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4 total messages Started by an5155 Sun, 24 Jan 1993 23:26

#480

Author: an5155
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 23:26

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Hi everyone!  

I shaved my legs for Halloween.  Since then the hair has
grown back nearly completely.  I had very hairy legs, but
now, although the length of the hair is very nearly what it
used to be, the hair is only about 75% as dense as it used 
to be.  Does anyone know if this'll change?  

Also, when
it grew back over the first couple of weeks after I shaved,
it itched like crazy!  Are there any suggestions out there
on how to minimize itching?  Also, how do I minimize post-
shaving rashes?  ( I had a terrible one on my chest after
shaving it )

Finally, I also had a ton of ingrown hairs on my thighs that
caused red bumps.  At first I went after the hairs with a
needle, but since then, after finding all visible hairs,
I still have these red bumps which means that somewhere in
the bumps, there's a hair lurking.  What should I do?

Thanks for the advice!
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Re: Leg hair...

#488

Author: Jennifer Liddle
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 00:51

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In article <1993Jan24.233630.261@fuug.fi> an5155@anon.penet.fi writes:

>Finally, I also had a ton of ingrown hairs on my thighs that
>caused red bumps.  At first I went after the hairs with a
>needle, but since then, after finding all visible hairs,
>I still have these red bumps which means that somewhere in
>the bumps, there's a hair lurking.  What should I do?

Urghh! I had this problem, but only once. I learned *not* to shave
the backs of my thighs where I sit. I found that lots of talcum powder
helps some. My advice is "don't do it again" :-)

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Jennifer Liddle, Merstham, Surrey, England       jenny@matrix.demon.co.uk

Re: Leg hair...

#490

Author: Alan Hamilton
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 21:34

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an5155@anon.penet.fi writes:
> I shaved my legs for Halloween.  Since then the hair has
> grown back nearly completely.  I had very hairy legs, but
> now, although the length of the hair is very nearly what it
> used to be, the hair is only about 75% as dense as it used 
> to be.  Does anyone know if this'll change?  

According to an electrolysist I once visited, hair grows in major and
minor cycles.  The major cycle is:

  Start growing, grow, stop, fall out, start growing, grow, stop, fall out, ...

The minor cycle (during grow) is:

  Slow down, pause, speed up, slow down, pause, speed up, ...

Probably a significant percentage of the hair on your legs before you
shaved was either in the "slow down" or "stop" stage.  In either of
those, the hair is still there, but is not growing (or not very fast.)
So when you shave it off, it either does not grow out again or does so
very slowly.  When those hairs reach either the "start growing" or
"speed up" stage, your legs should fill in as they were.

 -Alan

Re: Leg hair...

#501

Author: Russ Williams
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 05:55

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In article <1993Jan24.233630.261@fuug.fi> an5155@anon.penet.fi writes:
>I shaved my legs for Halloween.  Since then the hair has
>grown back nearly completely.  I had very hairy legs, but
>now, although the length of the hair is very nearly what it
>used to be, the hair is only about 75% as dense as it used 
>to be.  Does anyone know if this'll change?  

I had the same experience!  Actually, I shaved in early October, and
I'm amazed how sparser my leg hair seems.  Flies in the face of the
urban legend (whether true or false) that shaved hair is supposed
to grow back stronger/thicker/whatever.  Anyway, it seems to have
stabilized like this.  Kinda weird.

Russ

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