By Vanika

MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT BODY HAIR 

Having body hair is normal but the gender-specific beauty standards have made it difficult for people to love something truly natural. Be it a conversation about beauty standards or personal grooming, you’d come around to discuss body hair. Body hair is not a flaw that needs to be covered up or an error that needs to be fixed. It is a natural and inherent part of human beings. Accepting your body hair signifies accepting your authenticity, liberating yourself from societal pressures, and taking back control of your body.

MYTH - “NO ONE WOULD LIKE YOU IF YOU’RE HAIRY”

FACT - Regardless, it’s a personal choice if one wants to remove it or not, and what people think should not come in between your form of self-love. Listen to what you want from within, not those around you. Keep it or leave it, it’s beautiful either way. 

MYTH - “HAVING UNDERARM HAIR IS UNHYGIENIC” 

FACT - Just like on every other part of your body, having underarm hair is normal. In the same way, our eyelashes prevent dirt from entering our eyes, and underarm hair reduces friction and absorbs sweat. Having underarm hair is actually much more hygienic than not having any. 

MYTH - “HAVING BODY HAIR MAKES YOU LESS FEMININE.”

FACT - Keeping or shaving off your body hair has nothing to do with your femininity. Since body hair is something which is completely natural, using it to define gender norms is completely unacceptable. Therefore, feel free to shave it all off or let it grow because at the end of the day, it’s all about personal choice and self-love not what society expects out of you.

MYTH - “PUBIC HAIR ARE DISGUSTING” 

FACT - Just like underarm hair, having pubic hair is equally normal. Pubic hair protects our genitals from bacteria, maintains temperature, and reduces friction around that sensitive part of our body. Do not let others force you to make decisions that are purely originated out of unrealistic beauty standards. 

MYTH - “WOMEN SHOULD NOT BE HAIRY”

FACT - The reason why people expect women to be hairless is due to the beauty standards we have been upholding for so long; having no hair makes women more beautiful. But at the end of the day, that is simply not true. Just like men, it’s equally normal for women to have body hair. Having or not having body hair should be a personal choice, not something to be done to fit into society. 

Body hair is a natural and normal part of the human body. It serves various purposes, including protection, insulation, and sensory perception. Your body hair, like every other aspect of your being, is lovely and deserving of love. Accepting and loving our body hair exactly as it is can be a powerful act of self-acceptance and self-expression. Society's constantly evolving beauty standards may attempt to dictate how we should feel about our body hair. The decision should entirely be yours, whether you prefer a carefully manicured appearance or to let it grow wild and free.

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References

https://www.theskingames.com/four-myths-about-body-hair/

https://www.beautyhub.ph/skin/skin-care/balbon-body-hair-myths/

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