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Fire Shaving

Step 2Preparation

Preparation
Fire shaving can be used on all the same areas as regular shaving. Faces, legs, and manscape are all fair game for fire shaving, and while the exact prep work and procedure may change slightly for the different areas, the basic technique is the same.

Start off by modifying the lighter to give around a 2" flame. A flame of this length is large enough to burn off a good area of hair at once, while still being easy to control.


Tape off any hair that you do not removed. I mostly just taped off my sideburns.

(Please excuse the myspace-esque photos. I was going to crop out the camera, but figured it would be easier to apologize once instead of editing a handful of pictures)
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Nov 18, 2009. 5:21 PMKingOfGoth says:
 No offense kid, but I wouldn't recommend using fire to do "man-scaping". 

Honestly, I wouldn't recommend this on your face either.  If you cut your face with a razor, you'll never notice anything.  If you burn yourself, you're going to have a scar on your face for all time.
Apr 14, 2010. 2:56 AM9.6 Volts says:
isnt the man-scape area flamable?
May 7, 2010. 3:30 AMLDDR says:
 he's not a man... he's obviously still a child
Nov 17, 2009. 6:08 PMInvincibleCory says:
awesome im gonna try this with the annoying hair on my knees
Dec 8, 2008. 1:41 PMmazeka.14 says:
i think that area is a little to sensitive ;)
Aug 22, 2009. 9:14 PMweaponscollector94 says:
yeah i am not going to try that area because i dont really want burns down their
Nov 2, 2008. 12:26 PMSkully124 says:
Umm, painters tape is not really a good idea because it burns really well, hehe
Sep 11, 2008. 6:03 PMlobo_pal says:
Ummmm, I think that your happy place is toooo dangerous of an area, imagine the questions. "Why are there burns and skin grafts?" You can never look cool with your pants down. Although the scars could be cool, say you got them bear fighting!
Aug 20, 2008. 2:43 PMFlumpkins says:
LOL, I only glanced at the title of the step, and I thought Preparation said Pokemon Even though I hate pokemon.
Jul 31, 2008. 6:08 PMxenobiologista says:
I'm gonna try this on my armpits! (don't have any leg hair to speak of)

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