Some people, including both men and women, don't enjoy having hair on their genitals. This is completely normal, but if you've never shaved this area before, read down below to see the safest way to complete this task. To shave your pubic hair, start by trimming your hair with an electric trimmer or a pair of scissors, since a razor will quickly get clogged if your hair is too long. Then, take a hot bath or shower to soften your hair, which will make it a lot easier to shave off. Once your hair feels soft, cover it in shaving foam to reduce irritation. For tips on how to powder your pubic area after shaving, keep reading!
'Do I need to shave my pubic hair before having sex?'
Think again. Copper razors have been found that date back to Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, which means humans have been shaving since before Biblical times. The Ancient Greeks revered youthful, immortal bodies, so they painted and sculpted women without pubic hair to indicate their beauty. In any case, at least some Greek courtesans plucked their pubic hair to extinction, or even burned it off. Upper class Roman women followed the hairless pubic trend, with some men even joining in on hair removal. After the fall of Rome, the pendulum swung the other way. While some women in the Middle Ages removed their pubic hair to please their husbands, most women who removed their pubic hair did so to remove or prevent pubic lice.
How much you have down there is a purely personal choice there are benefits to having it , FYI. But if you prefer to rely on shaving and trimming—with the occasional bikini wax thrown in for good measure—know that taking matters into your own hands on the regular can also mean repeating bad behavior without knowing it. To that end, here are some common mistakes that could be making removing hair a pain in the well, you know , along with tips on how to shave your pubic area without getting irritation or ingrowns.
There's a lot of discourse surrounding what hair "should" or "shouldn't" be present on the body. While there's a time and place for that discourse, we just want you to do whatever makes you feel comfortable. If that's not shaving any of your body hair, great. If it's shaving your body hair entirely, that's great too. If it's just trimming your pubic hair down, that is also great.