I have tons of hair on my hand and im a girl so it looks really wierd. My friend shaves her hands but i dont no if its a good idea. I was planning on waxing it but i dont want it to hurt. Is there anything you would reccomend for me? I'd help a lot...thanks.
2006-12-03 17:29:14 · 14 answers · asked by Lucy123 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Other - Beauty & Style
Whatever you do don't shave your arms girl! Use veet or Nair, its a cream and plus it may have a light scent but its better than shaving, I like to wax but not on the arms. Shoot, this just say u have a rapid hair growth or u have good hair one, but hey, don't shave. U don't want to risk even cutting up your arm a little bit or scarring you skin do you. Think about it, its your choice, I hope I've helped.
2006-12-03 17:39:26 · answer #1 · answered by Sherida T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, I have hair on my arms, and it's dark, too.
Waxing is fine as long as you get it done. Self-waxing ends up tearing your skin apart -- you need the extra hands to get the tautness. It works pretty nicely.
I shave my arms and legs because it works. The difficulty is that you have to be careful around your wrists (just like you have to take care around your ankles) and you have to get high up on the arm, basically to the armpit, otherwise you'll be bare and then have the upper-arm hair. With a thigh, it's not so bad. With an upper arm? It's a serious issue.
Another thing I've done which work great are epilating creams (Sally Hanson and Nair come to mind), which leave the skin moisturized and the hair gone; they do also sometimes leave chemical burns on sensitive skin, but they are convenient and almost MADE for arm hair. Use the spray with maintains hairlessness for maximum effect.
Also, I've used bleaches. That leaves the hair, but makes it blonde. If you have dark hair and light skin, it's a nice alternative to removing the hair.
2006-12-04 01:42:20 · answer #2 · answered by Jess B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had hairy arms in middle school but it relaxed into regular-ish looking arm hair during high school.
Before the hair relaxed, I tried shaving it but I had the most horrendous stubble a couple of days later. I tried waxing it but arm skin is more delicate than leg skin and it left rows of bruises on my arms!
I used a hair removing cream. There was stubble after a few days but it wasn't nearly as uncomfortable as the shaving stubble, but it felt weird and itchy whenever I pulled on something with sleeves.
The best thing I did was rub a cotton ball over my arms every day. Over the course of several days, the hair lightened up and was much less noticeable. Then I used body lotion to keep the skin on my arms from drying out.
The bleaching process also made the strands of hair brittle and they thinned out in breakage.
2006-12-04 01:44:26 · answer #3 · answered by thezaylady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shaving will leave your hands/arms prickly, which doesn't feel nice. Nair hair removal cream should work. Waxing works too; on the hands and arms it shouldn't hurt too much; on the face it hurts a lot. Nair is probably the easiest.
2006-12-04 01:40:46 · answer #4 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Laser, wax, or shave. None of the methods are truly permanent. None are a clearcut winner in every aspect.
The shaving doesn't hurt, is cheap, but it grows back fast.
The waxing will hurt the first couple of times, but you may find it much less painful on subseqent visits. It will last for a few weeks or so and be much smoother than shaving. It is a bit more expensive.
The laser is even more expensive and lasts even longer.
2006-12-04 02:10:50 · answer #5 · answered by drslowpoke 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
shaving is good, but you have to do it often because you dont want stubbly arms.
waxing is good too, but it can get expensive. Plus you have to let it regrow a certain amount of length before you can sucessfully do it again.
Depillatory cream like Nair or Veet. Might last longer than shaving
Or Cream bleach will make it less noticeable.
2006-12-04 01:32:30 · answer #6 · answered by Caitlin 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Arm waxing doesn't hurt that bad. I would definitely recommend waxing over shaving. If you shave, the hair grows back thicker (like your leg hairs), will be prickly, etc. and once you start, you must continue.
With waxing, you can do it once and never do it again. Over time, it supposedly makes your hairs more fine and sparse.
Good luck.
2006-12-04 01:31:59 · answer #7 · answered by ca_kerri 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Veet hair removal cream. put in on for 10 minutes and the hair wipes off, pain free.
2006-12-04 01:31:57 · answer #8 · answered by bushfire0000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DO NOT SHAVE. It will make your problem worse. All girls i know with this problem either bleech the hair, or wax. These are you only solutions.
2006-12-04 01:31:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
your can get it removed with lazer treatment, painless yet expensive. waxing is the best and cheapest. just bite your tough and do it
2006-12-04 01:34:35 · answer #10 · answered by devsmash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋