How To Shave Your Legs

  • December 11, 2007
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Women shave their legs an average of eleven times a month, so you might as well learn to perfect your technique.

You Will Need

  • Hot water
  • Razor
  • Tub or shower to shave in
  • Shaving cream
  • Alcohol-free lotion
How To Shave Your Legs: Shower or bathe

Step 1: Shower or bathe

Begin by showering or bathing in hot water. Hot water softens your hair, opens pores and relaxes skin, making it easier to shave.

How To Shave Your Legs: Lather legs w/ shaving cream

Step 2: Lather legs w/ shaving cream

While still in the shower or tub, lather up your legs with shaving cream.

How To Shave Your Legs: Start at top of foot & pull up

Step 3: Start at top of foot & pull up

Using a razor with a sharp, clean blade, start at the top of your foot and pull gently up the entire length of your leg in one smooth stroke.

To avoid nicks or cuts around your ankle, flex your heel to stretch the skin around the bone when you shave.

How To Shave Your Legs: Pull skin taut w/ one hand

Step 4: Pull skin taut w/ one hand

Pull sections of leg skin straight and taut with one hand, and use the razor with the other. Shave against the direction your hair grows.

Don’t put too much pressure on your razor, because this can cause razor burn and skin irritations.

How To Shave Your Legs: Rinse razor blade

Step 5: Rinse razor blade

Rinse your razor blade after every few strokes to remove the shaving cream and hair.

To trim your bikini area, shave in the direction the hair grows, then re-lather with shaving cream and shave lightly against the direction of the growth. Be gentle: The coarser hair makes this area more prone to razor burn.

How To Shave Your Legs: Moisturize legs

Step 6: Moisturize legs

Moisturize your legs with an alcohol-free lotion, which will soften the skin without burning or stinging. Voila! Perfectly smooth legs for nearly 72 hours.

Some experts say a racy World War Two pinup of Betty Grable flaunting her bare legs was the inspiration for U.S. women to make leg-shaving a routine.

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Comments (12)

caitlin

Yeah, very nice legs. I'm jealous.

over 3 years ago by caitlin

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buffilms

nice legs thats all i gotta say

over 3 years ago by buffilms

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littlediabetic13

now i know how to shave my bikni area

over 3 years ago by littlediabetic13

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Embot

im nine and i have more hairy legs than that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

17 days ago by Embot

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MusicalNerd

She has some nice legs. So jealous.

over 3 years ago by MusicalNerd

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DontKicktheBrit

Wish I'd known about this when I first started shaving. Would've made things a *lot* simpler. XD

over 3 years ago by DontKicktheBrit

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norgon

I've always wanted to know how to do this.

over 3 years ago by norgon

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Mohammed_Moubasher

NO Way, shaving against the direction that hair grows can result esthesia and on the leg because if you shave against the grain you cause ingrown hairs which make little red bumps and they hurt, this apply for men shaving their beard against the direction their hair grows.

over 2 years ago by Mohammed_Moubasher

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evo

Not a good demo. Shave in short strokes, not long ones all up the leg. Rinse the razor FAR more often than once every few strokes (especially if you're following the one-long-stroke method!). And if you get ingrown hairs, you know to shave in the direction of the hair growth next time.

over 2 years ago by evo

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Jayce

Stunning legs.

about 1 year ago by Jayce

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DudeYouDontKnow

n-i-c-e l-e-g-s.

about 1 year ago by DudeYouDontKnow

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Ananiinja

*sigh* good video now i know what NOT to do......

over 2 years ago by Ananiinja

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