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Well, my girlfreind and I are sitting around and talking about the things that a person takes for grandted in the house that is not avaliable onboard a boat while cruising. The main thing is showering. Our boat has a shower but like most other boats it doesnt have an unlimited amount of fresh water on board, so showering with meek amounts of water is something that you must get used too.
One topic that came up is shaving legs. What methods do you ladies use to shave your legs while using a minimal amount of fresh water. Have you tried it with salt water? Does it work well? Sting?
Thanks and any replies would be much appreciated by females or males who have observed this being done.
Heating wax on a stove leaves one to do the goldilocks maneuver. Too cool? Too hot? My partner had a memorable Bikini wax on the way to the Bangkok airport. Fortunately her ability to suffer pain is greater than mine.
Go with the electric razor. Small draw from the battery and no water usage! Keep the wax on board though girls, good to threaten the men with when they misbehave!
When I'm shaving my legs on board I go in the cockpit in a swimsuit and use the shower head to get my leg just a little bit wet. Then I lather it up (I don't even use shaving cream, just shampoo or conditioner) and while extending my leg across to the other side of the cockpit, shave like normal. To clean my razor after every few swipes I keep a small bowl of fresh water next to me and just dunk it in there a few times. When the leg has been fully shaved I dribble a little water on it from my shower head and wipe clean.
Sounds like the usual urban myth, unless it was taken from Fools Rush In forum. Pretty much all depilatories make it Real Damn Clear on the label, that they are not supposed to be used anywhere near sensitive places.
The cosmic justice in this, is that anyone fool enough to skip those directions, will pretty much ensure they aren't going to be passing on their genes for at least a couple of hours also. (VBG)
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