Leg hair + hot water effects on vulva

[odetta-to-detta.livejournal.com]

This isn't quite vagina related, so feel free to delete if too off topic :)

Does anyone have any tips on how to keep your legs smooth longer? You see, I have a freakishly low body temperature (I get run through a menagerie of tests every time I have to see a new doctor cuz they don't believe I could be healthy at my usual temp. I always am, but it does baffle), and as such am almost constantly cold. Cold usually leads to goose bumps, which always leads to leg hair growth. It's so bad that by the time I get out of the shower (when I JUST shaved), it feels prickly again. And even on those rare days when I somehow DON'T get goose bumps, I'm usually hairy by the end of the day.

I've tried everything, including shaving while there are goose bumps up thinking that that will help me get the hairs that are protruding. The only thing I haven't tried is professional waxing or laser hair removal, both of which are a wee bit too expensive for my bank right now (I did try home waxing, but was terrible at it and ended up giving myself a giant wax hickey while the hairs stayed defiantly in place).

If it would just last long enough for me to be smooth by the time I get to the bedroom with my boy, I could be content. I just want to be sexy smooooth! ;_;

So any tips? Or do you think I'm doomed?

Edit: Also? I have eczema, which might make things trickier :) I'll try anything, though, but if anyone knows of something that is a definite noooo on that account, please do speak up :) <3

Edit 2: I thought of another question, which is related to this AND puts it more on topic for this comm! :D

So because of the whole low body temp thing, I pretty much can't tell when things are too hot. For instance, the shower. I use absolutely no cold water when I shower, so it's just straight hot (which is likely a big no-no for the aforementioned eczema, but so waaarm), because that's the only time I ever feel warm and not like an icicle.

But! It just occurred to me...could that be bad for my vulva? I mean, I do take off the shower head and aim it at that area in order to clean it. As far as I can tell it hasn't had any adverse effects, but I dunno...having now thought of it, I have to wonder. Could I be damaging my poor vulva with hot water of doom?

Comments

[odetta-to-detta.livejournal.com]

Do you know if those might irritate eczema? My skin's sorta sensitive because of it (forgot to mention that ^^;). I'm willing to try, but was wondering if you might know :)

[lenosaurus.livejournal.com]

If your skin is sensitive then I really do not suggest using either of those. My skin is SUPER sensitve (unscented lubriderm makes me react), and it gave me chemical burns when I left it on for less time than it says. Waxing, however.. didn't bother me at all.

Also. Woot for low body temperature. 94-96F woo woo.

[odetta-to-detta.livejournal.com]

That's my range, too! 96 is on the more rare side of things for me, though, usually I only get there when I'm sick and on the verge of a fever (it's fun explaining to people that you really DO have a fever when your temp's at 98.6. XD). Once I got down to 93.1 and that started to worry me (I was freezing worse than usual, so I had to whip out the ole thermometer). I mean, I'm already so low that getting lower should, like, kill me or something. I just put on a few extra sweaters and got out my electric blankee and was fine again :D

Not to babble at you. I just haven't actually found someone with low temps like me before :D (being cold all the time suuuuucks).

[lenosaurus.livejournal.com]

Oh I hear you. When I was in high school (before I knew about my temperature) and I'd feel like hell, I'd go to the nurse, but my temp would be 98 or something, and she'd go "you're fine!" Liar!
Then I found a great doctor and my temp was 100, and I felt like I was dying, but she said it wasn't too bad a fever.. and I had to explain. It's just an odd problem, I guess.

I'm srsly always cold, and I cold-sweat. Gross. People have shaken my hand and said "woah, you feel like death." Awesome.

[old-xmas-lights.livejournal.com]

i think you can get a special kind for sensitive skin

[lenosaurus.livejournal.com]

That's what I used. My skin is just hypersensitive.