Thread: Do you shave your arms?

I shaved my arms when I was younger, but I don't anymore. I just leave it be, it doesn't bother me as much as it used to.

I don't shave my arms for some reason the hair there doesn't bother me at all. It seems like everyone of my friends has arm hair to some degree. I guess I just always thought it was normal. However I do wish instead of shaving my face I would have waxed now there's no way out of it.

It seems that it is pretty equal of shaving/waxing vs no shave. i still am pretty undecisive. it really seems like a tough choice. i remember when i decided to start shaving my face. it is just such a commitment which scares me!!! thanks for the input i am so blessed to have you cysters!!

waxing the arms, to me, doesn't hurt at all. it takes about 10 seconds.. i go to a great lady and she does the strips quickly and and in rapid succession. then it takes weeks and weeks before it grows back, and always looks less noticeable. you have surprisingly few nerve endings in your lower arms i guess because waxing there does not bother me at all. usually only have to do it every couple of months. i highly recommend waxing the arms if you can find someone good to do it. the trick is.. she uses a roll-on waxer instead of wasting time with goopy wax & stick application. the place i go to is outside of chicago, which is where my family lives so i visit often.

muuuuuch better than shaving constantly.

how do you find someone good? do you tell them that you are a hairy person up front or do you go in for a consultion first?

you don't need to tell anyone about being 'hairy' .. everyone has hair issues in different degrees, pcos or not. there are women with pubic hair that's jungle-like in quality and they don't warn people .. they just go in and say take it off. that is the waxer's profession, and trust me they've seen it all.

if you want your arms waxed, just ask around where people go for waxing. or look up reviews of places online, etc. i imagine it's more difficult when you're from a smaller town, but i've still found great places out in the suburbs, etc. just hunt around.

i am so not concerned with what people think when i get waxed. if they are unprofessional enough to say something like, wow you have hairy arms you big wilderbeast - then obviously pick up and get someone else to do it. but that's not very likely because as i said, these are professionals who wax things every day. for every you going in there asking for an arm wax, i'm sure there is some dude going in to ask to have his butt waxed. or something. don't place so much importance on what is essentially just, well .. hair. i say, rip it off and don't give it another thought. (for at least a couple weeks)

Originally Posted by kpants

if they are unprofessional enough to say something like, wow you have hairy arms you big wilderbeast

that is so funny!! i honestly have never gone to a professional before usually just do it myself. but i think i going to try someone i will ask around. maybe i will start will eyebrows and mustache first. thanks for the laugh and advice

joyblack - thanks for the info that makes sense. i guess i will continue shaving my mustache how about the eyebrows is waxing ok?

although - i would say wax the moustache unless, as joyblack says, it is truly a coarse male type moustache. i have been waxing my upper lip for about 10 years and have never had a problem. i wax it once every couple of weeks and it doesn't grow back weird or anything. i think it all depends on the individual -- if you have a somewhat manageable upper lip i think you could totally wax. try it once and see how you feel.