You might be asking yourself, “Should I shave my arms?” Many women don’t like shaving because they believe it makes hair grow back thicker and darker. Here are some safer (and less painful) methods of removing hair have emerged in the last few decades: 1. Thankfully, women don’t have to endure the same level of pain when it comes to hair removal anymore. Some went as far as getting X-ray treatment, which meant having regular and unhealthy exposure to radiation. They went from scrubbing off the pesky little strands using sandpaper to applying cream made from rat poison. #januhairy #bodyhair #gethairyfebruary #bodyimage #bodypositive #femalebodyhair #bodyhairmovement #womenwithhairyarms #gethairyfebruary #bodyhairloveaffair #normalizebodyhair #bodyhairisbeautiful #empowerment #skinconfetti #bodyhaironwomen #femalebodyhair #patterns #bodyhairproject #hairyarms #armhair #wwha #steppingforward #bopowarrior #realbeauty Hair-Raising Removal Proceduresĭue to body hair’s bad rap, hair removal became the norm by the early 20th century, even though hairy women didn’t have many treatment options. With so much shady science surrounding the issue, it’s unsurprising how taboo body hair became in the 20th century!Ĭrushin' on our gal Andrea from Mexico City today!. This view persists today: evolutionary biology professor Mark Prager tells the DailyMail, “Removing all hair… is associated with cleanliness and eliminating parasites… smooth skin has become a sign of health.” And that’s not all – human sexuality scholar Havelock Ellis asserted that women with thicker and stiffer hair had a greater tendency to become violent and display animalistic behaviour.

There have been a ton of controversial studies done on women’s body hair! Herzig also cites an 1893 study showing that women with excessive facial hair were more likely to go insane.

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