Do you shave your armpits?

YESSSS!

I’ve had this discussion with so many girls who say they do it for hygiene reasons, not realising they do it because society is expecting them to.

Me, too. It took me a long time to realise I wasn’t actually removing hair for myself.

I'd probably say, every 2 - 3 days.

I’ve embraced my hairy pits for about a year now.
I still read so many comments from other women online shaming women with hair on legs, pits, vulva, it’s so sad.

Yes daily. Never sore or painful as its literally a once over with the blade due to no build up of hair.

Personal preference as I hate having body hair and feel fresher and cleaner without

I shaved for years but gave up a while ago and find that I’m less sweaty with armpit hair than without it. I get less smelly, too. I don’t know why.

I run the razor over them every morning in the shower, so nothing has a significant chance to grow. The only hair on my body is on my head, but if others choose differently that's fine too.

I certainly don't do it with anyone else in mind. I just think it looks better so I feel better. It's practical too, deoderent adheres far better without underarm hair. This just maybe why a number of men have a problem which our noses have to put up with.

I couldn’t think of anything worse than not shaving my arm pits.

I do it at least once a week. I don’t do it for anyone else but me but I can’t stand the feeling of having hairy arm pits.

Interesting that often the reason given for doing it is feeling fresher and cleaner and yet many people, myself included find they sweat and smell less when not shaving.

I shave my armpits maybe once a week in the winter and every few other days in the summer. It doesn't get too hot here so I usually wear sleeves.
In my 20s before coming to UK it used to be every other day and I spent so much on razors and my pits looked sore most times.

Also I think society is slightly more accepting now of a little armpit stubble or maybe I stopped caring what others think 😂

No, but only because I had electrolysis and got rid of them that way.

I do mine a couple of times a year if I’m getting really dressed up for something (eg a wedding) but otherwise don’t bother. For those occasions it’s absolutely social pressure that makes me do it as I actually think it looks quite sexy with hair.

I feel much cleaner and less sweaty with hair. Every time I shave it reminds me why I don’t do it all the time.

As a teenager I shaved anything from the neck down so I’ve done a complete 180 since then!

Mine were never very hairy (fine and blonde) so maybe once a month if I could be arsed. Gave up completely in the 80s. Then menopause has wiped out most of my body hair except for a few rogue ones. Top tip though, don’t use one of those crystal things on your pits, I did last week and took the top layer of skin off. You think you are being very careful just getting rid of the odd ones then you’re putting sudocrem on in place of Mitchum.

Not often. Only once or twice a year if I'm wearing something sleeveless. It feels horrible though I really should just stop altogether and not care what anyone thinks. I think I smell more when I shave.

I like them and my underarea to be clean shaven, just feels nicer. I also like to be attractive to men, so I that comes into it but I'm pretty sure I would shave either way given no one sees down there and I still shave.

It is worth it I use a Phillips lumea prestige very pricey but worth it there are different parts for face,underarms,bikini and another I use for legs or arms. It is best on pale skin and dark hair they used to do a trial or money back guarantee.

@Anotherchristianmama No, I simply saw what I looked like with hair and what I looked like without hair and think the former looks terrible!

Peach fuzz shaving was a thing in the 50s/60s, Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe used to do it apparently. I just shave the unwanted hairs on my chin.

I shave my pits when they are going to be seen. But like pp I feel sweatier and smellier when shaved.

Every other day all year

I've epilated for years and now the hair is barely noticeable

@Alopeciabop
Dark hair on pale skin is the best combination. You'll never get rid of 100% - but it's sparse and down like hair.
I'm working my way through everything and wish I'd done it sooner, although having mine done at a clinic.
Shave in between treatments, but there isn't much there now!!! I just like the clean feeling

I used to shave them every other day. Just force of habit really. Then decided I couldn’t be arsed any more, I shower every other day and have a sink wash every day anyway so they get a wash and I’ve had no issues with BO.
Doesn’t really cross my mind to shave. I do pluck my chin hairs though, I do draw the line there!

Haven't done for about...9? 10? years. I just can't be that bothered.

I do my legs occasionally, if I remember.

Can you please talk more about this - what did you use? How long did it take? Which body parts worked best/didn’t? And how well did it work…? Perfect smoothness no har or just short hair or thinner hair? I want to get one of these but obviously don’t know if ts worth the investment. I also have dark hair on very pale skin (the joy) so nervous it’ll not work.

Every other day. I find my deo doesn't work otherwise and same with other brands.