What does it mean when a man has chest hair?

Chest hair is an important sexual characteristic of men. It is more common among European and American men, but still rare among Asian men. The growth of chest hair is caused by the stimulation of male hormones. In addition, strong kidney qi can also cause thick chest hair in men. For some men who do not want to keep chest hair, they can use hair removal cream, wax, patch hair removal, razor shaving and other methods to remove chest hair to make their chest look smoother!

1. Introduction to Chest Hair

Chest hair usually refers to the hair that grows between the neck and lower abdomen of human males. It usually appears in late puberty and is a secondary sexual characteristic. Due to the stimulation of male hormones, some men begin to grow chest hair in their twenties to thirties. At the same time, chest hair in entomology refers to the bristles on the inner side of the basal segment of the ventral body. Bristles grown on the thorax of mesostigma mites.

2. The reason why men have a lot of chest hair

Male Adam's apple and chest hair, female breasts and fat distribution are all called secondary sexual characteristics, which refer to the differences between the two sexes other than the genitals. They are manifestations of physiological differences between men and women, but they cannot be equated with sexual ability. Secondary sexual characteristics are mainly caused by the difference in sex hormones secreted by male and female gonads (testicles in men and ovaries in women). Testosterone is the most important and most abundant sex hormone in men's blood. During the embryonic period, testosterone determines the differentiation of sexual organs; during puberty, testosterone makes the individual further develop towards male sexual characteristics and plays an important metabolic function throughout life. For women, estrogen is the most important sex hormone.

Although estrogen and testosterone have important effects on the development of sexual characteristics, the effects of these hormones on various organs and skin in the body are different. Take chest hair for example. The sensitivity of the target organ, the hair follicle, to androgen determines the growth of body hair. Some people's hair follicles are very sensitive, and even if the androgen concentration is low, their armpit hair and pubic hair below the pubic bone begin to grow. Some people's chest hair follicles are not sensitive to androgen, so they will have less chest hair or no chest hair at all.

Generally speaking, the amount of a man's chest hair grows according to the amount of male hormones he secretes, but secondary sexual characteristics should not be used as the main criterion for measuring sexual ability.

In addition, Chinese medicine believes that the kidney is responsible for hair growth, and strong kidney qi leads to strong growth. At the same time, kidney qi also determines the strength of sexual desire. People with chest hair have strong kidney qi, strong male hormone secretion, and can have both chest hair and sexual desire, which is naturally the best of both worlds.

3. Chest hair removal

Unstable hair removal cream for chest hair removal: The chemical substances in it dissolve the hair to achieve the purpose of hair removal. However, this method does not damage the hair follicles, so the hair will grow again in about two or three days.

Wax and patch hair removal are unsafe chest hair removal methods: Use sticky wax or patches to stick to the hair and then tear it off. Using these two methods will cause pain, and chemically synthesized wax can easily irritate the skin; when you tear it down, part of the hair is likely to remain in the pores, and the half-broken hair ends are very likely to pierce the hair follicles, causing folliculitis.

The tedious method of chest hair removal with a razor is suitable for people who are afraid of pain and have sensitive skin, and should be done every day. However, this method will stimulate the hair follicles and make the breast hair grow thicker and thicker; if used unskilled, it will also cause damage to the tender skin of the breasts and lead to infection.