so, when you shave your beard, chest, armpits and pubes it gennerally leaves a stubble whereas when you shave the rest of your body it dosen’t
why is that? Shouldn’t you’re entire body be one way or the other?
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All shaving leaves stubble. What’s different is whether you can easily see and feel the stubble left behind.
The body has basically 2 kinds of hair: terminal and vellus. Terminal hairs grow longer and thicker and the stubble left behind is easy to see and feel. Vellus hairs are shorter and the stubble is basically imperceptible because it’s so light and thin (for most people).
Everything I shave has stubble after it grows a day or so.
And your body hair is different. Some grow a set length and stop (arms, legs, pits, pubes) and some grows indefinitely (head and beard). The hairs can also be different diameters which change how they feel.
There are two (main) types of body hair: “vellus” hair and “terminal” hair.
Vellus hair is fine, soft, and usually quite short. It’s the hair on places like the back of your neck. Pre-pubescent children and women tend to have more vellus hair. When you shave vellus hair, because it is short and fine, you usually don’t see/feel any stubble–the hair follicles aren’t thick enough to feel “spiky” like that.
Terminal hair is thick, darker, and usually wavy or curly. “Pubic hair” is terminal hair, but so is body hair, head hair, eyelashes/eyebrows, etc. Testosterone is partly responsible for triggering vellus hair to change into terminal hair, which is why post-pubescent boys and adult men have more terminal hair. Beard, chest, armpit, and pubic hair are all terminal hair. Because the hair is thicker and (usually) more curled, it will develop a noticeable stubble very quickly, as the short hairs resist motion against the grain.
I find that directionally of hair growth is what leaves stubble behind. Rub my hands over my freshly shaven face/neck and there 2 small patches of stubble. I have to shave against the grain, so to speak, to remove that little extra bit. Of course, the next day is stubble everywhere.
Shaving any hair results in stubble. Stubble is just the blunt edge of the hair shaft, left in the follicle after shaving, protruding as the hair continues to grow. Fine hairs don’t feel as rough as coarser hair textures do. Dark hairs are more visible than light hairs are. So the difference is in perception. You notice the regrowth of lighter and finer hairs less than darker or coarser hairs.
that type of hair has deeper roots so it’s just still visible under your skin after you shave it.
The skin is a lot more sensitive there. When you shave with a razor, you inevitably scrape some of the skin. The softer the skin, the more stubble is formed by the irritation. The skin on your face pits and pubes are particularly sensitive areas.
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