Should I shave my stomach / chest?

Question

Well im 18yrs old and Im at the beach and its kind of embarrassing to take my shirt off because iv got a decent amount of hair on my chest and stomach. Its not like gorillia hair but its still more than most people. I would try nair for men but I heard it removes tans and im to scared to get a wax lol. So should I just shave my stomach and chest? Will ppl be able to tell I shaved it and think im girly or g*y? And also I heard that its just a myth that the hair will grow back longer and thicker, is that true?

Answer 1

yes

Answer 2

I don't think shaving is a good idea because it will be painful and you could get a little blotchy...I don't know, and it would take a lot of work. If you wanted to remove the hair I would consider either waxing or laser hair removal, which are more permanent ways of removing hair. I don't think it'll look girly at all...and hair will NOT grow back longer or thicker. It's just a rumor.

Answer 3

i wouldn't but i just have a little chest hair and a happy trail

Answer 4

yea man shave it or wax it or nair it. Dont leave it hairy at all. If its like Chirs Evans from the fantastic 4 then its fine. any more and its not ok. so i say shave or nair if ur scared of some wax and tape

Answer 5

That called being g*y and yes your also girly  

Answer 6

Dont worry about what other people think,If you are happy with your hair leave it,if it makes you uncomfotable..Shave it.

Answer 7

Personally I do not shave or wax my chest.. but I do trim.

Plenty of dudes wax... but you know... they're metrosexual. BTW... Being a homosexual does not require the absence of chest hair.

Check out Shaun Connery in "Goldfinger" ... now there's a dude with chest hair... and people thought he was one of the sexiest men on the planet at the time.

Answer 8

no, u should wax it!!

Answer 9

Shaving it doesn't make it grow back thicker, that's an old wives tale, and it's embarrassing people still believe that

In my experience, most women like their guys to have all their masculine stuff intact, including body hair.  However, nobody likes ridiculous excessive body hair.  If it's excessive, get scissors and trim it, I say

Normal reasons for shaving it are for athletic reasons (swimmers and the like who want to go faster)and it does help bring out muscle definition, so bodybuilders and people like that do it.  Remember that real life isn't like movies and p**n

Answer 10

if you feel more comfortable shave it off .. but its really about what you feel not what others think..

let me suggest that  if you do shave that you use an electric razor with a close cut not a blade .unless you are very very careful ..

if it gets itchy afterwards or you get an irritation use Hydrocortisone cream you can pick up at a drug store or super market ..

Answer 11

haha, man it up and wax. (have someone tape it and put it on youtube) if you end up shaving instead, your going to have a rough stubbly chest. i would bet that does NOT feel good.

Answer 12

use nair. your tan will survive :]

Answer 13

Good Lord, why are guys so girly these days. Trim it, but don't wax it..blek!

Answer 14

hey man i wouldn't recommend you to shave your hair. If your feeling happy with it leave it like the way it's forget about what ppl will say.

but if you shave they will came back and they wil become harder and sticker.lol and even the women you married in the future will not feel comfortable with your chest she will run away from you if she sees how harder and sticker it's the hair in your chest lol... hahahaha but anyway it's a human nature leave it like the way it's God create you like that, so leave it. I wouldn't recommend you to shave your hair. leave it like that. but anyway it's all about you because you know what is good for you and what is bad for you and what will you happy and what will not. Good luck anyway .

bye.

Answer 15

If you shave it you can tell and that's not s**y at all and it comes in with more hair,all red and blotchy. I would say if it bothers you that much just trim it or get it waxed. If girls can get Brazilian or bikini waxes you should be able to get your chest/stomach waxed.It also depends on what kind of girl you want to attract because I know that a lot of older woman like hair and teenager's usually don't.The easiest thing would be don't worry about it,who cares what other people have.Just be confident in what you have and it'll work out

Answer 16

First off, if you wear the hair with pride then no one will complain. If you are embarrassed or not comfortable people can sense it.

Since when did having hair become a bad thing? Its because of TV and movies. People pick that stuff up and want to be like them. I know some athletes will shave to improve performances but thats it.  

I understand trimming the hair if its like a rug but If you don't know what to do then trim it. Use a hair buzzer with a good length to get an even cut all around. See if you feel less hairy? If thats not working then you could shave, wax or nair it.

+Waxing: is easier and longer lasting but it could be a little painfull and cost money.

+Shaving: is less painfull and less money but if done wrong could be disastrious. (To learn how to shave the chest and stomach properly just look it up) shaving will last the least.

+Nair: is in the middle of the 2. Cost money and not really painful, depending on your skin though. It last for a decent amount of time before the hair comes back.

Hope this helped,

P.S. Hair growing back thicker and faster is just a rumor, it might seem that way because guys go through puberty from 13-21 and the last few years we just get a little more hairy.

Answer 17

If you shave it, it WILL grow back thicker and faster. Leave your hair the way it is. People might think you're a little weird being so smooth.