I'm a 18 year old girl and I have too much body hair. I have coarse black hairs leading from my belly button until my pubic hair starts and also have a few random hairs around my nipples. It makes me very self conscious. Is there anything I can do about it? I feel like plucking/shaving might create ingrowns. Is this common at all? Is it dangerous or a health issue?Thanks in advance for your help.
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Hairs.
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I would shave below your belly button, i dont see what that would hurt. i shave like that area , but not up to my belly button. i dont know about the boob hairs, i would probly pluck them but i have never done that before so i dont know
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Try shaving and see how it goes. For a more permanent solution, there is electrolysis or laser hair removal, but it's kind of expensive.
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Shaving is a good option, but so is plucking. Make sure you stretch the skin TIGHT though, so it hurts less. Many times, continual plucking will damage the hair folicle and you won't grow a hair back there. Plus, the hairs that do grow back, will have softer tips.
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I would take a small pair of cosmetic scissors and try trimming the boob hair down. That is what I do for the 2 hairs I have on each boob around the areola.
As for the pubic area, I would try shaving.
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For nipple hairs I'd pluck, if you do it right after a hot shower it won't hurt that bad.
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im also very hairy...being that im full italian and have very dark thick hair...i pluck the hair around my nipples, and sometimes if i dont have time, i just shave them...but you have to be VERY careful. also, definitely shave under your belly...i pretty much shave everything, my arms, belly etc..im also very self conscious about hair...usually i get a brizilian bikini wax also just because its easier since i would have to shave my pubic hair everyday, and you could still see the grain. but yea, those are my suggestions..theyve worked pretty well so far for me
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It sounds like you're getting some very helpful tips from this forum. but i would just like to throw in my 2 cents quickly if i may. If plucking/shaving these areas will please you personally, then by all means do it. but if it's becuase your afraid some guy wouldn't approve, then think twice, because you should be accepted how you want to be. i wish you the best of luck in this.