So I made a very dumb mistake. I have been using hair removal cream for the last month or so and getting good results. My skin was handling it well and the grow-back was much softer and slower than shaving. Good times.
Yesterday I didn’t time it correctly and left it on certain areas too long. I didn’t realise that 2-6 minutes was a strict upper range and that it’s dangerous to leave it on longer.
So yeah, I took too long and now I have a very unpleasant chemical burn on both my ass cheeks. I had to cancel plans so I can sit inside with my butt in air while it heals.
Setbacks like this have really thrown me into downward spirals in the past, and I was very upset at first, but I’m trying to move past it, see the funny side, and pick myself up.
Early transition can feel a lot like you’re fumbling around in the dark sometimes. I wish I had a community-assigned trans mentor with me at all times to gently warn me when I’m about to do something stupid.
Alternatively, maybe some of you have some similar mistakes that you can look back and smile or laugh at now, and maybe if you share them I can feel less like a dumb idiot while I wait for my ass to cool off.
transmasc here but i dislike facial hair for autistic texture reasons: i got myself the “gentle” hair removal face cream and burned the shit out of my upper lip once. took like a week to stop being red. good thing i never leave my house anyway!
i’m certain something like this happens to everyone that’s ever used hair removal product on themselves, but yes having that on your ass is kinda funny. i do hope it heals quickly!
I appreciate you saying it’s happened to lots of people, i thought i was just really dumb for not knowing how risky it is to leave it in too long. The packet did not warn me with sufficient enthusiasm!