For years, the domain of shaving belonged on the face of a man and on the legs of a woman. Occasionally, men might take a razor to their legs if it was part of a Halloween costume or a practical joke, but it was not something that was done on a regular basis.

But thanks to the metrosexual revolution, men have begun to take a much more serious look at de-hairing themselves and they now understand the frustrations that women face every time they are confronted with the job of having to shave. So let’s take a look at some of the options out there for taking care of that bothersome body hair from the legs to the face, and even in between!

Let us start with the good old razor. It can be our best friend and our worst enemy when it comes to removing hair from our bodies. Most men would not consider using any other removal tool on their face, but for decades women have been searching for a more humane and far less painful way to get around this chore.

One of the most frustrating parts of hair removal is that most people can not even decide what technique works the best. Most people say using shaving cream and shaving with the grain works best. But if you are a man looking to shave a much thicker layer of hair, shaving with the grain is not going to accomplish anything. Some folks also prefer to simply use soap lather, noting the fact that it works just as well as shave gel and it is significantly cheaper.

Recently, hair conditioner that contains tea tree oil has been shown to give close, smooth shaves with little to no razor burn, even on the bikini line. Unfortunately, finding a conditioner (they are usually from Australia) that has tea tree oil is hard enough to find at your local drug store, and if you can find it, you might balk at the cost.

At the very least, the one consensus that can be agreed upon by all parties is that a fresh razor works best, however, some folks believe that a single 2-blade disposable is all you need, while others prescribe to the 3 and 4 blade models. This is definitely an area where trial and error is your best bet.

Depilatory creams are another popular choice. You have the well known Nair products that are found just about everywhere, and you also have the far more expensive products that are featured on late night informercials that claim to work much better. With these creams, results vary widely when it comes to performance.

Some folks gladly pay the extra money to simply rub a cream on their legs twice a week and let it do its thing, while others swear that the creams just don’t work. If you are a guy looking to rid yourself of hair, you would probably be better off sticking with a razor or waxing. If your hair is more fine then one of these creams can be an effective, albeit expensive, way to take care of that bothersome hair.

Finally, waxing is a painful but effective way to get rid of the hair you do not want. Most waxing works by using your bodies own heating system to warm up wax that has been applied to a sheet of paper or cloth. The strip is laid over the part of your body you want waxed and then pressed down.

You wait anywhere from a few moments to a few minutes for the wax to begin to melt, and then the strip is pulled off in one quick motion. While no one will ever say this procedure feels good, some experienced waxers say it hurts less and less every time they do it and once you get use to it, it beats shaving hands down.