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18-07-2005, 17:17
David Beckham has donned his latest smoothie look - by shaving his armpits.
The worldwide football star revealed his latest image during a soccer tour of America at the weekend, when he took off his shirt to celebrate Real Madrid's 3-1 win over Chicago.
Experts, however, have voiced their concerns over Beckham's new look: "The hair is there for a specific purpose - to allow the air to circulate freely and keep you cool," Dr Derek Dane told the Mirror.
He continued: "If the air doesn't circulate, the sweat won't evaporate properly."
"Even just trimming your armpit hair could lead to problems. When a newly formed hair comes out of the follicle, it has a soft and downy end.
"Cutting it will produce a rough and prickly end, which could rub against the skin and cause redness and chafing. If the skin is inflamed this will not help to secrete pheromones, which are released from the armpit sweat glands. There are the scent chemicals that attract members of the opposite sex.
He added: "So all these waxed and buffed macho men could find they're not attracting as many women as they used to."
The worldwide football star revealed his latest image during a soccer tour of America at the weekend, when he took off his shirt to celebrate Real Madrid's 3-1 win over Chicago.
Experts, however, have voiced their concerns over Beckham's new look: "The hair is there for a specific purpose - to allow the air to circulate freely and keep you cool," Dr Derek Dane told the Mirror.
He continued: "If the air doesn't circulate, the sweat won't evaporate properly."
"Even just trimming your armpit hair could lead to problems. When a newly formed hair comes out of the follicle, it has a soft and downy end.
"Cutting it will produce a rough and prickly end, which could rub against the skin and cause redness and chafing. If the skin is inflamed this will not help to secrete pheromones, which are released from the armpit sweat glands. There are the scent chemicals that attract members of the opposite sex.
He added: "So all these waxed and buffed macho men could find they're not attracting as many women as they used to."