When the weather turns cold, I wear more pants than skirts. But about a month ago, I selected a dress from my closet. Gee, I thought, if I’m wearing a dress, I should shave my legs.
I HATE shaving my legs.
I probably thought it was fun in seventh grade, when my mother said, “Okay.”
But for the last forty plus years, it hasn’t been high on my list of thrilling activities.
Not to mention the danger! Razor too fast over shin or ankle. Yikes! Bleeding for an eternity.
Anyway, before I put on the dress, I trudged into the bathroom and picked up the razor.
No hair.
Yes, for real.
Well a hair here and there, but not many.
Then I remembered reading that in menopause, the hair on your legs can stop growing.
Incredible.
A perk!
Web searches didn’t reveal much info, but women on some of the forums reported the same happy situation.
After a few weeks, some hair appeared worth shaving off, but all in all, the need to shave legs seems to be slowing down.
SCORE ONE FOR MENOPAUSE!
Anybody else have a similar story to tell?
Photo: If this is a TMI post, this sculpture is a major TMI piece of art. It’s the work of George Segal, done in 1963, and appropriately titled Woman Shaving Her Leg.
I found the photo here. Read about artist about the artist here. You can read specifics on Woman Shaving Her Leg here.
I haven’t had to shave my legs for a long time. My underarm hair still grows, but it is finer and softer now. The rest of me is hairy though! lol
I get lazier in the winter too but summer.. well I’m too vain I guess– get the top half waxed and shave from the knee down. Haven’t noticed any slowing of growth, but I’m blonde so maybe that helps.
Yep, I’ve noticed the same thing. I still remember asking my mom if I could borrow her electric razor while staying overnight with her about 20 years ago. She said she didn’t have one b/c she didn’t need it anymore; she no longer had hair on her legs that needed shaving. I was stunned! And, yes, now it’s happened to me. A little shaving her & there but mostly it’s gone. Amazing since I had major hairy legs in my teens! haha That’s menopause – you did one thing right!
You mean I did laser hair removal for no reason? I wish the chin hairs would stop growing but instead they’ve just started!
Agree, very rarely need to shave my legs but I’m with Stacie on the annoying chin hairs.
Agree with all of the above. Less legs, more chin. Can’t win!
OK – does anyone actually shave their legs in that position???
I shaved my legs before I went on a vacation in October. I haven’t touched a razor since. Granted, I’m wearing long pants right now, but still…
Okay, so the answer is “Yes.” After menopause, I don’t see as much leg (or underarm) hair. I used to shave my underarms every morning in the shower. Now it’s like “nah.” Don’t need to. My hair (on my head) is rather fine, so I thought that was part of the hairless nature of my legs. Now I realize there was a change after The Pause. Right now, if I want to remove the scattered hairs on my legs, I could probably take a luffah and just rub them off.
TMI? Need To Know! Thanks for sharing, Barbara!
Very little hair left on my legs or my underarms! Yeah! Unfortunately I do have to watch for those chin hairs and pluck them out. But way easier than shaving my legs and cutting myself.
I love good news.
That is a nice perk!
But if you do need to shave your 5 hairs, I want to recommend this razor. It’s a 2 in 1 and the softest one I’ve ever used!
Gillette Venus Spa Breeze Razor
I had heard about this when talking among friends, and, because I’m a pant wearer, except in swimsuit season, I had to go check – True – I just had never noticed. Most definitely a score for menopause.
Thanks for all the leg shaving comments! Menopause sure has its ups and downs and this is a fun up!