The levels of hormones in your body changes as you go through puberty and adolescence. The hormones cause more body, facial, and pubic hair to grow. It's totally normal to have hair on the shaft of the penis, testicles (balls), and buttocks.
Pubic hair -- the hair around your penis and testicles -- often starts to appear when a boy is 12. The penis starts to grow in size often around the age of 13. Also around age13, you may notice a temporary growth in the size of your breasts. A boy's voice starts "cracking" around the age of 13.
Trim it short and then dry shave with a new razor. Dry shaving will help you make sure to not nick yourself. When the skin is wet, it is easier to nick and tear off the top layer of skin. It's a different kind of skin than face skin, and needs to be treated differently.
One of the main reasons men shave their pubes is because it makes a huge difference in how they feel in their underwear. They feel a lot more comfortable without pubes in the way. Plus, you will sweat a lot less and the area will feel fresh for longer, which means you will feel good for longer.
Pubic hair may extend out to their thighs, and some girls may have a line of hair up to their belly button. Most girls attain their peak height by age 16, but some may continue growing through age 20.
Premature pubarche, or the development of pubic hair before the age of 8 in girls or 9 in boys, is most commonly caused by premature adrenarche. Adrenarche is the maturation of the adrenal zona reticularis in both boys and girls, resulting in the development of pubic hair, axillary hair, and adult apocrine body odor.
If a boy has no signs of puberty by age 14 (that is, no pubic hair and no increase in size of the testicles), he needs to be evaluated by his physician. Sometimes delayed puberty is normal and sometimes there is an underlying reason which needs to be corrected.
Marc Glashofer, a dermatologist and fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, claims that the texture of pubic hair tends to be thicker and more coarse than hair on the rest of our body because of its origins as a buffer. “It prevents friction during intercourse that can cause skin abrasion and rashes,” he says.
Take a warm shower or bath to soften the remaining stubble and open the pores for easier hair removal. The warmth will relax the skin and stimulate blood flow to your balls, making them loose and easy to move when shaving. Plus, it's more hygenic.
Research has shown that men who keep their pubic hair have a lower chance of getting warts. This is because pubic hair acts as a shield to reduce skin contact between people during intercourse. Getting rid of pubic hair is different from going to the barber for a haircut.
Some teens don't do anything with their pubic hair, leaving it to grow naturally. Some girls remove hair when they'll be wearing a bathing suit, and some remove hair regularly as part of their beauty routine. No health benefits are linked to removing pubic hair, so choose what feels right for you.
Boys tend to show the first physical changes of puberty between the ages of 10 and 16. They tend to grow most quickly between ages 12 and 15. The growth spurt of boys is, on average, about 2 years later than that of girls. By age 16, most boys have stopped growing, but their muscles will continue to develop.
Myth 4: Pubic hair never stops growing
Your pubic hair won't keep growing forever to endless lengths. Pubic hair stops growing when it reaches a certain point. The length at which it halts varies from person to person, but it stops between 0.5 to two inches.
Pubic hair – Once her pubic hair starts growing, you can expect her period to develop in one to two years.
It is normal for production of these hormones to increase (something we call adrenarche) and for pubic hair to appear after age 8 in girls or 9 in boys. The reason why this increase occurs earlier in some children is not known.
In boys, puberty usually begins between ages 10 and 16. Once it begins, it lasts about 2 to 5 years. But every child is different. And there is a wide range of what is normal.
Pubic hair holds on to residual urine, vaginal discharge, blood and semen. Bacteria line up all along the hair shaft just lunching it up and creating odor. (Very appetizing, I know.) Trimming your pubic hair reduces that surface area for bacteria, thus reducing odor.
Aging is the most common reason your pubic hair turns gray or white. And while you can't change your genes and the normal aging process, you can slow down pigment loss and those white pubic hairs by eating properly, quitting smoking, and decreasing stress in your life.
Less bacteria
But not just any razor will do. Shaving your balls will reduce their odor-causing bacteria (which, by the way, are mainly found on the area between your testicles) and keep them smelling fresh.
Secondly, even if you want to get rid of some hair down there, full-on shaving your balls can be unnecessary when using a body hair trimer is far easier, far less risky, and yields more or less the same benefits. You can still get 90% of the smoothness with much less chance of ingrowns or an ER visit.