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It is very normal to have some body hair and most women experience an increase in body hair, especially underarm hair once they hit puberty. Unfortunately the current norms of society disapprove of body hair, especially underarm hair in women. The European culture is far more tolerant of underarm hair and few eyebrows are raised at the sight of underarm hair, unlike the American and Asian cultures where it is virtually a social taboo!
Men, in all cultures, can get away with underarm hair, unless they are models and are required to get rid of the underarm hair for aesthetic reasons.
If you have very light hair growth in your underarms, the easiest way to get rid of it is to use the disposable razors available in the market for women and shave it. Lather your underarm well with a shower gel or soap with moisturizer and shave during your bath.
Since the skin tends to be a little tender after shaving, you could shave at night and apply some perfumed moisturizer overnight, so that the deodorant or perfume you use does not sting the next day. The other option for painless hair removal is depilatory creams available in the market. Re-growth is slower when you use these creams, but you should be careful and run an allergy test before you use them on your underarms, since that is a more sensitive area. If your hair growth is coarse and dense it is advisable to opt for waxing. Waxing can be painful, but offers the best results since it pulls the hair out from the roots, thus delaying re-growth and preventing the problem of ingrown hair. You could consider going to a good salon for this where they will efficiently remove all the unwanted hair in a clean and hygienic environment and you will not have to deal with the hassle of heating and preparing the wax or worry about the prospect of pulling off the strip knowing the pain that awaits you! Re-growth of hair sometimes leads to darker, coarser hair. If this is your problem you could consider the option of using hair bleach on your underarms, especially when the hair has just started coming out and it is not long enough to be shaved or waxed and yet looks unsightly when you are wearing sleeveless or short sleeved outfits. For a more permanent solution, you could consider electrolysis or laser treatment for hair removal, but this can be expensive and treatment goes on for several sessions before all the hair is removed.
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