After years of working in the beauty industry, I’ve heard a lot of the same things, and I thought it was time to dispel some common myths that you may have also heard (or believed yourself!)!
One. Shaving hair (from legs to mustaches to uni-brows) will cause the hair to grow back thicker and darker. This is a commonly held view but if you actually give it a little thought, it doesn’t make any sense! Running a razor blade against your skin does not, cannot, and will not alter the natural growth pattern of your hair. A razor cannot affect the hair follicle which is where the hair grows. What a razor does, though, is slice the hair off with a blunt finish. When the hair begins to grow out again, it may feel thicker because the end of the hair has not been worn down and tapered like previously existing hair on your body. It may look darker because it’s never been exposed to sunlight before. So while the re-growth may seem thicker and darker, neither of those things is actually true. If you are interested in the best way to remove hair for the most natural growing out process, waxing may be a good choice. Instead of slicing the hair, the wax strip removes it completely, therefore, an entirely new hair needs to grow and push through the skin to be visible on the surface.
If you’re in a pinch feel free to use a razor. It’s not going to cause any long-term changes to your hair texture or color!
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