# Are your nipples naturally hairy? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 30, 2016, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-nipples-naturally-hairy/750618 "2016-03-30T08:38:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-nipples-naturally-hairy/750618/1 "2016-03-30T08:38:48Z")
Hi on another messageboard a poster said that it wasn’t normal that I had hairy nipples but he said that it is normal for women to have them. I’ve seen heaps of pics of women’s nipples but I’ve NEVER noticed them being hairy. (There is also a non-pornographic site full of breast pics that is supposed to be educational… do a google search for 007b). ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-nipples-naturally-hairy/750618/2 "2016-03-30T08:40:41Z")
Best thread title ever. ---
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-nipples-naturally-hairy/750618/3 "2016-03-30T08:56:35Z")
BTW this is a hairy male nipple: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/dTye4jH.jpeg "Imgur: The magic of the Internet") ](https://imgur.com/dTye4jH) The hair is just around the nipple. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-nipples-naturally-hairy/750618/4 "2016-03-30T09:05:18Z")
This is the first time on this board I’ve been terrified to check a poll’s results. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-nipples-naturally-hairy/750618/5 "2016-03-30T10:12:33Z")
**Cocktail Recipe: Hairy Nipple** 1/2 shot(s) Butterscotch 1/2 shot(s) Bailey’s Irish Cream 1/2 shot(s) Bacardi 151 Rum Pour Butterscotch into shot glass then tilt the glass to layer the Baily’s on top. Last, pour Bacardi 151 on top. Enjoy! Source: [BarMeister.com](http://BarMeister.com) ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-nipples-naturally-hairy/750618/6 "2016-03-30T11:01:04Z")
> [@JohnClay](#): > > I’ve seen heaps of pics of women’s nipples Heaps? How many pictures of womens’ nipples constitute a “heap”? Is it a metric unit of measure, Imperial, SI, wut? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-nipples-naturally-hairy/750618/7 "2016-03-30T11:08:31Z")
I am not a hairy person generally. The usual spots have barely a sprinkle, which unfortunately includes my head. Though my beardiness is healthy. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-nipples-naturally-hairy/750618/8 "2016-03-30T11:13:16Z")
Note to self: Polls about nipples can be one question without being too creepy. Make more nipple polls. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-nipples-naturally-hairy/750618/9 "2016-03-30T12:17:09Z")
In 63 years on this planet, I have been asked to answer many, many questions. This is a first. I congratulate the OP; never in my life would I have expected to be asked if my nipples are hairy. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-nipples-naturally-hairy/750618/10 "2016-03-30T12:21:20Z")
My nipples are natural, hairy, and the left one is pierced. Why just the left one? Get your left nipple pierced. Then you’ll understand. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-nipples-naturally-hairy/750618/11 "2016-03-30T12:22:11Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Heaps? > > How many pictures of womens’ nipples constitute a “heap”? > > Is it a metric unit of measure, Imperial, SI, wut? More than a Heap is wasted. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-nipples-naturally-hairy/750618/12 "2016-03-30T14:00:21Z")
What do you mean, “naturally” hairy? Are there people who artificially attach hair to their nipples, like little donut-shaped toupees? ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-nipples-naturally-hairy/750618/13 "2016-03-30T14:30:03Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > What do you mean, “naturally” hairy? Are there people who artificially attach hair to their nipples, like little donut-shaped toupees? Nipple Tonsures! For monks! [https://www.google.com/search?q=tonsure&biw=1920&bih=934&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjDlKXkz-jLAhVPy2MKHdxlA0QQ\_AUIBigB#imgrc=QF7Q5BqtRZXOgM%3A](https://www.google.com/search?q=tonsure&biw=1920&bih=934&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjDlKXkz-jLAhVPy2MKHdxlA0QQ_AUIBigB#imgrc=QF7Q5BqtRZXOgM%3A) ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-nipples-naturally-hairy/750618/14 "2016-03-30T15:01:36Z")
Fair amount of chest hair just not around the nipples. ---
**Author:** ![OffByOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/45deac/32.png) [@OffByOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OffByOne)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-nipples-naturally-hairy/750618/15 "2016-03-30T17:25:48Z")
Well, I’m guessing that you mean hair around the areola, since I have been closely inspecting photographs of nipples for over fifty years, and I’ve never seen one, male or female with hair on it. My areolae are both surrounded by hair. Most men with hairy chests will have the same. My previous wife also had hairs surrounding her areolae, though no other chest hair. That was a first for me, and, so far, the last. ---
**Author:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-nipples-naturally-hairy/750618/16 "2016-03-30T17:29:03Z")
[![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/dTye4jH.jpeg "Imgur: The magic of the Internet") ](https://imgur.com/dTye4jH) Yep, that’s what they look like. And “naturally” is correct, because in the summer I usually shave them, along with the rest of my chest and my armpits. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-nipples-naturally-hairy/750618/17 "2016-03-30T17:39:04Z")
I read the poll, and now I’m afraid to look. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-nipples-naturally-hairy/750618/18 "2016-03-30T17:48:40Z")
**Are your nipples naturally hairy?** No. But I have been using a topical Rogaine treatment and the results look promising. ---
**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-nipples-naturally-hairy/750618/19 "2016-03-30T17:57:49Z")
I thought this was a poll about hairy nipples (which I’ve never heard of), not hairy chests. I have plenty of hair on my chest, which of course would include hair _around_ the nipples, but none \*on \*my nipples, so I voted unhairy nipples. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-nipples-naturally-hairy/750618/20 "2016-03-30T18:10:48Z")
I voted semi-hairy, but I also assume this means hair around the nipples. My actual nipples/areolae are hairless. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-nipples-naturally-hairy/750618.md?page=2)