Beauty > Hair Tips > ShavingOctober 12, 2010

Hair Conditioner for Shaving Your Legs

To save a few bucks, use hair conditioner not shaving cream. Shaving cream creates a layer between the razor and your skin while protecting from nicks and cuts. Conditioners work just as well and they moisturize while you shave.

Source: All You magazine

By GrannyGoff from Concord, NC

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06/04/2011

Great Idea! I have oily hair, and have tried all kinds of conditioners, that always make my hair greasy looking...now I can use them up!

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06/04/2011

I have also been doing this for years as I never liked shaving cream. You can use the cheapest hair conditioners from the 99 cent store. Your legs feel so smooth afterwards. I've never done the math but I bet they are cheaper than shaving creams.

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10/13/2010

I've done this for years! In fact I go a little further. When I shower, I put hair conditioner on me. I rub it all over my body then rinse my skin, my body is getting a moisture treatment.

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10/13/2010

This is a wonderful tip! I have been doing this for years after I had seen the tip in a teenager magazine. It's cheap and it works great! I also have no problems using it under my arms.

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Use Hair Conditioner as Shaving Cream

My aunt taught me a long time ago that if you use hair conditioner for shave lotion/gel/cream it works just as good, even better. I have used this for years. A couple of years ago I got married, and my husband uses it now for his face. His face is sensitive. It works :)

By Carissa from LA

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If you run out of shaving cream, or if you have purchased a hair conditioner that just doesn't seem to work for your hair, use it as a shaving cream!


I used to spend a lot of money for shaving products and always was either cutting or scraping my skin. Now I use hair conditioner, it's smoother and I get a closer shave.


I use hair conditioner to shave my legs. Saves tons of $ on expensive shaving gels and lotions.


Almost everyone buys the occasional bottle of hair conditioner that just doesn't suit them. Don't throw it out. It makes great shaving cream for legs and underarms.


Use cheap conditioner instead of shaving cream to shave your legs. It costs less, will last longer and actually works better!


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