From: Leeroy 30/06/2001 17:10:42 Subject: Body Hair: Wax or Shave post id: 336512 Was discussing hair removal with some girls and many of them swear that shaving causes the hair to go back thicker and more hairs to grow back when compared to shaving. I tended to think that they believe this because they are more likely to shave at first then later move onto waxing, thus they are more likely to be getting 'hairy' at first. Other reasons i thought that would contribute to this is that waxing pulls the hair out and requires a new hair to grow back. This obviously takes longer, but also comes back as a thinner hair at first as the end of hairs always taper. Shaving on the other hand cuts through the thickest part of the hair at the same level as the skin. Therefore it grows back faster and appears to be coarser because its end doesn't taper. Can anyone verify or disprove this? Any feedback will be most useful! From: Grant¹ (Avatar) 30/06/2001 17:13:41 Subject: re: Body Hair: Wax or Shave post id: 336513 No difference in growth rate, but as you said, shaving leaves the ends blunt so it appears as though they're growing fatser & thicker than before. From: sue ® 30/06/2001 17:18:34 Subject: re: Body Hair: Wax or Shave post id: 336516 you will have hair free skin longer with waxing as the hair is ripped out by the root, as opposed to cutting it off at skin level. the hair grows back finer & after repeated waxing over a number of years, in some areas may even cease This forum is un-moderated. The views and opinions expressed are those of the individual poster and not the ABC. The ABC reserves the right to remove offensive or inappropriate messages.