Should you use tweezers to remove underarm hair?
I have a lot of underarm hair, and I usually pluck it with tweezers, but it's quite painful. Could you please advise if plucking underarm hair with tweezers is a good idea?
Reply:
Plucking underarm hair with tweezers causes it to grow back faster, thicker, and more abundant. Frequent plucking can darken the underarm skin, cause unpleasant odor, and lead to ingrown hairs, causing cystic acne and making hair removal more difficult. Enlarged pores create conditions for bacteria and dirt to enter, causing inflammation of the sweat glands. During the process of plucking underarm hair with tweezers, skin damage is unavoidable as the tweezers pinch the skin, causing bleeding and pus-filled cysts.
Therefore, you shouldn't pluck your underarm hair with tweezers, but instead you can remove it using methods like laser treatment or natural products that help inhibit underarm hair growth, such as turmeric powder, fresh lemon, fresh milk, honey, etc.