(( VaginaPagina ))

Hey ladies, I've got a bit of a problem and the first place I thought of to ask for help was here. I'm a little worried about whether or not it's appropriate (since the hair removal tag for this journal is technically for removing PUBIC hair, I know) but if it's not supposed to be here, I apologize and I'll understand if it's removed.

Anyway, I do have a hair removal problem, but it's my legs. My hair is very coarse and my skin is very sensitive. Shaving does work if I have a good hour or two to spend in the shower and don't mind the backaches I end up with afterwards (from all the odd positions I have to stand in in order to reach my legs), because the hair is so coarse that even a brand new razor gives out after one leg.

Electric razors also work, but they also leave behind strays and stubble. Not to mention they make a horrible mess on my floor (would have been forgivable IF the electric razor worked well).

I've tried waxing (ouch!) and I'm just not willing to go through that amount of pain just so I can slip into a dress or a pair of shorts every now and then. Following that line of thought, epis don't seem like such a good idea to me, either.

I've tried several hair removal creams (ooouch!) and my skin just won't put up with it. Sure, it removes the hair, but then I have a lovely sunburn looking rash with accompanying bumps on my skin.

So I've just...stopped. Not only do I not have the time (or the limber body I used to have) for shaving, but every other option has failed me as well. So I beseech you, my fellow females, as I sit here with itchy, hairy legs; what am I to do? Are there any alternatives I've missed? Something that will tame my iron-like hair and yet not make me wonder if I should go to the ER afterwards?

I'm probably reaching for the impossible, I know...but a girl can dream.