Is it harmful to remove armpit hair?

Almost everyone has armpit hair in life. Many women don’t like to have armpit hair because it will affect women’s dressing in summer. Many women like to wear off-shoulder clothes in summer, so when they raise their arms, their armpit hair will be exposed. They think that armpit hair affects their appearance and want various ways to remove their armpit hair. So is removing armpit hair harmful to the body?

1. It is indeed harmful

Removing armpit hair does have certain harms, not only to the skin, but also to the body. Of course, different hair removal methods cause different degrees of harm to the body. Some hair removal methods will damage hair follicles, and some will damage the skin, so removing armpit hair can be harmful.

2. Stimulate hair growth

Most temporary hair removal methods or products will stimulate hair growth. Because human hair, including armpit hair, is composed of keratin, and the growth characteristic of keratin is that cutting it will stimulate its growth. Therefore, many hair removal methods will cause the armpit hair that grows later to be more and thicker.

3. Laser damages hair follicles

Some people choose laser hair removal to achieve permanent hair removal effects, but in fact, laser hair removal also has harmful effects. Laser hair removal mainly uses laser to damage hair follicles so that they no longer grow hair. Since it damages the hair follicles, it may also damage the body's sweat system, so it is harmful to the body.

4. Hair removal cream can cause allergies

There are also many people who dare not use laser hair removal, so they still choose to remove hair by themselves at home frequently. However, there are many inconveniences in self-hair removal, so they will choose the most convenient method, which is hair removal cream. However, although depilatory cream is easy to use, it is very irritating and can cause certain damage to the skin. Moreover, after using depilatory cream to remove hair, the hair roots will be left on the skin surface, which does not look particularly beautiful.

5. Waxing is painful

In order to achieve a more beautiful hair removal effect, most people will choose to use wax to remove hair. Waxing hair removal mainly uses the viscosity of wax to pull hair out of the follicles, so it will be painful to use wax to remove hair, but the skin surface will be very clean after hair removal. Some people have sensitive skin and their hair follicles may be injured by stretching.

6. Epilatory razors are safer

In fact, among all hair removal methods and products, whether permanent or temporary, the epilator should be the one with the least impact on the body. As long as you use it carefully and don't scratch yourself, there will basically be no harm. If it is your first time using an epilator, it is recommended to use an electric epilator, which is easy and convenient to use and will not easily scratch you.