Body hair...is this normal?

Maria416 · Sep 15th, 2009, 03:03 AM

Arrite, so I was wondering whether having hair on your lower back is normal? Oh and on your stomach as well. You know everyone has litle teeny tiny hair ALL over their body except on their eyelids & lips. And some people's hair is much darker than someone else's. =/

But I was wondering, when you guys go for a wax or do it yourself at home, where do you guys wax 'til? If I was to go get it done or was to do it I would have to :

- Arms (and unlike most people, I have fine but still visible, hair on my upper arms as well =/
- Legs ( fine hair but still visible)
- I have fine/dark hair on my lower back, so that
- and a littl bit of my tummy area (see, when I was a kid, I thought a razor worked like magic so during showers I would use it and ...well *sigh* I regret it so much =( but yup, stomach as well)

And of course we all do underarms and those kinda places, but I'm talking about places where everyone differs.

You guys?

Deeba1234 · Sep 15th, 2009, 05:09 AM

^ That's normal. Using a razor prob made the hair grow back thicker and more noticeable tho. I was too much of a wimp to wax so had my legs lasered. If ur arm hair isn't really noticeable I don't think it's a big deal to just leave it, it's up to u tho and what makes u comfortable

Shum23 · Sep 15th, 2009, 05:25 AM

ive never waxed.. i shave once in a while as i dont have thick hair and shaving havent made my hair any thicker. The fine hair on the tummy are normal infact i got some thick hair in the lower abdomen due to hormones i think.. im not even bothered about hair that much.

amorox · Sep 15th, 2009, 06:11 AM

umm i use a razor for my arms and just a little bit of legs area :P rest is all gud........n ofcourse everybody has hairs.....i have em too at my tummy legs n every where :S

oh this time around m planning to get my arms waxed to remove the dark tanned skin and make it softer finally :P

amorox · Sep 15th, 2009, 06:12 AM

and oh i heard from someone that rubbing aata helps to reduce hair growth :S i never tried it though

fairywings85 · Sep 15th, 2009, 09:54 AM

i think this is normal...SADLY!!!! is it ok to wax or shave those areas..?

MiamisweetheartX · Sep 15th, 2009, 02:19 PM

I know how you feel! I have hair too but I hate it so I wax all the time. I never let the hair grow. I'm really considering laser removal

FairyTale · Sep 15th, 2009, 02:53 PM

I wax only those areas which have some possiblity of getting revealed in public. Like half arms, and about 5-6 inches above the ankles. My wax lady calls it Socks waxing...

And oh yes under arms i cannot stand so i wax there too.

I am not worried about rest of the body coz i dont need it yet

fairywings85 · Sep 15th, 2009, 03:48 PM

yet? fairytale lol!!!

Sahds · Sep 16th, 2009, 05:50 PM

with me its the back of my neck

i dont know how to sort it out. wax perhaps??

clothesmad · Sep 17th, 2009, 02:40 AM

dont wax the back of your neck, rather use creme bleach to address that issue.

Like most posts i too suffer, but have been waxing from an early age, and i have to say it has made a huge difference to the strength and growth of hair.

Will have my underarms lasered (as soon as i can afford it)

Maria416 · Sep 17th, 2009, 02:40 PM

Yup, bleach the neck hair or anything that is fine and long. You can bleach it and trim it.
The tummy hair is what annoys me the most, its not ALL over my tummy, just in the center, where I shaved a couple of times. *rolls eyes* Other then that, the hair is soft and barely visable. If my entire tummy was like that, i would totally be happy!

I dont need to do it YET but I would either laser it or epilate it.

Sahds · Sep 17th, 2009, 04:37 PM

Wow, ive never tried bleach before... :O is it okay on my skin though.. like it wont look funny will it? I have dark hair. Do lots of asian people bleach?

MissChievious · Sep 17th, 2009, 05:29 PM

^ Yes, its very common for Asian people to bleach coz we have dark hairs and they stand out

But bleaching just lightens the hairs (almost skin colour) so that they are less visible

Deeba1234 · Sep 17th, 2009, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Sahds

Wow, ive never tried bleach before... :O is it okay on my skin though.. like it wont look funny will it? I have dark hair. Do lots of asian people bleach?

It won't look funny. Try Jolen. It'll make the hairs completely blend in so they're practically unnoticeable. I don't use it cos my hair's already quite light but I know loads of ppl who do, esp upper lip cos it's pretty common for desis to have the 'moustache' look

Muzna · Sep 18th, 2009, 10:53 AM

My esthetician tells me that there are people who come in for a full body wax so I guess there is no limit.

Sapphirez · Sep 18th, 2009, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by amorox

and oh i heard from someone that rubbing aata helps to reduce hair growth :S i never tried it though

I don't think its the normal atta we use for roti's.. I think its jo ka ata, not sure what it is tho...
Can some1 guide us on how to use it and what it is... And does it really help in reducing hair.?? thx....