Hairy armpits and women

Howard the Duck · 08-13-2011, 03:05 AM

all this talk about being lazy to shave just makes me bring this up

i only shave my facial hair once a week

VEGANGELICA · 08-13-2011, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Dirty

I've decided having hairy armpits is not feminine.

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Originally Posted by Pedestrian

And on the seventh day, Dirty said "Let there be no hair". And then there was no hair.

I intended to reply to Tore about some hair science stuff, but this ^ got me giggling instead!

I'll plan to post about research on the stirring aroma of armpit hair sometime when I'm back in scientific mode.

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 08-13-2011, 05:27 AM

I am shockingly neutral to the concept, to be honest. Doesn't excite nor bother me.

djchameleon · 08-13-2011, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by EvilChuck

I'm not advocating shaving as an alternative to washing, but shaving reduces the area that bacteria has to grow when you sweat through a day. And without the hair getting in the way, more deoderant gets onto your skin which reduces the chances of getting body odour before you next get a chance to shower. Try it, shave under yourams and then wash and tell me you dont feel much, much cleaner at the end of the day.

And there is no way that a shaved armpit doesnt look more aesthetically pleasing than a hairy one. There may not be anything 'wrong' with it, but to me the positives of removing it far outweight the positives of keeping it.

No way in hell am I shaving my armpit hair. I don't want to deal with irritation when the hair is growing back. I don't know how you do it. Deodorant covers my pits just fine with the hair thats there. You make it seem like it's an afro worth of hair obstructing the deodorant from touching the skin.

Howard the Duck · 08-13-2011, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

No way in hell am I shaving my armpit hair. I don't want to deal with irritation when the hair is growing back. I don't know how you do it. Deodorant covers my pits just fine with the hair thats there. You make it seem like it's an afro worth of hair obstructing the deodorant from touching the skin.

i think the smells comes from small bits of gunk in the armpit hair

you just have to be thorough when washing your armpits, really scratch it with soap and try to clean all the gunk

i'm virtually odorless, even when I sweat

djchameleon · 08-13-2011, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

i think the smells comes from small bits of gunk in the armpit hair

you just have to be thorough when washing your armpits, really scratch it with soap and try to clean all the gunk

i'm virtually odorless, even when I sweat

Im pretty sure the odor comes from the sweat produced by your glands

Howard the Duck · 08-13-2011, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

Im pretty sure the odor comes from the sweat produced by your glands

but it's not a "smelly" odor

try keeping those bits of gunk on the hair and get people's opinion on your smell

skaltezon · 08-13-2011, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA

Most women in the U.S. shave their legs and underarms, showing that the majority of female humans *do* have quite a bit of hair.

Your emphasis on shaving while ignoring other methods of hair removal is puzzling.

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Howard the Duck · 08-13-2011, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by skaltezon

Also, your emphasis on shaving while ignoring other methods of hair removal is puzzling.

it's more "masculine" than plucking, Nair or electrolysis

EvilChuck · 08-13-2011, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

No way in hell am I shaving my armpit hair. I don't want to deal with irritation when the hair is growing back. I don't know how you do it. Deodorant covers my pits just fine with the hair thats there. You make it seem like it's an afro worth of hair obstructing the deodorant from touching the skin.

Out of interest dj, do black people have curls in their armpit hair? If the answer is yes, I could understand worrying about the irritation, curly hair will get ingrown if it isnt treated properly before, during, and after a shave because of the unpredictable direction it grows out in, and its the ingrowing of the hairs that lead to irritation. I have a few maverick hairs on my beard that dont lay the same as the rest, and that was the only spot I ever used to get a shaving rash. If your armpit hair grows straight and lays flat, then as long as you trim and wash it before you shave you wouldnt get any irritation

08-13-2011, 05:27 AM	#113 (permalink)
Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra \/ GOD Join Date: May 2010 Location: Nowhere... Posts: 2,179	I am shockingly neutral to the concept, to be honest. Doesn't excite nor bother me.