Have you guys heard of bears? No, not the animals. I mean, like in gay porn? Of course you have.

I don't know why but it just crossed my mind and it got me thinking. I'm one of the lucky ones because before hormones, I didn't grow much body hair. For the most part, I grew hair in places where most women grow hair. You know like legs, arms, head, lol. I grew no chest hair or back hair. I did have a happy trail though that I got rid of with electrolysis.

How do really hairy transsexuals get rid of all the hair on their back, chest, arms, fingers, toes, etc. Does HRT stop it completely? Or do you have to continue shaving, waxing, etc? I can't imagine how long it would take with electrolysis.

Fill me in.

I've always assumed that, given the female testosterone/estrogen levels, all body hair would reduce to nothing after a certain amount of time. Well except maybe arm/armpit/leg/pubic hair.

 All my extra money is going to electrolysis on my face so there's no money for laser on my body.

While waiting for hormones to work their magic (it's already been a year) my routine is something like this;

Arms, hands, fingers - epilate once or twice a week
Legs, feet - shave once or twice a week depending on if my legs are visible
Chest - shave every other day or more depending on how often my chest is visible
Arm pits - every couple of weeks or as needed
Back - no one sees it, not much there anyway, don't care

I also play the lottery occasional in the hopes of affording whole body laser treatment.

It totally sucks trying to stay on top of the body hair but a lot of transwomen I've talked to say after a year on hormones the body hair starts to reduce so I'm hoping it will.

I'm not very hairy to start with but HRT has thinned everything and think spearmint tea has also helped

Body hair loss seems to be one of the slow ones. Most people start noticing differences at 6 months to a year, with maximum effects at over 3 years. Also, post orchie/SRS people seem to lose a whole bunch more body hair.

I don't have any chest/back hair, but I would seriously like my leg hair to reduce to something manageable. Shaving my hyper-sensitive skin every 2-3 days is SO not fun. I'm at 10 months HRT and I'm just starting to notice a difference as some of the dark stuff is turning into vellus hairs.

One year hormones... no apparent reduction in the coarseness, density, or pigment of any torso hair. That is, back, chest, and abdominal hair. Leg hair has been reduced, however, as has facial hair.

... to screw with me.

:p

Hormones are weird.

I barely have any body hair.

I knew a girl who had to get her hair chest done...

I shave my chest every other day. I shave my arms and legs every 6 days. I shave my back once a month (the hair there seems to grow more slowly).

I've been getting laser on my face and neck for a little over a year now; I've got about 10 months to go. I still shave my neck and face every other day, but much less effort is needed these days.

I've been on HRT for about 5 months.

I'm not exactly a bear but i definitely have hair where some girls don't and definitely alot more on my thighs than most women. I deal with it by being persistent and on-top of things by getting my legs regularly waxed, shaved, etc.

I've also fallen in love with veet depilatory cream. Some people have had little to no results with it or suffered allergic reactions. I'm one of the fortunate ones and it has made my life a helluva lot easier.

  I was a middle-aged gorilla.  Fine, light colored body hair after 1 year HRT.
  Joelene

I shave my lower legs and armpits onece a month. No facial, chest, or back hair at all ! I would trade all the hair  for a female voice though

Well........  I guess I would have been a bear if I were interested in guys.  I still have problems with my arms and legs and chest and must shave every 2-3 days [not because it looks too bad, but because stubble is too scratchy in bed to snuggle].  However my biological father looked like an ape and even my sister has very, very hairy arms and legs.

I've tried a rotary epilator, but being overweight it pinches badly on my upper legs up to my chest.  It also caused a huge ingrown hair problem for me.  I also tried both the Tria and the Silken home lasers and neither is effective at all.

HRT has worked to reduce some of my hair growth though.  I used to have what my wife and I called admiral patches on my shoulders.  It was like a shoulder pad made of thick coarse curly hair.  It is totally gone now.  I no longer shave my back either.  I still hope that my upper legs and chest/tummy area slow their growth.  I'm going to give it another 6 months or so and then I may start laser on my chest.

I was no bear but I am naturaly hairier than the standard issue female.

I have had my breasts and abdomen lasered.

Also I atribute much of my hair loss to spearmint tea.

Quote from: cynthialee on December 01, 2011, 09:14:37 PM
I was no bear but I am naturaly hairier than the standard issue female.

I have had my breasts and abdomen lasered.

Also I atribute much of my hair loss to spearmint tea.

Is spearmint tea something that can be had in a supermarket? Or is it a specialty shop type of thing?

you can find spearmint in the tea section of the super market in most places

however it would be better to get it bulk at an herbal supply store

  It would be under some other brand name other than Celestial Seasonings or Twinings.  Both sell teas with both spearmint and peppermint with some other stuff that might render the spearmint ineffective.  I would go with the pure stuff though.  Something I might try, despite the problems I had with the herbals last year. 
  Joelene

Quote from: Joelene9 on December 04, 2011, 11:33:56 PM
  It would be under some other brand name other than Celestial Seasonings or Twinings.  Both sell teas with both spearmint and peppermint with some other stuff that might render the spearmint ineffective.  I would go with the pure stuff though.  Something I might try, despite the problems I had with the herbals last year. 
  Joelene

I'm going to check my supermarket on my way to work. They have a pretty decent organic section with a ton a tea.

New here, but this caught my eye.  This is my biggest fear is being stuck as a female Chewbacca, how much body hair reduction can someone realistically expect?  Shaving is a huge problem because the hair is so thick ingrown hairs always happen and become totally unbearable.   I'm going to start with laser on my face and neck but the cost of my entire body...  well I'd almost rather put a down payment on a house! ANY info would be great, thanks.

I was covered with fairly thick fur (ewwwww). 11 months of Normal spiro + started "prostrate problem" dosage of finisteride 5 months in and I very little left. All the back and butt fur is gone, leg fur is a light shave strays once every two weeks. Before I had to shave every morning. Arm fur is getting to the point where it's OK with a touch up with a trimmer once a month. All the hair on backs of my hands has disappeared. Face hair has slowed down a touch but still requires morning shave, same with neck but it now comes back slow enough where I don't see any till the next morning.

I know I haven't been lucky in the tolerating E department but got real lucky on the fur reduction

Well about another month or so and I'll be able to start HRT, just trying to sort out the "clean up" list if it were.  I don't mind a little to take care of on legs and arms, ANY thing will be an improvement over the "carpet" i have now!