How do you shave your balls? Every time I’ve tried with my trimmer it pinches and tears my sack and I’m too traumatized to try it again unless there’s a full proof bloodless method. Usually I just pluck as many as I can tolerate while I’m sitting around watching YouTube or somethin. But it’s such a pain (literally). Pic unrelated

  • Leviathan@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    Double edge razor, I haven’t nicked myself yet. I definitely tore some skin with an electric razor though.

  • retrieval4558@mander.xyz
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    17 days ago

    In case you arent- never use an electric razor on your balls without a guard. And even then, I don’t try to get it too close to the skin, just to shorten the hairs a lot.

    Then if I want to go further, shaving cream and a safety razor is the way to go. Just try to smooth out the scrotum with your other hand to make it as flat a surface as possible.

  • Ekybio@lemmy.world
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    18 days ago

    Shaving Creme might work, since there are no blades involved

    Try to get one that is not to agressive for your skin, maybe on specifically for more intimate parts

  • Th4tGuyII@fedia.io
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    18 days ago

    From my experience, the occasional nick is just a part of the process unfortunately.

    I find that, similar to shaving one’s beard hairs, holding the skin taught tends to help. Also, just take your time - trying to be hasty guarantees you getting nicked.

  • Lennard@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    18 days ago

    I don’t have that much experience, but your trimmer shouldn’t pinch. Troubleshooting possibilities:

    • Oil trimmer blades
    • Get new trimmer blades
    • Get a new trimmer
  • Dasnap@lemmy.world
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    18 days ago

    I actually found a normal razor to work better than a trimmer.

    Also… try getting a stiffie during the process so your nutsack tightens up, makes it easier.

  • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    I’ve shaved my balls for decades at this point. Take a good hot shower for at least 10 minutes, or even better soak in a hot tub for 30-60 minutes. This softens the hair. Shampoo is the best shaving cream as it doesn’t dull the razor blades as much as actual shaving cream. I pull the skin tight and go one pass with the grain, and one pass against. As others have said, that is delicate skin, and it cuts easily, so be careful. Personally I have yet to get better results with any of the various razors I’ve tried, so I just stick with my Mach 3

    • morphballganon@mtgzone.comEnglish
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      16 days ago

      You shouldn’t need to shave in multiple directions… Each bit of skin has 1 ideal direction to shave it, unless your hair grows in a spiral or something.

      • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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        16 days ago

        I won’t downvote you, but if you are only shaving in one direction, you either aren’t getting totally smooth, or you are needlessly torturing yourself by only shaving against the grain of your hair.

        From experience, your beard can literally grow in multiple different directions in the same patch. Regardless, the only way you can get baby smooth is to shave against the grain, which I really don’t recommend as your first pass, unless you shave literally every day, and for some guys it would be twice a day.

        I can’t shave more frequently than once every 2 days. The USN literally gave me a “shaving chit” for that in boot.

        • morphballganon@mtgzone.comEnglish
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          15 days ago

          I shave with, not against. Shaving against causes irritation.

          You changed the subject to beards. This thread is about pubic hair.

  • MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de
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    17 days ago

    Sack trimming is what ultimately converted me from electric trimmers to safety razors. Night and day. Even if I nick myself, the closest thing to a problem is NOT pain.

  • dogg@lemm.ee
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    18 days ago

    I have experienced the trimmer nicks as well, maybe a shaver would be better than a trimmer.

    But i just use a razor now, either a multi-blade men’s razor or women’s body hair razors. Also i use conditioner instead of shaving foam, works just as well and easier to see what I’m doing.

    • 🐝bownage [they/he]@beehaw.org
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      18 days ago

      Yeah OP please use a razor? Razors are made for shaving, trimmers are for trimming.

      Actual tips for shaving I can give you:

      • Stretch the skin a little with your free hand to make sure you have a smooth surface (helps you not cut into the skin) (unless you have perfectly smooth non wrinkled balls)
      • As with any body hair I’d recommend trimming before shaving so the hairs are shorter and easier to shave
      • In the same vein, frequent shaving helps keep the hairs short and makes shaving easier
      • As someone else said it might be nice to use conditioner instead of shaving cream. Personally I never use shaving cream anyway because it doesn’t help me at all lol. It anything make sure your skin is hydrated, it’ll make shaving a lot smoother
  • Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca
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    17 days ago

    I have a waterproof shaver specifically for my balls. It is pretty easy to shave with it in the shower, just use one hand to stretch your sack out then run the shaver over it. It is the wrinkles that are such a danger.

  • morphballganon@mtgzone.comEnglish
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    16 days ago

    I use a Gillette Mach 3 and always shave toward the tip, no matter whether you are above, below, beside the shaft, below the balls, on the balls etc. I find doing it in a hot shower is sufficient and gel/cream isn’t necessary with this method, though I have some Gillette Hydro gel I like. I just find it too time-consuming to bother.