Chest hair could be a problem as for teenagers, as for grown-ups.
You can be only 15, but have thick dark hair all over chest and stomach.
How to escape it?
Its very difficult to shave without getting bumps, cuts etc.
Because the hair grows in different directions.
And the pain caused by this hair is unutterable.
What does experienced men say?
Just from what I've experienced, chest hair is a real challenge to deal with. There's no easy way around it. I always thought the legs and face were the fastest growth areas to be concerned with, but the stomach grows very fast. I, like most guys here, used to shave this area, but the stubble sucks. When going to epilation, I never even imagined how painful it would be to epilate this area. It is by far, one of the most painful areas to first-time epilate. It was the last of my 'wild frontier', the heart of the dark amazon jungle of hair. Epilating the upper stomach and pecs is something of a 'right of passage' to be a true Epilator guy. I fully respect other guys who have done this too. Even now, if I neglect this area too long, it causes more relative pain than any other area. But of coarse, it's a lot easier now that I've done it a hundred times. Chest/ stomach hair is also pretty dense in terms of follicals, I had no idea I'd be dealing with this before I started all this. i'm actually considering electrolysis on my chest and back, and using an epilator on the rest. It would be nice to permanently cut this growth down to get it on the level as other areas. My suggestion if you want to use an epilator on the chest/pecs area to solve this problem: Go buy a big bottle of Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, or White Port wine, drink most of it, stumble into the bathroom, yell "Let the battle begin!" And do what you gotta do!
Mick, 24 years old:
Just shaved my chest a few hours ago after a few hours of thinking about it. Im 24 and its the first time I've ever shaved it (before I would just trim it with a scissors). I have to say that I hate the way it looks now. I will never shave it again. It just looks so bare and I now realise that it made me look like much more of a man. Shaving your chest hair gives you more of a womans body. Also its itchy as hell. I've applied loads of moisturising cream and an antihistmaine cream called Eurax (contains cromatiton) to try to relieve the itchiness. Hopefully I'll get some of that hair back soon within the next few weeks before I go on holiday.
Adam, 27 years old:
To prevent unbearable pain, use rubbing alcohol after you shave your chest. Burns for a min, then no problems. I havent had chest hair in 10 years.
