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Have razor any side effect if used carefully on arms? Is it increases growth of hair?
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Safe. Does not increase hair growth.
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Hair growth is under the control of genes, hormones. So razor is safe on arms. Preferably better than waxing as waxing can cause problems like pigmentation, folliculitis and sometimes fungal infection.
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