Why Removing Hair

It may be normal and natural to have more or less hair on the legs, armpits, eyebrows, back, face, pubic area, etc. but not removing hair from certain areas became unacceptable for esthetic reasons already a while ago. Women with hair on their legs are considered neglected, while men with excessive hair on the back are often stared at and sometimes even called various insulting names such as monkey, primate, etc. Honestly speaking removing hair or not is not really a question anymore.

Majority of people today are convinced that hair removal is notable for modern society and became popular in the last few decades of the 20th century but hair removal has a much longer history than many perhaps know. Although many still have a pictures of "hairy" hippies (including women with armpit hair) in their heads hair removal has a long tradition. Hair was removed already by ancient Egyptians who depilated their entire bodies because of extreme heat and to prevent infestation by lice and fleas, while depilation on certain body parts was also practiced by ancient Greeks and Romans.

Regardless to the history hair removal today is an important part of both cosmetic and personal hygiene especially feminine. Hair grows in all areas of the body except for the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, lips and certain areas of the genitals although hair is noticeable and removed only in small number of areas which greatly vary from person to person. Women most commonly remove hair only on the legs, armpits, eyebrows and pubic area and in some cases also the facial hair especially above the lips. Besides women removing hair is also practiced by men who usually shave their facial hair at least once in a while. However, more than facial hair which is normal men are usually more upset over excessive hair grow on the back, chest and abdomen, while some men also remove the armpit hair to minimize the odor.