A brief history of pubic hair removal is described over the centuries and its generalization in the past decades. For shaving to waxing and full body waxing.

1. Brief History of Pubic Hair Removal
In this article, a brief history of pubic hair
removal throughout the ages will be described.
Art and literature show that statues from ancient Egypt
and Greece provide evidence that some form of pubic
hair removal was practiced by women in these societies.
Statues form ancient Egypt and Greece, represented the
ideal of a hairless, feminine body. The presence of
pubic hair on women was considered to be
“uncivilized”.
In Ancient Rome, body hair removal was most often
practiced by upper class society.
Also women in Ancient Middle Eastern and African
cultures underwent various forms of pubic hair removal;
hair removal methods were shaving and plucking.
During the Middle Ages, pubic hair removal was not
really practiced, but some European women removed
pubic hair to avoid lice.
Until the 20th century pubic hair removal was not
common among western society and women. In the
early part of the 20th century, shaving leg and underarm
hair was developed, with the introduction new clothes
and fashions. The Gillette company marketed the first
razor for women in 1915. The marketing strategy was
that body hair was “unsightly” and “objectionable” so
needed to be removed with a razor. Body hair removal
was focusing on the feminine aspect and sanitation.
The introduction of the first bikini swimsuit in 1946 and
also paid vacation changed the rules. Women were now
facing the need to remove pubic hair that might be
exposed by this new outfit.
During the rise of feminism in the 1960s and 1970s,
many women chose to accept their natural body hair.
Some feminists rejected the cultural ideal of hairless
human body.
However, by the 1990s, it was becoming more common
for women to practice pubic hair removal at various
times in their lives and in different ways. Fashion,
beauty and entertainment industries played a major role
in pubic hair removal trends and its generalization.
Swimsuits, lingerie necessitated the removal of most or
all pubic hair.
During that time, beauty industry increased the
abundance of body hair removal products, services and
methods. As a result it was a gradual, and general
cultural acceptance of the practice of pubic hair removal
and body hair removal. Pornography also cultivated an
image of the sexually attractive woman who is
characterized by the absence of pubic hair. The growth
of online pornography has meant that for many young
men and women, this image is now considered to be the
norm.
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