As biological men, we naturally tend to have a lot of hair all over our bodies compared to females (except for a few lucky men who don’t seem to have any hair except for the ones on their heads!). Therefore, besides shaving our face, we aren’t really experienced in removing hair when it comes to the rest of our bodies.

Experienced or not, if you want people to focus on your womanly beauty instead of your manly features when you crossdress, proper hair removal is essential in creating a complete feminine transformation.

If you are tired of covering your legs and arms up when you dress as a woman. This article will help you address that problem head-on. Some methods may not be as effective as the others, but that also depends on how much hair you’ve got.

You will have to try a few of the methods mentioned below before finding which one, or combination, of these techniques work for you. This is a journey of self-discovery. So please do not be discouraged if any one of these methods doesn’t work for you straight away.

Shaving to remove hair for crossdressers/transgenders

The most familiar tool in a man’s hair removal kit is the razor. Just like we use it to shave our faces, it can also be used to shave pretty much every other part of the body that has hair we need to get off.

There is a common misconception when it comes to shaving that states that the act of shaving causes hair to grow back fast, darker, and thicker, which fortunately isn’t true. However, shaving does cause the hair to have blunt ends when it grows up in contrast to the tapered ends it usually has. This growth can make the hair appear a little unnatural. The blunt tips can lead to ingrown hairs, which occurs when the hair doesn’t shoot out of the pore and re-coils back into your skin instead.

To avoid the adverse side effects of shaving, three things to do are to soak the area you are about to shave. Lather it with plenty of shaving cream or foam, and make sure to shave in the same direction as that of your own hair growth. Depending on your speed of hair growth. You will have to keep shaving your whole body at least two to three times a week.

Hair removal cream for crossdressers/transgenders

Shaving every single hair on your legs, arms, chest, and everywhere else takes a LOT of time. Sometimes the time and effort it takes to shave your whole body isn’t worth all the cuts and bruises and ingrown hair you accumulate in the process. This is where hair removal cream comes in.

Probably the easiest DIY method of removing body hair for crossdressers/transgender is using hair removal cream, which is also known as depilatories. While shaving cuts the hair at the skin’s surface, hair removal cream attacks the hair by penetrating your skin and targeting the hair follicle, giving it a longer-lasting effect. Due to their effectiveness, always avoid the eyes, nose, and genitals as the chemical burns you get from this product are not ideal for our body’s more sensitive parts.

The procedure to apply the cream is straightforward. Simply lather it onto your skin wherever there is hair and wait for about 10 minutes before wiping it off with a damp towel or microfiber cloth.

The products are affordable and don’t cause you to get ingrown hairs as shaving does. However, you should pay attention to the sensation the cream gives you. It’s normal to get a slight tingle, but a prolonged burning sensation could be an indication that your skin is allergic to a substance in the product. It is also advised to use skin protection cream when heading out after using hair removal as it can leave your skin exposed to harmful sun rays.

Waxing to remove hair for crossdressers/transgenders

A stronger alternative to hair removal cream when you need to remove body hair as a crossdresser/transgender is waxing.

Now, I know what you are thinking. As a man with a lot more hair than a female, wouldn’t waxing hurt? At first, it will. There is no going around that. This is why we recommend that you book a wax appointment and get it done by a professional. Every time after that, however, you will barely feel it.

The reason we recommend waxing despite the initial pain is due to its effectiveness. Using this method, you won’t have any hair growth for up to 6 weeks. Whereas with shaving, you need to do it every few days, and hair removal cream will need to be applied every few weeks. With waxing, you can get away with it once every month and a half.

Laser hair removal for crossdressers/transgenders

Finally, we have laser hair treatment to remove hair for crossdressers. This method is definitely the most expensive but also the best method for lasting results.

Laser hair treatment can be used to remove hair from your forearms, chest, back, armpit, and most other places. The amazing thing is after about 8 sessions, your hair growth will slow down to a crawl. And you will only need to do a touch-up session once or twice a year.

We highly recommend that you not opt for the cheapest option when it comes to picking a laser surgeon as the side effects can be pretty nasty. There are cases where the treatment can leave you with blister, infected skin. Or cause a permanent change of skin colour. Therefore, it is essential that you choose carefully and follow all post-treatment procedures recommended by the surgeon.

In conclusion

You longer have to go through extraordinary lengths of using a considerable amount of makeup or specific clothing to hide the manly hairs on your body. The same methods that biological women use to get smooth, silky skin can be used by you to get the same effect when crossdressing.

Go out and try all of these methods and see which one works for you. The woman inside is calling out to you!

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