“The Day I Realised I'd Been Asking My Wife to Shave My Back for Six Years”
If you've got a hairy back and no good way to deal with it yourself, this one's for you. No lecture, no shame — just the simple fix I wish I'd found a decade ago.
By Mike Schultz
June 1st, 2026
Let me set the scene.
It's a Sunday morning. I'm standing in the bathroom with my back to my wife, and she's holding a regular razor at arm's length, squinting, trying to map out terrain neither of us really wants to be dealing with. She sighs. I apologise. We've done this dance maybe twice a month for years.
That particular Sunday, she put the razor down and said, "There has got to be a better way than this." And she was completely right.
Because here's the thing nobody tells you about having a hairy back: it's not the hair that wears you down. It's the logistics. You can't reach it. You can't see it. And your two options are either rope in someone you love for an awkward grooming session, or just… leave it and keep your shirt on at the pool.
If any of that sounds familiar — keep reading. I found the fix, it cost less than a dinner out, and I've not asked anyone for help since.
Waxing? I went once. Once. The pain was memorable, the appointment was awkward, and when I saw what a year of sessions actually costs — somewhere around twelve to fourteen hundred dollars — I laughed out loud in the salon.
Laser? Even more expensive. Thousands of dollars across multiple sessions, and depending on your hair, no guarantee it even works the way you hoped.
Regular razor on a normal handle? That's the whole problem — I physically can't reach the middle of my own back. That's how my wife got drafted in the first place.
Hair removal creams? You still need someone to apply them, you wait around smelling like a chemistry set, and plenty of guys end up with irritated skin for their trouble.
So I'd basically accepted it. Hairy back, shirt stays on, ask for help when it got really bad. That was the deal.
Then I found the embarrassingly obvious solution
It's called the HexoBody™ Back Hair Shaver, and the idea is so simple it's almost annoying I didn't think of it sooner: it's a proper razor on an extra-long handle, designed to let you reach every part of your own back. By yourself. In the shower.
That's it. That's the whole genius of it. No appointment, no second person, no chemicals, no pain.
The first time I used it I honestly couldn't believe how easy it was. I could reach the spots my arm was never going to get to on its own, and a few minutes later my back was smooth — and I'd done the entire thing myself, door locked, nobody else involved.
Why it actually works where a normal razor doesn't
A few things make it click:
The long handle does the reaching for you. That's the entire problem with a normal razor solved in one move — you can get to the middle of your back without dislocating a shoulder.
It works wet, dry, or with shaving cream. I do mine in the shower in about 10 minutes, start to finish.
It's pain-free. No ripping, no burning, no irritation — it's just shaving, the way you already do everywhere else.
The blades are replaceable. Each one lasts me around 5–7 shaves; I swap mine roughly once a month and it's good as new. No buying a whole new gadget every few months.
The blade pops off the handle. So once your back's done, you can detach it and tidy up your chest and abs with the same tool.
It's not complicated or clever-for-the-sake-of-it. It just does the one thing I actually needed: lets me handle my own back, on my own, whenever I want.
What actually changed
I'll be honest, I expected it to be a "nice to have." It turned out to be one of those small things that quietly removes a low-level annoyance you'd stopped even noticing.
I don't plan grooming around someone else's availability anymore. I don't think twice about my shirt at the pool. And my wife is thrilled to be permanently retired from back-shaving duty.
It's a $45 thing that fixed a problem I'd been working around for years. I just wish I'd done it sooner.
Marcus T.
Wife's officially off back-shaving duty and she could not be happier about it. First time I tried it I was honestly surprised — reached every spot myself in the shower, no awkward angles, no help needed. Took maybe ten minutes. Should've bought this years ago.
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Tom B.
I honestly couldn't be happier with my HexoBody back shaver. It is just way way easier now to shave my back instead of annoying my wife with weekly back shaves😂
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Dwayne R.
I was skeptical a long handle would actually work but it does exactly what it says. No nicks, no irritation, just a clean shave. I do my back then pop the blade off and tidy up my chest with the same thing. Easy.
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A few honest answers
Will my hair grow back thicker or faster? No — that's a myth. Shaving doesn't change the thickness, colour, or speed of regrowth; freshly shaved hair can just feel a bit stubbly for a few days as it grows out.
Can I really do my whole back alone? Yes — that's the entire point of the long handle. You reach everything yourself, no helper required.
Does it hurt? No. It's a normal shave — no waxing-style pain, no chemical burn.
How long do the blades last? Around 5–7 shaves each. Most guys swap them about once a month to keep it cutting clean.
Can I use it on my chest and stomach too? Yes — the blade detaches from the handle so you can groom the rest of your body with it.
Here's the part that sealed it for me
When I added up what the alternatives cost, this got very easy.
A year of waxing: over $1,200. Laser: $3,500 and up, with no guarantees. The HexoBody™ shaver is a one-time $44.99 — and right now, during HexoCare's sale, that's down from $112.99, a saving of $68. After that, it's just an occasional cheap replacement blade.
It also comes with the things that made saying yes easy:
Free shipping
A 100% satisfaction guarantee — if it's not for you, contact support within 14 days of delivery for a full refund, no questions asked
So the risk of trying it was basically nothing: a couple of weeks to see if it works for me, and my money back if not. For the price of skipping one waxing session, that was the easiest yes in a long time.
Tap the button below to go to the official HexoBody™ page on HexoCare.
Add it to your cart — the sale price is already applied, no code needed.
Check out securely, and it ships free to your door.
If you've been keeping your shirt on or roping in a helper for years, this is the small, slightly-overdue thing that just makes the whole problem go away.
