Shaving Your Armpits

[ivan]

So, eh, do you shave your armpits?

I shaved mine yesterday and it feels awesome. Nice and prickly. They also smell good for a change. From now on I'm an official armpit-shaver.

How about you?

[Into the blue]

Done this once.
Only once.
You are in for some fierce itching when it starts to grow back.

[amanda.gallacher]

i'm a girl so obv i shave my armpits.

ps. this thread it weird.

edit: itching? no. none at all.

[forrestunifreak]

Um... not really... It's not like I need to anyway.

[ivan]

Done this once.
Only once.

Damn, I can't edit the pole for you to vote. Oh well.

You are in for some fierce itching when it starts to grow back.

It iches a bit now, but I bet I'll get used to it after a while.

[wobbling bear]

you kidding? do not want to break my razor blade!

[maestro8]

i'm a girl so obv i shave my armpits.
One can not assume every girl has her armpits and legs shaven. Esp. in California... it's a crapshoot here!

I dated a girl once that was a real "free spirit"... she was as natural as could be. That wasn't so bad. What was bad was the fact that she left the bathroom door open when she, um, dropped the kids off at the pool. Major turnoff.

[Lucas1wheel]

I shaved mine at unicon as part of jom ber all though i dont think it was actually a dare i think everyone was just shaving stuff so i shaved my armpit for a laugh, it was horrible, stubbly

[steveyo]

I hate shaving my face, but I do because I hate having a beard even more. I would never have any reason to shave my pits. Yuck, and ouch.

i'm a girl so obv i shave my armpits.
Not "obv"...
My (extremely hot) wife rarely shaves her pits and even more rarely her legs. She only shaves for a fancy event with a sleeveless gown, and occaisionally during bathing suit season.

[musketman]

One can not assume every girl has her armpits and legs shaven. Esp. in California... it's a crapshoot here!

I dated a girl once that was a real "free spirit"... she was as natural as could be. That wasn't so bad. What was bad was the fact that she left the bathroom door open when she, um, dropped the kids off at the pool. Major turnoff.

oh..sick :( that's about as bad of a turnoff as it gets.



Ah.. and no, I do NOT shave my armpits. That's just wrong to a guy.

[Mikefule]

As a liberal commie, I shave one, but not the other. The left one, obviously.

[bugman]

This is the best thread I have seen on this forum in a while.

[mscalisi]

I'm just wondering how long before this strays from the pits.

[Chexjc]

Not "obv"...
My (extremely hot) wife rarely shaves her pits and even more rarely her legs. She only shaves for a fancy event with a sleeveless gown, and occaisionally during bathing suit season.


No offense, but in my opinion your (extremely hot) wife can no longer be considered "extremely hot."

[MuniAddict]

i'm a girl so obv i shave my armpits.

ps. this thread it weird.

edit: itching? no. none at all.Not all women shave their underarms...especially French Women! I dated one a while back and she had hair there, but very little and she was blonde.

[tobbogonist]

No offense, but in my opinion your (extremely hot) wife can no longer be considered "extremely hot."

Semi-hot.

I have never shaved my armpits, my brother did once..

I have shaved every other bodypart, or waxed (except for arms). Do not recommend it, never succumb to a girl when she says; he lets wax some hair off. JUST SAY NO!~

[mscalisi]

To each his own, for some men, a little hair makes a women even hotter. It takes a confident woman to leave the pits au natural, and THAT is sexy.

No offense, but in my opinion your (extremely hot) wife can no longer be considered "extremely hot."

[amanda.gallacher]

It takes a confident woman to leave the pits au natural, and THAT is sexy.
NOT true. Well, perhaps in some cases, but when I've seen in it's the lack of confidence that makes the girl think "hmm, there is no point in making an effort". People that know me will know exactly the girl I am talking about haha Dustin, sorry for bringing her up again! Yeah, this one girl was just lazy and didnt look after herself, she has hairy armpits, hairy legs, and dear god, do not EVER go swimming with her! :eek: . Yeah, that was bad. Though on prom night, she did take a little care of herself and shaved under her arms, so it's not like she just didn't want to, it was just lazyness. i dont even know if this post makes sense, im just rambling on and on and on.
imo girls should shave underarms. or if they dont, then they shouldnt ever wear short sleeved tshirts. thats just my opinion mind, so dont bite me.

[cathwood]

Why should I shave my arm pits? Life is too short.

Anyway, who decided that women should shave thier arm pits and legs? However, I can't summon enough resistence to society's expectations not to shave my legs in the summer (ie I do shave my legs in the summer).

[Borgschulze]

I started shaving my armpits because deodorant tends to be hard to wash out of armpit hair, depending on the brand and type. I also noticed I don't smell bad when I don't shower for two days or so and am active at the same time.

Done this once.
Only once.
You are in for some fierce itching when it starts to grow back.
I don't get itches at all. Except when I first shave them and I maybe get a small nick... then it's only for like an hour, and it's not itchy anymore.

[tobbogonist]

Cathwood i have always wondered that. why do women have to shave arm pits/leg etc to fit in? why do men have to wear trousers or shorts instead of a skirt? Why are long fingernails considered feminine, when in the first place they are really a humans only means of defending itself if attack whilst unarmed and from what i have read and seen, are under the same catagory as claws/talons etc? ripping shit up with your finernails is not feminine, taking a chunk out of the nieghbours dog with your pointy pinky sounds pretty blokey to me! yet why is doing that blokey anyway? why cannot a nice lady enjoy taking chunks out of the neighbours dog? or the children? hek we should all have a get together and bring eachothers neighbours dog and take chunks out.

or you could barricade up your neighbours neighbours dog in a small cage under the stairs and chunk it at your own descretion.

Note: no neighbours where pissed off in the making of this post.

[The Buddy]

A lot of girls I know hate guys with armpit hair. They think it's gross.

[mscalisi]

choosing to shave or not shave your pits != neglecting your appearance.

NOT true. Well, perhaps in some cases, but when I've seen in it's the lack of confidence that makes the girl think "hmm, there is no point in making an effort". People that know me will know exactly the girl I am talking about haha Dustin, sorry for bringing her up again! Yeah, this one girl was just lazy and didnt look after herself, she has hairy armpits, hairy legs, and dear god, do not EVER go swimming with her! :eek: . Yeah, that was bad. Though on prom night, she did take a little care of herself and shaved under her arms, so it's not like she just didn't want to, it was just lazyness. i dont even know if this post makes sense, im just rambling on and on and on.
imo girls should shave underarms. or if they dont, then they shouldnt ever wear short sleeved tshirts. thats just my opinion mind, so dont bite me.

[mscalisi]

choosing to shave or not shave your pits != neglecting your appearance.

NOT true. Well, perhaps in some cases, but when I've seen in it's the lack of confidence that makes the girl think "hmm, there is no point in making an effort". People that know me will know exactly the girl I am talking about haha Dustin, sorry for bringing her up again! Yeah, this one girl was just lazy and didnt look after herself, she has hairy armpits, hairy legs, and dear god, do not EVER go swimming with her! :eek: . Yeah, that was bad. Though on prom night, she did take a little care of herself and shaved under her arms, so it's not like she just didn't want to, it was just lazyness. i dont even know if this post makes sense, im just rambling on and on and on.
imo girls should shave underarms. or if they dont, then they shouldnt ever wear short sleeved tshirts. thats just my opinion mind, so dont bite me.

[monkeyman]

No offense, but in my opinion your (extremely hot) wife can no longer be considered "extremely hot."

Exactly. To each his own. While we may find it a turn-off, he doesn't.

I don't shave my arms...probably never will. And to be honest, I prefer girls who shave*.

*Matt and Sam: do not say a word. Not. A. Word.

[spazdude222]

Damn, I can't edit the pole for you to vote. Oh well.


I like girls to shave, but have no desire to shave. I have even less desire to murder people or wrestle an aligator.

[spazdude222]

I...shave my arms...to be honest*

*Matt and Sam: do...say a word.
I love ellipses!

[uni4life_13]

ok, i thought i would ad a question. do you shave ur genital areas? why? that would get to be a pain in the @ss. once you shave it once. there is nNO going back. P.S. i am a natural man in that area as well as my pits

[spazdude222]

ok, i thought i would ad a question. do you shave ur genital areas? why? that would get to be a pain in the @ss. once you shave it once. there is nNO going back. P.S. i am a natural man in that area as well as my pits
I trim for uni purposes. I have...let's just say sat in a way that...tugged a bit more than I was willing to deal with. Thus, I began trimming. If you keep the hair short, there's nothing to sit on.

[monkeyman]

I love ellipses!

Congratulations, you are now qualified to work at a tabloid.

[treepotato]

definatly do , i'm guessing most girls do

[spazdude222]

Not yet. I still need to photoshop an incriminating picture of you shaving your armpits...or an alien dissection .

[chester1234]

Why do we even have armpit hair?

[steveyo]

Why should I shave my arm pits? Life is too short.

Anyway, who decided that women should shave thier arm pits and legs? However, I can't summon enough resistence to society's expectations not to shave my legs in the summer (ie I do shave my legs in the summer).
Exactly, Cath.

To all you young guys (e.g. Chexjc), if you find a good woman whom you love, and you dump her for having hairy pits, you'll regret it for the rest of your lives. Real qualities matter, and hairy armpits do not.

[markf]

i haven't made the jump to shaving my pits yet. i shave most my face, the little halo of really long hairs i get around my nipples (only chest hair i grow, it's gross), and trim around my junk. as someone else mentinoed it makes unicycling better, or at least less painful. and it doesn't itch after the first few times. thought about the pits before though...someday maybe.

[dan de man]

i only got armpit hair 2-3monthes ago ,not shaving that off

[Chexjc]

I'm not saying I could'nt love a girl with hairy pits...I just personally don't find that attractive.

[swarbrim]

I'm not saying I could'nt love a girl with hairy pits...I just personally don't find that attractive.

Same.

I wouldn't not love a girl for a hairy whatever, but I can't say I find it attractive.

If I was a girl I wouldn't shave everyday, no way. I would just wear trousers (eeeww) more and long tops more often.

Hairy armpits? Turn off, but I don't really mind if I can't see it. (That makes me seem really stupid and maybe arrogant?)

Mike

P.S And Amanda, eewwww.

[gkmac]

Anyway, who decided that women should shave thier arm pits and legs?Somebody who doesn't think that women usually cover them by normal clothing, perhaps?why do men have to wear trousers or shorts instead of a skirt?Scottish people don't have to wonder about that. BTW I have some Scottish ancestry, so I could wear a kilt... if I wanted to... and no I haven't. (yet?)Why do we even have armpit hair?I've heard the reason we have hair there and in... errr... some other places, is because without it skin would rub against skin, which isn't nice when it's sweaty and thus sticks together. The hair allegedly acts as a buffer zone.

[Unitik908]

i haven't made the jump to shaving my pits yet. i shave most my face, the little halo of really long hairs i get around my nipples (only chest hair i grow, it's gross), and trim around my junk. as someone else mentinoed it makes unicycling better, or at least less painful. and it doesn't itch after the first few times. thought about the pits before though...someday maybe.
same here... hopefully when i get older i'll more than just nipple hair on my chest.... some day

Chase

[GhettoSmurf]

yes shave your pits
im also big on shaving my crotch

[theanswerisnt42]

I don't shave my pits, but I do enjoy my silky smooth legs. Sure, it's a bit of a hassle, and it itches sometimes, but they are sooo nice and smooth. As for the male skirt question, I think skirts are much more comfortable then trousers, I just don't wear them in public yet, thats all.

[Jerrick]

I dont shave my armpits, sorry. Nor do I shave in my groin area.

I keep it to the face region, and have also gotten my eyebrows done a few times.

I have thought about shaving down under, but I never do. I have also kinda shaved my legs. One times I shaved out a happy face on my left leg, other times, I have shaved just a section and wrote something in the smooth spot. lol

[Goats_On_Unicycles]

Once I shaved my legs but then after I thought about it for a few seconds I thought "Why the hell did I do that!?"

[tobbogonist]

I always have a shaved patch on my legs somewhere. right now it is on the inside of my left calf. i dunno i just sit there with the razor and well i have to shave something. either that or i have matches and or a cigarette lighter, then it gets burnt off.

[dan de man]

the mans way of shaving ^^^

[James_Potter]

Nah man, I don't even shave my FACE anymore!! And I don't get my hair cut anymore, but I think my parents are gonna force me to get it trimmed a little bit sometime soon.

[Evan Byrne]

i shaved one "pit" when i disloacted my shoulder, having my arm in a sling pulled tight against my body pulled on the hair, it hurt, so i cut it.

[dan de man]

;) :D What was bad was the fact that she left the bathroom door open when she, um, dropped the kids off at the pool. Major turnoff.

am i right in asuming that she was giving birth to the unwanted?

[NBond1986]

wow. its been over 2 years since i last made a post here. i last posted in november of 2004!!!!!


and even then, it had been a year since my last post before that!!!!


ahhhh.....unicyclist.com....


its changed a lot.


i used to be obsessed with this site.

i still unicycle a lot, as always. along with juggling and keeping tarantulas.

anyway, just wanted to pop in to say hello!

[tobbogonist]

You choose an interesting thread to re-appear after all these years.

[monkeyman]

I always have a shaved patch on my legs somewhere. right now it is on the inside of my left calf. i dunno i just sit there with the razor and well i have to shave something. either that or i have matches and or a cigarette lighter, then it gets burnt off.

I think that might be some kind of disorder.

[WOFT]

I usually shave a little patch on my leg after sharpening knives. When they shave, they are sharp enough :)

either that or i have matches and or a cigarette lighter, then it gets burnt off.
I lost some hair somewhere between my armpits and my legs due to a cigarette lighter. It is not a safe, sane or sober way of removing hair.

[tobbogonist]

I think that might be some kind of disorder.

I think you could be right, but then again i think there is a chance you maybe wrong. You think to much.

I usually shave a little patch on my leg after sharpening knives. When they shave, they are sharp enough :)


I lost some hair somewhere between my armpits and my legs due to a cigarette lighter. It is not a safe, sane or sober way of removing hair.

Between your legs and armpits? That is a rather expanse general area for burning off hair. I have never ever heard anything as described as "between my armpits and my legs" or are we talking armpits and legs as different entites? lol i realised that just then.

I first remmember burning of my Eyebrow, havn't looked back since.

[spazdude222]

I dont shave my armpits, sorry. Nor do I shave in my groin area.

I keep it to the face region, and have also gotten my eyebrows done a few times.

I have thought about shaving down under, but I never do. I have also kinda shaved my legs. One times I shaved out a happy face on my left leg, other times, I have shaved just a section and wrote something in the smooth spot. lolOnce I put the fake tan crap on my butt. I had two beautifully bronzed handprints on my @$$-cheeks. No one saw...but it makes a funny story! :D

[Borges]

When did guys start to shave below the neck? And why?

[dudewithasock]

I have thought about shaving down under, but I never do.

I don't shave there, but I trim it from time to time - my bike shorts sometimes pull on them while riding and it hurts.

[Jerrick]

I don't shave there, but I trim it from time to time - my bike shorts sometimes pull on them while riding and it hurts.

I havent had that problem, but then again, I havent worn bike shorts yet. =p

[dudewithasock]

I havent had that problem, but then again, I havent worn bike shorts yet. =p

My pubes are just manlier than yours, I guess.
Woe is me.

[Jerrick]

My pubes are just manlier than yours, I guess.
Woe is me.

Shall we whip them out and compare? lolol

[Borgschulze]

I don't shave there, but I trim it from time to time - my bike shorts sometimes pull on them while riding and it hurts.
I've shaved mine for about 2 years... I find it much more comfortable in every situation. Even standing around doing nothing.... less chance a hair might poke you and itch.

[Chexjc]

I've shaved mine for about 2 years... I find it much more comfortable in every situation. Even standing around doing nothing.... less chance a hair might poke you and itch.

Aren't you more likely to be poked by a short stubbly hair than a longer one?

[Mikefule]

I've shaved mine for about 2 years

If it took that long, it's time to buy a sharper razor.

[Chexjc]

If it took that long, it's time to buy a sharper razor.

That would've been funny had he actually written it in the wrong context...but he didn't.

[Borgschulze]

That would've been funny had he actually written it in the wrong context...but he didn't.
Yeah, lame joke.

EDIT: I shave my head... I pretty much go through one Mach 3 Turbo blade every two shaves.

[dudewithasock]

I've shaved mine for about 2 years... I find it much more comfortable in every situation. Even standing around doing nothing.... less chance a hair might poke you and itch.

Does it grow back thicker and hardier each time?

[Borgschulze]

Does it grow back thicker and hardier each time?
No.. I shave every 2 or 3 days.

[dudewithasock]

No.. I shave every 2 or 3 days.

You know if you ever decide to stop shaving it, you're gonna have at least a week of hell down there?

[Borgschulze]

You know if you ever decide to stop shaving it, you're gonna have at least a week of hell down there?
Your point?

[MuniAddict]

Does it grow back thicker and hardier each time?From what I hear, no; that's an old wive's tale.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hair-removal/AN00638

[Borgschulze]

From what I hear, no; that's an old wive's tale.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hair-removal/AN00638
Yeah, I'd have a huge beard if I didn't shave for a week according to that tale.

[James_Potter]

I first remmember burning of my Eyebrow, havn't looked back since.
A friend of mine, also a unicyclist, once lit his hair on fire...we made a torch out of wood and sap, and he was holding it up to his hair saying, this smells funny! And then suddenly it all went FWOOMPF and lit, then went out.

[dudewithasock]

Your point?

I'm just sayin...doesn't seem very smart to me.

[NordicUni420]

being the girl that i am, i shave my legs and pits(feminine vocabulary, i know) regularly in the summer. but when soccer season ends and there is that frigid time somewhere between that and outdorr track, i kinda relax on the whole issue(not abandon it though). i mean, nordic skiing doesnt expose skin and you wear pants all the time when its cold anyways. no big deal as far as i'm concerned

[monkeyman]

That would've been funny had he actually written it in the wrong context...but he didn't.

That was the point of the joke, Jason.

[Chexjc]

being the girl that i am, i shave my legs and pits(feminine vocabulary, i know) regularly in the summer. but when soccer season ends and there is that frigid time somewhere between that and outdorr track, i kinda relax on the whole issue(not abandon it though). i mean, nordic skiing doesnt expose skin and you wear pants all the time when its cold anyways. no big deal as far as i'm concerned

I think most girls do that.


The point of the joke was to be lame and not funny? :D

[chester1234]

So why do we have armpit hair but no kneepit hair?

[monkeyman]

So why do we have armpit hair but no kneepit hair?

.
I've heard the reason we have hair there and in... errr... some other places, is because without it skin would rub against skin, which isn't nice when it's sweaty and thus sticks together. The hair allegedly acts as a buffer zone.


Just for the record, I beat Jason.

[Chexjc]

So why do we have armpit hair but no kneepit hair?


I think GKmac was correct in saying that armpit hair acts as a barrier between our skin. Your knees aren't constantly bent and causing abbrasion between your skin. Ewww, Kneepit hair. Hahaha

[maestro8]

Shall we whip them out and compare?
Here, folks, is the question at the base of EVERY debate on the Internet...

...who's e-penis is longer?

[thejdw]

So Ivan, a year on. Are you still shaving or not?

[phlegm]

I've heard the reason we have hair there and in... errr... some other places, is because without it skin would rub against skin, which isn't nice when it's sweaty and thus sticks together. The hair allegedly acts as a buffer zone.

Years ago when I wore a sling for a couple months due to a broken collar bone, I developed a hairy patch just below my elbow where most of my arm's weight centered and rubbed on the sling. It was pretty strange. Most of the hairs on my arms are pretty thin, but the hairy patch was thick and gnarly. It eventually went away though. I thought it was cool, but my wife hated it. :D

[ivan]

So Ivan, a year on. Are you still shaving or not?
Yes!

One of the best habits I ever got into!

[Matt_V]

Did you ever get a rash because the skin there is so tender?

I've been shaving my chest occasionally. I hope that it makes it grow back thicker. Anybody else do this?

[Unreal-Wheel]

I hope that it makes it grow back thicker

From what I hear, no; that's an old wive's tale.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hair-removal/AN00638

.

[Matt_V]

How disappointing.

[mornish]

Yay for being young enough to not have to.

:)

-Miles

[Klucker1020]

being the girl that i am, i shave my legs and pits(feminine vocabulary, i know) regularly in the summer. but when soccer season ends and there is that frigid time somewhere between that and outdorr track, i kinda relax on the whole issue(not abandon it though). i mean, nordic skiing doesnt expose skin and you wear pants all the time when its cold anyways. no big deal as far as i'm concerned


yeah nordic is the best....i race for RMN you must be New England?

oh and on the issue...face...crotch...only...and sometimes the front of my shins for soccer...lol only when bored...ladies in colorado love a clean man...lol

[C-ZER]

I like hairy girls I find them attractive.I would want a woman that is hairier than I am........like a guerrilla.:D :D :D

[john_childs]

I like hairy girls I find them attractive.I would want a woman that is hairier than I am........like a guerrilla.:D :D :D
I know of a fetish site that would make you very happy as long as you also enjoy midgets. :D

[qhxakg]

Did you ever get a rash because the skin there is so tender?

I've been shaving my chest occasionally. I hope that it makes it grow back thicker. Anybody else do this?
My contribution (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqfSub088jE)

Pretty much my favorite show.:p

[sutton629]

idk i am not a armpit shaver but I think that women should and men should trim if it like sticks out when your arms are down. Just a trim but not so short that it would ever start to itch. That would be murder.

[mattsmith]

I don't do shaving except on my face, and even then it's only every few days.
A friend (of sorts) that is doing a beautician course asked me to be a guinea pig for her waxing techniques.

I'm a guy who likes to be helpful, but it turns out I have limits. Some places are just meant to stay hairy.

[nickvb123]

Trim? Maybe. Shave? Probably never. Underarm hair is sexy.

I've been shaving my chest occasionally. I hope that it makes it grow back thicker. Anybody else do this?

Rofl.

I did shave a bit of my chest once and my snail trail but not for that reason.

And by snail trail I mean definition number 4 ;) http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=snail+trail

[thejdw]

I know of a fetish site that would make you very happy as long as you also enjoy midgets. :D
:eek: what naughty words have you acedentaly put into google?

[Jerrick]

:eek: what naughty words have you acedentaly put into google?

It wasn't on accident. ;)

[thejdw]

It wasn't on accident. ;)
omg

[hugo]

Very weird thread :eek: :confused:

So, to add some odd value to this odd discussion: Why don't you buy a laser and get rid of that hair in your armpits forever. That also prevents itching (I have been told).

Hmm... am I still reading the right forum? Armpits? Unicycles? What comes next????? http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/konfus/k045.gif

[ivan]

Why don't you buy a laser and get rid of that hair in your armpits forever. That also prevents itching (I have been told).

It's probably really expensive, and knowing the quality of Cyprus medicine they'd probably end up drilling a hole through my foot with that laser. In the best-case scenario. Plus, it's probably really expensive.

And I don't get any itching at all. I only got once, for about a day, after shaving for the first time.

[Goats_On_Unicycles]

Guys are sexy with shaved armpits. Seriously, armpit hair is ugly... Some guys with long hair kinda look good with it but not many...

[milly]

For once, I agree with Jackie.

[john_childs]

:eek: what naughty words have you acedentaly put into google?
I was curious and did a search at Zombo (http://zombo.com/). I didn't expect it to actually find anything. The infinite really is possible at Zombo.

[Borgschulze]

I still shave my arm pits as well.

John, please link to this hairy midget porn.

[wickedbob]

Ha, I don't think I could be payed enough to shave mine.

[uni57]

I saw a documentary several years ago (so don't ask for references) that said the following --

- armpit hair is designed to hold sweat
- a hairy armpit can hold 30 times the sweat of a hairless armpit
- the bacteria living on the skin feast on the sweat and that's what produces body odor
- primitive man (and woman) found this attractive

I'll add my own items to that list --

- armpit hair is gross
- armpit hair is gross

Don't have an underarm version of ZZ Top. Shave or trim. Itching will not be a problem. Not only does it look nicer, but it's a safer hygene solution than deodorants and antiperspirants which contain harmful ingredients such as aluminum.

[James_Potter]

I did shave a bit of my chest once and my snail trail but not for that reason.
And by snail trail I mean definition number 4 ;) http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=snail+trail
We call that a Happy Trail around here.

[MuniAddict]

We call that a Happy Trail around here.Well, so much for lunch!:eek:

[BillyTheMountain]

A friend (of sorts) that is doing a beautician course asked me to be a guinea pig for her waxing techniques.


She'll give you a Brazilian wax job, but don't show us the photos.

[UniBrier]

I just read this thread for the first time.

Why do we even have armpit hair?Dave pretty much answered this, but didn't mention that the evaporation of all that sweat on the armpit hair brings COOLING; it's all about temperature control!I saw a documentary several years ago (so don't ask for references) that said the following --

- armpit hair is designed to hold sweat
- a hairy armpit can hold 30 times the sweat of a hairless armpit
- the bacteria living on the skin feast on the sweat and that's what produces body odor
- primitive man (and woman) found this attractiveIf you shave, you're at risk of overheating!

So why do we have armpit hair but no kneepit hair?The same reason you don't have elbowpit hair. The knee is the equivelent of the elbow, the equivelent of the armpit is the crotch, there's hair there too!

For the record I shave only my face. I shaved my legs once as part of a group bicycling ritual when we rode the 200 mile STP in one day. Didn't like it much and put me at risk of ridicule of my non-cycling friends and relatives...

[ivan]

If you can trust statistics, approximately 3 out of 20 people are ready to kill you for shaving or helping someone shave your or their armpits.

I better watch out.

[augustdreamt]

I don't grow much hair under my arms, so I usually don't bother. Same goes for my legs and elsewhere.

If I'm bored sometimes I'll shave. But I rarely ever get that bored.

[uni57]

the evaporation of all that sweat on the armpit hair brings COOLING; it's all about temperature control!

If you shave, you're at risk of overheating!
I'm not sure that's correct. If I'm physically active on a very hot day, I can get the back of a cotton shirt drenched with sweat. Once you reach that saturation point, the evaporative process is insignificant compared to the insulating effect of the layer of sweat. On the other hand, an Under Armour shirt keeps you dry and cool because it aids the evaporation process, preventing a build-up of sweat. I think the effect is similar for armpits: having an armpit saturated with sweat is not necessarily cooling. After a point, all that unnecessary sweat traps the heat. Lastly, keep in mind that I don't know if any of this is true. It's really all about not looking and smelling gross.

[Émile5]

If you can trust statistics, approximately 3 out of 20 people are ready to kill you for shaving or helping someone shave your or their armpits.

I better watch out.

More then 80% for statistics are false :rolleyes:

[UniBrier]

I'm not sure that's correct...I was told or taught at one time the reason was to aid evaporation, which would result in cooling. A quick Google finds support of this: “Hair is used to help evaporate perspiration. As perspiration evaporates it takes away heat and helps keep the area cool.” And “Armpit hair may retain the sweat where its evaporation will cool the body.”. Now how much critical cooling actually takes place is up for debate, if you use an antiperspirant you get no sweat from the pits; you don't see people falling over from heat exhaustion just because they use antiperspirant!

I also found this:

“Humans have two types of sweat glands. 'Eccrine glands' are found all over the body and produce a slightly acidic watery fluid. When this sweat evaporates from the skin it cools the body down. Humans rely on this sweat to control body temperature. It has no odour of its own, but does start to smell when bacteria on the skin's surface begin to digest it.

An altogether stinkier kind of sweat is produced by the 'apocrine glands'. These glands only start working at puberty. They secrete a thick, waxy, greyish substance which is diluted by fluid from other glands nearby. Although it has no odour itself, when bacteria start decomposing it, it releases a strong distinct smell - BO.

Apocrine glands are only found in the armpits, belly button area, ears, groin and nipples. The sweat they produce has no role in temperature regulation. It is released in response to stress, emotion and sexual excitement.

Apocrine glands are related to the scent glands of animals. In other primates, the scent produced by such glands is thought to act as an erotic attractant. How the odour of rotting apocrine sweat might be used by humans is still a mystery which is being investigated.”

This is consistent with your quotes:

- the bacteria living on the skin feast on the sweat and that's what produces body odor
- primitive man (and woman) found this attractive


The lesson here: Even if your armpit hair doesn't give you much incremental increase in cooling, you're ahead of the game in distributing your scent and attracting a mate!


Ivan, you're placing yourself at a disadvantage by shaving those pits.

[habbywall]

I'm shaving them thursday for swimming.

[ivan]

Ivan, you're placing yourself at a disadvantage by shaving those pits.
Don't you fret, I compensate by taking showers only when people start falling over in my presence.

[SAVAGE]

i like wrestling crocs, they're a real challenge(mainly finding them):D also, i don't shave my pits.i don't think it matters in a guy, it itches real bad when it grows back...

[Divebomber]

i like wrestling crocs, they're a real challenge(mainly finding them):D also, i don't shave my pits.i don't think it matters in a guy, it itches real bad when it grows back...

It does itch, but the itch goes away after a while. Just keep in mind that when you start to shave you have to keep it up.

[Borgschulze]

If you shave, you're at risk of overheating!
Good thing I live in Canada.

I shave my head clean of hair, armpits, face, butt-crack, and crotch.

I am not noticeably warmer or cooler.

EDIT: My armpits have never itched from shaving, in fact, I believe they itch less.

Pubic hair though, itches a bit when it grows back (2-3mm in length) and I'm sweaty.

[UniBrier]

I shave my head clean of hair, armpits, face, butt-crack, and crotch.I expected your head would have hair and a face; did you really shave your face off? But your head had armpits, butt-crack and crotch too? You must have been one funny looking guy before you shaved those things off your head.

[Borgschulze]

I expected your head would have hair and a face; did you really shave your face off? But your head had armpits, butt-crack and crotch too? You must have been one funny looking guy before you shaved those things off your head.
Indeed, lots of reconstructive surgery.

[martin.phillips]

I wonder why head hair keeps on growing, but body hair stops when it reaches 2 cm or so in normal people :eek:

[hugo]

Look at animals. They also have areas where the hair grows longer than in other areas.

Male lions, horse, .......