Like any other, there are a bunch of pros and cons of not wearing a bra. Although we can’t deny the fact that there is no other better feeling than taking off your bra at the end of a long and hectic day. With millions of women being locked up in their houses to self-isolate, one common thing that all women around the world are rejoicing is that they don’t have to wear a bra for the next few years or even months.
But, wait! Can we really just ditch our bras for the unforeseeable future with no consequences at all? What can be the pros and cons of not wearing a bra?
Pros and Cons of Not Wearing a Bra
Come; let’s have a brief look at the benefits and disadvantages of not wearing a bra!
Disadvantages of Not Wearing a Bra
1) Women with bigger busts can experience back and shoulder pain if they don’t wear a bra for prolonged periods, while others who always wears one can feel ‘naked’ without them.
2) Breast sag is an actual thing, and most women eventually experience with old age or because of many other factors, including gravity and skin elasticity. The ligament in your bust can stretch under the effects of gravity (for a prolonged time), so the purpose of a bra is to give you support.
Wearing a supportive bra (mostly sports bra) can lessen the strain on this ligament, but ditching your bra for a few weeks or months won’t be a big deal. However, you should wear a bra (specifically a sports bra) if you are planning to go for walks, working out, doing strenuous activity, or chasing your kids or pets.
Other than putting a strain on the ligaments in your bust, there aren’t major science-backed health impacts of not wearing a bra. On the other hand, not wearing a bra can have better consequences than you believe!
Benefits of Not Wearing a Bra
1) In fact, a 15-year old study by a French researcher Jean-Denis Rouillon, on the effects of bras on breasts showed that bras did more harm than good. He found women who wore bras had more saggy breasts on average than those who didn’t.
2) Also, ditching your bra means less dirt and oil trapped on the skin, which means fewer breakouts, rashes, and fungal infection, which is a common occurrence when wearing clothing for prolonged periods that stick sweat on the surface.
3) Pectoral muscles are the ones that usually resist gravitational force on the breast, and wearing a bra 24/7 means these muscles become relaxed, and thus, may even lose tension over time. Studies on the effect of bras on a breast’s perkiness have also shown that wearing a bra might actually make breasts sag. Say what?! Turns out just the opposite of what women had always believed!
4) Not wearing a bra can actually improve your overall health over a period of time by normalizing blood circulation. Wearing the wrong size of bras with too tight elastic bands and straps for a prolonged period can actually slow down blood circulation to the arms and the torso. Not wearing a bra for some time helps relax the blood flow to these areas.
Conclusion
So here were the pros and cons of not wearing a bra. Looks like we believed in more myths than science facts! So, not wearing a bra for the foreseeable future can actually boost your health, confidence, and make you feel comfortable in your own skin. Plus, you will even save some bucks for your post – lockdown night out!
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