An Ifop survey on the evolution of French depilatory practices has just gone viral. It shows that many of us have stopped removing pubic hair. It must be said that the arguments are numerous …
The Pole study "Gender, sexualities and sexual health" from the French Institute of Public Opinion (Ifop) says a lot about the evolution of our relationship to hair growth, especially in women. Published on Wednesday February 3, 2021, this report, conducted for the platform dedicated to sexual health Charles.co, reveals that 28% of the 2,000 people questioned in 2021 have stopped waxing, compared to 15% in 2013. Here are several factors that prove that we are right to do without this chore.
Stop waxing your bikini line, it's less of a mental burden
We are not going to kid ourselves, waxing is usually a chore. The plus: we take a moment for ourselves and our body. But it does require devoting part of our precious life time to removing those hairs that patriarchal society asks us to hate. In all, women would spend 72 days of their life getting rid of it, according to a British study … It is also a real mental burden to constantly ensure that nothing sticks out of our underpants, and this, in many situations: a date, a swimming pool, a stay with friends at the beach … Tired of mental arithmetic and posturing necessary to hide our hair? By stopping waxing the crotch, we will free ourselves from a hell of a chore.
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These are additional savings
Casually, waxing requires a significant budget. And this, whatever the method! Going to the beautician costs candy. As for depilatory creams and razor blades, they weigh heavily in our supermarket basket. Because in addition, we have to fit this small hair removal session into our budget on a regular basis … Less hair is also less money. Already women are on average paid 19% less than men, according to INSEE, and that being a woman costs more than being a man, as this Obs article shows, we might as well keep our fleece and thus, our dough.
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It's keeping your pubic area healthy
Waxing or razor hair removal sessions are a bit of a torture session for the skin. Even by mastering the right gestures, the risk is high of ending up with irritated skin, ingrown hairs, but also lip irritation. Wax pulls on our skin and eventually causes it to lose its elasticity. Worse still: by completely removing hair from the pubis, the risk of developing sexually transmitted diseases is higher. In short, our hairs only want good for our pubis, because they avoid any terribly painful inflammation, and many gynecological dangers. So, it's our turn to watch over them! We owe them that.