Your armpit does not have an even skin surface. It's extremely tricky to maneuvre a sharp razor on that uneven surface, and more often than not, you will end up with a cut or two. The skin there is also extremely sensitive apart from being uneven, so a bloody mess isn't a possibility you can rule out.
As with shaving any part of your body, shaving your armpits also opens up the possibility of getting razor burn, ingrown hairs and irritation, and the underarm area is definitely one of the more uncomfortable areas to experience this in.
In Conclusion. Trimming your armpit hair is definitely not a necessary move for every man. However, if your armpits turn into a jungle and start to smell like one, too — this might be your sign to give them a trim.
You might be surprised to find that a recent survey by MANSCAPED™ found that 68% of men do groom their armpits. On the other hand, 21% of men don't groom their armpits because they simply don't know how. With this in mind, let's explore the world of men's grooming from an under-the-arm point-of-view.
Not shaving reduces skin-on-skin contact friction, which means when you do activities that involve arm movement, like running or walking, your skin is much less likely to get irritated by the friction. This might lead to fewer skin issues like rashes and ingrown hairs.
If you would prefer to remove your armpit hair, there are plenty of different options available. However, removing the hair only removes the 'house' for the bacteria. The bacteria themselves remain, so if you have no armpit hair but don't wash your armpits, you're still going to have odor.
Some people make the assumption that most athletes are naturally hairless, but that's not true. Bodybuilders, cyclists, runners, swimmers, triathletes, and football players shave their body hair for good reasons.
Armpit Hair Protects Your Skin
In the case of your underarms, it helps reduce skin-on-skin friction when you swing your arms as you walk or run. Armpit hair can save you from unnecessary chafing, irritation, or even heat rash, which can happen when sweat and abrasion mix.
While armpit hair is absolutely fine, given India's weather overall, it probably is advisable to not let them grow way too much to avoid excessive sweat and stench. A little bit of growth is absolutely fine, even when you're shirtless on the beach playing volleyball. However, how you decide to groom it is important.
Most interesting of all is that females have a slight preference for shaved armpits over hairy ones, despite the evidence that strongly suggests hairy pits specifically evolved to make people smell more attractive.
The biggest misconception around hairy armpits is that they're unhygienic and smell much worse. Let's unpack this. Studies have found the difference in the smell of regularly shaven pits compared to hairy ones is minimal at best.
To recap: Should guys shave their armpit hair? Ultimately, it's up to you. There's no real harm in shaving your armpits. If you decide to go hairless under your armpits, just be sure to pick up the right grooming products for the job!
According to a survey of 4,044 men, 68% said they trim their armpit hair; 52% said it's for aesthetics, and 16% said it's for athletic performance. Shaving your armpits may reduce your sweating, or at least reduce the amount of sweating you can see or feel (sweat rings on your shirt sleeves, for example).
Many Chinese medical practitioners believe that removal of armpit hair and pubic hair is unhealthy. But many Chinese women just refuse to accept Western beauty standards, of being shaven, plucked or waxed under the arm, as their own.
Amongst Muslims, hair removal is part of an impulse towards general purity and cleanliness and includes the trimming of nails and the removing of armpit and pubic hair. Both men and women should remove armpit and pubic hair at least every forty days.
Leg hair and arm hair developed to help prevent chafing so we could move around without causing friction.
Your sweat glands just so happen to be located under your pits. However, eliminating or keeping armpit hair short can make your antiperspirant more effective, thereby reducing underarm sweat and the appearance of sweat stains.
The Sunnah is to remove pubic hair with a razor and to pluck armpit hair with a tweezer (ouch), but most scholars agree that what matters is removing it, so other depilatory substances are permissible.
It makes body products more effective: If you use deodorant or antiperspirant, shaving your armpits can help these products to work more effectively. When there's less hair in the way, these products can be absorbed more easily into your skin, which can lead to better odor and sweat protection.
Shaving, whether it's your legs, armpits, or pubic area, is a personal choice. You certainly don't have to shave before sex if you don't want to. Shaving pubic hair (or not) is a cosmetic preference, and it does not mean you are "cleaner" if you shave. If you do prefer to shave, try not to do it right before sex.
If you want to look polished and well-groomed, your leg hair plays a role when wearing shorts. In short, the answer is that most men don't need to shave their legs. Instead, it's best to trim it.
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.