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Since the period of ancient Egypt, people have been trying to get rid of body hair for disease prevention purposes. Lack of body hair prevent lice, ticks & other parasite infestations. It's also removed before surgery in some areas of the body. Razors were commonly used, but soon after clippers became the norm because fewer cuts occured, leading to less infections.
Many people have at one moment shaved, waxed or tweezed a patch of hair on their bodies. Why? Why do we so often find ourselves going through so much time-consuming pain & torture to become hair-free? Apart from the disease & infection prevention mentioned already, There are 2 other main reasons why we, as they say, dare to go bare.
Trichiasis sufferers, (a medical term for abnormally positioned eyelashes that grow back toward the eye, touching the cornea or conjunctiva) find it medically necessary to have the ingrown eyelashes removed, usually through electrolysis. Cancer patients who are scheduled to have chemotherapy usually shave their heads before the treatments' resulting baldness even occurs.
Every civilization has its own aesthetic "ideal" amount of body hair. People who don't observe this ideal often find themselves out of favor socially & in extreme cases can pick up a complex. Shaving also reduces body smell because the odor causing microbes tend to accumulate in body hair. Most men shave their face because they can not grow a full beard & are embarrassed by their patchiness, or the beard is another colour from the hair on their head, the hair grows in different directions, making it look un kempt, or simply because they want to change their look.
The 20th century brought the common notion that women should try and remove some or all of their body hair to be considered good-looking, feminine and hygienic. Pubic hair is often purposely removed for sexual & cosmetic reasons. This creates an increased exposure of the genitals and/or facilitates access to these parts by removing the hair barrier. A recent survey by Playboy magazine showed 98% of women regularly shaved their pubic regions. The # has increased dramatically from the same survey given in 1996 where only 48% of women reported a regular grooming. Even with these statistics, it's true that not all women want to take the plunge. Some choose not to out of defiance & some just have no desire to. Many balding men choose the shaved head appearance on. Head-shaving can also be considered as a fashion or political statement.
In most cases, beards & facial hair is removed with a more permanent method, often with electrolysis. This eliminates a visible "shadow" of dark hair under the skin. In a sex change operation, body hair from the pubic region is also removed so that the new hairless skin can be used to form new genitals. After the operation, patients often conform to the community's views and ideals about female body hair. Body hair is kept to a bare minimum to be portrayed as feminine.
Whatever the reason you chose to go smooth, the same is true, it's ultimately your choice & yours alone. There may be several factors present that influence your choice, but it is still your decision to make.
The USA's FDA (Food and Drug Administration and Health Canada have recently approved a permanent laser hair removal system as being reliable for personal use. It frees you from ever-growing body hair and does so in the privacy and comfort of your home, using the same technology dermatologists use in-office. After 6+ months hair follicles disabled by the laser hair remover will no longer grow hair. Get liberated from a lifetime of shaving, waxing, stubble, razor burn and ingrown hairs.
