Contents:
- Medical Video: Dark Underarms??! How to get rid of them!
- Why is pulling underarm hair not good for the skin?
- The danger is if you pull out the armpit hair
- 1. Pain and underarm skin become irritated
- 2. Your armpit hairs grow inward, not out
- 3. Affected by folliculitis
- 4. Hyperpigmentation, aka blackened armpit skin
Medical Video: Dark Underarms??! How to get rid of them!
For women, removing armpit hair is one way that can be done to remove fine hairs that interfere with appearance. With just a pair of tweezers, a bright eye, glass, and good lighting can actually eradicate your armpit freely and cheaply.
Well, since everything that is "revoked" is sick, so is the case with your armpit hair. Then, besides being sick, is there no other danger due to pulling the armpit hair? Certainly there is. Come on, see some of the explanations below.
Why is pulling underarm hair not good for the skin?
Pulling or picking feathers is a process of removing hair from its roots below the surface of the skin. Armpit hair actually serves to protect the skin from dirt, bacteria, and poisons that can enter the body. The bad effects of removing armpit hair, without you realizing it will cause minor injuries (invisible) and enlarged pores of the skin in the armpits. That invisible wound that will facilitate the entry of bacteria that will potentially cause infection and disease in the future.
To avoid the side effects of removing armpit hair, you better shave your armpit regularly. This is clearly safer than removing armpit hair, so it can reduce the risk of injury and enlarged pores around your armpit area.
The danger is if you pull out the armpit hair
1. Pain and underarm skin become irritated
Pulling down hair from the roots one by one is not an easy thing. For women who have never, or rarely pull out hair, you will feel intense pain. You can compare pulling the armpit's hair with a bee sting, as well as the pain. In addition to the pain, removing the armpit hair can cause irritation and redness to the surrounding skin.
It is only red and will disappear in a few days, but do you know it is also called an invisible wound? Then from the wound, you will still use deodorant, soap,lotionor other powder where harmful chemicals directly enter the skin pores and are absorbed by the body.
2. Your armpit hairs grow inward, not out
The danger of plucking the hair in the armpit can also result ingrown hair or ingrown hair, where hair that grows inwards will cause damage to skin lesions. As a result your armpits will be red, swollen, itchy and even infected.
3. Affected by folliculitis
Armpit hair that likes to be revoked can cause folliculitis, you know. What is folliculitis? In human skin there is a place to grow fur or fine hair, called follicles. This follicle will become inflamed if the hair or fine hair is forcibly removed. Eventually, these follicles will turn into small white bubbles containing dead blood vessels, itching and pain.
The most severe danger is if you get infected with your armpit.
4. Hyperpigmentation, aka blackened armpit skin
A very unpleasant side effect of removing armpit hair is the occurrence of hyperpigmentation. Hyperpigmentation is the darkening of the skin around the infected area. This is because when melanin in the skin becomes inflamed, especially if you continue to pull out your armpit hair. Then make sure the color of your armpit will blacken, be unsightly.
