via Many women spend a significant amount of time shaving their legs, armpits, stomachs, and bikini areas every day or two. Shaving certain areas of  body hair away is something that most women feel to be a necessity in order to feel confident, feminine, and beautiful in their own skin. However, shaving can be a time-consuming hassle, and it can lead to frustrating skin conditions such as dryness and painful shaving bumps and nicks. Fortunately, there are several ways to get rid of your body hair that don’t involve shaving. Read on to learn about seven ways to get rid of body hair without shaving so that you can throw your pesky razor away once and for all.

1. Make Your Own Wax

via You can make an appointment to get your eyebrows, upper lip, armpits, legs, or bikini area waxed at many hair and beauty salons. However, these appointments can eat into your weekly schedule and your bank account. There are many easy ways to make your own wax to remove your hair from the comfort of your own home without shaving. You can concoct a simple hair removal wax recipe using sugar, lemon juice, water, and cornstarch. All you have to do is simmer the ingredients together on the stove, spread the heated mixture onto your skin where you want to remove hair, and rip it off once it dries using strips of cloth.

2. Apply Hair Removal Cream

via Hair removal creams, also known as depilatories, comprise one of the easiest and least time-consuming ways to remove hair from the areas of your skin where you don’t want hair. Depilatories are chemical lotions that melts your hair away once they are applied. Simply rub the special lotion onto the area where you want your hair to be removed, leave it on for a minimum of three minutes, and rinse the cream (and your hair) down the drain.

3. Pluck Out Pesky Hairs

via Many people pluck their eyebrows. Plucking clearly and efficiently removes individual hairs. The process removes hairs so deeply that it takes longer for the hairs to grow back then if you shave them off. While plucking your hairs doesn’t work great for larger areas like your legs, it can be a great way to remove individual hairs from delicate, sensitive areas that are not limited to your brows and can include your bikini area and your armpits as well.

4. Get Threaded

via Threading is a quick, relatively painless hair removal procedure that involves pulling your hairs out using a special technique that incorporates multiple threads. While you can thread your own hair at home, it requires training and experience, so you should probably schedule a visit to a professional salon. However, these visits usually cost ten dollars or less and take no more than five minutes. Like plucking, threading is a better hair removal option for smaller areas, like your eyebrows or upper lip.

5. Try Laser

via Laser hair removal is a process that involves lasers emitting light onto your skin at certain specific wavelengths that remove your hair and prevent it from growing back–ever. This hair removal process is a bit intimidating because it is permanent. However, it is a great option for areas where you know you’re never going to want any hair to grow, such as your armpits. Efficient laser hair removal services require four to seven separate hair removal sessions, so it’s a bit of a hassle, but the permanently hairless results are a pretty good payoff.

6. Use a Trimmer

via If one of your biggest problems with shaving is that it irritates your skin, causes redness, ingrown hairs, or painful shaving bumps, trimming your hair might be the best hair removal option for you. You can buy hair trimmers that are specifically designed for removing hair from your legs, armpits, arms, and other common areas. They are extremely gentle and do not scrape your skin; they simply skim over the base of your hair, removing it just above your skin. Hair trimmers therefore do not leave your skin completely smooth and hairless, but they are great for sensitive skin and are very easy to use.

7. Bleach Your Hairs

via Bleaching your hair doesn’t technically remove it, but it makes it invisible. Bleaching your hair is a great option if you have particularly dark hair on your arms, legs, or armpits. By bleaching your hair in certain areas, you can eliminate the need to undergo hair removal processes as often because your hair will not be as obvious to onlookers. You can buy special bleach treatments that are designed for use on your arms, legs, armpits, or other areas. Or, you can concoct your own bleach mixture using hydrogen peroxide and lemon juice.   Are you frustrated with shaving and want to rid your life of the painful and time-consuming annoyances of this common body hair removal process? Use the tips in this post to learn how to get rid of body hair without shaving quickly and easily for soft, smooth skin without a razor.