Hair on Body

Armpit hair

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History of underarm hair removal

First advertisement for depilatory powder in "Harper's Bazar" from 1915.

In the West, the practice began around 1915 in the US and UK, when one or more magazines showed a woman in a dress with shaved underarms. Regular shaving became feasible with the introduction of the safety razor at the beginning of the 20th century. While underarm shaving was quickly adopted in English speaking countries, especially in the US and Canada, it did not become widespread on the Continent of Europe until well after WWII.^[1]

Strongest reason of hair removal

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Social, cultural, or sexual reasons

A female body devoid of bodily hair, combined with luxuriant tresses was a 19th-century theme: Birth of Venus by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1879.

Hair is normally removed for social and sexual reasons related to the social role of hair in human society. Many cultures have an aesthetic "ideal" amount of hair for males and females. People whose hair violates such standards may experience real or perceived problems with social acceptance.

Many men in Western cultures shave their facial hair, so only a minority of men have a beard, even though fast-growing facial hair must be shaved daily to achieve a clean-shaven or hairless look. Some men shave because they cannot grow a "full" beard (generally defined as an even density from cheeks to neck), because beard color is different from scalp hair color, or because it grows in many directions, making a groomed look difficult. Some men shave because their beards are very coarse, causing itchiness and irritation. Some men grow a beard from time to time to change their appearance.

In many cultures, particularly North American and Western European, it became increasingly common during the 20th century^[2] for women to remove some or all of their body hair, due to societal values that consider it unattractive and/or not feminine (see gender role), or as a matter of practising good hygiene. People may also remove some or all of their pubic hair for aesthetic or sexual reasons. Adult film stars are well known for this practice. Men may also practice this, but not as commonly. In a sexual context, pubic hair removal is done to increase visual exposure of the genitalia and/or facilitate access to the genital area by removing the barrier of hair.

Some women in Western cultures choose not to remove hair from their bodies as an act of defiance against what they believe to be an oppressive ritual. Others choose not to remove hair simply because they have no desire to.

Some men shave their heads, either as a fashion statement, because they find a shaved head preferable to the appearance of male pattern baldness, or in order to attain enhanced cooling of the skull (particularly for people suffering from hyperhidrosis). A much smaller number of women also shave their heads as fashion or political statements.

Some women also shave their heads for cultural or social reasons. In India, tradition requires widows to shave their heads as part of being ostracized, although the practice is considered a rural one and the government is working to end the practice of ostracizing widows.^[3]

In art paintings or carvings from ancient times, one can often see women portrayed with no pubic hair: pubic hair was linked to sexual acts and desires in the general mindset, and thus it was deemed improper and impure in a public painting. This may have influenced aesthetic views regarding the matter as well.^[4]

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WHy doing this

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Hair removal describes any method of removing hair, especially from the human body.

Depilation affects the part of the hair above the surface of the skin. The most common form of depilation is shaving. Another popular option is the use of chemical depilatories, which work by breaking the disulfide bonds that link the protein chains that give hair its strength, making the hair disintegrate.

Epilation removal of the entire hair, including the part below the skin and is therefore longer-lasting. Some individuals may use waxing, sugaring, epilation devices, lasers, threading, intense pulsed light or electrology. Hair is also sometimes removed by plucking with tweezers.

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http://www.thesite.org/healthandwellbeing/appearance/haircare/hairremoval

Laser hair removal

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This new treatment deactivates the hair follicles by laser causing each hair to fall out. After a few treatments whole areas of the body can be left permanently hair-free, apparently. Works best on dark hair.
Suitable for: Most places including bikini line, back, arms, legs, underarms, face.

Electrolysis

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A thin needle is inserted into the hair follicle before sending an electrical charge down to the base of the follicle, causing the hair to fall out. As each hair is treated individually this takes a few trips to the salon before they are all done, and leaves some temporary redness. Results are (almost) permanent.
Suitable for: Facial hair.

Bleaching

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Not a removal technique as such, more an effective disguise, bleaching lasts between 2 and 4 weeks. It involves lightening the hair on your face/ arms in much the same way as you would go bottle blond. Salon prices are normally only a few quid, so go see the professionals.
Suitable for: Arms, facial hair.

Sugaring

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This technique is supposed to be less painful than waxing, plus you can wash and reuse the cotton strips. Test a small area first in case of allergy. You warm the sugaring mixture by placing in hot water, when it becomes spreadable, apply it in the direction of your hair growth. Then cover with cotton strips and pull the strips in the opposite direction of hair growth. Results last a few weeks.
Suitable for: legs, bikini line, eyebrows (professionally).

Depilatory creams

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The major downside of creams is that they smell nasty, and this smell lingers both on you, your towels and your bathroom. They can also burn if you get them in the wrong places, they're prone to patchiness, and they need to be used every three days or so. Normally you apply cream thickly and evenly over the area, wait around five minutes, check a small area to see if the hair comes off, and if not wait a while longer (but no more than 10 minutes) before removing it all with a damp flannel. Read the pack instructions to be certain, and do a test patch first in case of a reaction.
Suitable for: Legs, bikini line, underarms.

Waxing

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Oooouucccchhh. And again Ouuuuuuccccccccccccchhh! Now if that hasn't put you off, you must have heard of the promises of living three weeks fuzz-free. You may want to go to the salon rather than do it at home, so you don't bottle it halfway through. Waxing can leave redness, so get it done a couple of days before that hot date. If you do wax at home, read the instructions carefully first.
Suitable for: Legs, bikini line, eyebrows (if done professionally).

Shaving

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Cheap and easy, but needs to be done every couple of days. Do this in the bath or shower using a foam or shower gel and a good razor. (Note if your razor is clogged beyond repair, or rusting, it needs binning or you'll end up with cuts and infections.) Shave in smooth down-up movements (i.e. ankle-knee, breast-head). Moisturise legs afterwards.
Suitable for: Legs, underarms.

Hair removal

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For some reason plaitable underarm hair is rarely seen as attractive, even on Julia Roberts. TheSite helps you get rid of any unwanted hair safely.

LOvely Hair

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Hello all !!

As human being we all have hair, right
Animal has fur

It has same function
for protecting our skin from over temperature and avoid from skin dryness-wrinkle

whole human body covered by hair
unless our lips

But sometimes hair grows in place that we don't want it, right!!
so it comes: hair removal

Girls and women love to have bikini waxing
Actually, what should we pay attention to this activity

Well, in the next posts, it's all about talking hair, and hair removal

thank you