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2009-08-21 1:34 PM

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Subject: Removal of Back Hair
I was just reading, with interest, the thread on triathletes shaving.

For those of you unlucky enough to have to remove back hair, how do you do it? It's very hard to shave and/or Immac yourself, as you can't reach all of it. And professional waxing is pretty expensive!


2009-08-21 1:38 PM
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I use a "girlfriend"...find one at Adult friend finder
2009-08-21 1:39 PM
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I had my wife help once with the kids video taping.  After several attempts and blood began to flow I gave up.  It was worth it though to watch my son and daughter laugh so hard they could not even hold the video camera up anymore.  I trim my upper arms because it's scraggly fuzzy stuff and the back hair remains intact. 
2009-08-21 1:42 PM
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I had a roommate in college who used a normal gillette razor (mach 3 or whatever) and attached it to a long wooden cooking spoon.  I know it sounds strange but it somehow worked.  Good luck!

2009-08-21 2:40 PM
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Enlist a friend.  I do a friend's back regularly - we use "Veet" though.  Seems to be easier than a razor and doesn't bother him at all.
2009-08-21 2:43 PM
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Just one more reason I am oh so thankful for my genetics and having some native american blood in my system ...... I am SO not a hairy he-beast .....


2009-08-21 2:45 PM
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2009-08-21 2:48 PM
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LowcountryTRI - 2009-08-21 2:42 PM

I had a roommate in college who used a normal gillette razor (mach 3 or whatever) and attached it to a long wooden cooking spoon.  I know it sounds strange but it somehow worked.  Good luck!



That's some www.thereifixedit.com material right there.

2009-08-21 3:28 PM
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I've been cursed with back hair since I was about 19 or 20, and have been attempting to rid my self of it ever since I noticed it. Now that I'm training for triathlons I shave it every other morning before my swim. I'm used to it, and can reach everything except the patch between my shoulder blades. My wife does that for me about once a week. I've tried creams but they give me serious chemical burns. and waxing is way too painful. I've also been to several consultations on laser removal, but it never seems to be in the budget. So I continue to wake up at 5:15 so I can spend that :15 minutes shaving it before I swim.
2009-08-21 5:14 PM
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Three words:  laser hair removal
2009-08-21 5:29 PM
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Nair for men, ya it stinks but it works.  Waxing last the longest but hurts.  Shaving just doesnt last long enough,


2009-08-21 5:36 PM
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waxing is the way to go buddy. It really is not that expensive, about $40-$50 every few months...not too bad really.
2009-08-21 5:56 PM
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Mangroomer.  Lets you do it yourself, using a mirror to make sure you get all the hair. It's battery powered.  The only downside is that like most electric shavers it leaves a fine stubble that becomes noticeable quickly.

2009-08-21 6:07 PM
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jldicarlo - 2009-08-21 6:14 PM Three words:  laser hair removal


a few more words... couple thousand dollars.  not permanent.
2009-08-21 7:46 PM
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Two more words: Duct Tape
2009-08-21 10:53 PM
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All these options seem to have so much promise lol


2009-08-22 4:33 AM
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gearboy - 2009-08-21 6:56 PM

Mangroomer.  Lets you do it yourself, using a mirror to make sure you get all the hair. It's battery powered.  The only downside is that like most electric shavers it leaves a fine stubble that becomes noticeable quickly.



Too funny
2009-08-22 8:49 AM
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Mangroomer, that made my morning. I am a back hair beast. I do Nair every other week, no chemical burns, so I am thankful for that. I feel like the missing link if I go beyond my two week "treatment."
2009-08-22 8:51 AM
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jsklarz - 2009-08-22 4:33 AM

gearboy - 2009-08-21 6:56 PM

Mangroomer.  Lets you do it yourself, using a mirror to make sure you get all the hair. It's battery powered.  The only downside is that like most electric shavers it leaves a fine stubble that becomes noticeable quickly.



Too funny


They really should have used a super hairy guy and showed the shaved patches, like mowing a lawn after a two weeks of rain, then I might be sold. I suspect the model used is not cursed with hairy man syndrome.
2009-08-22 9:38 AM
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I own a mangroomer.... and it works pretty darn well. It doesnt shave as close as a razor, but it works great if you use it every couple days
2009-08-22 10:10 AM
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Subject: RE: Removal of Back Hair
anth0424 - 2009-08-22 9:51 AM
jsklarz - 2009-08-22 4:33 AM
gearboy - 2009-08-21 6:56 PM

Mangroomer.  Lets you do it yourself, using a mirror to make sure you get all the hair. It's battery powered.  The only downside is that like most electric shavers it leaves a fine stubble that becomes noticeable quickly.



Too funny
They really should have used a super hairy guy and showed the shaved patches, like mowing a lawn after a two weeks of rain, then I might be sold. I suspect the model used is not cursed with hairy man syndrome.


You don't need to be super hairy to see the results.  I have a mild case of back hair (I'm bothered much more than mrs gearboy or my kids about it), but I usually shave before races, and it's always quite the fur-fest.  Also works nicely as a back scratcher, BTW.


2009-08-22 11:04 AM
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nair + tattoos.. can they mix?
2009-08-22 2:28 PM
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mkarr0110 - 2009-08-22 11:04 AM nair + tattoos.. can they mix?



no problem
2009-08-22 2:51 PM
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You just never know what you are going to read on this site.
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