Is it normal for girls/women to shave their pubic area or does it not really matter?
2007-10-23 12:41:41 · 14 answers · asked by Netti 3 in Health ➔ Women's Health
This is a topic people get in ridiculous fights over. Women who do shave call women who don't gross, women who don't call women who do wh*res. Men always have a way they like it, and a lot of times its whatever way yours is not.
I shave....everything. I swam for many years and lycra suits pull hairs, it hurts. Shaving can be uncomfortable for some, especially if you have very coarse hair or sensitive skin or both. Waxing hurts, but makes for a very smooth result, however you have to let the hair grow in between treatments and I don't like doing this so I shave as I can keep it up daily.
Hair does hold on to bacteria, so it can cause smell faster. However I do not think it is uncouth or nasty to have hair if it is trimmed an the whole area is kept CLEAN so that the bacteria are kept at bay. Excessive hair can also hold on to ....well I won't go into gruesome details, but we all use the bathroom if you know what I mean.
I do think it is uncouth, personally, to have hair that peeks out of the bikini or swimsuit, that's just gross to look at. If you don't want to trim even, fine, but wear swim shorts that are a dark color.
There are different things you can do and it can be kinda fun for the DH. If you don't shave, why not try it to see if you like it? Hair grows back fairly quickly if you decide you don't. You can shave the sides an leave the bush, you can shave completely bald, you can do a racing stripe, landing strip, hitler mustache, etc. I even knew a girl who dyed hers! People shave hearts, stars, words, I even saw a girl who had a tattoo of a stick figure mowing her "grass" and had her hair shaved where it looked like the tattoo stick guy was removing her hair.
More women shave down there now than they did in the past, I think lead by magazines like playboy and also a general heightened acceptance of sexuality and the body.
If you think its cleaner or easier to stay cleaner, more couth for your swimwear, looks nicer of is more comfortable to shave or trim up, do it! If you don't like it, have hair. Some guys are grossed out by hair, but if it really matters a lot to them, they are usually shallow and worthless anyway. I think it mainly is only important to stay very clean and healthy down there.
If I had to guess, I think most younger girls are some kind of shaved, and I think most older women do not bother with it, but its up to you and what YOU like.
If you want to shave, use a new razor on this area (I have a seperate razor just for this area) and use a moisturizing shave gel for sensitive skin. Soak in warm water for a while before shaving to soothe the skin an relax the hair follicles and be careful when you shave. After you are done shaving rinse off, dry area and apply lotion. Give it a try if you don't already, you might not go back.
2007-10-23 13:08:37 · answer #1 · answered by Lindsay W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is entirely normal and is a matter of personal choice. Some women shave or wax and some don't.
2007-10-23 19:45:25 · answer #2 · answered by Scooter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of them do but it don't matter.
Most people don't, just the women who are weird do.
It really feels odd and itchy when it grows back in.
The pubic hair is on your body so you have a smell. Hair gathers bacteria which causes a smell. That was necessary in the cave man days when smell was used more for mating.
So today it really don't matter, you just have to keep it clean to keep it from smelling.
2007-10-23 19:48:37 · answer #3 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They used to do that to anyone who delivered a baby in the 1950-60s. Now, it's okay if you want to. I did it because I sweat so much there. What you do where people don't usually see is none of their business. But it's uber-itchy growing back!!
TX Mom
2007-10-23 19:45:23 · answer #4 · answered by TX Mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really doesn't matter. It's totally up to you. Most women like to trim a little.
2007-10-23 20:42:52 · answer #5 · answered by mocha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well yeah women/young women can shave their pubic hair..makes it look much neater, guys love it and its cleaner. however its a matter of choice..some women do it and some don't
2007-10-23 21:40:48 · answer #6 · answered by mindy 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Everyone is different and it's a personal thing. Some women do, some don't. The decision is entirely up to you and I would say that it matters.
Good luck :)
2007-10-23 19:45:06 · answer #7 · answered by pretzypie 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Some women do, others don't. Many people trim. It's a personal choice.
2007-10-23 19:44:32 · answer #8 · answered by Jody 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
it's whatever you want. if you get shave bumps or have reactions to shaving, don't. but if you don't and you want to, it's perfectly fine and normal. if you use pads during your period, this may make it a little less messy.
2007-10-23 19:45:15 · answer #9 · answered by lovly1 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is normal and it is up to the person.
2007-10-23 19:45:48 · answer #10 · answered by NSTardie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋