Pulling out underarm hair can cause harm to the skin

For women, removing armpit hair is one way that can be done to remove fine hairs that interfere with appearance. With only tweezers, sharp eyes, glass, and good lighting, it can actually get rid of your underarm hair freely and cheaply too.

Now, since everything that is "plucked out" hurts, so does your armpit hair. Then, apart from being sick, are there any other dangers from plucking armpit hair? Of course there is. Come on, see some of the explanations below.

Why is removing armpit hair bad for the skin?

Hair plucking or plucking is the process of removing hair from its roots beneath the surface of the skin. Underarm hair actually functions to protect the skin from dirt, bacteria, and toxins that can enter the body. The bad effects of plucking armpit hair, without your knowing it will cause minor injuries (invisible) and enlarged skin pores in the armpits. It is this invisible wound that will facilitate the entry of bacteria that have the potential to cause infection and disease in the future.

To avoid the side effects of plucking your armpit hair, it's better to shave your armpit hair regularly. This is definitely safer than plucking armpit hair, so it can reduce the risk of injury and enlarged pores around your underarm area.

The dangers to plucking armpit hair

1. Pain and irritation of the underarm skin

Pulling out the fine hairs from the roots one by one is not easy. For women who have never, or rarely plucked their hair, you will feel a sharp pain. You can compare plucking armpit hair to a bee sting, it's just as painful. In addition to the pain, plucking armpit hair can cause irritation and redness of the surrounding skin.

It's just red and will disappear in a few days, but do you know it's also called an invisible wound? Then from the wound, you will still use deodorant, soap, lotion or other powders in which harmful chemicals enter the pores of the skin and are absorbed by the body.

2. Your underarm hair grows inward, not out

The dangers of plucking armpits can also cause it ingrown hair or ingrown hairs, wherein the ingrown hairs cause damage to the skin lesion. As a result, your armpits will be red, swollen, itchy and even infected.

3. Affected folliculitis

Armpit hair that likes to be pulled out can cause folliculitis, you know. What is folliculitis? On human skin there is a place to grow hair or fine hair, called a follicle. These follicles will become inflamed when the hair or fine hair is pulled out by force. Eventually these follicles will turn into tiny white, bubbling dots filled with dead blood vessels, itching and painful.

The most serious danger is if your armpits become infected.

4. Hyperpigmentation, aka black underarm skin

The most unpleasant side effect of plucking armpit hair is hyperpigmentation. Hyperpigmentation is the darkening of the skin around the infected area. This is caused when the melanin in the skin becomes inflamed, especially if you keep pulling out your armpit hair. Then it is certain that the color of your armpits will turn black, becoming unsightly.