How often do you shave your armpits?

[Oliviauser]

Just out of curiosity since I don't know if everyone does it as often as I do.

Once a week

I had hydradenitis suppurativa several times. So i have ugly scars in my armpits. A little hair prevents the skin from getting infected. So I only trim it a little and leave it be. If people find the hair gross: they should take a look when i have a skin infection in my armpits.

Maybe 2 or 3 times a year. I’ll shave if I have a big event or holiday but not bothered other than that.
People can see I’ve got armpit hair, nobody has ever said anything or given me funny looks. It’s just hair.

Hahaha 🤣 - it's based on someone misreading something on a Mumsnet thread, rather than my underwear situation 😁

I epilate them, so once every six weeks. Grows back so slowly when done this way.

Never. I epilated them a few times (painful!) and it never grew back.

once or twice a week. I have dark thick hair that grows back very quickly, but I also have sensitive skin so I always get those uncomfortable itchy bumps from shaving. I wish I had the confidence to not shave them, I know it would be better for my skin if I didn’t - but I always end up feeling self conscious with them on show, even if there’s only a little bit of hair.

Never; I wax and it stays hairless much longer.

Honestly, ditch the razor and wax/epilate!
The more you do it the less hair grows back over time and the longer you can go inbetween treatments.
I can't believe how many women still shave when we can literally get to the root of the problem 😆

Every day, but I have a home IPL device that's really thinned out density of hair so it just takes a quick swipe of the razor now.

Daily in the shower, just part of my routine and takes less than 10 seconds. I've tried waxing before but I get horrific redness and ingrown hairs (this happens even when I've had it done professionally) and shaving doesnt irritate my skin whatsoever so it works for me. I dont find hair there gross or anything, its just a personal grooming preference.

I do it daily in the shower

Occasionally in the summer. I can't be bothered the rest of the time.

I have done laser to almost all area about 10years ago and it really has been one of the best things I did. I get one or two random hairs every 4/5 months and a quick swipe of my epilator and I'm good to go for another 4/5 months. I'm dark haired too so this really has been one of the best decisions for me.

When I wash my hair, which is 2-3 times a week. But if I was wearing a sleeveless top, which I rarely do anyway, then I'd shave them fresh that morning.

Legs however... Maybe 4 times a year. I hardly ever "get my legs out" as I have lipodema and have big fatty deposits around my knees which I hate.

Every morning in the shower.

Those who shave every day and then apply deodorant, don’t your armpits get sore?

I’ve recently stopped doing mine (was once a week) because I don’t want my teenage DD feeling she has to start. I only started due to the beauty expectations of the day and I don’t want any of my girls to feel they have to do things simply because that’s the ‘beauty standard’. Reinforced when DH asked me the other “does X need to start shaving her armpits?” I said “why is it a need?” We’re so conditioned!

Not at all.

No, but I dont use aluminium based deodorants

No not at all

Neither do I, but they would still get sore if I shaved and applied deodorant every day.

I use Fussy - its very gentle yet effective

Every day. Legs every day in summer, every other day in winter when they're not on show. I also wax my arms. Can't think of anything worse than hairy pits in my gym vest.

Have been doing it for 35 years now. I hated being hairy as a child so the moment I was 11 I started shaving.

I had mine lasered but it didn't completely get rid of all the hair so I trim them once every two weeks.