What are the consequences of removing armpit hair?

Armpit hair is a very normal physiological phenomenon, but not everyone can accept it, especially women who love beauty, because armpit hair will affect a person's appearance to a certain extent. In summer, many women will wear skirts, exposing their arms and legs. Once the armpit hair is accidentally exposed, it would be really embarrassing. Therefore, many women will remove their armpit hair from time to time. So, what are the consequences of removing armpit hair?

From the structure of hair follicles, we can see that armpit hair does not affect the structure of sweat glands and does not hinder sweating. Therefore, as long as we are careful when shaving our armpit hair and do not damage the hair follicles and skin under the armpits, it will have no impact on our health and is similar to normal hair trimming. There are some claims online that shaving armpit hair can cause breast cancer and body odor, etc. There is no scientific basis for this and you don’t need to believe them. In addition, the armpit hair does not grow more or thicker the more you shave. The reason why we have the illusion that the armpit hair grows more and thicker the more you shave is because the cross-section of the hair is wider after shaving, and because the newly grown armpit hair is short, it appears thick and numerous. However, it is actually no different from the original.

In fact, the number of human hair follicles is fixed since birth, so there is no problem of hair becoming denser the more you shave. Moreover, the color of body hair is related to local endocrine system, and there is no problem of hair getting darker the more you shave. However, shaving your armpit hair will stimulate the body hair to enter the next growth phase, so the body hair will grow again easily.

However, although there is no such false statement on the Internet about shaving armpit hair frequently, it is not recommended to shave armpit hair frequently. Unless there is a special need, it is better not to shave and let it grow naturally.

What to pay attention to after removing armpit hair

Soothes the skin

Wash your skin with clean water, then pat your armpits with astringent water to shrink pores, and then spray a moisturizing spray to soothe and calm the skin and replenish moisture.

Moisturizes the skin

The skin under your armpits will be a little dry after hair removal, so it is best to apply some cream or lotion to moisturize it. It is best to be lightweight, colorless and odorless.

Sun protection

The skin after hair removal cannot be directly exposed to sunlight, because ultraviolet rays will cause secondary damage to the damaged hair follicles, easily causing pigmentation, and small black spots will easily grow.

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