CrotchScaping — How To Manscape Your Balls

Been thinking about cleaning up the underbrush down there? Wondering if you might like being a little more trimmed up and cleaned up than all fuzzy and furry on the man parts? It kind of seems like a really big step to take, but tons and tons of guys have taken the plunge and continually manscape their junk on a regular basis. It’s really is pretty much the same as shaving your face, just…lower.

Bringing a razor up close and personal to your genitals may sound scary but all it really takes is the same steady hand you use to avoid carving your face up. You can handle that, so not to worry. The challenge with the genital region is it’s a little harder to see exactly all the angles you’re trying to shave , and, there are tons of curves, contours, and changeable landscapes to navigate. But, not to worry, here are some guidelines for all of you first time mowers:

1. THE TOOLS. For your first time you’re going to need (ideally) an electirc razor, hair scissors, a razor with a fresh new razorblade, and some non mentholated shaving cream.

2. DECIDE WHERE YOU’RE HEADING. Before you begin, it’s a good idea to know where you’re intending to end up. Are you looking to do just a trim job with no shaving? Do you want to shave the whole region bare with no hair left at all? Do you want to shave your balls and just trim down your bush? Do you want to shape the bush in some fashion. It’s all up to you, but have a game plan in mind before you begin so you end up with the results you’re looking for.

3. TRIM IT DOWN. Trim your hair down first before you shave. Use the electric razor and scissors to chop down as much as possible. This is going to make first time shaving a whole lot easier. You can’t really drag a razor very successfully through full length hair without snagging and clogging. So chop down the growth to a manageable shaving length.

4. WET IT DOWN. Now, just like with your face, get everything all wet and softened. Shaving always works best when the area it moistened and soft. I would recommend jumping in the shower. It’s easy to get all steamed up and manage the clean up.

5. LATHER IT UP. Spread shaving cream over the target area. I would recommend using shaving cream that is fragrance free, for sensitive skin, etc. Avoid mentholated and scented creams as these may lead to irritation and itching in this sensitive area.

6. SHAVE IT OFF. Now commence shaving. Use light, short, downward strokes going with the direction of your hair growth. Rinse the blade often and try and keep it as clean as possible. Although I’m sure you could pull it off, my advice would be NOT to use an electric razor for routine shaving. It’s too easy to snag your ball sack in an electric razor and although not fatal, it’s certainly not fun. I’d go with a normal, multi-blade razor. The more blades the merrier but, in my opinion, the more blades you have the less precision cutting you experience. My choice for this area is a 2 or 3 blade.

7. MANAGE THE SURFACE YOU’RE SHAVING. It goes without saying that there are a lot of strange angles and rolling surfaces to deal with. Don’t worry, with practice you’ll get the hang of it with no problem. Just try and keep the surface as taut and level as possible. You can do this by pulling your penis up or to the side or pushing your scrotum to one side or another. (Sounds like fun!). When shaving around the bottom of the penis itself, it’s always easier to shave downward towards the base. In my mind it is much much  much easier to shave your scrotum when it is tightened up vs. loose and hanging. When it’s tight it presents one round ball to navigate. When it’s hanging it’s a roller coaster of sensitive hard to manage surfaces. It can be a little tricky to walk that line between hot steamy shower and scrunched up balls, but you’ll get the hang of it.

8. SHAVING THE CHOAD. If you decide to shave the choad area (that sensitive region between your balls and your anus) you’re pretty much gonna have to shave blind. It’s pretty tough if not impossible to see where you are going. You could rig something up with mirrors, but I just use the fingers of my free hand to guide the action of my razor hand. Be careful of that line of raised skin that runs from your ball sack to your anus. Personally I start on the left side at the top of the choad and shave with slow easy strokes from the outside in to the center, stopping at that raised ridge. Just repeat this action and work your way down as far as you want to go. When you’re done with the left side, go up to the top of the right side and repeat the process.

9. RINSE COMPLETELY.

10. PAT DRY. Be gentle. No need to rough up the work you’ve done. Your skin is going to be tender this first time out.

11. LUBRICATE? You might want to use a hypoallergenic lotion of some sort to moisten the area your first few times out to increase comfort and decrease the possibility of itchiness and redness. As with shaving your face, the area will toughen up the more it gets used to shaving.

And that’s pretty much it! I wrestled with taking the plunge my first time out. It seemed like a big big change to alter the look and feel of my ween region. But, once I did I had no regrets and have been manscaping down there ever since. I’ve experimented from time to time with different styles, but no matter what I really enjoy the clean way it feels and the sexy way it looks. Besides, if for some reason I grow tired of having smooth balls…the hair will always grow back.