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Community Conversation => Transitioning => Hair removal => Topic started by: Alora on December 11, 2016, 02:05:13 AM

Title: Arm hair
Post by: Alora on December 11, 2016, 02:05:13 AM
So I need a little help...

Do ciswoman normally shave their arms?


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Title: Re: Arm hair
Post by: Megan. on December 11, 2016, 02:23:17 AM
I think in general no, but in general they have lighter, sparser, softer hair. I'm sure that some do however wax or shave, either out of personal preference or because some cis-women can have quite thick body hair, and they feel the usual pressures to meet expected ideals of beauty!
Title: Re: Arm hair
Post by: kelly_aus on December 11, 2016, 02:30:00 AM
Generally no, for the reasons Megan mentioned. I found that waxing my arms after I'd been on hormones for a while left me with fairly female typical body hair all over - arms, legs, chest, armpits, etc
Title: Re: Arm hair
Post by: Ms Grace on December 11, 2016, 03:04:11 AM
If women do hair removal on their arms it is usually of the waxing variety. Gives you a better long term effect.
Title: Re: Arm hair
Post by: jentay1367 on December 11, 2016, 03:28:42 PM
If you use an epilator and are on AA....after a while, you'll get what appears to be the general look that cis-women generally have. OTOH...I've seen some pretty hirsute women of the cis nature. So it really all depends on what you want to live with. Unless you're a yeti, I don't think the hair on your arms is going to clock you.