TREATMENT
Why Do People Remove Body Hair?
- Cultural & Social Reasons
Due to the modernity and advancement of our evolving world, views about life may have changed drastically. Some may think that having body hair is being unhygienic; therefore, people need to remove their body hair to keep up with social norms. Some part of the society may think that it is completely normal and tend to not result in removing their body hair. Some employers require their employees to shave their beards.
Fashion always shows the best side of a person. This reason always peaks in teenage and adolescent times. Knowing social norms and fitting in standards, teens tend to remove body hair. Seeing cosmetic practices and fashion advertisements, models are stereotypically seen without any body hair to portray social standards, which may have influenced the teens to remove their body hair as well.
Shaving of the head is culture for certain religions like Buddhism, Christianity, Muslim, Jain, and Hinduism. Monks in Buddhism and Christianity are required to shave their heads. Thailand monks shave their heads and eyebrows as well. Unlike in Judaism, women aren’t required to remove their hair unless they desire to for one of their rituals.
Some operations require a patient’s hair to be removed before the doctors can proceed with the surgery. Chemotherapy is one of the examples wherein hair loss is evident after the process. People also remove body hair to remove hair lice and to avoid bad odor from armpits.
Some careers require an employee to remove their hair. In the military, men shave their heads. In some workplaces, men are required to shave their beards to look professional in front of their clients. However, this practice is starting to disseminate due to changes in society.