- Depilation
- Epilation
What is the process of Depilation?
Body hair can be removed on a temporary basis by the use of depilation. Through the process of depilation, hair removal can be done only from the surface of the skin and not from its root. Trimming and shaving of the hair from various parts of the body is the most common type of method used for depilation.
Chemical depilatories in the form of hair removing creams, works by breaking down the bonds of hair which is known as disulfide bonds of hair. This type of bond that is found in the hair helps in connecting the chains of protein, which provides the required strength to the hair. Chemical depilatories work by making the hair crumble when used, thus removing the body hair entirely.
What is the process of Epilation?
Hair removal through the use of epilation can be done by removing the body hair from its root. Some of the most common methods of hair removal through the use of epilation includes sugaring, waxing, threading, by the use of several devices of epilation like electrology and laser rays. Tweezers of good quality can also be used for plucking out hair from body parts.
Body hair removal practices in different societies
The culture of body hair removal were earlier most prevalent in the Western countries. But with the passage of time more and more women in other countries also started using the process to get rid of body hair. Hair removal from various parts of the body is not done by women in many societies. This is because they consider it to be an oppressive act and defy it by not getting their body hair removed. At the same time there are some societies where women are regarded to be unattractive and even unfeminine if she fails to remove the body hair.
Bikini hair removal for women
The mechanism of bikini hair removalis prevalent mostly among women. But hair removal from the pubic region is also used by men nowadays. Females are often noticed to get rid of the body hair in and around the area of their pubic region by epilation. It is purely the aesthetic reasons for which hair removal is done from the bikini region. Some of the common methods of hair removal from the pubic region include
- Waxing
- Sugaring
- Shaving
- Use of creams for chemical depilation
There are various different styles in which pubic hair from the bikini region is removed and this includes
- American waxing of the bikini area
- French waxing of the bikini area
- Brazilian waxing of the bikini area.