How should pregnant women deal with armpit hair

Many pregnant women go back to take maternity photos to commemorate the beautiful moment of their baby in their body. How should pregnant women deal with their armpit hair when taking maternity photos? It is recommended that pregnant women do not use any depilatory creams, depilatory wax or other chemical products when dealing with their armpit hair. They can use razors, shaving knives, etc. to shave off their armpit hair, because chemicals may have an impact on the fetus. Let’s learn more about it in detail.

1. Can I pluck my armpit hair when I am 8 months pregnant?

During pregnancy, the metabolism of pregnant women is vigorous, and the sweat glands secrete vigorously, which causes odor. It is normal. Do not take medicine casually, take a shower every day, wash your armpits frequently, and change clothes frequently. The odor will slowly disappear after delivery. However, if the odor still does not disappear after delivery, you should consult a doctor. Generally speaking, it is not suitable to pluck armpit hair regardless of whether you are pregnant or not, as this may damage the hair follicles and cause inflammation.

How to clean your underarms:

Stand up the tip of your thumb and press Hegu acupoint vigorously for 2-3 minutes until you feel obvious soreness at the local point. Then use the tip of your thumb to gently rub Fuliu in a clockwise direction for 3-5 minutes, and you will feel a slight soreness and swelling at the local area of ​​the acupoint. The Fuliu point is about three fingers upward from the midpoint between the tip of the medial malleolus and the posterior edge of the Achilles tendon. Note that Hegu point is the key point, and Fuliu point should be massaged gently. It is very important to clean your armpits every day. For those who have odor in their armpits, they not only need to clean them, but also need to strengthen the cleaning intensity, such as cleaning with sulfur soap or special shower gel to achieve the purpose of cleaning the armpits. At the same time, the armpits must be kept dry and refreshed. You cannot use depilatory cream during pregnancy. It is best not to use it. The substances contained in the depilatory cream will have a certain irritating effect on the skin and affect the development of the fetus. Pregnancy is a special period and many plastic surgery procedures cannot be performed, including laser hair removal. Therefore, if pregnant women want to remove hair, it is recommended to use a razor. At least it has no side effects. The disadvantage is that after a period of time after shaving with a razor, darker and denser hair will grow again. If a pregnant woman wants to have laser hair removal, she should consider it after giving birth.

2. Can I pluck my armpit hair during pregnancy?

Summer is coming quietly, and those girls who like to wear sleeveless clothes start to worry because the armpit hair is very annoying and it looks super ugly when wearing sleeveless clothes. So how to deal with armpit hair? Plucking hair during pregnancy actually has no effect, but it may be painful when pulling it out, which will cause mental tension, especially in the early stages of pregnancy. If you must deal with it, you can use a hair scraper to achieve the same effect. Although it is a little troublesome, it is healthier and safer. In addition, it is not recommended to pull out hair during pregnancy. It has no effect on the baby's growth and development, but it can easily cause damage to hair follicles and lead to folliculitis. Therefore, it is recommended to use depilatory agents to remove hair after delivery. But be careful when plucking hair to avoid infection of the wound. You can choose to use clips to pluck armpit hair. This method is suitable for people with less hair and who are not afraid of pain. Additionally, clips are great for hair on the arms, legs, and underarms. However, if you do not clean the pores under your armpits sufficiently after plucking your armpit hair, this will reduce the skin's resistance and may even cause redness, swelling and infection. So some antibiotics are needed to avoid infection.