Should boys shave their armpits? Do boys need to shave their armpit hair?

Many women who love beauty in life choose to remove hair in order to make their skin more beautiful in summer. The hair is thick and sometimes makes women feel a little embarrassed. However, generally boys rarely remove hair. Some men want to If you want to remove hair, but you are worried that the hair removal will not be good, then should boys shave their armpit hair? Do boys need to shave their armpit hair? Let me introduce it to you below.

1. Should boys shave their armpit hair?

1. Should boys shave their armpit hair?

Men are inherently hairy animals, and armpit hair is one of the most important types of hair in addition to hair and pubic hair. How can we shave off the most abundant hair on the outside?

From a physiological structure perspective, armpit hair still plays a great role in human survival: it promotes air circulation under the armpits and plays a role in heat dissipation; it also insulates. Arms and armpits, reducing friction and more. And men are animals that sweat easily and exercise a lot. If they don’t have armpit hair, it will delay a lot of things. Medically speaking, it is not recommended to cut or shave armpit hair, as it can cause various diseases such as upper skin.

In addition, judging from Chinese history and customs, there is still no habit or practice for men to shave their armpit hair. Only women shave their armpit hair for the sake of appearance.

Armpit hair is a product of the secretion of heat hormones, so it is best not to shave off your armpit hair artificially, and it is best not to use some hair removal products to remove your armpit hair. Many men have armpit hair, and it is quite luxuriant. This is normal, so there is no need for us to shave it off.

2. Will the armpit hair grow more and more after shaving?

2.1. The armpit hair will not grow more and more after shaving.

The armpit hair will not grow more and more after shaving. If you shave more, it will not get thicker. The reason why we have the illusion that armpit hair becomes thicker and thicker after shaving is because the cross-section of the hair is wider after shaving, and because the armpit hair that has just grown out is short, see It looks thicker and more numerous. However, it is actually the same as before.

2.2. But it will increase the growth rate of armpit hair

It is true that shaving armpit hair does not increase the amount of hair. However, shaving armpit hair will stimulate body hair to enter the next growth stage, so body hair is easy to grow again. grow out. In addition, from a physiological point of view, hair is beneficial to the body. If there are no special needs, it is best to let body hair grow naturally.

3. The protective effect of armpit hair on the body

3.1. Anti-bacteria

Axillary hair Human armpit hair can block and protect the parts of the body where it grows. It protects human skin from invasion by foreign bacteria, dust, etc., and keeps "enemies" at bay.

3.2. Relieve friction

Another function of armpit hair is that when the human body moves, the arms move, and the armpits pull the surrounding skin and there is always friction between them. If the friction is too long, , is too heavy, and is often rubbed in the "middle", which relieves the force of skin friction and protects the armpit skin from abrasions.

2. Is it harmful to shave your armpits frequently?

Skin experts pointed out that "the most important function of armpit hair is to protect the armpit skin." The skin under the armpits is relatively thin, tender and sensitive. Human activity will pull the skin around the armpits and cause friction. Armpit hair can effectively alleviate the damage caused to the skin by friction.

Among the popular hair removal products on the market today, hair removal creams contain some chemicals, which often emit an unpleasant pungent smell and cause certain damage to hair follicles and sebaceous glands. With long-term use, the medicinal ingredients will pass through the skin epidermis and hair follicles and enter the deep layers of the skin, disrupting the normal growth process and cycle of hair, and making the hair longer and thicker during the process of re-growth and repair. If you have allergic skin, this kind of stimulation can easily cause symptoms such as itching, erythema, and papules.

If you want to shave, at least do not shave frequently. If you must shave, you should first cut it short with scissors, and then shave it carefully with a razor, but do not leave any root hairs, otherwise the hair will It will stab into the flesh and hurt the skin.

3. Will shaving armpit hair cause body odor?

Many girls who love beauty will shave their armpit hair in the summer. Some patients with acquired body odor happen to emit a peculiar smell after shaving their armpit hair, so they mistakenly I think my body odor is caused by shaving my armpit hair. In fact, shaving my armpit hair does not cause body odor. But do not pull armpit hair. Pulling armpit hair will damage the integrity of the skin, weaken the skin's disease resistance, easily cause bacterial infection, and may produce body odor.

Frequent plucking of armpit hair will stimulate the apocrine glands under the armpits for a long time, which will cause the apocrine glands to mutate. The permeability of the wall of the apocrine glands will be greater than 75~100nm, allowing lipids and protein substances to be excreted from the body and interact with epidermal bacteria to produce odor. taste. Therefore, long-term armpit hair removal may cause body odor. Therefore, it is best for girls not to remove armpit hair for the sake of beauty. They can choose other ways to remove armpit hair.

4. What are the misunderstandings about hair removal

1: Hair will no longer grow after using hair removal products

Just rely on ordinary razors, beeswax, hair removal cream, etc. Can solve temporary surface problems. Only through laser and colored light treatment, and 4-6 times can the hair be completely removed.

Two: Shaving and plucking will not cause skin laxity

The laxity is especially obvious on the face, and a little carelessness can cause skin redness and swelling. Therefore, it is necessary to maintain the hygienic condition of hair removal tools when performing hair removal work. Try to avoid "hard pulling" work. Other hair removal methods can be used instead.

Three: The thicker and thicker the hair on your legs becomes when you shave them

This is a wrong idea. Foreign studies have pointed out that long-term use of razors for shaving does not change the diameter and color of hair, and body hair does not become rough due to repeated shaving.

It is an illusion that the hair becomes thicker as it is shaved, because the hair shaved off by the razor is only the part of the hair exposed on the surface of the skin and will not affect the hair follicles under the skin, so it will not accelerate hair growth or make the hair thicker. .

Moreover, the razor cuts at the exit of the hair follicle, which is where the hair is thickest. After shaving, a larger cut surface will be left, and the remaining hair will give the illusion of roughness when touched.

Four: Hair removal can also be done during menstruation

Because of the influence of hormones, the amount of bleeding and the body's tolerance for pain will be different from normal, so the body will feel a little uncomfortable during menstruation. , if further laser and colored light treatments are performed, the discomfort will naturally increase.

Experts remind that although hair removal can make your skin smoother, it is not suitable for everyone. If your skin is sensitive, you should be careful when choosing a hair removal skin care helper.