Ladies...shaving??

For a smoother shave, you really need to go against the grain. So on your legs, you want to pull the razor up from ankle to knee. It gets closer to the skin and cuts more of the hair. There are some things you can try to avoid razor burn, shaving creams or gels and lotions to apply after. Also make sure the razor blade is clean and replaced often because a dull blade and rust will really irritate your skin! I also noticed that if I have goosebumps in the shower, it's impossible to shave without getting razor burn. Some people just have more sensitive skin too. You want to look for the right razor and the right shave cream. Some are made just for sensitive skin. I'm lucky because I can just shave with soap and not have irritation. Hope this helps!

I don't shave... because I know that the history of shaving is that the men came back from France talking about the women there shaving... well, the only women they saw were not "good girls" or, in other words, "working women" and I figure that good girls don't need to shave...

I'm not sure but for wax and shave I always go against the direction of growth so let's say the hair grows 'down' I shave/wax 'up' if I go by direction of growth it won't do it if you do it often, you'll get used to it and in some places you will need to do it less often use cream and wax for sensitive skin as a start

I've never heard of this in regards to shaving, but I have in regards to waxing. I usually just wax up (from my ankle) in regards to my legs, and for my armpits the same. I use veet more often now then anything else. Maybe switch the type of shaving cream you use, or use baby lotion instead to help with moisture and irritation. I think if anything they advise to shave in the direction of hair growth to get as close to the hair follicle as possible.

it is true that it is better for your skin. When you do it in the opposite direction you increase the chance of getting ingrown hair, which is very painfull. Also it is harder to get it nice and smooth when you shave in the direction of the hair growth, sometimes it helps to use shaving cream for women. My advice: Wax. It sounds painfull. It is for three waxpapers after that it doesnt hurt that much. The advantage of waxing is, it is smooth and if you wax every time, after some time the hair doesnt come back as fast and there are less hair every time. Good luck ;)

I don't shave, if you shave the hair will get thicker and grow back faster. It's better to epilate if you have hair you don't like. BTW if you have a "raser" you will read in the manual that you have to shave in the direction of the hair! If it doesn't shave of the reason can be the shape of your legs (for example) and the fact the raser blade is too wide to catch every hair. Irritation has an other reason. Not being used to is, not carefull enough, not using the right shaving cream/gel/soap for you etc. You could try instead of using that to put some vaselin on your skin first and use a simple handrasor and do it gentle!

My skin is toughter than yours, I shave in about 3 directions. My hair is also tougher than most people's. But sometimes you can get a shaving cream for women that helps so it doesn't really matter which way you go or you can research online and make your own.

I have always shaved in the opposite direction as that's the most effective way...if you can afford it, why not get some shaving gel that is for sensitive skin or a moisturiser that helps with skin irritations after shaving?

ive heard to shave both ways. but let me warn ya. if you do start shaving both directions it will start to grow in an annoying fashion to where you will have to constantly keep shaving that way so i dont shave both ways on my legs. i will shave that way under my arms or bikini line just because the skin and hair seem to not all go one way but as far as my legs i tried just doing the one way like you said and it cut nothing!

I always thought you should shave in the opposite direction.. since i come across with the same problem too.. it would be hard to shave since the hairs would be flat..

I experience this too! Whenever I shave in the direction of the hair growth, it doesn't shave off well. There are still a lot of hairs left. So what I do is just shave against the direction of the hair growth. I know this is not the right way but it's what works for me.