Arm Hair

shopgirl · #1 08-09-2003, 10:41 AM

Do you shave or wax it?

I don't and I haven't, but
I've been thinking about it.
My hair is blonde so it's not
that noticeable, but it's there
and I would rather it be smooth.
However, I'm not sure it's worth
the extra effort, another "to do"
on my list.

What are your thoughts?

Jadey28 · #2 08-09-2003, 11:30 AM

Ouch is my first thought. I also have blonde arm hair and it's not really too noticable. I personally wouldn't wax it because that's just one more thing to add to the list. Man, sometimes it sucks to be a female and worry about all these silly things.

Good luck on whatever you decide to do!

etahannah · #3 08-09-2003, 12:00 PM

i would leave it alone just due to the fact that once you start it, you always have to keep it up!!

good luck

kddani · #4 08-09-2003, 12:18 PM

If it's blond and no one notices, why really bother?

I mean to each his own, but it seems like unnecessary pain.

For me at least, the skin on my arms is pretty senstive. I'd rather have a bit of peach fuzz on them than huge red blotches and ingrown hairs that would result from waxing .

valkyrie · #5 08-09-2003, 12:54 PM

I've never heard of anyone waxing or shaving arm hair. Is this common?

swissmiss04 · #6 08-09-2003, 01:05 PM

I wax my arm hair. I just feel like it's a little excessive and I feel better when I do wax it so I do it. No big deal.

sigmagrrl · #7 08-09-2003, 01:27 PM

There are women I know of southern European descent who have very dark body hair in general and a few of them wax their arms. One girl I knew even got electrolysis...It's a matter of one's level of personal comfort...

dzsaigirl · #8 08-09-2003, 03:49 PM

My sister waxes her arms. They really are very smooth that way!

My arm hair is almost unnoticable so I don't. But if it were black I think I would!

Tom Earp · #9 08-09-2003, 04:42 PM

OMG, Damn, dont you know there is a reason you have hair in certain places

Women Are So Vane!!!!!!!!!!!!! .

Why not check into this and see why!

Yall are to funny!

But a guy thing!

Hootie · #10 08-09-2003, 06:50 PM

I wouldn't wax it...ouch and double ouch. Not to mention that your arm isn't used to shaving (like your legs) and may be a little more sensitive...therefore waxing might give you a bad irritation rash.

My sister hates her arm hair too and so she bleaches it. I use an electric razor on my legs every now and then like when I don't have time to shave, but know I'm going to be wearing shorts or something. I like it cuz it's fast and it gets the hair pretty close to the skin. You could try that on your arms which might work better....much better than waxing anyways!!!!

AchtungBaby80 · #11 08-09-2003, 06:56 PM

I might not know much, but this is one subject I do know about!

I've never tried waxing my arms because I'm a big wuss when it comes to pain and having to pay someone to rip hair off my body, but I have tried that hair bleach for body hair and I'm here to tell you don't even think about it unless you want the hair on your arms to go from dark to orange. Not pretty. Those dipilatories (sp?) like Nair work very well, but in recent years I've just gotten lazy and I've started shaving my arms instead. I really like the feel of smooth arms (once you get used to it, you will not go back!), but you really have to be careful with the razor so you don't cut your elbows. My advice is to go with the Nair...you can get the kind that smells pretty good nowadays and you don't run the risk of severing a vein.

*edited to add*Electric razors are wonderful! If you don't want to Nair, try that. I also know women who use electric razors on their faces.

absolutuscchick · #12 08-09-2003, 07:11 PM

I feel the same way shopgirl, I love the feeling of smooth arms and even though my hair is blonde, I totally want to wax my arms...I tried the stuff you do yourself (like three different kinds) and they all hurt!! So I want someone to do it for me...but as I am going broke paying for everything for rush, I am going to hold off for a while!!

OMG I just realized I have over 300 posts (ok 308 but still!)

shopgirl · #13 08-09-2003, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by absolutuscchick
I feel the same way shopgirl, I love the feeling of smooth arms and even though my hair is blonde, I totally want to wax my arms...I tried the stuff you do yourself (like three different kinds) and they all hurt!! So I want someone to do it for me...but as I am going broke paying for everything for rush, I am going to hold off for a while!!

OMG I just realized I have over 300 posts (ok 308 but still!)

LOL!!!
I don't really need to spend the money
either. And since my hair is blonde, I'll
probably just leave it alone.

Thanks for your replies!

TOM...
LOL!!!
I know, women can be pretty silly.

lionlove · #14 08-09-2003, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by AchtungBaby80
I might not know much, but this is one subject I do know about! I've never tried waxing my arms because I'm a big wuss when it comes to pain and having to pay someone to rip hair off my body, but I have tried that hair bleach for body hair and I'm here to tell you don't even think about it unless you want the hair on your arms to go from dark to orange. Not pretty. Those dipilatories (sp?) like Nair work very well, but in recent years I've just gotten lazy and I've started shaving my arms instead. I really like the feel of smooth arms (once you get used to it, you will not go back!), but you really have to be careful with the razor so you don't cut your elbows. My advice is to go with the Nair...you can get the kind that smells pretty good nowadays and you don't run the risk of severing a vein.

*edited to add*Electric razors are wonderful! If you don't want to Nair, try that. I also know women who use electric razors on their faces.

Ok, maybe I'm doing something wrong but I can't get nair to work for me. I've tried it a couple of times...even leaving it on longer than recommended but nothing happens. Is there a certain type of skin or hair that it works better on?

absolutuscchick · #15 08-09-2003, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by lionlove
Ok, maybe I'm doing something wrong but I can't get nair to work for me. I've tried it a couple of times...even leaving it on longer than recommended but nothing happens. Is there a certain type of skin or hair that it works better on?

Me neither!!!! All it ends up doing is giving me some sort of allergic reaction and I end up at the dermatologists