No Shave November: Day 7 (aka one week anniversary)

It has officially been an entire week since I last shaved my armpit hair.

I don't remember the last time that this situation has happened in my life. To be frank, I don't believe it ever has happened. Back when I was shaving, it would either be daily, or every other day. And the longest period I had ever went without shaving was somewhere around the timeline of about four days max. MAX. Basically, my mindset on the topic was strict to a shaving schedule. Anything after 4 days in my mind seemed barbaric. However, I'm FAR from that mindset now.

I've noticed that most of the short sleeve t-shirts I wear, barely, if at all any, show my armpit hair. I mean this might be because my hair isn't too long yet, but in the past I don't know why I was so concerned on whether or not I had shaved.

My wardrobe consists of simple, scoop/crew neck short sleeves, and out of the majority of them that I own, my hair underneath my arms doesn't even peek through. I used to be that person that would wake up late, skip a shower, throw a t-shirt on, and simply wet my razor just to quickly swipe underneath my arms. Looking back at it, I can only IMAGINE how horrible that was for both my skin, and the hair follicles under my arm.

Once again, I apologize for my lack of posting last night (and I also apologize that today's post is so late, and is technically "Day 8"s post). Let's be real here though. I'm human, you're human, and we make mistakes, and aren't always on our A game. Last night I fell asleep on the couch, and then it was past midnight so I called it a night and went to bed. Which I find absolutely fine. Would you guys rather have me post daily with barely anything to say about my day, or skip a few days here and there, so I can a) live my life and b) provide you with better content?

That was a trick question, and the answer is clear; I'm human, and I will post when I feel it benefits you, the reader, the most. I believe this is a fair, and logical change to my No Shave November series, and as of now, these conditions comply to future posts.

Thank you guys so much for all your kind words, love, and support! Here are today's (tonight's?) photos:

No Shave November: Day 5

Hello!

As far as today went, I continued to receive extremely positive comments from peers in regard to this social experiment. Let me just say I appreciate all that is said, and I'm over joyed with how widely accepted this challenge I'm putting myself through is.

The sweating is still a problem. I do officially now believe the hair plays a large roll in it. 

Unfortunately I don't have any nifty stories to share, or current experiences I've faced today. Although, I can say that the hair is starting to get a little itchy, and I'm not going to lie to you about that one.

Thank you for reading today's small post, and here are the photos of the day:

No Shave November: Day 4

I AM SORRY FOR NOT POSTING YESTERDAY

I received many comments about this, in person, and over the phone. Even if I were to have post yesterday, I'm just warning you now it would've been boring. I didn't have much social interaction since we had the day off from school, and the hair growth wasn't tremendously different from Day 2.

However, today I noticed that the hair growth is in full swing. Is it weird that a certain part of me feels like that awkward preteen boy who had one armpit hair but now has like a solid 10? It is now 100% noticeable that I am growing hair under my armpit, and for some reason that just causes me great pleasure.

I did not receive any comments from peers or strangers today on my armpits, and I don't believe that scenario will happen for awhile due to the fact that there's not really THAT much hair under there.

One aspect of today that I did want to point out is that I felt like I was excessively sweating underneath my arms. Yes, I had visible pit stains, and no, I was not ashamed of them, nor will I ever be. It's not my fault that that is one of the natural ways my body gets rid of water; and it's not as if I am going to go out and tailor my clothing around my pit stains. That is absolutely absurd. My argument is, that if you use deodorant, you don't smell bad, and you have pit stains on your shirt, then why should you be embarrassed? As long as you don't smell bad, you're golden in my book.

I am curious though, if there is a correlation between me having more armpit hair, and my naturally excessive sweating getting worse. From my research, I have found that when you shave your armpit hairs, you give the bacteria that sweat gives off (the odor as well) less area to breed or multiply. Also, by shaving, you are increasing your effectiveness of your deodorant. Although, I don't know how much this pertains to me, because before when I was shaving about every other day, I still had pools of sweat underneath my arms. I guess it's sort of a loose-loose situation for me.

As far as today's photos go I decided to change it up. I have an individual photo of each armpit, and them the standard one I've been posting of the two armpits in one picture.

Hope you enjoyed today's post, and I better see you back tomorrow! :)

No Shave November: Day 2

Hello everyone!

There's not much I can say about today. For the most part, I received numerous positive comments about my post yesterday. Which is greatly appreciated.

I was also faced with one main question of the day which was, "Are you really doing it for the whole month?" And to answer their question, and any confusion, yes I am not shaving my body hair for the entire month of November.

With that being said, here is my picture for today. Hair is starting to stubble, but it is barely noticeable

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No Shave November: Day 1

For social experiment reasons, this year I decided to participate in No Shave November. My main focus is around armpit hair, mostly because leg hair isn't as much of a problem in November due to the weather. 

Before starting this, I looked into a little as to why shaving armpit hair for women started. I realized that yes, it was all due to marketing, but the fact that women stuck with it is what caught me off guard. Women shaving their armpit hair is basically one of the first forums of how society pushes women and their appearance around. 

Most of my findings came from this short little video clip:Why did women start shaving their armpits? 

Throughout the month of November, I will be reporting on my experience, and posting daily photos of how much hair actually does grow. I recently shaved this morning, because I wanted to start the month off on a fresh start. 

My main reason behind doing this is simple, I want to know why women having armpit hair is so repulsive, disgusting, and unaccepted. In my own opinion, I don't see it this way. However, I'm curious as to why people find hair under a women's arm pit hair so remarkably "unsanitary".

I hope you enjoy my blog, as I embark on this month long journey! 

Day 1 Clean Slate