From an early age, we learn about the ways we can remove body hair rather than how we can embrace it. Despite seeing a shift in how we talked about body hair in the 2010s (remember people dying their ...

Content creator and activist Queen Esie opened up to PEOPLE about why she chose to embrace her chest, leg and armpit hair. "I ...

As beauty trends have gradually become more inclusive — with makeup offered in more natural shades than ever before and bras made available in an expanding number of custom sizes — women are also ...

The notion of beauty has always been in flux, shaped by culture and time. Historical attitudes toward body hair reveal a tapestry of changing perceptions. Ancient societies like Egypt and Greece saw ...

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For decades, body hair was only deemed "acceptable" by society if it was grown by a man. Women, on the other hand, have been conditioned by media to shave their legs, armpits, and pubic hair. Now, ...

Having body hair is completely natural, and that's true for everyone. Yet from the start of puberty, young women are conditioned by peers, family, and the media (including film, advertisements, ...

“Wow, you’re so hairy,” the boy standing to my daughter’s left said. He gazed in awe at her rounded seven-year-old arm, brown from the summer sun, and the silky, dark hair encircling it. It was the ...

Body hair is a funny old thing, isn't it? As someone on the hairier end of the spectrum, at times I've felt the invisible pressure to wax my bikini line or shave all my leg stubble off (and have ...