- There are a few things to know on how to safely shave your pubic hair.
- To prevent shaving bumps and ingrown hairs, beauty experts recommend a few prep steps before you pick up the razor.
- After you shave down there, you should moisturize to keep skin soothed.
Please be assured that I am wholly aware there are more important things to worry about right now than the state of your nether regions. Maybe you've never even thought about removing your pubic hair. I don't know your life! But in the event that you - like me at age 13, during the delightful stage known by endocrinologists as puberty - are plagued with the question of how to shave your vagina (or, to be anatomically correct, your vulva, since the vagina is all internal), there are a few things to keep in mind.
First, don't do what I did and drag your razor across the skin in a back-and-forth direction as many times as you need until it's all smooth, like my decidedly cooler ninth-grade friend told me to. This, I can attest, leads only to unsightly ingrowns and tiny red bumps that will make you feel like a plucked chicken. Instead, follow these pro tips from CC Sofronas, co-founder of Pacific Shaving Co, below.
If you're gonna shave your pubes at all, trust me: your bikini line depends on it.