So, my egg finally cracked a few weeks ago. And while generally dysphoria isn’t terrible for me at the moment, one thing that is really making me uncomfortable is my body hair. I’ve always been pretty hairy, so I bought an epilator a while ago, and while I’m really happy with it for my legs (smooth legs are aweeesome!), I’m having a hard time on my belly and chest. There’s just so much and it regrows so quickly, and with how sensitive these areas are, I’m having a hard time keeping up.
Do you have any other tips or ideas, or do I just have to power through? I’ve heard it gets better if you do it often, but I can’t feel much of a difference yet
And how are your experiences with body hair on HRT? I’m not on E yet, but would you say it gets better?
Thanks :3
HRT did make my body hair thinner and lighter, and I suppose it takes a little longer to grow back. Kind of a “your mileage may vary” thing but I do personally find things easier to cope with, especially facial hair which is barely visible for me now even if I don’t shave for a week or so.
How long have you been on HRT?
Not them, and not myself, but my sister has been on HRT for less than a year and she doesn’t even grow facial hair anymore. Can barely even tell she’s MTF with the family resemblance either. We used to look nearly identical and now she really looks like a woman.
If you have darker hair and lighter skin, IPL devices are fantastic for getting some permanent hair reduction relatively quickly! I use a Braun Silk Pro 5, and it stings like the snap of a rubber band, but everywhere from my neck down just grows WAY less hair than it used to now.
I used to epilate and still do for certain spots like my hands, but that pain is pretty rough. It’s hard to beat the smooth results of epilating your legs though, that was fantastic.
I haven’t been on HRT long enough to experience any changes in hair growth from that, sadly
I do have fairly light skin and dark hair, so this is a great tip! A friend is currently doing professional IPL treatments, but that is really expensive, and I didn’t know you could buy a hand held device to do it at home. I’ll give it a try!
I’m not sure if one is close to you but I go to Milan Lazer and they do payment plans.
My first couple of months after starting my transition, my legs (and sometimes arms and other areas) were basically razor burn city. I tried literally every razor and shaving cream under the sun to avail. Finally, i switched to an electric razor. No more razor burn. The shave’s not as close, but i also don’t look like a renaissance-era smallpox victim, so worth it.
It probably takes me 5 minutes to do everything (face, legs, arms, chest/abdomen) if I do it every day. It takes maybe 15 if I let it go more than 3 days or so.
