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The Best Trimmers for Tidying Your Body Hair

If you’re going to do any grooming below the neck, then it’s worth investing in a specialized device.

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By Evan Malachosky and Adam Hurly

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When hair grows out of pretty much every part of you, you’re not expected to just accept it as is. It’s great if you do think “eh whatever, let it grow,” but it’s also nice to consider exactly how you’d like to maintain all of that fuzz. Do you like the chest a little fluffy, and the back bare? Do you want to manicure your bush — or more importantly, does your partner want you to?

Why You Should Buy a Body Hair Trimmer

On top of all that, you need a trimmer for the task, and we’re not suggesting you put your beard trimmer, electric shaver, or hair clippers up for it. They’re designed for your head, in terms of ergonomics, and oftentimes those trimmers are too wide-toothed, low-powered, or overly powered for your more sensitive body parts… especially one area in particular.

If you’re going to do any grooming below the neck, it’s worth investing in a specialized device. Considering all the different ways you’ll be customizing your hair, based on where it’s growing, how much it’s growing, and how dense it is (and it’s never uniform across the body, is it?), you’ll be doing yourself a huge favor. And the results won’t go unnoticed, either — especially by that person nearest you, or those nearest you, if you’re feeling extra frisky, post shearing.

The Best Body Hair Trimmers for Men

Pros

  • Head pivots four directions to navigate the body’s many unique angles
  • The 5-year warranty makes for a good investment (at a reasonable cost, too)

Cons

  • Self-administered back shaves are possible but still not easy

If you sprout any hairs from the neck down, then you’re going to need a body groomer. And if you want any mix of smoothness and fuzziness, then you’ll want a dedicated device that caters to both lengths. Though Philips Norelco’s in fact caters to 6 lengths in all, between the smooth shaver and 5 possible trimming sizes on the adjustable guard (3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 mm). Use it wet or dry, and relish that bent, ergo-friendly grip that comfortably navigates the contours and angles of your entire frame.

Pros

  • Won't nick or snag sensitive areas
  • Feels more substantial than most DTC shavers

Cons

  • The over-the-top name

Manscaped (I know) designed its waterproof body trimmer with soft ceramic blades so the device cuts hair but not skin. Plus, the ceramic blades are rust-proof for folks that shave wet. There are several trimming guards included for different lengths, and the device itself is cordless. You charge it by setting it on its dock, which will recharge it to 100 percent in just 90 minutes. You’ll know it’s done when the LED light is fully illuminated.

Pros

  • Comes with attachments for ear and nose trimming too
  • Safe to use essentially anywhere

Cons

  • Feels cheaper, of course

We love the MG3750’s big brother, the MG7770. But for an incredulous price of just $20, we can’t say that we’d pick another beard trimmer for the money. Its measly run-time of just an hour may put some people off but that’s more than enough for one session, we’ve found. As such, if your beard routine only involves a quick touch up (which is most people), that shouldn’t deter you. It comes with plenty of attachments for any precise cuts you need to take care of and the stainless steel guards are easy to detach and clean.

Plus, this option itself costs as much as some attachments. For example, I broke a guard and needed it to maintain my pandemic era at-home hair. I ordered an entirely new trimmer just for the guard, but now I have a back-up for trips or when this one kicks the bucket.

Pros

  • Leaves the skin hairless, like when waxed

Cons

  • Odd sensation

This one is an uncanny entry into the list, given its hair-tweezing powers. It’s a pick for the guys who want to be bare-chested, smooth-legged, dolphin-pitted, and so forth. You’ll have to ignore the gendered advertising (please always ignore gendered advertising), in order to see that this device can keep you smoother longer—at a slightly higher level of pain, of course. It’s basically a hair removal device, as opposed to a pure trimmer/shaver (though it trims and shaves as well).

Its epilator head uses 40 tweezers to extract the hairs completely from the skin as if you’ve used a wax strip or a depilatory cream. Just follow its red-light sensor to note that you’re applying the right amount of pressure as you go, and you can enjoy “silky” smooth results for weeks, instead of stubbled results days later. Oh, and it even has a massage head to help boost circulation in the skin, and to expedite any necessary recovery from all that extraction.

Pros

  • Palm-held for easy gliding across broad areas like the chest

Cons

  • Harder to use in sensitive spots

Speaking of design (notice a pattern?), Remington’s got its own thing going with this palm-held trimmer, which transforms into a long-handled back shaver (rather, you attach said handle). I think it’s best suited for the chest and back, while some of the other trimmers master the tighter, more angled spaces. But its wide blade can make for an efficient trim, and it does so with wet/dry functionality, as well as five trimming guards for 0.2mm up to 12mm of length (just shy of a half-inch). It has a 40-minute life on a four-hour charge.

Pros

  • Features a no-nick blade

Your groin is an incredibly sensitive area, so don’t go trimming it without a device that is specifically tailored to do so. (Have you ever nicked your genitals while trimming down there? It bloody hurts, literally.) Meridian’s groomer gives you just enough distance on the trimmer head to avoid any such mishaps, and even comes with two head guards for bushier results (up to 12mm, nearly half an inch). I’d say you can go ahead and use this to manicure your chest and body, too, but the reverse logic is not always safe.

(The same way I would tell you to apply a facial moisturizer on the body, but never apply a body moisturizer to the face. Always graduate upwards with sensitive body parts.) Meridian’s hedge trimmer holds a 90-minute charge with its USB charger and has wet/dry functionality.

Pros

  • Makes shaving solo easy

Cons

  • Incredibly odd-looking

If you want a dedicated back trimmer, then Mangroomer is your guy. (I always think these brand names are so… well, you know. There’s one called BRO SHAVER, too… sigh.) Anyway, one thing this brand does get right is shaving your hirsute hind-side, which is never a simple task when you’re doing it solo. I like its 1.8-in. width, which is large enough to mow fast but short enough to target specific patches and angles.

It has a flexible trimmer and shaver heads (with a foil shaver head for a nick-free shave), a power-burst mode for tougher tasks, and a lock button so that you can keep it taut at whichever angle you require (not to mention, an extendable handle for extra length or torque). It’s an odd device, with an odd name, but, bro, it sure follows through.

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