Do you shave your arms?

[Hailey zy]

I've been contemplating shaving my arm hair, because I feel it is more of a masculine thing to have.  And i feel my arm hair also gives me away and doesn't me pass.

So i was wondering if you shave your arms, has it helped you pass or not, and have you gotten razor burn on your arms?

[abd789]

I use electric clippers once a week with the shortest guard to do my forearm hair

I shave my hands/fingers daily

I nair my upper arms once every few weeks

I also use john frieda go blonder shampoo on my arms and chest hair and it lightens it ever so slightly

[Jenna Marie]

I did in the beginning; I don't think it made any difference to other people but it made ME feel better. (Eventually HRT turned my arm hair fine and light and short.)

[suzifrommd]

When I shaved my arms, it was one of the two or three most powerful experiences of my entire life. I saw my arms looking the way they always should have looked and I had a moment of pure euphoria that words can't full describe.

I used an electric shaver, so no razor burn.

It was so amazing, I immediately wrote this post: https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php?topic=125483.0

[AnonyMs]

An epilator works really well, apart from the pain. That goes away after the first few times, and then its really nice.

[AbbyDS74]

I epilate. I started just for the back of my hands and knuckles but hair sleeves look stupid. I go up to just under my shoulders every few weeks. There are a lot of cis girls that do it also.

[Zoetrope]

Been shaving my entire body for years. That was one of my signs and symptoms ;~o

[Miyuki]

I had fairly noticeable arm hair that didn't respond much to HRT. I still use a combination of epliation and shaving to keep it from being apparent, but I've also been working on permanently removing it with DIY electrolysis. It's a very slow and painful process, but it's getting the job done. One thing I have noticed though, it that a lot of women you see do have noticeable arm hair, and some even have pretty dark arm hair if you look closely. Probably a lot more women who don't have apparent arm hair are doing something to get rid of it. I almost feel like complete lack of arm hair is in and of itself something that people might see as being weird or unusual if they noticed it.

[Hailey zy]

An epilator works really well, apart from the pain. That goes away after the first few times, and then its really nice.

What is an epilator?  Is it something like an electric razor?

[mfox]

I started shaving my arms when I turned 14.  Sometimes I would "wax" using duct tape to pull off the hair.   I had it all permanently lasered away when I turned 21, and I've never thought about it again.   It was the best decision of my life.

If you don't like your hair, get laser hair removal right now and your future self will be so happy you did it sooner than later.

[Martine A.]

Currently I am using my arms as testing ground for different SHR laser modes.
Used to shave them, but since hair growth is now small and uneven, I fail to notice it. So I don't shave it so often anymore.

But in general yes. Definitely. Before I needed to shave my arms every two days or so.

[Ms Grace]

I had my arms  waxed instead - meant that it took longer for the hair to grow back and didn't have that "stubble" feel when it did. After about four waxings in the first year and 2 years of HRT the hair is now very light, sparse and fine.

[LizK]

Just shaved them for the first time the other day and I must say they are not going back to "hairy land" again...I have shaved my hands and knuckles for quite some time now but they are very light at the best of times...and then of course there is the palm of my hand to worry about...just kidding...seriously I am, about the palm that is

[Lady_Oracle]

I don't shave them anymore, I trim it now

[FreyasRedemption]

Every day. I did get a few razor burns in the beginning, but I have improved from those days.

[Lynne]

I started shaving them about 5 years ago then soon after that I started using an epilator because it has a more lasting effect. This month I'm back to shaving because I want continue IPL on my arms as well.

Regarding passing, every little bit can help. As people tend to associate body hair with men generally, getting rid of it may help with passing but there are lot of cis woman who have more hairy arms than me and nobody seems to think that they are anything other than a woman.

What is an epilator?  Is it something like an electric razor?

An epilator is an electrical device used to remove hair by mechanically grasping multiple hairs simultaneously and pulling them out. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epilator

[PennyW]

What is an epilator?  Is it something like an electric razor?

It's a device to rip the hairs from your body much like waxing does. It does hurt, especially the first few times, but it's much less cost / fuss than waxing and leaves your body smooth for ages.

I do it every couple of weeks or so. My body hair is getting pretty sparse and fine from it.

[Cadence Jean]

Yes.

[cheryl reeves]

No, for my arm hair looks just like what cis females have, I have sisters who have more arm hair then I do.

[Christine Eryn]

I've shaved for 10+ years, maybe every other day or 3 days. That was around the time I accepted myself. After almost a week you could definatly tell I needed a shave. Last month, I lasered it off and have shaved maybe twice just to be on the safe side even though I didn't need to. I started epilating about 2 years ago but it wasn't as permanent as I thought it would be.