What's the purpose of pubic hair?
Indeed, everyone has hair on their body, but some parts of the hair seem useless, and sometimes it may cause trouble for girls, so everyone wants to "get rid of it and get rid of it quickly".
Especially the invisible pubic hair, because of its private location, it is covered with a layer of mystery. People are more concerned about whether the hair in the private parts is useful, whether to remove it and how to remove it. Today we are satisfied with this part of the friend's curiosity, let's talk about it.
01. What is the point of pubic hair?
Humans have had body hair since a long time ago. At that time, human beings were naked, but they needed to forage for food and hunt in order to survive in the wind and rain. Therefore, body hair became a solid line of defense to keep warm and block bacteria and insects. But with evolution, humans gradually shed body hair, leaving only hair, armpit, and pubic hair.
So, what is the use of pubic hair left by evolution?
- Barrier effect
The barrier function of pubic hair is similar to that of nose hair and eyelashes. It can catch dirt, debris, and potentially harmful microorganisms, thus defending against foreign bacteria and viruses, while absorbing and releasing genital sweat and secretions. In addition, hair follicles produce sebum, which actually prevents bacteria from multiplying.
- Buffering effect
The friction and bumps during sex require pubic hair as a cushion, and curly hair has more advantages in cushioning and protection, so you know why most people are curly, right? In addition to sex, you can also use clit sucker and auto dildo to masturbate and feel the charm of pubic hair.
- Diversion
This is probably unexpected to many people. Because the female urethral opening is wide, there may be splashing when urinating, and the direction is uncontrollable, so it is easy to pee on shoes, and pubic hair can regulate the range of urine flow and play a role in the diversion.
- The effect of foaming
Finally, I have to mention the most practical function of pubic hair. Just imagine that when you take a bath without bath flowers, and you are so anxious that it affects your mood when taking a bath, apply the shower gel to the pubic hair, rub it repeatedly, and it will soon disappear. There will be dense foam, which is better than bath flowers!
However, whether some functions are necessary nowadays, we have to put a question mark. Because we usually wear underwear and outerwear, with multiple layers of protection, it seems that pubic hair is not needed to protect the vulva, but it also increases the possibility of wetness in the private parts or the growth of bacteria.
This requires us to develop good hygiene and cleaning habits, learn to clean the vulva correctly, and keep it dry and clean. Of course, there are also many people who choose to see out of sight and take off their pubic hair in various ways.
What many people don't know is that the struggle between humans and pubic hair actually started as early as ancient times.
02. A Brief History of Human Hair Removal
The history of human hair removal can be traced back to ancient Rome and Egypt. Around 3000 BC, some of the earliest copper razors were used in Egypt and India, and women flocked to shave their pubic hair, which was considered uncivilized.
Fast forward to the 6th century BC and evidence of hair removal by the Romans points to a plethora of tools such as: tweezers, pumice stones, and depilatory creams (creams/lotions used to remove hair). For the Romans, body hair was a sign of class: the higher a person was in society, the less hair they were expected to have.
Fast-forward to the Middle Ages and Elizabethan women took the practice of depilation a step further and shaved off their facial hair. Elizabeth I started the trend to make the forehead look longer, and some women even remove their eyebrows!
Hairless aesthetics began to become mainstream in the United States in the 20th century, mainly due to the rise of the women's fashion industry and women's magazine industry, the introduction of bikinis, shorter and shorter skirts, and more and more exposed skin.
Excessive hair exposure is considered dirty, unsexy, and unattractive. By 1964, 98 percent of American women were regularly shaving their legs.
Cosmopolitan, a women's fashion magazine, conducted a survey asking 4,146 women and men aged 18-35 about their attitudes toward pubic hair.
It was found that 57% of women would shave all their pubic hair, and only 17% of men did so. However, 46% of men hoped that their female partner's genitals would be clean, and 40% of men had directly asked their partners to shave. Pubic hair loss. It seems that women care more about the cleanliness of private parts than men, but the ultimate goal is to please men.
In the 21st century we live in, this "hairless aesthetic" still occupies the mainstream, and the development of technology has given people more choices of hair removal methods. More and more hair removal tools have entered people's field of vision. The common ones are The following types:
- shave
Advantages: The hair on the whole body can be solved with a razor. The operation is simple, but it is easy to scratch the skin and requires high cleaning.
Disadvantage: After shaving, it will grow back soon, especially on underarms and private parts. After 2~3 days of shaving, there will be a feeling of "time flies like an arrow".
- pull
In order to completely inhibit hair growth, many people choose to "uproot" it, that is, pluck the hairs, but the process of plucking the hairs is really painful, and it takes a long time to remove them one by one. It may also cause redness, swelling, itching, irritation, and damage to the skin. Ingrown hairs (hair that curls back or curls sideways under the skin) and infection may also result.
- depilatory cream
Advantages: quick onset and obvious effect.
General depilatory creams can soften and remove hair within 5-10 minutes, gently wipe/scrape off, there are no obvious "black spots", and the effect is immediate.
Disadvantages: Calcium mercapto acetate is the main component of hair removal cream to soften and remove hair. It has a pungent smell and is not friendly to sensitive skin. It is not recommended to be used in private parts.
- laser hair removal
Advantages: Laser hair removal is to remove hair by destroying hair follicle tissue. After a certain treatment period (about 4-6 months, once a month), the effect is gratifying, which can be said to be once and for all.
Disadvantages: Laser hair removal can't be done by yourself, and you need to go to a professional medical and aesthetic institution. Although the price is not expensive, it takes a lot of time and transportation costs; moreover, for private parts hair removal, there are certain privacy and hygiene risks.
These hair removal methods have their own advantages and disadvantages, and there is almost no simple, convenient, low-cost method without side effects.
03. Say no to pubic hair shame
On the other hand, good things are also happening. With the progress and development of society, women have more and more thoughts on the real purpose of shaving pubic hair, whether it is voluntary, and whether they have the right to physical freedom.
Women are no longer coerced by factors such as unfounded pubic hair shape, large quantity, and small quantity. This kind of counterattack has already started from "growing armpit hair". The armpit hair looming on the posters of European and American actresses is no longer criticized, but has become a kind of pride, What's more, they dye their armpit hair in colorful colors to express women's love and acceptance of their bodies.
Unlike armpit hair, although pubic hair cannot be exposed to everyone, in the relationship between the sexes, it is really not an obligation to shave the pubic hair. Accepting everything about yourself and the other party is true love.
You see, throughout history, although body hair has always been used as a weapon to humiliate women, the growth of body hair is a natural law and has a meaning of existence. Maybe we can't change the social status quo of "hairless aesthetics", but we can start by accepting and respecting the fact that we have body hair and others have body hair.
I hope that no matter whether you choose to remove hair or not, it is based on the premise of facing it squarely, without any prejudice. Finally, I would like to remind friends who want to remove pubic hair, it is recommended not to remove all of it, it is best to leave 1~2cm, otherwise, you will experience the feeling of being on pins and needles and time flies like an arrow.
Reference:
1.https://www.healthline.com/health/purpose-of-pubic-hair#takeaway
2.https://womensmuseum.wordpress.com/2017/11/22/the-history-of-female-hair-removal/
3.https://crfashionbook.com/beauty-a32332850-hair-removal-history-waxing-brazilian/
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