Heya,

I’ve been looking into razors and trimmers to take care of facial and body hair, including sensitive areas. Just looking up these products shows that pretty much anything as explicitly male or female marketed, including not just stereotypical elements like colour and such, but also explicitly calling themselves “for men” or “for women”.

Is there anything to this label? Does it actually make any difference or are these just arbitrary visual differences?

Also, do people here have good recommendations for what to go for? It’d be nice to have something that maybe makes it a little easier than using disposable normal razors, as that’s associated with some major constant effort and has some less fulfilling results in sensitive areas.

Thanks for reading!

  • LadyAutumnMEnglish
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    5 days ago

    Not really, no. The main difference is that body razors have a differently shaped razor attachment. It’s a bit wider and has a bevel around it to make it easier to use on parts of your body with curves like your legs. They also usually have different built-in skin hydrating bars or whatever they’re called to make it easier on your skin, I think. Honestly, I’m not too clear on it, haha.

    I shave using the Schick hydro silk razors once a week. I usually don’t get any cuts and if I do I replace the blade. I have a pack of 9 that you can buy to have on hand. You should replace them regularly cause when they get dull, they’re more likely to dig in and cut you. I use sensitive skin shaving cream, no particular brand whatevers on sale. I also use this razor on sensitive areas once a week and find it works just fine. I have a specific shaving routine to try and minimize in grown hairs and skin irritation. Whenever I shave, and whenever I shower more generally, I use a body lotion to keep my skin hydrated. Super easy to dry out and that will also impact your results with body shaving.

    On the higher end there’s still like epilators and IPL devices, which might be worth looking into long term. Shaving suits me fine. For me it’s worth the half an hour time investment once a week.