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So I have a few questions about Shaving the Nonos and the bikini area.:
-Is it clenly and/or safe to shave the areas?
-When I've done it before I get a whole bunch of red bumps even when I use tons of Shaving cream, conditionaer and bar soap. How do I stop that?
Thanks! :3

Be careful about what type of hair removal aid(shaving cream, etc.) you use down there. If its not specifically for vaginal use, it could potentially be harmful to you.
Its healthier to leave it natural but if you must, just trim it.

a dr. wouldn't say it's safe.
BUT if you shave Pubic Hair..
be sure your cleaner wiping yourself with baby wipes sometimes helps stay cleaner.
& NEVER NEVER NEVER use shaving cream, conditioner, bar soap, any kind of soap down there except the vaginal soaps witch you can find by pads & tampons & sometimes by the body washes. but they even well body wash & shaving cream say on the bottle not to use down there.. because your v****a is VERY sensitive. if you get soap in there you can get a MAJOR infection if not cleaned out. so never never use any soaps or creams there. & sometimes you can use the baby butt cremes if its a must. &

razor bumps. to prevent them IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON SHAVING THERE. go with the hair. if the hair grows down shave with the handle facing the floor.. & it's best to just shave around not around the v****a opening. hairs. because if you cut your self there. & say you don't clean your self well after using the bathroom the germs your body's taking out will get in the cut & cause an infection. & they can be MAJOR. but if you go with the hair it should lower the amounts of razor bumps. & razor bumps will burn terribly. & you can put lotion on the mons(mound part that turns into lips) after you shave. but not on the outer labia.( the outer lips) or any lower than there. & baby powder helps as well. (((:

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I LOVE shaving down there. I find a bush so... uncomfortable.

First, I trim by shaving DOWN (in the direction of the hair), with an electric razor. If the hair is especially long, I'll go through with a comb and cosmetic scissors first until it's about a quarter of an inch.

So now the hair should be about 1/8 of an inch at the shortest.

Warm up with some hot water and take your time lathering up. It helps to get aroused (more blood flow and more stimulation = better healing and open hair follicles). Use regular shaving cream, like for your legs. DO NOT USE BAR SOAP and only apply the cream to your pubis mons (the mound above your v****a). Use the electric razor around your sensitive bits so you don't cut yourself!

First shave down in even strokes, following the hair. Try to only shave each "area" once this way.

Then go back up, against the hair, in light little strokes, until you're smooth.

Spritz on some aloe vera gel before putting on your underwear. If you can, go without underwear so your skin can breathe.

Also, in the shower, it helps to routinely shampoo and condition your pubes. It makes it easier to shave them when you do!

ALSO ALSO, only shave about once a week- allow the hair to grow out to "0.25 in. again before shaving.

Good luck~

I've been doing it for years with no problems. I suffer maybe 1 or 2 blood bumps or ingrown hairs each time I shave- the hairs can be easily and painlessly remedied with a pair of tweezers.

As long as it's kept clean, I see no problem with it. As for soap and suds, as long as you keep running clean water over it, it's fine (like you do when you shower anyway). Or you can buy a "v****a-friendly" soap if you're that worried.

You can't assume that it's safe just because you haven't had a problem with it. Saying, "I haven't had a problem with shaving, so shaving must be fine," is like saying, "I smoked, and I didn't get cancer, so smoking must be fine." Yes, it's possible to shave and not have any problems, and it's also possible to smoke and not get cancer. But shaving your pubic hair increases your risk of vaginal infections (even if you get no soap or shave gel in your v****a, just the simple fact that you don't have hair to promote airflow and to trap bad stuff before it can get to your v****a increases your risk of vaginal infection), and smoking increases your risk of cancer. As a result, neither one are usually recommended by doctors. If you choose to risk it anyway, that is your choice. Just make sure you're aware of the risks.

Also, a quick Google search "Is shaving pubic hair unhealthy?" and checking the first 2 pages, I didn't find a single negative response to the question (except that it may itch when it grows back in).

I thought this was a nice example, from a published expert on the subject (with a doctorate, too)-

http://community.thenest.com/cs/ks/blogs/sex/archive/2008/07/08/is-it-unhygienic-or-unhealthy-to-shave-or-trim-your-pubic-hair.aspx

If you want to go natural, that's fine. But where's your facts to support these arguments that shaving is the worst possible thing?

Mostly bacteria, but yes, it can help keep out dust and whatnot too.


Underwear does not offer the protection that pubic hair does. In fact, wearing underwear without having pubic hair reduces airflow, which makes you more prone to an infection. Pubic hair helps hold the underwear away from your skin a little so that the area can breathe.


We're talking about something that is a choice and that can negatively impact a person's health. I think both analogies work to illustrate that.


You're right, you are probably not going to die from it. I never said you would die from it. I just said it increases your chance of getting an infection. Most people don't know that, so I like to make them aware of it. From there, the choice is their's.


Most doctors don't recommend removing all your pubic hair, especially by shaving. But sadly, even doctors don't know everything. Some of them don't even realize that shaving has risks, so they don't know to warn people about it. The article you posted was by Pam Spurr. She wrote another article called "Why women must learn to say yes in the bedroom." It is about how it was a woman's fault that her husband cheated on her. She said the woman wasn't giving her husband enough sex, so he pretty much had no choice but to cheat. She said, "You may think it's a terrible comparison to make between chores and sex. But I believe that sex should be seen as a duty because it is one of the most fundamental ways in which you can make your partner feel better....You may not want to have sex, just as you may not want to visit his parents, but you must tend to every aspect of your relationship if you wish it to survive." Needless to say, she's a bit of a quack, and I think she's just out to make money (the article ends with information on how you can buy her book).

Here are some articles about pubic hair, infections, and shaving:

"Pubic hair removal naturally irritates and inflames the hair follicles left behind, leaving microscopic open wounds....When that irritation is combined with the warm moist environment of the genitals, it becomes a happy culture media for some of the nastiest of bacterial pathogens, namely group A streptococcus, staphylococcus aureus and its recently mutated cousin methicillin resistant staph aureus (MRSA). There is an increase in staph boils and abscesses, necessitating incisions to drain the infection, resulting in scarring that can be significant. It is not at all unusual to find pustules and other hair follicle inflammation papules on shaved genitals.

Additionally, I’ve seen cellulitis (soft tissue bacterial infection without abscess) of the scrotum, labia and p***s from spread of bacteria from shaving or from sexual contact with strep or staph bacteria from a partner’s skin.

Some clinicians are finding that freshly shaved pubic areas and genitals are also more vulnerable to herpes infections due to the microscopic wounds being exposed to virus carried by mouth or genitals. It follows that there may be vulnerability to spread of other STIs as well.

Pubic hair does have a purpose, providing cushion against friction that can cause skin abrasion and injury, protection from bacteria and other unwanted pathogens, and is the visible result of long awaited adolescent hormones, certainly nothing to be ashamed of or embarrassed about."
http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2011/04/war-pubic-hair.html

"Possible Consequences

Itching

Razor burn

Nicks

Cuts

Bumps

Blisters/Pimples

Genital infections

Ingrown hairs

Folliculitis: an infection in the hair follicle usually caused by the bacteria Staphylococcus (staph) or a fungus. A common cause of folliculitis is recently shaved hairs re-growing out of the follicle and curling back around to irritate the skin."
http://www.pamf.org/teen/health/skin/pubichairremoval.html

"Turf burns and cosmetic body shaving were responsible for the spread of a bacterial skin infection among players on a college football team...Researchers found that 10 percent of players on a Connecticut college football team had MRSA skin infections, for which two were hospitalized...The athletes who practiced cosmetic body shaving had a 43 percent risk of infection...."
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/15921.php

"There are some downsides to shaving. First, there are obvious risks. Using a sharp razor on such a sensitive part of the body means it's easy to slip up and hurt yourself. Then there's the regrowth stage: Shaved hair grows back after a couple of days, and when it does it can be prickly or itchy. This can leave a girl feeling uncomfortable.

There's also a chance some hairs will become ingrown, causing pimples. Sometimes people can even get skin infections as a result of shaving. For these reasons, some girls choose to wax or use depilatories on bikini hair. These methods have their downsides too, of course...."
http://kidshealth.org/teen/expert/hygiene/shaving_query.html

"... Also, all our hair (no matter where) helps to protect certain parts of our body, regulate body temperature, and/or catch our natural “scent” (called pheromones) that is produced in our sweat to attract others..."
http://puberty101.com/boys/pubic-hair/

"...Even assuming you don't get nicks or inflamed hair follicles, shaving can create tiny abrasions that make it easier to pick up infections from a partner's skin -- not just sexually transmitted infections, but also plain old everyday infection infection. (It doesn't even have to be sexual contact to spread infection, by the way...."
http://www.scarleteen.com/article/advice/are_you_supposed_to_shave

These are not necessarily the best articles out there. These are just some of the ones that came up in the first two pages when I did a search for "pubic hair." Most of the others were blog posts by people saying they prefer natural pubic areas but not really stating any facts.


Whoa, where did I say that it's the "worst possible thing"? Don't lie and put words in my mouth. I just warned you that it's got risks. You're probably not going to die from shaving. You're not going to get arrested for shaving. Your v****a will not rot and fall out from shaving. But you are more likely to get an infection. If you're ok with that, fine. But like I said, most people don't know that there are risks. And for some women, especially women who are pregnant (vaginal infections can be especially dangerous for pregnant women and can actually mean the difference between life and death for the baby) or who are prone to infection, knowing that might make a big difference.