How common is it to not shave legs/underarms...

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:....among teen girls today? Mine is 16 and just doesn't want or see the need to. I think this may partially contribute to not wanting to wear skirts or dresses anymore, too? If that's just because she doesn't like dresses and skirts, or even shorts, anymore, fine; but if it's because of embarrassment about hairy legs, I'd like to know why/how to help address it.

If she is on TikTok there is a whole trend telling teen girls not to do this

She's not on TikTok. Has never been interested in it, thank goodness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:....among teen girls today? Mine is 16 and just doesn't want or see the need to. I think this may partially contribute to not wanting to wear skirts or dresses anymore, too? If that's just because she doesn't like dresses and skirts, or even shorts, anymore, fine; but if it's because of embarrassment about hairy legs, I'd like to know why/how to help address it.

If she were embarrassed wouldn’t she shave or whatever? My oldest and only girl just graduated from college. She very rarely shaves legs or underarms and was never into it. She’s very into fashion and sometimes wears elaborate makeup. Like me, she is fair and doesn’t have much hair, but she has said she wouldn’t change habits if she did. The only times she shaves or uses nair are if she’s going somewhere that she feels it would be upsetting to someone important to her. So for example, she will shave legs for a wedding, or if she’s doing something fancier with one set of grandparents. She generally DGAF what anyone thinks and does as she pleases.

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I have 3 girls age 17-21. They all shave. Actually, all of their friends do too. I haven’t seen any with hairy arms or armpits. I am surprised people are seeing this!

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Anonymous wrote:I have 3 girls age 17-21. They all shave. Actually, all of their friends do too. I haven’t seen any with hairy arms or armpits. I am surprised people are seeing this!

*legs or armpits

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Anonymous wrote:It common. Shave when you feel like it, or not. It's not a "must-do" part of a shower routine like in the old days

Speak for yourself. It’s a choice but I don’t see too many teens in tank tops with hairy armpits. My niece identifies as non-binary and she doesn’t shave but I don’t think it’s common. It’s so simple to shave underarms in the shower. Legs can be annoying.

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Anonymous wrote:Legs are ok. Underarms can smell really bad.

WTF? Has nothing to do with the hair.

From Google:

Hair can trap sweat and bacteria, providing an environment for odour to develop. Removing or trimming body hair could help reduce bacterial growth and improve the effectiveness of deodorant or antiperspirant.

I believe it. It’s so gross to see a grown man in a tank top and he raises his arm to show globs of deodorant and sweat. Just nasty. It can happen to girls too if they are really hairy. I saw one young woman with the most beautiful white dress and her hair was made up flawlessly. Then she moved her arm and had long hairy armpits. It just killed the look.

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My 22 year old does not shave legs. I hate the look but it is her choice.

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Anonymous wrote:Legs are ok. Underarms can smell really bad.

Underarm hair doesn't cause underarm odor.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Legs are ok. Underarms can smell really bad.

WTF? Has nothing to do with the hair.

From Google:

Hair can trap sweat and bacteria, providing an environment for odour to develop. Removing or trimming body hair could help reduce bacterial growth and improve the effectiveness of deodorant or antiperspirant.

So you WASH regularly, just like men do. What a load of bollocks otherwise, brought to you by the personal hygiene products industry.

Shaving underarms, bikini lines and legs is a good way to spend your life dealing with infections, ingrown hairs, razor burn etc. in some of the most sensitive places on the body. There is no reason based in health that a woman or girl needs to shave her pits, privates and legs - it is entirely a standard of the beauty industry and it is not embraced in most of the world.

Men are issuing DEATH THREATS to female actors and others online for baring their hairy pits. If I were a young girl again, I would refuse to ever shave just because of THAT. It is just another misogynistic beauty standard that enslaves women and has far more negative than positive effects.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2019/09/07/women-body-hair-why-more-women-shaving-less-beauty-trend/2195286001/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Legs are ok. Underarms can smell really bad.

WTF? Has nothing to do with the hair.

From Google:

Hair can trap sweat and bacteria, providing an environment for odour to develop. Removing or trimming body hair could help reduce bacterial growth and improve the effectiveness of deodorant or antiperspirant.

+1 this. How do you people not know this?! This is basic!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Legs are ok. Underarms can smell really bad.

WTF? Has nothing to do with the hair.

From Google:

Hair can trap sweat and bacteria, providing an environment for odour to develop. Removing or trimming body hair could help reduce bacterial growth and improve the effectiveness of deodorant or antiperspirant.

+1 this. How do you people not know this?! This is basic!

Then why haven't men been pressured into shaving their armpits?
Explain to me why this is not an arbitrary double standard?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Legs are ok. Underarms can smell really bad.

WTF? Has nothing to do with the hair.

From Google:

Hair can trap sweat and bacteria, providing an environment for odour to develop. Removing or trimming body hair could help reduce bacterial growth and improve the effectiveness of deodorant or antiperspirant.

+1 this. How do you people not know this?! This is basic!

Then why haven't men been pressured into shaving their armpits?
Explain to me why this is not an arbitrary double standard?

+1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Legs are ok. Underarms can smell really bad.

WTF? Has nothing to do with the hair.

From Google:

Hair can trap sweat and bacteria, providing an environment for odour to develop. Removing or trimming body hair could help reduce bacterial growth and improve the effectiveness of deodorant or antiperspirant.

+1 this. How do you people not know this?! This is basic!

Then why haven't men been pressured into shaving their armpits?
Explain to me why this is not an arbitrary double standard?

+1

A quick search looks like it started in the early 20th century. Maybe it's taken 100+ years for women to ask why this is still a beauty "requirement." And yeah, if it's about hygiene, why aren't men also shaving?

Societal norms are not going to evolve into men shaving pits or legs, but maybe they're changing so women don't don't feel required to shave to be accepted.

[Anonymous]

I've been at our local pool and at the beach for over a week. Everyone is super groomed with their super tiny swimsuits. It seems very uncommon not to shave

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It common. Shave when you feel like it, or not. It's not a "must-do" part of a shower routine like in the old days

Speak for yourself. It’s a choice but I don’t see too many teens in tank tops with hairy armpits. My niece identifies as non-binary and she doesn’t shave but I don’t think it’s common. It’s so simple to shave underarms in the shower. Legs can be annoying.

Are you bad at math and statistics? Teens who choose to wear tanks are also the ones who choose to shave. Often teens who do not shave do not wear tanks. Though some do. I'm going to take a shave break and let my pits free as an act of resistance.