# sensitive skin and hair removal

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sensitive-skin-and-hair-removal/155212>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 15, 2003, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sensitive-skin-and-hair-removal/155212 "2003-02-15T04:10:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sensitive-skin-and-hair-removal/155212/21 "2003-03-02T19:41:36Z")

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I’ve tried Nair, but never found it to be very successful. I do like the idea of quick, painless hair removal, though. Shaving gives me razor bumps and waxing- ouch! Are there any similar products to Nair that work better?

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**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sensitive-skin-and-hair-removal/155212/22 "2003-03-02T22:33:52Z")

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I’m allergic to chemicals, and waxing isn’t an option. I am also allergic to metal (some here say it’s nickel). What I have found works best for me is “Gillette Sensor” razors - ONLY, with a sensitive skin shaving gel. When I lived in Canada and could get it, I used a specific type of bubble-bath mixed with soap rather than a gel. This stuff was cheap cheap cheap, and worked wonderfully.

Good luck.

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