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You know I might try suggesting Steve try a single bladed razor too. He's got major grain problems in that there is no grain. He's multi-racial and has the tight curly corkscrews on the top of his head and his beard tries to do the same thing. Gets tons of ingrowns that start growing curlique under the skin and then get infected, VERY GROSS.
I'll mention it to him. We've been experimenting with different products for him for a while, and he's definitely open to sugestion.
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Do you gentlemen ever shave with an electric? It's been years since I shaved with a razor. An electric is not quite as close as a blade, but the newer ones do a pretty good job. I occasionally get a rash, but its pretty rare.
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Actually I have tried a Norelco (my father's) and I bought a remington microscreen. I equate them to the epilady, I think, since all they did was try to yank the whiskers out by the roots.
The Norelco worked fine for my father, but not for me.
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I bought Dan an electric razor for our anniversary last year. He seemed to think it was pretty groovin'. Sometimes he misses bits, but most of the time it's a fairly close shave.
Shaving with cold water? Yikes! The only time I ever get irritation from shaving (apart from annoyance at having to do it in the first place) is when I have to shave with cold water. And I find that single-bladed razors tend to give me more irritation, but that's likely because they don't have a lubricating strip or a rotating head/flexible blade/whatever.
I bought a Norelco on a lark once and used it for a few months. Didn't like it. Now I just keep it around in case a particular one of my friends stays over and forgets his own.
AJ: Sounds like my idea with the facewash might not be a bad idea, then. Cool. (I love validation.)
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Why is hair considered so unsightly anyway? That's really a rather racist sentiment our notions of beauty have produced, and my German Jew ancestors protest.
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Norelco Spectra - 3 heads of pivoting action, can be rinsed off in the sink and can be bought on EBAY for almost half what they charge in the stores.
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I use an electric, when I remember to shave. I have one of those fancy Braun with the base that cleans it for you. It appeals to the lazy aspect of me. Posts: 5422 | Registered: Dec 2001
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I concur with Chris on the gross-out issue. I may not be married, but I've dated enough to be pretty jaded in these areas. You could pretty much talk about anything and it wouldn't bother me.
As to guys shaving the bikini line- swim team. Men have to shave all body hair for swimming- and we have lots of it. So, a lot of guys who've swum are well aware of these issues.
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I once used a single-bladed razor at work. I had to because I was working at a hotel and came in unshaven. It was brand new and hurt like a mother. It pretty much ripped every hair out of every pore on my face. My beard bled for about 3 hours. Yeah, not so much in the fun category.
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I don't get grossed out by very many things at all, but menstruation is certainly not something that'll get me out of a thread. And, frankly, I can't understand in the slightest why any guy would be grossed out by talking about a girl's bikini area
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I used a Mach III once... My brother was mad at me after that. (I should have cleaned it out better...)
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Similarly, I once used a Venus when I was staying at Juliette's place and forgot my own razor.
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Hey, guys, have you considered that it might not be about you being squicked out, but that of the women who'd rather not discuss these things in front of men?
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When we were dating (like four weeks into it) we were leaving the house to go for a walk when my grandma shouted "Don't forget your aspirin!" I said, "what for?" She told me to keep it between my knees. We were so embarrassed.
Kayla: He would but our insurance only covers my birth control, not his.
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AJ thanks for clearing up that "nitro" glycerine thing because I was thinking that was a little scary! Unless you want to just blast off the hair!
I saw an "expose" (no pun intended) on the laser hair removal thing. It only works on dark hair b/c it's pigment seeking. So people who had tans or fair hair ended up with these horrible burns and scars! (esp. b/c no real oversight of who could perform these procedures). So I'd definitely stay away from lasers for the time being.
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I think that they've improved the technology recently, KEGE. My wife had it done not too long ago, and I remember reading in some of the promotional literature that this had been a problem in the past, but was no longer the case. As you said, though, there's no oversight, so these claims could be false. In any case, my wife was pretty satisfied with it, but her skin wasn't too dark when she had it done, and her hair is brown, so she was a fairly ideal candidate for the procedure.
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Yeah, that was actually why I ruled out the patch. I just don't trust it to stay in good contact.
Here's the thing. I tried ortho tri for about a year, and it made me crazy. Seriously freaking insane. I was so moody it wasn't funny, and I felt like I was living in someone elses body. I knew that my reactions weren't mine. It was awful, and I stopped. Since then, I'm rather wary of hormone treatments.
My doc says that isn't uncommon for that combination, but others might not have the same effect. So I'm looking at others.
I've kind of ruled out pills all together, as I was never really good at remembering to take it the same time every day. Partly because my schedule is different every day, partly because I'm absentminded.
The shots would be once every 3 months, and they call to remind me. That's nice, and I don't have a problem with needles.
The ring I'd have to remember twice a month, which I don't think I'll have a problem with. It's also about 1/3 the cost, and I'm poor at the moment. I can also take it out any time if I have the same reaction I had with pills.
I can't do that with the shots. I'd just have to wait it out.
But I don't know if I can deal with the ick factor of the ring.
Don't you all regret looking in this thread now?
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I dated a girl years ago that used Norplant. She turned out to be not such a nice person, but I don't think that was because of the Norplant. Do you mind having something inserted under your skin?
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celia- I really don't think you are going to have better luck with any hormonal form of contraception as far as your moods go. They all do basically the same thing and most of them have very similar ingredients, only the dosages vary. I've had so much trouble with this that I will be getting my tubes tied soon.
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The really unfortunate thing, celia, is this - women's bodies are very delicately balanced and any hormonal adjustments are going to have some sort of effect. It just all depends on what you are willing to tolerate. Double-bag condoms increases the effectiveness and if you use non-lubed you don't have to worry about reacting to the spermicides, etc., unless of course you are allergic to latex in which case you might try some of the lambskin expensive types.
Other alternatives - get trained on the rhythym system. And prayer.
You might also check out naturopaths/homeopaths for "natural" alternatives to contraception.
My only other idea is this - if you don't want to have children, get the tubes tied or get a hysterectomy. However, while this will prevent pregnancy (in most cases - strange things have been known to happen such as embryos emplanting on intestinal walls and then being delivered cesearean ), it doesn't help with the STD and HIV/AIDs factor. Which is crucial for young women as we are the fastest rising contractors of these diseases.
Hmmm - abstinence sounds so good . . .
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Had a great biology teacher in college - she was full of all sorts of nifty stories and bizarre happenings!
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Ok, I'm asking as a married woman. As someone who's crappy insurance won't cover a tubal ligation (considers it to be elective surgery--when I have a better job, this is so happening). As someone who sat through a very thorough sex ed. class and knows about IUD's, Norplant, condoms, rhythm method, the sponge, the ton of options that were available 9 years ago. Someone who is more concerned with catching HIV from work than from her sex life.
I know that hormone therapy will have some effect on my balance. From my previous experience, I know about how much imbalance I find acceptable.
I've gone over the literature for I don't even know how many options and narrowed it down to these 2.
Does anyone have experience or insite that might help me choose between them?
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I'd suggest the nuvaring first. Less side effects. The depo can be great but lots do have side effects then you are stuck with it for three months. If you don't like the ring, just throw it out early and try the depo after all.
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