The Impact of Different Hair-Removal Behaviors on the Biophysical and Biochemical Characteristics of Female Axillary Skin

    Richard Evans, Susan E. Bates, Robert E. Marriott, David H. Arnold
    Studysummary This study found that while all hair removal techniques increased axillary erythema and skin dryness, shaving caused less erythema but more dryness than plucking or waxing, without affecting post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation or other skin properties.
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    1. Postinflammatory Hyperpigmentation: A Common but Troubling Condition International Journal of Dermatology · 2004

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