Shaving back hair - good or bad idea ?

Spon Farmer

The hair on my arms, legs and chest are okay but I have a very hairy back and the hair is much darker there than the rest.

I don’t remember my back always being that way and I do sometimes feel self conscious about it but wouldn’t shave for a reason like that.

However my back seems to sweat a lot more than the rest of me in the summer and I was wondering if it is worth shaving my back for that reason.

How long does it take to grow back? Will it be darker and thicker when it does? Does it itch when growing?

Facial hair doesn’t itch and I once had to shave my balls and a bit around there for a hernia operation but I don’t remember if there was a bad itch.

I have a small patch on my back of no hair.

I vaguely remember around ten years ago that I shaved a little patch on my lower back to test how it grows back.

I don’t remember anymore but recently wondered if that patch of no hair was always there or if that is where I shaved it?

Karppi

Back, crack and sac(k). The only way is wax!

Sorolla

try Hair remover - might be better than shaving

AyeGer

Take it off it won’t grow back any thicker than it already is. If you can’t reach it yourself go to a place that will do it for you.

Peregrinus

It'll grow back as thick and dark as it now is, but not thicker or darker. Because the ends of the growing hairs will be cut rather than tapered (as they are when a new hair grows after a hair has fallen out or been plucked) they may tend to "catch" on the fabric of whatever you are wearing next to your skin. I wouldn't describe this as itching but you will notice it, and it could annoy or irritate you. Or, you may not be bothered by it. Over time this sensation will fade. (Of course, if you keep shaving your back, it will keep happening.)

It will not affect how much your back sweats, but not having hairs may lead to sweat evaporating faster, so you may feel less sweaty.

The alternative to shaving is waxing. This is notoriously painful but, hey, you're a man, aren't you? So you don't care about pain. After waxing the hair will take a bit longer to grow back, but it will still grow back. If the feeling of cut ends catching on your clothes after shaving bothers you, you might consider waxing; you shouldn't have the same experience there.

Shaving or waxing, you're going to have to get somebody to do it for you. You can get attachments that you can use to manipulate a trimmer to hard-to-reach places on your back, but they don't really work satisfactorily for a proper shave.

Trigger Happy

The long term expensive option is Laser treatment.

Spon Farmer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120780610#Comment_120780610

Do some men really share the sack?

I think this issue I have with my back hair is silly even though the urge to get rid of it is strong. I can’t think of any reason why man would feel the need to shave his balls

I had a steady hand and wasn’t nervous at the time of the operation but it just felt wrong to do it and the nurse had to take over. Although the fact that she wasn’t shy about it did make me self conscious that she had seen more impressive men. :P

Spon Farmer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120780709#Comment_120780709

I’m not THAT self conscious about IT ;)

griffin100

Spray on Veet - you will need some help to get it on. Leave on for 10-12 minutes and then shower. Doesn’t itch when growing back. Repeat every few weeks. I say that as a human gorilla.

homer911

Get a family member to shave your back for you

Hooked

If it were me, I'd just have it trimmed short, like a tight haircut. blade 1? If you have someone to do that for you? You know, instead of waxing/shaving/hair removal product. I'm FAR from hairy - but every time I cut my hair (I do this myself) I always do my head, then face (leave short stubble), chest, abdomen and 'downstairs' with a blade 1.

It's growing back (no pun intended) regardless!

youngblood

As someone who has done this for years, I would recommend shaving- I've tried it all- Wax, shaving etc

Wax will last slightly longer but increased chance of ingrown hairs, breakouts etc and if you have any bit of sensitive skin it can cause irritation.

Your first shave you will probably need a hand- I would recommend one that you can use your self- You'll be surprised how much you can reach yourself-

I found these ones great https://www.amazon.co.uk/Electric-Shavers-FERRISA-Trimmer-Attachment/dp/B0C2VJ6S8C/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=back+shavers+for+men&qid=1688040159&sr=8-8

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bro-Shaver-SE/dp/B071RMVPJF/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=back+shavers+for+men&qid=1688040159&sr=8-7

but for proper shave you will need a hand from someone else. You will be able to trim/maintain this long term.

Im not sure how it will impact sweating etc but will make huge difference to drying time, getting out of shower, putting on suntan lotion etc

Padraig Mor

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120780657#Comment_120780657

As an only partially shaved ape, my experience is that while everyone thinks a hairy back is/feels more sweaty, the opposite is the case. While the hair gives a little barrier between shirt and skin/sweat allowing some air to circulate, it's certainly my experience that it feels sweatier shaved as clothes stick directly to the back in the heat as opposed to sitting slightly above.

corner of hells

Has anyone confirmed the OP is male or female ?

waywill1966

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120780864#Comment_120780864

Can only suppose guys shave down there for oral sex reasons,maybe their partner doesnt want to be spitting hairs!

Dr Turk Turkelton

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120783380#Comment_120783380

Makes the lad look bigger as well.

niallpatrick

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120780864#Comment_120780864

I shave my sack and big lad, I have to and also use the stubble attachment for my bum cleft. I don't manscape in any way or make it designer chique but my pubes are like gorse, that bad I can't even wear speedos. If I didn't shave my bum cleft it would look like a large squished hairy spiders legs poking out from the rear of my underpants. Oh yes I am very hirsute down below. And I do my upper thighs and lower stomach as well.

Awh the op is so cute lol...

"I don’t remember my back always being that way and I do sometimes feel self conscious about it but wouldn’t shave for a reason like that.

However my back seems to sweat a lot more than the rest of me in the summer and I was wondering if it is worth shaving my back for that reason."

Like they had to have a justified reason that they could accept but it couldn't be for vanity, it has to be a reason what they deem worthy lol 😁

Just shave it op. It's really not a big deal!

Spon Farmer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120785459#Comment_120785459

“Sack and big lad” ?

Dial Hard

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120783380#Comment_120783380

Yup. Men, please do this. Nothing worse than an inadvertent tooth flossing while pleasuring one's gentleman friend.

niallpatrick

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120786761#Comment_120786761

Sack: testicles. Big lad: my penis. I don't shave as close as possible for cosmetic reasons but for hygiene. It's only hair anyway and only myself and my wife will see that area.

Spon Farmer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120790148#Comment_120790148

I know what a sack and big lad are but I have never heard of a hairy penis before so I thought maybe you meant something else or had mistyped.

I googled (though can’t bring myself to look at images) and you are not joking. It is a thing.

Akrasia

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120780953#Comment_120780953

Every few weeks? For the rest of your life? Getting someone to help each time?

Sounds fun

HBC08

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058302804/shaving-back-hair-good-or-bad-idea

How are you going to shave it?

Lots of lads have it waxed but not many would have the dexterity to shave all of their backs themselves.

waywill1966

Some of the reviews for Veet hair removal cream on Amazon are hilarious!

Spon Farmer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120792341#Comment_120792341

Q: Is this product suitable for vegans?

A: Don't eat it! buy a carrot or something and just use this on your body..

Spon Farmer

I didn’t realise until earlier but since people started responding the urge to shave my back has been diminishing.

I think maybe I just needed to say it “out loud” or for people to joke about / show the difficulties.

I feel now like it is just a silly notion.

So thank you all.

Blitzkrieger

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120783380#Comment_120783380

Had a guy loudly tell us in the pub many moons ago that this was the exact reason he shaved down there - he reckoned his girlfriend was much more likely to put it in her mouth if there was no hair on it....

As for your back OP, I personally wouldn't chance it. I reckon the chances of itching/ingrown hairs are too high. If it really bothers you I'd try what other people have suggested and trim them. I'd probably go for a 2 rather than a 0 though.

Spon Farmer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120803526#Comment_120803526

Yeah I’ve gone off the idea now.

Someone else suggested trimming too and I had meant to ask what that would look like - wouldn’t there just be “stubble” on my back?

IBPhoto

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120792341#Comment_120792341

This one?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R3GDDEL1SC1QQ5

After having been told my danglies looked like an elderly rastafarian I decided to take the plunge and buy some of this as previous shaving attempts had only been mildly successful and I nearly put my back out trying to reach the more difficult bits.

Being a bit of a romantic I thought I would do the deed on the missus's birthday as a bit of a treat.I ordered it well in advance and working in the North sea I considered myself a bit above some of the characters writing the previous reviews and wrote them off as soft office types...oh my fellow sufferers how wrong I was.

I waited until the other half was tucked up in bed and after giving some vague hints about a special surprise I went down to the bathroom. Initially all went well and I applied the gel and stood waiting for something to happen. I didn't have long to wait.

At first there was a gentle warmth which in a matter of seconds was replaced by an intense burning and a feeling I can only describe as like being given a barbed wire wedgie by two people intent on hitting the ceiling with my head.

Religion hadn't featured much in my life until that night but I suddenly became willing to convert to any religion to stop the violent burning around the turd tunnel and what seemed like the destruction of the meat and two veg.

Struggling to not bite through my bottom lip I tried to wash the gel of in the sink and only succeeded in blocking the plughole with a mat of hair.Through the haze of tears I struggled out of the bathroom across the hall into the kitchen by this time walking was not really possible and I crawled the final yard to the fridge in the hope of some form of cold relief.

I yanked the freezer drawer out and found a tub of ice cream, tore the lid of and positioned it under me. The relief was fantastic but only temporary as it melted fairly quickly and the fiery stabbing soon returned.

Due to the shape of the ice cream tub I hadn't managed to give the starfish any treatment and I groped around in the draw for something else as I was sure my vision was going to fail fairly soon. I grabbed a bag of what I later found out was frozen sprouts and tore it open trying to be quiet as I did so. I took a handful of them and tried in vain to clench some between the cheeks of my arse.

This was not doing the trick as some of the gel had found it's way up the chutney channel and it felt like the space shuttle was running it's engines behind me.This was probably and hopefully the only time in my life I was going to wish there was a gay snowman in the kitchen which should give you some idea of the depths I was willing to sink to in order to ease the pain.

The only solution my pain crazed mind could come up with was to gently ease one of the sprouts where no veg had gone before.

Unfortunately, alerted by the strange grunts coming from the kitchen the other half chose that moment to come and investigate and was greeted by the sight of me, arse in the air, strawberry ice cream dripping from my bell end pushing a sprout up my arse while muttering..." Ooooh that feels good "

Understandingly this was a shock to her and she let out a scream and as I hadn't heard her come in it caused an involuntary spasm of shock in myself which resulted in the sprout being ejected at quite some speed in her direction.

I can understand that having a sprout farted against your leg at 11 at night in the kitchen probably wasn't the special surprise she was expecting and having to explain to the kids the next day what the strange hollow in the ice cream was didn't improve my status...

So to sum it up Veet removes hair, dignity and self respect....... :-

waywill1966

That’s fcuking hilarious!

suvigirl

My ex used to shave the hair on his underarms and balls,.no hair below was.fab!

He left a bit on his chest, but I couldn't care less about that. No hair were my face was? Perfect 😁

waywill1966

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120811526#Comment_120811526

Works great for guys too when the ladies shave the special place!

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058302804/shaving-back-hair-good-or-bad-idea

Hair is fantastic at moving sweat away from the body so heat isn't used up to evaporate it, you don't cool down so sweat more. It's an insulator, so you sweat.

Shave it and be more comfortable, once you get used to direct fabric to skin contact. Can be weird at first