Intimate Hygiene

If you would think that a smooth and hairless body is a fad, inspired by Philips, Gilette and other shaver manufacturers, you are wrong! The women in ancient Egypt already shaved. Greek women and later Roman women followed their example. It gave them beauty, youth and innocence. For women to depilate the hair on their bodies is certainly not a fad of recent years. The ancient Egyptians did this long before. A smooth and hairless body was the standard of beauty, youth and innocence for a woman in Egypt. All over Egypt the women had smooth and hairless bodies. Except for their heads. The wife of the divine Farao set the example and every Egyptian woman took care that there was not a single hair on her body. They used depilatory creams. "Waxing" with a sticky emulsion made of oil and honey, we now call it "sugaring", was also generally accepted. The Greek adopted this ideal of smoothness. The old Greek sculptures show us that. The sculptures of women are polished, shiny and all, and there is not any pubic hair at all, whereas the sculptures of men do show pubic hair!

Hair styles of the 80s are the most diverse and humorous characteristics of this decade. In early 80s, the New Romantic fashion styles kicked off the decade with great hair experimentation. For a while there seemed to be a competition to see who could build the tallest hair, have the strangest angles, or a favourite of this site - how much plastic, metal and mousse you could fit into your hair and still keep your head upright. In this first part of on ongoing series, eighty-eightynine will look at big hair. Big hair is not unique to the 80s - the 60s had the beehive and the 70s had the afro. What set the 80s hair styles apart was their diversity. The start of the decade saw the extravagance of strange hair colours and cuts. By 1984 the trends had settled and focused on one simple concept - volume. More hair was better. Bananarama had some of best examples of 80s hair - pretty much reflecting the fashions of the decade (but maybe not the best fashions) from cuts styles to volume and flicks. The 'Hair Bands' of the 1980s applied this style which was strongest around 1987-88. Your hair could go up, out and down. It could look like you put your head in a candy floss machine - as long as it wasn't straight - this was the ultimate sin in the early 80s (often met with the criticism 'she needs to do something with that hair').

Avoid showering and making the hair wet prior to waxing. Hair absorbs the water making it soft and less likely to adhere well to the wax. Tough hair is easier to pull off. Be sure to test a small area of skin first to make sure there is no acute sensitivity or allergic reaction to pubic hair removal using waxing. Hair should be at least 1/8 inch long. If it isn't wait until it reaches this length. Be sure to wash the skin thoroughly and dry it well beforehand to remove any lotions or oils which may prevent the wax from adhering closely to the skin. Heat the wax carefully so as not to overheat and thus burn the skin when applying. Test on a small area first. The consistency should be soft rather than runny. If pain and discomfort is a main concern use a pain reducing gel or cream available from pharmacists. These solutions should be applied 30 to 60 minutes before waxing so the skin is numbed beforehand.

Around about the age of 11 or 12, most of us begin seeing hairs in our pubic area. This can be quite arousing indeed. Now by this time, most males have already been looking at skin mags, which means they know that there are adults who remove this hair in the pubic area. And unless things have radically changed, it isn't until quite some time later that females ever see these skin mags. But that isn't to say that young females aren't aware that hair is being removed in the pubic area. Because even teen magazines talk about grooming pubic hair these days. And usually there's at least one girlfriend who is removing the hairs in her pubic area and that isn't something that's easily missed in the school locker room ... All of this is to say that at some point in our lives, we do become aware that removing the hair in the pubic area is an option. And for many of us that is an arousing idea. And the truth is, trimming and especially completely removing hair in the pubic area is arousing. That's why it's such a hot topic and current trend these days. The general consensus is that it's the way to go. That most people, both male and female prefer hair in the pubic area removed or at least trimmed.

Until recently, it's been a taboo subject. But now the long and the short of it is that pubic hair trimming has become an acceptable part of a woman's personal grooming regime thanks to Remington®. No longer done with nail scissors, razors or messy creams, Remington has made it a whole lot easier to trim and shape your bikini area. And now just in time for the summer season, Remington has extended the range and is introducing the ultimate product for trimming and shaping the bikini zone as well as hair removal on other areas of your body. The Smooth & Shape Body Kit is an easy to hold rechargeable trimmer with 4 interchangeable attachments. Slim and lightweight, there are 2 attachment combs to safely trim your bikini region, a miniscreen shaving foil for getting into the small areas of your legs, under arms and bikini line and a narrow trimmer for eyebrows and facial hair. It's a completely comprehensive kit and all you need for keeping unruly body hair under control. It comes with its own travel pouch so you can pop it in your holiday suitcase and a cleaning brush for keeping it in tip top condition. For specific trimming of hair down there, Remington Bikini Trim & ShapeTM is just what you'll need. Small and discreet, this battery operated trimmer is just the job for neat and tidy trimming and fashioning pubic hair into designer shapes. And with mini skirts currently reaching high thigh proportions, you need to get inspired!

Although not everyone shaves fully, shaving and trimming your pubic hair is becoming more of a norm. It is great for oral sex, can make your genitals appear larger and more attractive. If you are new to the thought, we suggest starting out by trimming the first few times, then moving on to shaving part or all of your pubic area. If you have a partner, you may want to consider shaving each other if you find that doing it yourself is monotonous. Some people are allergic to some shaving creams and can have painful reactions. Using a small test area to see if your body reacts to the products, you can minimize the risk of bad reactions. Letting hair grow out after shaving your pubic area can be very awkward. The sharp hairs combined with the sensitive skin will make you realize just how much movement happens in that area on an average day. Itching and a little chaffing are nearly unavoidable.

Spring is here and soon you will wear a bikini 🙂 and you want to be smooth.... Shaving the bikini area can be tricky but with a little know how, you can master it. Change the blade in your razor. Your shaving blade needs to be very sharp. If this is your first time shaving this area, trim hairs before you begin. Lather the area with a good quality shaving gel. Shave with the grain first. Rinse. Reapply shave gel. Soap and water might work for washing your hands, but for shaving -- definitely not.
Using a dull blade will not give you a clean shave and can contribute to razor burn. Let the shaving gel sit for at least three minutes to soften the hair.

A Brazilian bikini wax removes the hair from the entire pubic region, except for a small patch just above the vaginal area. Many women request a Brazilian because it gives a clean, close wax and the freedom to wear even the most revealing swimwear and lingerie. Expect to be waxed to the max if you visit a salon for a Brazilian treatment. A paper thong might be provided, but most likely, you'll be in the buff. First the hair is snipped with scissors so the wax can reach the follicles. Then, using a wooden stick, a technician places warm wax on the area a little bit at a time. As with a regular bikini wax, cloth strips are placed over the hot wax and, after it hardens, pulled away from the skin. A traditional Brazilian includes the labia and the area that reaches into the buttocks. If there are stray hairs after waxing, the technician may also tweeze the area. The key to allowing wax to penetrate into the follicles (and provide the closest possible wax) is to relax. And many women claim the treatment is not nearly as painful as it sounds.

Being completely honest, women get the short end of the stick when it comes to the conventions of beauty. Not only are they expected to have expertly coiffed hair and perfectly applied make-up, but they're also expected to be virtually hairless. Well, maybe not completely hairless, but they are expected to have carefully groomed bodies. Meanwhile, men are generally expected to have body hair (though attitudes are changing, requiring men to put in more effort to control and groom their body hair as well). While some women are content to spend extra time in the bath and shower shaving their legs and underarms, and carefully trimming the bikini area, many women opt to remove the hair without shaving, either through waxing or sugaring (a process similar to waxing but using a sticky substance instead of melted wax). Waxing has the benefit of (generally) causing fewer ingrown hairs, and being better for skin types susceptible to razor burn. On the downside, some women (and men) find the process uncomfortable (or downright painful).
Waxing is excellent for removing hair from large areas of the body, and done properly, can be used for precision hair removal as well. For those who tolerate the process well, waxing is the preferred option for removing unwanted hair.

It's hard enough to feel confident in a bathing suit without the added stress of worrying about embarrassing shaving bumps or stray bikini hairs. Ideal Image has the answer. We offer a laser version of the full Brazilian bikini wax. Our bikini line pubic hair removal procedure is one of our most sought after hair removal procedures. This area is one of the easiest and fastest areas to treat, with most of these laser procedures being completed in just 10 minutes. Usually following your second treatment, the painful shaving bumps and razor burn will start to disappear, and ultimately, even the dark hair that was visible under the skin after shaving will be a thing of the past. Our laser specialists can remove as little or as much hair as you wish, while paying particular attention to your comfort. Thus, hair removal at Ideal Image is virtually painless. Procedures vary from the full Brazilian to the trendy “Flair-Do®,” a personalized permanent design of the bikini area. A full brazilian bikini procedure is perfect for those who have a preference for nothing more than a neat strip of hair. Yes, a full Brazilian is that extensive with some guests opting for no pubic hair whatsoever. These procedures are our fastest growing because many women love the idea of not having to worry about bikini bumps and ingrown hairs. Others just love that fresh, clean feeling every single day of the year, or perhaps they are addicted to lower cut clothing.

The Ancient Egyptian art of hair removal was often referred to as "sugaring". Although it is a bit tedious, it is effective and clean up is easy as the paste is water-soluble. It's hypoallergenic and ideal for sensitive skin. This method of hair removal is very popular in Arab countries. A mixture of sugar, lemon juice, and water is heated to forms a syrup. The syrup is formed into a ball, flattened onto the skin, then quickly striped away. The hair is removed at the root. An article previously published in Nudest 2002/3 briefly mentioned the use of sugar for the ritual depilation of a bride-to-be in Tunesia. The method resembles waxing, but no wax is used but sugar. In Tunisian the word for wax is ‘sokker’: sugar. So in Tunisia they don’t wax, but they ‘sugar’. Sugar is dissolved in water with lemon juice and boiled down to a syrupy liquid. Then the syrup is applied onto the part of the body that you want depilated and after that the substance is pulled off with one stroke, removing the hairs at the same time. The result is a super smooth skin! Sugaring hair removal is an alternative for anyone whose skin reacts to wax with redness or bumps. Because the person applying the mixture rolls the mixture in the hands first, it can never scald the way hot wax can.