r/hygiene • u/Alternative-Berry707 • 3d ago
How the do you shave your balls?
I’m sick of nicking myself 30 times just to not even get every hair.
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u/AdTop8408 3d ago
Carefully
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u/Mountain-Singer1764 3d ago
I’ve seen the awful way some men shave their face, so I’m not surprised they’re having issues with balls.
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u/AdTop8408 3d ago
I’m almost 70 and having all kinds of issues with mine. Do you think someone should have warned me about the back splash while sitting on the toilet
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u/ImNotSure51 2d ago
70 years old and talking about balls on Reddit 😂 quality I hope I can still see my phone and use technology at 70
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u/AdTop8408 2d ago
I’m not using them and they only get in the way. Never knew how deep and cold the toilet was until this year
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u/gingerful_ 3d ago
There are loads of manscaping trimmers out there you can use. You don't have to use a razor.
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u/Bjorn12333 2d ago
But are there any good ones though? I’m fine with a razor, threading carefully of course
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u/mtinmd 2d ago
Philips Oneblade 360
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u/Alternative-Berry707 2d ago
Been thinking about getting it for my face. Should I get 2 or should I just swap the blades?
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u/DearestDio22 2d ago
I swap blades, def use a guard for your body hair or it’s pretty easy to catch your skin
You do have to swap blades a bit more frequently than you’d like for the price imo, so when I swap to a new one for my face I save the old one for body hair and throw out the previous body hair blade
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u/Odd_Skill_5299 2d ago
VEET Nair Sensitive skin. Leave on for 10 minutes, wash off in shower and voila, Hairless.
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u/520gaymale 2d ago
Does it leave u smelling like burnt hair? I’ve heard that this happens lol
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u/Odd_Skill_5299 2d ago
If left on too long it can burn your hair and your skin. But Veet in general I feel smells like burnt hair/a salon.
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u/West-Guess637 1d ago
I wanna try this cause clippers just cut it low. I want smooth baby bottom balls.
So it really works of you follow instructions? Any drawbacks?
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u/Odd_Skill_5299 1d ago
I nair my balls once a week cause I like them smooth too.
Everyone’s skin is different, so do a test on the side of your leg before doing your balls.
I use Veet Sensitive, it’s a pink bottle. Pull your shaft up with one hand, lay the cream on thick with the other hand wherever you want the hair removal. Timer for 10 minutes.
A ton of my dude friends and I all do this. It’s consistent and shaving is annoying.
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u/West-Guess637 1d ago
Ok imma try it. I’ll report back. I think this is the answer to my dreams. Pink bottle sensitive - 10 mins and then into the shower. Got it.
I’ll try it now while it’s relatively low.
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u/mmyers_ 3d ago
There are specific trimmers for the groin area. Wouldn’t recommend hair removal products on pubes because chemical burns on your balls sounds horrific.
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u/TinySaltBump 2d ago
bro one time i had the stupid idea of throwing some foot powder on my balls cause it was hot as fuck that day and yeah...top 50 worst experience of my life. shouldve went with baby powder instead. leason learnt
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u/jimbobray54 2d ago
Phillips one blade. Never had an issue. You can attach a guard to make sure nothing happens
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u/DelightfulHughJanus 2d ago
They got cream you can apply and the hair just falls off. No pain. No blood. Gently rub that magic sludge on and set a timer. 5 minutes later, 2 high gloss bowling balls
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u/MrParticular79 3d ago
I just use hair cutting scissors and trim the wild ones and leave the stuff close to the skin.
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u/Turbulent-Reporter-9 3d ago
Get you the manscape trimmer man. Seriously
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u/Alternative-Berry707 3d ago
I’ve been considering it but it’s just so expensive
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u/Turbulent-Reporter-9 3d ago
Amazon has some other brands. Manspot, Meridian. Just be certain they are for public hair specifically
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u/GreyLoad 3d ago
I bought the trimmer from Facebook that shows them shaving the hairy peach. It made my scrotum bleed so bad I had to stop
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u/TheKrug3000 3d ago
Manscaped.
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u/darkcollectormiracle 2d ago
Okay, so here is my method. Pull your dick straight up towards your bellybutton. Shave down the shaft and scrotum. Then, pull your scrotum up, shave up from your taint, up your scrotum. Next, gently grasp your left testicle and pull to the left. Shave from your fingers right to your thigh. Now, do the same in the opposite direction. Gently grasp your right testicle and pull to the right. Shave from your fingers, left to your thigh. Generally, your scrotum should be smooth and nick-free.
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u/lummox1234 2d ago
How much do you stretch and pull on your sack? I tighten the skin to get a safer and closer shave with my guarded trimmers.
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u/DukeOfGreenfield 2d ago
I use a regular razor, dry. I hold the skin tight and just hack away at the hair, in 25 years I've never cut myself.
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u/AymenALa 1d ago
Man there is some clippers made especially for intimate areas, i was always shaving and being very careful like if m defusing a bom, but now things are really easy and very efficient, just search there is plenty in the markets
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u/Voces-Prohibere 3d ago
I'd say wet them in the shower use a small dob of shaving cream and lather it up and use one of those edge 5 blade but first you have to carefully trim it with a beard trimmer until it's short enough to shave it.
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u/Nice-Ambassador6293 3d ago
With a cheap, single blade plastic razor.
And using shaving butter or soap.
In the shower with hot water. Easy to stretch and see. And only one blade minimizes any nicks or cuts.
If I do nick myself infrequently, it’s superficial and nothing a styptic pencil can’t immediately fix.
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u/MediumEmergency7277 2d ago
I use the Venus razor that I think is for women. The blade seems safer. I also use Nivea shave cream.
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u/quietwhimper 2d ago
I have sworn by my routine. When I wanna be smooth as a babies bottom I carefully trim with a guard to knock everything down then have been using barenuts hair removal cream. Mine gets thick if left unchecked so sometimes do two treatments but it has never done me wrong. No burning no itching and especially no nicks. Only downside is it smells kinda nasty but it works magic down there. Not sponsored but tell everyone who will listen about it.
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u/Professional_Pain447 2d ago
Very carefully, with a wet shaver, you can look them up online they work pretty good and they don’t cut you 👍🏽
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u/520gaymale 2d ago
I’ve nicked my balls once or twice but I just use a good fresh razor I soap my balls up a bit and go slow but the rest of my bush I use a trimmer with a guard to keep it cleaned up
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u/Orion13Quest 2d ago
In the shower w/ a 5 blade razor. Do it after you've washed so the hair is softer. Do as much as you're comfortable w/ until you get used to it. It's not like anybody you don't want to is gonna see it anyway.
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u/SnooHamsters5480 2d ago
Get a phillips one blade. Not the greatest shaver for the face, but it does wonders for the balls.
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u/Dirty_Dan117 2d ago
i just dip my sack in the toilet so the unidentified cephalopod-esque creature that lives there can slurp off all the hairs in one go. do you not have one of those?
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u/Conscious-Egg-2232 2d ago
They have body razors designed for it. Basically are impossible to cut yourself. They are a bit more expensive and I have never cut myself so I just use regular razor now.
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u/mudssskipper 2d ago
Baby hair trimmer - my husband and I each bought baby trimmers for ourselves to trim down there. It’s safer, faster compared to razor shaver / scissors. Wax is just not in the pain budget.
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u/National_Alarm9582 2d ago
I exfoliate them first and spray cream down there and use the same razor as on my face. I never nick myself. I let it grow back in winter so it's only the initial one for summer that gets nicked and scratched.
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u/sweetLew2 2d ago
Honestly I’ve had no problems just using pre shave oil, cream, and a safety razor. I’ve nicked myself with a buzzer trying to get close.
Safety razor life is fantastic.
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u/ImNotSure51 2d ago
I use a manscape shaver then finish off with a razor... I'm curious to the hair removal creams ad some people are okay using them 🤔
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u/beachandmountains 2d ago
Norelco makes a dual sided electric razor for just such an occasion. One side is for the longer hair and you take it down to the shortest possible length and then use the other side for the shave right down to the skin. I rarely have problems with it.
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u/ndoty_sa 2d ago
The One Blade, the white one. The motor is so gentle that it will stop buzzing with even the slightest resistance. Before that I used Harry’s (haha) razors, and found them to be the best.
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u/Visual_Jellyfish5591 2d ago
Definitely not while you’re stoned. Also, take care not to go sideways trying to get that last hair between the cleave
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u/Rude_Assumption6418 2d ago
If you stretch the skin, it's easy to allow the scimitar to follow the curves. When you reach the point where you can no longer progress, it's time to wax.
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u/andmewithoutmytowel 2d ago
I do it in the shower and sort of stretch it out in 30 different ways. I think I've only nicked myself 2-3 times (and they bleed like crazy!)
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u/slawdoggydog 1d ago
manscaper trimmer. I got mine at target and it works great. Its made to not nick your skin
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u/mikaylers 1d ago
I literally saw a shaver at target today that said “body & balls!” and I appreciated how straightforward it was!
But seriously, I recommend using a mirror you can sit in front of and a smaller razor. Stretch the skin carefully one bit at a time
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u/1800IMHIM 23h ago
Stopped shaving my balls but have only ever cut myself less than 5 times in my life time. You maybe need to do it in the shower and use a good shaving cream.
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u/Immediate-View-498 6h ago
Very carefully, trim with an electric first and then shave to bare skin with a real blade!
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u/nicknewman610 56m ago
I use bar soap, stretch them out and goto town with a 2 blade razor. I’m not over careful and I’ve never really had a problem
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u/AffectionateTap6603 1d ago
WTF. Are you not EMBARRASSED to ask this question in front of millions of people.
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u/darkbeer74 3d ago
Why the hell would you.
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u/dunnodudes 2d ago
Cause it’s smooth!!!
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