I'm not going to shave my armpits. People say it's unsanitary, but it's beautiful

A homeopath has revealed why she doesn't like shaving her armpits.

Even though people accuse her of being dirty, she laughs at her critics.

TikToker Orim (@Orim) creates DIY content for health and beauty tips.

One of hers most popular posts is about not removing armpit hair.

“I get comments every day about how unsanitary my armpit hair is, and I just laugh,” she said.

Orim said women felt pressure to shave their armpits and legs after razor companies launched marketing campaigns nearly a century ago.

“Gillette's advertising fooled the nation 100 years ago, and people still believe in the bulls***,” she said.

“We have been sold lies so that they can make money from us,” Orim added.

“They have promoted this narrative that… you are not seen as attractive if you don't remove your hair,” she said.

Orim said razor companies' marketing caused feelings of “shame and shame.”

They simultaneously promoted a “new narrative that shaving is feminine and body hair is masculine.”

Despite what critics say, Orim said body hair is feminine.

“If it wasn't female, it wouldn't grow there,” she said. “It's natural, it's beautiful, it's supposed to be there.”

Conversely, she said being hairless looks “pre-pubescent.”

“Our armpit hair is there to reduce friction and absorb sweat,” she added. “Our body hair is meant to be there and serves a purpose.”

Most women didn't shave until the 1920s, when hemlines started rising and hair removal ads started appearing in Harper's Bazaar. Vox wrote.

Women shaving their legs had become a mainstream trend in the 1950s.

According to him, there are benefits to shaving and removing armpit hair Health.

Leaving the hair under your arms protects the skin, regulates body temperature and improves sensory functions.

Armpit hair does not smell, but if not cleaned properly, bacteria can become trapped and cause the odor.

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