Hair removal guru warns the unhygienic reason women should wax, not shave, their legs

A HAIR removal expert has revealed the reason why women should only ever wax their legs.

The hair removal guru claims that shaving is bad especially if you have darker hair.

Trish Coulton, a hair removal expert who has worked with the Made in Chelsea cast warned that razors do more than just removing hair.

There's a reason why you get a prickly feeling not long after shaving your legs.

She said: “By shaving you are effectively ‘mowing’ your hair and slicing it to the skin level which means within 24 hours most of us will feel its regrowth as stubble.”

But the reason why Trish believes shaving is so bad is because of how easily razors can spread bacteria.

Trish said: “You are, in effect, spreading dead, putrefied skin over your most intimate areas and if you have a cut or cut yourself shaving, this can cause inflammation and skin infections too."

The beauty pro also explained that shaving isn’t always the easiest method of removing hair.

Chances are if you are shaving depending on your hair growth you will need to do it daily.

That's about 10 minutes extra you are spending in the shower.

You will also be spending money on shaving cream or perhaps you cheekily just use your bar or soap.

But Trish explains that this is actually a terrible idea.

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When shaving you want to lubricate the blade and the skin so that you minimise the risk of getting shaving rashes.

And of course there’s always the chase of nicking yourself with that blade.

Hair removal creams are not a good alternative not only are they irritating but they only melt the hair down to the skin level not the root.

Trish reckons the best hair removal method is waxing.

She said: “With waxing, you won’t have that scratchy stubble that shaving gives either. Hair grows in different directions, so it is always best to have a professional take care of it.”

But this isn’t something you should try at home. Trish says only ever go to a professional for waxing.

Of course there is always the option of laser hair removal.

If you get it done by a professional it’s usually painless and once your hair is removed you won’t have to get it done often.