Pit Hair was Re: Re: domestication of humans (was milk & dairy)

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Rathbone wrote:

> Having gone back and forth

> on the shaving issue several times, I do think shaving helps with the

> BO. I

> suppose if your pits are wearing a fur coat they will sweat more!

I suffer from hyperhidrosis, and work in an office environment, and

have found that shaving my armpits helps control body odor (although I

have found no difference in the amount of sweat I produce whether I

shave or not). But when I don't work closely with other people, and

especially in the winter, I don't bother shaving my pits or my legs,

unless I have to play dress up and wear hose. No fun having brown leg

hair poke through pantyhose when wearing a knee length skirt!

I have also found, that if I have fully grown out armpit hair and have a

steady jogging routine going, that the armpit hair abrades and gets

irritated with all the movement and sweat. So generally for my active

summers I shave.