I know I may be out of the loop on certain contemporary fads and such--but, could somebody please indulge me by
explaining why Brazilian waxing is desired and worth the pain and money?
I'm serious.
OUCH!!
Brazilian waxing and JWs
by Bella15 27 Replies latest jw friends
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Terry
FYI (from the Go Ask Alice website:)
There are a number of theories on why pubic hair exists, but no definitive answer. However, most sources agree that pubic hair relates to pheromones — scents that the body produces that can be sexually stimulating to others.
Believe it or not, humans have the same number of hair follicles as apes, except our body hair is generally very fine or barely visible in comparison. Yet pubic and underarm hair tends to be more visible and coarse. It is believed that the tufts of hair around the genitals, as well as under the arms, release pheromones, which may act as erotic aids.
Pheromones get trapped in the pubic 'do when apocrine glands release an odorless secretion on the surface of the skin that combines with bacteria decomposed by the secretions of the sebaceous glands. The resulting scent is different for individuals due to a genetic complex called the Major Histocompatability Complex (MHC). Studies suggest that women are attracted to men with very different MHCs than their own, perhaps because genetically diverse offspring may be more able to fight off disease. For some people, scents from these areas are noticeable and consciously increase sexual arousal. For others, pheromones might not be obvious but may be detected subconsciously. For more information about pheromones and their effect(s) on sexuality, look for James Vaughn Kohl and Robert T. Francoeur's book, The Scent of Eros: Mysteries of Odor in Human Sexuality.
There are other hypotheses about why we have hair on our pubic places. Some people believe that it keeps our genitals warm. In prehistoric times, when only a loincloth was worn to cover the penis or vulva, this might have held true. However, if the primary job of pubic hair was to keep the genitals warm, males would probably have hair on the shaft of their penis and more hair on the scrotum to insulate the testicles. Additionally, females would have hair on the skin of their lower torso to insulate the internal reproductive organs.
An additional theory suggests that the purpose of pubic tresses for women is similar to that of cilia in the nose (a.k.a., nose hair) and eyelashes. In this case, the pubic hair prevents dirt and particles from entering the vagina. However, one problem with this theory is that men don't have similar protective locks around the opening of their urethra.
Evolutionary scientists suggest that humans may have evolved to have less pubic hair to appeal to the opposite sex, a form of sexual selection. Skin that is clear and smooth may have come to signify health.
As far as non-functional use goes, pubic hair can be decorative or attractive to their owners or to others. It may be cut or styled in ways to appeal to sexual partners, which may increase sexual potential, at least in theory. Different cultures may have preferred norms for pubic hair, ranging from completely removed, to styled, to natural. Some of the related Q&As below explore the many aesthetic possibilities of pubic hairdos.
As with any unsolved mystery, there are probably other theories out there regarding the purpose of pubic hair, so don't be too hard on your friends if they can't answer your question!
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breakfast of champions
Brazilian Waxing = porneia
Pretty obvious - no?
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Terry
No, I'm not obsessed with this topic!
Are Brazilians bad for you?
By SARAH HUGHES
UPDATED: 02:09 EST, 30 March 2009They don't just hurt like mad - they could even land you in hospital. So just how safe is the ultimate bikini wax?
Even the Brazilian's greatest supporters find it hard to claim that the procedure is pain-free
Hailed as the beauty treatment of the past 20 years, it has been referenced numerous times in Sex And The City and is available on a High Street near you.
Yet is the Brazilian wax really all it's claimed to be?
Not according to the New Jersey's Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling, which announced it was considering banning the procedure, which involves the removal of almost all hair in the genital region, after two women were hospitalised following the treatment.
Enraged Jersey salon owners protested about the potential loss of earnings.
The board backed down and New Jersey consumer affairs director David Szuchman instead asked for 'an immediate review of the training necessary to safely provide this service'.
So far, so ridiculous it would seem; but then it transpired that New Jersey has never actually legalised waxing in this area, allowing only waxing of the face, neck, arms and abdomen.
Now, concerned members of the state branch of the Association of Salon and Spa Professionals have set up the website www.brazilianbikiniwax.org that asks people to sign a petition asking the state to legalise the procedure.
So is the Brazilian really that bad for you? Fans say no, insisting that it is not only more hygienic to bare all below, but also works wonders in the bedroom.
Actress Eva Longoria went so far as to claim it transformed her sex life, telling U.S. Cosmopolitan: 'Every woman should try a Brazilian wax once. And then the sex they have afterward will make them keep coming back.'
POSH WAX
'I love Brazilians - they ought to be compulsory at 15, don't you think? So says Victoria Beckham
Yet for every paean to its glories there is an alternative tale of painful in-growing hairs, inflamed skin and, in some cases, prolonged bleeding.
The two New Jersey women were hospitalised for only a brief time, though one has since filed a lawsuit, but there have been severe examples of Brazilians gone bad.
A 2007 article in the medical journal Clinical Infectious Diseases examined the case of a 20-year-old Australian woman who ended up in a hospital emergency unit with a fever and swollen nether regions following a Brazilian.
Her problems had been compounded by the fact she had untreated Type One diabetes and therefore was more vulnerable to infection. But the case raised issues about the level of cleanliness of some salons offering the service.
Small wonder that U.S. beauty blog, beauty.about.com, dedicated a column to asking Brazilian specialist Leonard Serrani just what clients should check for before having the wax done.
He warned that many wax technicians fail to wear gloves when carrying out the treatment and that not every salon changes its applicator for each
new client, increasing the risk of infection. Serrani also stressed the importance of ensuring that the technician has actually been properly trained to carry out the specialist wax.Even if you find yourself in a fantastic salon with an experienced and skilled technician, there's still the issue of just how painful it really is.
'Every woman should try a Brazilian wax once. And then the sex they have afterward will make them keep coming back,' says Eva Longoria
Even the Brazilian's greatest supporters find it hard to claim that the procedure is pain-free.
It's at this moment that I have to hold up my hand and admit that I've always been too scared to actually have one.
It's not just that I am a feeble weakling whose fear of pain is so great that I waited 24 years before allowing even my eyebrows to be touched. It's also that I've never quite seen the point of what appears to be a lot of pain for very little reward.
In 1997, when I moved to New York as a student, such a blase attitude towards grooming clearly marked me out as lacking in style.
The city was in the middle of a beauty boom and I was stunned to encounter women who didn't simply pluck their eyebrows but had their nasal hairs waxed as well.
Nor were such cosmetic concerns the preserve of women alone. On my first trip to a Manhattan beauty parlour, a tanned and artfully tousled man walked in and loudly demanded a 'back, sack and crack' wax.
As everyone else in the salon continued flicking through glossy magazines, I concentrated on picking my jaw back off the floor.
With the average Brazilian costing between £30 and £50 in New Jersey, no wonder the salon owners are concerned about loss of earnings.
As their website says: 'Brazilianwaxing is done all over the world and in all other states - why should New Jersey ban this contemporary service?'
Why indeed? It might not be everyone's idea of something worth doing (it certainly isn't mine), but if the good people of New Jersey want to go completely bare down there, then they should be allowed to.
If not, they can always head over to New York - after all, they'll wax anything there.
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Bella15
Lol...according to my relative it wasn't that bad, what was so funny is that we went for the complimentary underarms waxing, then with the savings she went for bikini line and somewhere between the front desk and back room she upgraded to Brazilian because it was half off...I was like seriously. omg, I have been laughing a lot since last night when I saw her walking funny.
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return of parakeet
Terry: "... could somebody please indulge me by explaining why Brazilian waxing is desired and worth the pain and money? "
For the same reason people have their ears (and other body parts) pierced, get tattoos, or endure any other painful procedure -- vanity.
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l p
hmmmm
being female i feel that there is no way that i would want to look prepubescent....
having said that i clipper...so there is almost nothing there...but it still looks like an adults genetalia rather than a 9 year old girl.....
this is interesting...
should we make a thread asking all the females what styles they do...id be curious bec i havent seen many
lp
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Finkelstein
With the WTS restriction on facial hair, shaved is the only way.
Logically then this should fit right in.
But please anyone over the age of 50 should not wear thong bikinis or under wear, that would be a real sin.
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HintOfLime
To me, shaving the pubic area is really no different than shaving any other body region (be it legs, armpits, face, etc.) - it is just another fashion in a very, very, very long list of human fashions. I don't really think it has anything to do with a woman wanting to look like a 9 year old girl, any more than a woman shaves her legs because she wants the legs of a 9 year old girl.. or a man shaves his face so he'll have the face of a 9 year old boy.
I think humans... just like skin. Our own sexual selection has taken us from hairy primates to visually nearly bald primates... with the few remaining areas being either groomed or shaved. (I'm sure there are some interesting and enlighting scientific papers that offer well-researched information on this subject.)
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Iamallcool
It would be more cheaper to put alot of shaving cream down there and shave it off, that is what I do monthly.
