These are the absolute best pubic hair trimmers that our experts recommended and our editors tried this year.

Your precious family jewels deserve the best tool possible for their upkeep. No one needs to nick, cut, or irritate any body part, much less that part. In truth, the best device for you to use depends on the result you want, be it a trimming down, full shave, or light snipping. To each his own, I say.

Once you've acquired that tool, the other thing you'll need is time. “The expression ‘slow is smooth, and smooth is fast’ is very apropos to shaving the pubic area,” says Ryan Turner, MD, a board-certified NYC dermatologist and co-founder of TRNR Skin. “While trimming or shaving the scrotum [in particular] isn’t rocket science, I wouldn’t recommend doing it when you’re in a rush. Proper prep, and taking your time, will yield the best results.”

The Best Pubic Hair Trimmer Overall: Happy Nuts Lumberjack Electric Hair Trimmer

Trimming options: 2 trimming guards (1-5mm + 7-11mm), 0.5mm bare-guard trim | Battery: 90-minute runtime on a 2-hour charge | Waterproof: Yes

Why we love it: While Happy Nuts already had a dedicated ball trimmer (called “The Ballber”, it’s worth noting), their newer body hair trimmer is my go-to for dedicated nether-area aesthetics. I’m inclined to tell you that you don’t need a dedicated trimmer for your balls, hence it’s a good consolidation to have one that tackles your testicles as well as the rest of your body hair. I always say to lean into the tool you require more readily: If you first need a trimmer for back hair and body hair, then get one that also manages pubes just fine. However, if you care a lot about having a dedicated mons-pubis manager—and one that tackles body hair with equal aplomb—then The Lumberjack here will keep you tidy.

In terms of function, this one cuts close enough for a smooth result across your mons, but that first attachable and length-adjustable guard provides just enough buffer for your ballsack so that you don’t get nicked along the way. Add to that, its waterproofness, long battery life, and no-slip grip, and you have a terrific device that takes all the stress out of groin upkeep.

The Best Electric Shaver for Pubic Hair: Philips Norelco OneBlade Intimate SkinProtect Trimmer and Shaver

Trimming options: Skin-protection shave cap, plus 3mm comb guard | Battery: 30-minute runtime on 8-hour charge | Waterproof: Yes

Why we love it: If what you want is a skin-close shave without the worry of a sharp cartridge razor, then stick with this electric shaver. Of all the OneBlade iterations out there, this one offers ample guardrails between each tooth, to prevent the nicking and tugging and like all other OneBlades, it transforms into a trimmer with a single attachment, should you simply want to manage a light overgrown lawn. Use it to draw clean lines around your hedges too, if that kind of fancy work is what you fancy.

The Best Ball Trimmer: Balls Archibald Trimmer

Trimming options: Adjustable guard trims at three intervals (3mm, 4.5mm, 6mm), bare guard 0.5mm | Battery: 1-hour runtime on 40-minute charge | Waterproof: Yes

Why we love it: If you want one dedicated ball trimmer, make it Balls’ trimmer, which includes a silicone bracelet to prevent dropping it, an ergonomic design, and no-slip handle, and an adjustable guard attachment with various trimming intervals. On top of all that, it has tightly spaced teeth, which help you avoid nicking and cutting, and a generous runtime that gives our top prize winner a run for its jewels. Use it for your balls, certainly, but for the rest of your groin, too.

The Best Beard-to-Balls Trimmer: Braun All-in-One Series 9 Trimmer 9400

Trimming options: Easy attachment-free dial with 20 trimmer settings; 13 accessories including a mini foil shaver, body trimmer, T-blade, and adjustable beard comb | Battery: 3 hours run on 2.5-hour charge | Waterproof: Yes

Why we love it: Should you want an all-in-one grooming device (beard trimmer included), then make it Braun’s. Swap between the body groomer and face groomer attachments to manage coarser hair with thoughtfully-close-together teeth. No nicks, no cuts, and the device allows for adjustable trimming so that you can let your pubes be as bushy (or trimmed) as you please. Plus, the fact that you get a separate head for this one makes it easy to be church-and-state with your beard vs. body hair upkeep—though I still suggest a good hot water and soap rinse after each use down south.

The Best Manual Razor for Pubic Hair Shaving: Gillette Intimate Manscaping Razor

Key features: 5 blades; flexible head navigates contours; double lubrication strips to reduce skin irritation

Why we love it: If you want a razor-smooth finish, then make sure your cartridge razor has sensitivity in mind. You could downgrade the number of blades on the head (like a Gillette SkinGuard, our pick for sensitivity-minded head shaving), or you could use a cartridge like the Gillette Intimate. This one deploys two lubrication strips ahead of and behind the five blades to help cushion and comfort skin, especially in your most intimate areas. Its blades are especially sturdy and spaced apart so that they mow through denser patches of hair with minimal resistance and clogging, meaning lower odds of redness, ingrown, and irritation. Just be sure to shave with the direction of hair growth (or “with the grain”), and do a proper skin preparation and cool down (maybe a warm shower before, plus pre-shave oil and shave cream, followed by alcohol-free aftershave in the area).

The Best Detail Trimmer for Pubic Hair: Wahl Micro Groomsman

Trimming options: Rotary and linear head trimmers (with “eyebrow” comb guard for the linear option) | Battery: 1 AAA battery (not included) | Waterproof: No

Why we love it: This facial hair, eyebrow, and nose hair trimmer is a fantastic detailing device in its own right—that’s kind of its entire selling point. So, while it won’t exactly mow through tufts of pubes, it’s great to deploy every few days just as a way of snipping at strays or halving the height of super long curlycues. I think a lot of us just want that from a ball trim, which underscores why having a dedicated pubic hair trimmer can be overrated. If all you need is general snipping, maybe this extremely affordable tool is the ticket.

The Most Ergonomic Pubic Hair Trimmer: Panasonic Body Groomer (ER-GK80-S Model)

Trimming options: Angled vertical trimming head, swappable guard lengths: 3mm, 6mm, and a sensitive-skin “helmet” guard | Battery: Rechargeable; 50-minute runtime; 1-hour charge Waterproof: Yes

Why we love it: The best back hair shaver and manscaper in the game, Panasonic’s Body Groomer offers a vast range of custom trimming lengths, and the unique ability to trim inside any odd crevice, at any odd angle (thanks to its vertically arranged teeth). It’s great for spot-checking tall pubes or just generally grazing over the upper centimeter of overgrown hedges. It’s not my first pick for groin upkeep of all the devices on this list, but it is my first pick for chest and back hair maintenance (especially self-administered back hair trimming). So if that’s what you need foremost, then this one is a great investment that will serve you quite well below the belt, too.

The Best Bush Whacker for Ample Pubic Hair: Wahl Peanut

Trimming options: Bare trimmer plus four guards (1/8, 1/4, 3/8, 1/2") | Battery: 2 AA rechargeable batteries (included with charger) | Waterproof: No

Why we love it: If your pubes are like a woody thicket, or vastly overgrown, then it’s a good time to introduce the peanut. This tool is foremost a hair clipper, but its small size and serious muscle (plus its portability) make it an easy add-on for your dopp kit, a great weekend warrior for travel, or just a terrific tackler of the shrubby mons pubis. (I would avoid using it on the balls, at least flush on the skin; it’s blades are not spaced taut enough for that.)

What to Consider When Buying a Pubic Hair Trimmer

There’s one uniting factor that all good pubic hair trimmers share: a buffered guard or buffered teeth that prevent nicks on the skin. Whether you plan to acquire a singular device for your beard, body, and balls (and disinfect it regularly), or you want a dedicated device for your junk, be sure that you have some extra layer of defense on the blade before mowing it over the loose skin on your shaft and sack.

And if you insist on shaving the area, you of course need a fresh, sharp blade that won’t cause any friction or dragging; however, it’s most important that you follow a full shave regimen and let everything air out after the shave—and in that day to follow, while the skin is freshly shorn and a bit more vulnerable. Stay vigilant to keep the skin clean so you avoid irritation, infection, and so forth.

How to Shave Your Balls

“It’s easiest to shave skin that is taut, which the scrotum decidedly isn’t,” Dr. Turner explains. “However, that doesn’t mean you want the scrotum to be tight when shaving, as it might be when you’re cold, for instance.” Here’s how he explains to go through the motions—and it starts with an awareness of a certain muscle in that area.

So, you’ve got the cremaster muscle (that muscle you can sense internally, which raises and lowers the testes). Dr. Turner says this muscle helps regulate the balls’ temperature and promotes healthy sperm. “When the cremaster contracts, the scrotum becomes more textured and wrinkled, which will make shaving more difficult. I’d recommend shaving in the shower or just outside it. In addition to helping to soften coarse pubic hair, warm water will help relax the cremaster muscle. This will leave the skin smooth and make it easier to manipulate the scrotum as you shave.”

How to Shave Your Pubes

Balls aside, how do you approach shaving the rest of your pubes? “Whatever you do, if it’s your first time shaving this area, you have to debulk most of the hair before going straight for the razor,” Dr. Turner says. “It’s just like a traditional haircut—if you’re going for a buzz cut after having a lot of length, you’ll need to use scissors to cut the hair down to a length that the other blades can manage easily.”

Dr. Turner says to first trim the hair as short and as close to the skin as you can. Then, shower and cleanse the area before you shave. “Choose a very hydrating and lubricating shaving cream,” he adds. Take things slowly, and shave with the grain of hair growth (if possible, at those odd angles); this will prevent ingrown hairs better than if you shave against the grain of growth since those pubes tend to be extra curly and coarse. For the balls, be sure to heed Dr. Turner’s advice from above.

After shaving, make sure to apply a breathable layer of moisturizer, “to help repair the skin barrier from the mechanical exfoliation of the shaving process,” says Dr. Turner. “Moisturizing can also help to reduce friction that can further irritate. In fact, you might want to additionally consider an anti-chafing stick or balm to lubricate this sensitive area.”

What Does Body Hair Do?

It’s worth understanding the role of body hair in the first place—just in case you want to factor in anything beyond pure aesthetics. “One of the purposes of pubic hair specifically is to help reduce friction during intercourse as hair passes over hair, acting as a ‘dry lubricant,’” says Dr. Turner. Body hair can also help regulate your body temperature, and Dr. Turner adds that it can also serve as a layer of protection against the outside world, “acting as a line of defense against potentially harmful bacteria”—like soft non-barbed wire coating your skin.

But in the groin area, the propensity for sweating (and the notable lack of sunshine) are the perfect recipe for body odor. “Pubic hair is typically quite thick and if there’s a lot of it, the sweat will take longer to evaporate. The longer the sweat is on your body, the more the bacteria can grow, increasing body odor,” adds Dr. Turner. “The sweat glands in the pubic area release sweat that is thicker, containing lipids and proteins, giving the bacteria on your skin food, encouraging growth.” All that to say: It makes sense why some guys want to significantly trim the hedges—and why others choose to remove hair altogether. Ultimately, though, the choice is yours.