Use the best razor you can afford, cream rinse works well as shaving crea and of course use lotion after when still warm. T blockers help as well as hair for me at least is less.

No you didn't miss anything, that was my bad.  I didn't actually say to use it on your legs.., I was told to use it to shave legs.  Razors glide with it, and it moisturizes perfectly. So yes, use hair conditioner for your legs to shave with.

Use both. Conditioner that you use in your hair and put the shaving cream on top of that. It really makes the razor glide a lot better plus the conditioner helps keep you legs moisturized and then use a decent lotion after. With the conditioner under the shaving cream, you can pretty much kiss the razor bumps and irritation goodbye. Except for the bikini area.

Laser on bottom is the best as two treatments all but gone. Shaving doesn't work imho

Fortunately I have virtually no hair on my legs.  However, I do have unwanted hair elsewhere.  All I can say is that it gets better over time.  In time you will discover what works and what doesn't and what products to use and what not to use.  There is simply no simple solution beyond trial and error unless you want a professional to do the work.  IMO, just do it and learn from the mistakes.  In time it will become relatively easy and satisfactory. 

Conditioner works great. I bought a tube of gel at CVS for bikini area use.
It worked great and a lot less bumps.

I shave my legs about twice a week, and use hair remover cream on most of the rest to remove chest and back hair, following the instructions. Lovely to have a smooth all over body and growing breats thanks to certain patches. I shave between the legs and pubes as well to have a smooth all over feel: love it in the sauna.

PS: I use E45 cream all over, after shave / remover, it makes the skin lovely and smooth & soft.

Quote from: melanie maritz on July 21, 2014, 11:05:21 AM
I am one of those horror stories that you heard about, lol. No matter what I do, I have tried everything there is to try, I ALWAYS end up getting both a rash and ingrown hair. It looks ugly and I hate shaving my legs

Hi everybody, this is my first post.  I need to figure out how to get a photo of me posted, but I digress...

My fave trick for smooth legs is to rub on olive oil and let it soak in for 15 minutes. Then you can either gently wash it off or do as I do and put the lotion on right over it.... it feels sensuous and works great!

Roxanne

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Ooo conditioner? I have to try that! Maybe when I shave my arms too.

I get some of the worst in grown hairs known to woman.  From experience, I once learned to shave against the grain in order to get a closer shave for various things like smoother legs or face.  Ultimately, as it turns out, there are better techniques that do not involve shaving against the grain.  The problem is hairs get trapped under the skin.  To avoid doing this, avoid shaving against the grain.

My technique is to run a wet hand against the grain to get the hairs standing up.  At this point, shave with the grain or at an angle if necessary.  Repeat this until it looks smooth.  If necessary, to get closer, stretch the skin AGAINST the grain and hold it while shaving WITH the grain on the stretched area.  This seems to work really well on my face as well, providing the same smoothness as against the grain without the ingrown hairs for me.  The key is you need to be very careful about applying this uniformly, and over time the skin will become healthier, smoother, and easier to shave. 

When you first start shaving,  It is a real pain for a month or two. The more you shave, the more the skin gets used to it. I used to have some ingrown hairs but a lot of razor bumps and irritation especially on the upper thighs and underarms Now though, no big deal except for the occasional nick or cut. The more you do it the less sensitive the bare skin becomes and the closer shave you can get without the irritation. Especially using conditioner under the shaving cream. god I remember the sensation of crawling in between sheets with hairless legs or the way wearing pants felt. Now though I can't tell the difference whether I had hair on my legs or not. That sensitivity is not there anymore like when I first started a long time ago, but no more irritation razor bumps or ingrown hairs. I do tend to get them if I go a day or so without shaving so for me it is an everyday ordeal. 10 extra minutes in the tub or shower for the result is priceless.

I just shaved my legs last night for the very first time ever and I am forty years old and it was an experience to say the least.

First off I used an electric razor that I use for my facial hair but it worked perfectly for my legs, I also shaved my pubic area as well and that was great too. I then took my regular shaver that I have that is like a mach 3 or something and I shaved the rest down. I didn't have any baby oil or anything at the time to lotion them down but today I bought some as well as some other lotion and they don't feel so bad, there are no rashes or anything like that. Though my pube area is kind of strange feeling and might have to do some more work on that. I want to try and shave them as often as possible.

I bought a womans shaver today that is used for the legs and was pretty cheap and now I know why, next time I am going to buy the more expensive one and shave my legs every other day or as often as I have to cause I love having smooth feminine legs. I also shaved my butt as well as my butt crack lol

I too am one of the horror stories - first time for me I got fairly bad razor burn / ingrown hairs, and as it started growing back again (just a few hours for me), it was really prickly so I got stubble rash just to add insult to injury   Had much the same experience with my chest and stomach too, although oddly my arms and underarms are absolutely fine with shaving.

For my legs, chest and stomach I use hair removal cream.  No razor burn, ingrown hairs or stubble rash, and it's a billion times faster to cover the same surface area!   The first cream I used did burn my skin very slightly, but nothing a bit of Savlon cream couldn't fix.  I've changed to a newer version of the same product now though and it doesn't burn at all.

In the not too distant future I plan to move on to waxing, and also get a Tria Home Hair Removal Laser for a more permanent effect ♥︎