Waxing! Does never shaving mean less hair?

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CantThinkOfAName100 · 04/05/2025 08:07

A friend said she has always waxed, never shaved, and that’s why she isn’t very hairy. I am wondering if this is true and if I should encourage my daughter to go down that route when the time comes and never touch a razor. OR was the friend just not a hairy person and waxing isn’t the reason she’s never been very hairy?!
Also keen for any IPL reviews although I understand you have to wait until after puberty for that? Thanks!

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LovedFedAndNoonesDead · 04/05/2025 08:21

I’ve never waxed or shaved my legs - I have almost no hairs, and what I do have is fine and fair, but they were about 1.5-2cm long when I did have some you could see.

Whether I have no virtually hairs because I didn’t shave or wax or whether I didn’t need to shave or wax due to low number of hairs is debatable but I certainly had hairs in my teens to 40’s but, now in my mid 50’s, they’re hard to find!

Mumof1andacat · 04/05/2025 08:21

If this was true I wouldn't have to get my eyebrows waxed every 5 weeks. I pluck the odd hair out. Never shaved them though. I've been having my brows waxed for 21 yrs and the growth has never changed

GaspingGekko · 04/05/2025 08:20

I personally found the opposite, though have to admit I never stuck at it for more than a few months.

DisplayPurposesOnly · 04/05/2025 08:17

It's true - eventually! I haven't shaved my legs since 1993, I have bare patches on my shins.

The good things about waxing:

regrowth takes longer
regrowth feels finer. (When you shave you cut the tops off the hair so you have a blunt end. When you wax you pull the hair out by the root, so regrown hair is tapered)

Downsides:

cost
having to wait for it to grow back long enough to wax again. Possibly more of an issue for dark hair, as it's more visible. I'm very fair (=no IPL for me) so I don't care

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