Is it safe? How do most girls maintain their pubic hair? Shaving is one way to remove pubic hair. It is fairly inexpensive, and you can do it yourself. Go slowly, pulling skin taut before running the razor over the hair. Always shave in the same direction that the hair grows, not against it.
Change razors often to avoid nicks, which happen when the blade gets dull. Using shaving cream also may help protect your skin from cuts and irritation. If you're nervous about cutting yourself, you can try an electric razor instead. When you were awkwardly bent over in the shower yelling at your parents to stop knocking on the door and asking why you've been in there for so long OK, even if you can't relate, everyone has a preference when it comes to how they maintain their pubic hair.
Landing strip. Five o'clock shadow. Full bush. You name it. Whether you have a freshly trimmed flowerbed or lush, overgrown jungle, you're in charge of your own foliage. Along with that autonomy comes a range of reasons for why people do or don't prefer to have hair down there. Maybe you like the skin around your hoo-ha to be silky smooth for sex. Or maybe you would rather skip the irritated skin and save time in the shower.
That is, it traps dirt, debris, and potentially harmful microorganisms. In addition, hair follicles produce sebum , an oil which actually prevents bacteria from reproducing. Some additional theories are described below. Pubic hair appears at puberty. Another theory links pubic hair to the transmission of pheromones, or scent-carrying chemical secretions that affect mood and behavior. Pheromones are secreted from apocrine sweat glands.
Compared to other areas of the body, the pubic region has a lot of these glands. Therefore, as the theory goes, pubic hair may trap pheromones, increasing how attractive we appear to potential sex partners. Pubic hair growth — including location and thickness — varies from one person to the next.
Some people have more pubic hair, and others have less. With that said, extreme variations in hair growth sometimes signal an underlying hormonal condition. For instance, among adults assigned female at birth, excessive pubic hair can be a sign of polycystic ovary syndrome PCOS. This condition is associated with higher-than-usual levels of testosterone, the sex hormone that controls hair growth.
Other symptoms include irregular periods and hair growth elsewhere on the body, including the face. On the other hand, among people assigned male at birth, a lack of hair in the pubic region can be a sign of low testosterone production. Other symptoms of low T include a low sex drive and erectile dysfunction.
Hormone therapy might be able to help. This is one of the most common misconceptions about pubic hair. In a nationally representative survey of 7, people, 59 percent of women and 61 percent of men who groomed their pubic hair reported doing so for hygienic purposes. Like other hair on your body, your pubes trap sweat , oil, and bacteria. So, they might have a slightly stronger odor than other areas of your body. There are a lot of reasons why people get rid of their pubic hair. Some of the most common ones are discussed below.
Grooming pubic hair has been common practice for centuries. Today, at least some hair removal is common. Some theories link this trend to increased accessibility to porn, where hairlessness is the norm. For instance, in the survey cited above, In the survey, around In a study , men were more likely than women to report a preference for a pubic hair-free sexual partner. In contrast, women were more likely to cite that they preferred trimmed or partially shaved or waxed pubic hair.
For some, removing their pubic hair is simply a matter of personal preference.
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