Let's get straight to the point: butt hair is perfectly normal, just like having hair on your legs and hair down there aka pubic hair. In fact, most people have hair on their butt cheeks, in between them, or both. Though everyone has butt hair, hair can still be so stigmatized. We long for thick, shiny hair on our heads, we're obsessed with lengthy eyelashes, and everyone wants voluminous brows. So now that you know how common it really is, we're about to rip the bandage off and get real about everything booty hair.

Have you ever been in a situation where you had to take your pants off in front of another person? Did you hesitate at all? There are many reasons to hold back and not want to drop your pants in front of other people. You might not believe this, but butt hair removal is closely tied to this idea. We tend to think of butt hair as a gross thing, and it can impact our confidence. It can even make very hairy guys nervous about taking their shirt off to go for a swim. Why is that hair even there?!

How a male should maintain his body hair varies from body part-to-body part and from person-to-person. As you will see later within this article, there are multiple body parts that a man should consider shaving but the armpits is not one of them. You know if you have excessive armpit hair if you can see your hair without even having to raise your arm.

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