bikini area not the arm-pit area. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-tmi-ladies-how-do-you-deal-with-your-bikini-area-or-holy-mother-of-owe/109104.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-tmi-ladies-how-do-you-deal-with-your-bikini-area-or-holy-mother-of-owe/109104.md?page=3)