[iM@k]

So under MacNN rules and regulations chapter-8, §-4 which reads:

All registered members of the MacNN community, upon doing an act of meaning intent to ones self resulting in pain, suffering, and/or embarrassment, shall publicly share in colorful detail the act leading to the condition, with the community for mocking.

I must tell you what I did:

As a guy who has been mistaken as sasquatch at the beach when I take a my shirt off, I was curious to come across Nair for Men (Male body hair removal cream) in the pharmacy today, and figured, 'what the heck, it'll cut down on the time it takes me to trim the coat mother nature decide to equip me with".

I of course read the simple directions (Apply, wait, wash off), and proceedd with my chest and abdomen, I was well aware there might be some minor discomfort, I was well aware that this stuff was chemically burning the hair off, so I was prepared....or so I thought.

After cleaning the goop off, and feeling a few pounds lighter, I proceeded about my day with no side effects.

Then a few mins later, a spot on my abs where I have a large scar started to tingle. "No big deal" I thought". but soon I noticed the area around the scar started becoming pink and a mild burning pain when touched, same with my nipples. So I went and read the instructions again; Thats when I saw in really really small print below the instructions, it says not to use on scars or nipples (as well as areas I would never dream of putting the stuff!)......

Well that was a few hours ago, and the redness is slowly going away. Moving is very uncomfortable.

Hungarian tourist in Tobacconists shops with phrase books may have nipples exploding in passion, but mine have exploded in pain. I have a new found respect for nursing mothers.

Fellow men of extra warmth...you have been warned!

[Buckaroo]

Let me guess. They had to shrink the print down to fine print in order to make room for the Mexican translation.

[FireWire]

Originally Posted by iM@k 

As a guy who has been mistaken as sasquatch at the beach when I take a my shirt off

Have you been to Mars lately?



if so, I'd suggest you call NASA to clears things up! Meanwhile, I'll arrange to have this thread closed, as the mystery has been solved!

[sknapp351]

Originally Posted by iM@k 

Fellow men of extra warmth...

I love that line. I am one of those with extra warmth, but cant say the nair has ever drawn my attention. Quite frankly when I think of trying to trim back there, I quiver in fear. It would take a sado-masochistic asian woman with a stomach of iron and no sense of humor wielding nothing short of a two stroke weed eater to clear that off me. I just haven't had my shirt off in public since I was 14 or so.
SAm

[MacosNerd]

I am proud of my body hair, my pelt also keeps me warm in the winter.

I've been wanting a tattoo, for a little while, but there's no place to put it. I'm not about to do the chemical burn, laser, wax treatments. I figured God gave me the hair, I'll keep it, besides it protects me from the sun's rays in the summer

[ghporter]

I've never felt I was so furry that I needed to do something about it. Good thing too, apparently. Yikes!

[design219]

When I was a kid, I developed a plan to replace the contents of my sisters shampoo with Nair. I just knew it would be a hilarious joke, but I guess my better subconscious kept me from it.

[harbinger75]

Well sports fans, I share the pain that iM@ck went through...except it was on my dome. Yes, my cranium.

I had several friends who had tried it and read accounts online of guys who had successfully used Nair to remove the hair on their head instead of shaving it all the time. So, having thoroughly "researched" it (hey, how could my buddies be wrong?), I had my wife apply the stuff on my head in small amounts, then rub it off with a moist towel.

Let's just cut to the chase and say that I haven't felt pain like that on my head at any time in my life. It also burned off some small moles on my head and I bled like I had been sliced open with a scalpel. I took a shower immediately after, only to realize that it then felt like hypersonic needles boring into my brain.

So, what's the moral of the story? Don't listen to your friends where hair removal is concerned.

[Dakar the Fourth]

I remember a girl in high school who tried to bleach her literally. It didn't go so well.

[design219]

Originally Posted by harbinger75 

Yes, my cranium.

How soon is the full shaved head fashion trend going to go away?

[iM@k]

Originally Posted by design219 

How soon is the full shaved head fashion trend going to go away?

I do it because I lost a lot of my hair naturally, I started loosing it when I was 13 (I'm 26 now). Needless to say I was a bit panicked to having it happen so early. I went to a few doctors who made sure it wasn't some illness or something of that nature. Apperently it was just very early onset of normal baldness.

Being blond with thin wispy hair made it look like I was bald anyway, and now matter what matter I cut, trimmed, or shaped my remaining hair, I always looked like some oversized mutany baby. With a clean scalp I actually look socially presentable, and with my physique I look a lot better with a clean scalp.

Needless to say, the rest of me is (and after yesterdays ordeal, always will be) a wig factory.

[harbinger75]

How soon is the full shaved head fashion trend going to go away?

I was shaving my head long before it was fashionable, so I don't personally care what the "trend" is. I, too, have a receding hairline, and I usually just shave down to about 1/8". I rarely go completely bald.

When will the "pants-crotch-down-to-my-ankles-and-look-at-my-boxers" trend go away? How about the "hat-sideways-with-a-flat-bill" trend? Oh, and the enormous bug-eye sunglasses look...that one is highly irritating.

[iLikebeer]

Thank you for Nairing, you're halfway there. Now stop wearing the Speedos!