Before shaving, run warm water on the area that you intend to shave. This will soften the hair making it easier to shave, resulting in a much smoother result. Also try and shave at night. It’s a little known fact that bodily fluids are less packed around the hair follicles at night.

There are several different types of shaving gels, lotions and creams that you can use. Rather than buy the most expensive product you would be just as well going for a standard gel or cream. It’s how you apply the shaving lotion that counts!

Gently massage the gel or lotion into the area to be shaved for a while. This stimulating action will help raise the hairs so that the razor can more easily cut the hair nearer the skins surface giving a much smoother shave.

Always try and keep a sharp clean blade in your razor. It is easy to let your blade become blunt because it is such a slow process and it is hard to notice. It is recommended to change the blade in your razor at least once every two weeks if you are shaving every day. A blunt razor blade will leave you with a very painful shave and a useless result.

Be extra careful when shaving your bikini area. Your underwear or bikini can chaff if you have left a shaving rash from not shaving properly.

If you want to shave your top lip due to facial hair, do not worry about it growing back thicker. This is an old wives tale. Hair grows a fairly uniform thickness whether it has been shaved or not.

Shave your underarms about twice a week depending how fast your hair grows back. Depending on the woman, legs may need doing only once a week; twice a week if the hair grows quickly.