Armpit hair is the hair underneath your arm, which forms a thick mat of almost unbridled growth, and a source of much waxing, shaving, sweat, and odor. Or at least that’s the impression you may get about your armpit hair, from the media, from society, and from your friends.

Truth be told, armpit hair serves an important role in your overall body makeup. And here’s the cinch - armpit hair helps in attracting the opposite sex. You see, armpit hair provides greater “exposure” of your sweat. Sweat contains pheromones, that widely discussed substance that has one role - making the opposite sex attracted to you.

A few years back, pheromones were the subject of much interest. Many deodorants advertised themselves as pheromone releasers, when in fact they weren’t. Now, the best pheromone releaser is your own body. And the best helper is - your armpit hair!

Armpit hair helps the subtle scent of your pheromones to disperse in the air, in your immediate surroundings. We as humans may not recognize it, but our brains do. So, if you have always been shaving your armpit hair, it’s worthwhile to bear in mind that shaving you armpit hair may not actually be a good thing in itself!