Is it okay to shave the pubic area frequently?

Question

I do it like once in days but just wondering if it is safe to so? do the hairs there have any purpose or benefits?

Answer 1

I suspect it's safe.
I'm guessing the purpose for that hair has been devalued since the advent of clothing.

Answer 2

I do it about once a month before the periods time.I've been doing this for more than 20 yrs and absolutely no problem so far.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

It is safe but waxing is better.. plus the hair growth is much softer

Answer 5

you can shave there everyday if needed just use a moisturizing shave gel .it is much cleaner to be shaven.all that hair catches all the germs and bacteria and that can cause u to smell

Answer 6

NO BENEFITS OR HAZARDS,,BU MAN GIVE UR HAIR SOME TIME TO GROW,IN ORDER TO GET SMOOTH SHAVE

Answer 7

I do it once a month.

Answer 8

Its okay

Answer 9

A razor grazes the area the blade comes in contact with while removing the hair. Shaving is inexpensive and easy, but hair grows back and forms a scratchy stubble. There's another possible downside — ingrown hairs and itchiness as the hair grows back. Some people also have allergic reactions to shaving gels. And of course, it's important to be very careful if using a razor on delicate areas.

For some people, pubic hair is always easy and fun. However, for many other people it presents problems. When the genital hair begins to grow back, itching often occurs. Red bumps and ingrown hair may appear. To relieve the irritation, you can apply cortisone cream. If these symptoms cause you stress or don't go away, see a doctor.
People who are allergic and react to some shaving creams. This area seems to have heightened sensitivity. Furthermore, if it does react, your natural sweat and the natural abrasion this area receives will most likely make your life miserable (temporarily). Use hypoallergenic shaving creams or consider avoiding shaving all together.
Some women have noted genital sensitivity during menstruation. If shaving becomes uncomfortable for women during their periods, they should time pubic shaving around their menstruation cycle

Shaving
There are many different ways to style your pubic hair. Think about it before you start and be as creative as you desire. It is recommended to shave the same way the hair grows. Avoid constantly stroking the same area during the shave because this may irritate the skin. Aim for two to three short strokes. Do stretch the skin to reach the difficult hairy spots.

Attention First-Timers! The pubic area is sensitive and may take time to adjust to the razor. Shaving once a week is enough for your first month. Don't worry about a smooth shave the first month.

Medical reasons
In Ancient Egypt, many people depilated their entire bodies to prevent infestation by lice, fleas, and other parasites. In the absence of insecticides, this custom seems less bizarre.

Patients' body hair was once shaved before surgery for reasons of hygiene; however, this turned out to be counterproductive; and, as a result, in many hospitals patients are no longer shaved. The shaving of hair has sometimes been used in attempts to eradicate lice or to minimize body odor due to accumulation of odor-causing micro-organisms in hair. Some people with trichiasis find it medically necessary to remove ingrown eyelashes. Of course, incorrect shaving (shaving against the grain) can often cause ingrown hairs.

Many forms of cancer require chemotherapy, which often causes severe and irregular hair loss. For this reason, it is common for cancer patients to shave their heads even before starting "chemo."


[edit] Social, cultural, or sexual reasons

An utterly hairless female body combined with luxuriant tresses was a 19th-century fixation: Birth of Venus by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1879.Hair is normally removed for social and sexual reasons related to the social role of hair in human society. Many cultures have an aesthetic "ideal" amount of hair for males and females. People whose hair violates such standards may experience real or perceived problems with social acceptance.

Many men in Western cultures shave their facial hair, so only a minority of men have a beard, even though fast-growing facial hair must be shaved daily to achieve a clean-shaven or hairless look. Some men shave because they cannot grow a "full" beard (generally defined as an even density from cheeks to neck), because beard color is different from scalp hair color, or because it grows in many directions, making a groomed look difficult. Some men shave because their beards are very coarse, causing itchiness and irritation. Some men grow a beard from time to time to change their appearance.

In many cultures, particularly eastern European, North American , and Middle Eastern cultures, women frequently remove some or all of their body hair, believing it is unattractive and/or not feminine (see gender role and hirsutism), or as a matter of practicing good hygiene. Women may also remove some or all of their pubic hair for aesthetic or sexual reasons. Porn stars are well known for this practice. Men may also practice this, but not as commonly. In a sexual context, pubic hair removal is done to increase visual exposure of the genitalia and/or facilitate access to the genital area by removing the barrier of hair, and for the purpose of cleanliness.

Some men shave their heads, either as a fashion statement, to cover up male pattern baldness, or to attain enhanced cooling of the skull (particularly for people suffering from hyperhidrosis). A much smaller number of women also shave their heads as fashion or political statements. In art paintings or carvings from ancient times, one can often see women portrayed with no pubic hair: pubic hair was linked to sexual acts and desires in the general mindset, and thus it was deemed improper and impure in a public painting. This may have influenced aesthetic views regarding the matter as well

[edit] For religious reasons
Head-shaving is a part of the Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Jain and Hindu traditions. Buddhist and Christian monks generally undergo some form of head-shaving during their ordination; in Thailand monks shave their eyebrows as well. Brahmin children have their heads ritualistically shaved before beginning school.

In some parts of the Theravada Buddhist world, it is common practice to shave the heads of children. Weak or sickly children are often left with a small topknot of hair, to gauge their health and mark them for special treatment. When health improves, the lock is cut off.

The Bahá'í religion explicitly prohibits head-shaving. In Judaism, the shaving of certain parts of the head (peot) is forbidden. Sikhs take an even stronger stance, opposing all forms of hair removal. One of the Sikh "Five Ks" is Kesh, meaning "uncut hair". To Sikhs, the maintenance and management of long hair is a manifestation of one's piety.


[edit] In military institutions
A close-cropped or completely shaven haircut is common in military organizations. In field environments, soldiers are susceptible to infestation of lice, ticks, and fleas. Also, due to hectic operations schedules, time allowed for personal hygiene and grooming is highly curtailed or even absent. Some have also noted that the practice of head-shaving serves to remove exterior signs of individual identity, which can be helpful in the process of cultivating a team-oriented environment. In many militaries, head-shaving is mandatory for males upon induction training. However, even after the initial recruitment phase, when head-shaving is no longer required, many soldiers maintain a completely or partially shaven hairstyle (such as a "high and tight", "flattop" or "buzz cut") for personal convenience and an exterior symbol of military solidarity. Head-shaving is not required of females in military service, although they must have their hair cut or tied to regulation length.

In one dramatic scene in the movie "G.I. Jane", Lt Jordan O'Neill (Demi Moore), who is determined to get into an elite commando unit, sneaks into the base barbershop after hours and shears off her thick black hair with an electric clipper, then shaves her head completely bald. This is apparently to show her determination to face any challenge that male commando-trainees must face; it is also a mark of solidarity with the group she wants to join. She is explicitly giving up any expectation of chivalrous treatment by men.

Many military organizations also require males to maintain clean-shaven faces because facial hair can prevent an air-tight seal between the face and breathing or safety equipment, such as a pilot's oxygen mask, a diver's mask, or a soldier's gas mask. However, the concerns of personal hygiene apply as above. The face-mask argument is questionable, because most military organizations place a high value on conformity and are capable of rationalization to justify rules that outsiders might be tempted to question. One must remember that military regulations are not immune to fashion: In the American Civil War, many generals wore beards, some rather long. In the wars of the early 20th Century, soldiers, sailors, and airmen were all short-haired and clean-shaven, but were allowed a restrained mustache. After the Vietnam War, U.S. Navy regulations allowed neatly-trimmed beards on officers, and possibly on sailors, as well. (Maybe not on pilots, though.) The new uniform rules are generally attributed to Admiral Elmo Zumwalt, who was CNO after the Vietnam War, who implemented new rules to make the Navy more humane and equitable, racially, sexually, and otherwise.


[edit] As punishment
In some situations, people's hair is shaved as a punishment. Before World War II, the Nazis would cut off the beards of Jews as a prelude to other forms of abuse.

After World War II, head-shaving was a common punishment in France for women who had collaborated with the Nazis during the occupation, and, in particular, for women who had "collaborated" sexually.

During the Vietnam War, conservative students would sometimes attack student radicals or "hippies" by shaving beards or cutting long hair. One notorious incident occurred at Stanford University, when unruly fraternity members grabbed Resistance founder (and student-body president) David Harris, cut off his long hair, and shaved his beard. This didn't stop Harris's activism, nor did 18 months in a Federal Prison.

In Arab countries, shaving off beards and eyebrows is sometimes used to shame and humiliate male prisoners.


[edit] Body areas where hair is often removed
Hair grows on all areas of the human body except for the palms of the hands, the lips, certain areas of the genital structure and the soles of the feet. But hair is most noticeable in most people in a small number of areas that are most commonly waxed, trimmed, plucked, or shaved: namely, the

Abdomen
Armpits
Back
Chest
Eyebrows
Eyelashes
Face
Legs
Head
Pubic Area

[edit] Hair removal methods
Many products on the market have proven fraudulent. Many other products exaggerate the results or ease of use.


[edit] Permanent
Permanent hair removal involves several imperfect options. A number of methods have been developed that use chemicals, energy of varying types, or a combination to target the areas that regulate hair growth. Permanently destroying these areas while sparing surrounding tissue is a difficult challenge.

Permanent hair removal

Electrolysis
Permanent hair reduction

Laser (Does not permanently remove all hair, but does reduce the amount of visible hair)
Flashlamp (also called Intense Pulsed Light or IPL)
Epilight
Lasting hair inhibition for many (requires continuous use)

Prescription oral medications
A new method of epilation is to use enzymes that inhibit the development of new hair cells. Hair growth will become less and less until it finally stops, normal depilation/epilation will be performed during that time. Products include the presciption drug Vaniqa (active ingredient eflornithine hydrochloride inhibiting the enzyme ornithine decarboxylase).

[edit] Temporary
"Depilation" lasting several hours to several days can be achieved by

Shaving or trimming (manually or with electric shavers)
Depilatories (creams or "shaving powders" which chemically dissolve hair)
Friction (rough surfaces used to buff away hair)
"Epilation" lasting several days to several weeks can be achieved by

Plucking (hairs are plucked, or pulled out, with tweezers)
Waxing (a hot or cold layer is applied and then removed with porous strips)
Sugaring (similar to waxing, but with a sticky paste)
Threading (also called fatlah or khite, in which a twisted thread catches hairs as it is rolled across the skin)
Rotary epilators (devices that rapidly grasp hairs and pull them out by the root)

[edit] Experimental or banned, currently not available
X-ray hair removal This method was an efficient, and usually permanent, hair removal method, but also caused severe health problems, occasional disfigurement, and even death. [3](illegal in the United States)
Photodynamic therapy for hair removal (experimental)

[edit] Doubtful methods
Many methods have been proposed or sold over the years without published clinical proof they can work as claimed.

Electric tweezers
Transdermal electrolysis
Transcutaneous hair removal
Photoepilators
Microwaves
Foods and Dietary supplements
Nonprescription topical preparations (also called "hair inhibitors," "hair retardants," or "hair growth inhibitors")

[edit] Advantages and Disadvantages
There are advantages and disadvantages to many of these hair removal methods. Many are not permanent and many can cause medical problems or the costs are very high. Many of these methods are still in the testing phase and the methods have not been clinically proven. One should seek the advice of a doctor supervised facility when choosing a hair removal method

Reason for pubic hair
It is believed that the functions of pubic hair include the dissemination of pheromones and protection from the friction of sexual intercourse. Natural selection may also have sustained it because it can show a potential sexual partner that the other person is sexually mature and can reproduce. Pubic hair and the growth between the tops of the legs and the buttocks, like under arm hair, helps to lubricate the areas, making movement smoother and more comfortable.

There is no definitive theory on the reason for the existence of pubic hair. The prevailing theory relates to pheromones — scents that the body produces that can be sexually stimulating to others. In this theory, the tufts of hair that grow around the genitals, as well as under the arms, capture these erotic scents. Pheromones get trapped in the pubic hair when apocrine glands release an odorless secretion on the surface of the skin that combines with bacteria decomposed by the secretions of the sebaceous glands. Humans have the same number of hair follicles as gorillas, chimpanzees and orangutans, but body hair is generally very fine or barely visible in comparison. So, while pubic hair and underarm hair might be considered the primary scent traps, they are not the only ones. For some people, scents from these areas are noticeable and consciously increase sexual arousal. Pheromones might not be obvious but may be detected subconsciously.

Another theory is that the pubic hair keeps the genitals warm. The purpose of women's pubic hair could be similar to that of the cilia in the nose, in that it prevents small foreign particles from entering the vagina. If this is true, male pubic hair may be a vestigial trait.


[edit] Variations in pubic hair
Patterns of pubic hair vary among people. On some people, pubic hair is thick and/or coarse, while on others it may be sparse and/or fine. Hair texture varies from tightly curled to entirely straight. It can also vary by race and ethnicity with some indigenous peoples of Brazil in South America being unable to grow pubic or other androgenic hair at all.