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, ...

Society often portrays body hair as something to be eliminated. Countless razors, wax strips, and depilatory creams promise a life of silky-smooth skin. But beyond aesthetics, body hair offers a ...

Anjana Rajamani was 12 years old the first time she tried to shave her face. "This guy I had a crush on said my mustache was thicker than his in front of all my class," she said. After crying in the ...

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 ...

"I started to wonder why I was doing this and for who," creator and activist Queen Esie tells PEOPLE Content creator and activist Queen Esie opens up to PEOPLE about why she chose to embrace her chest ...

Body hair, also known as fur, is one defining characteristic of mammals. According to studies, it has clear biological purposes in the animal kingdom, such as “retention of heat, sexual dimorphism, ...

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, ...

In that day’s sex therapy session, the topic was body hair. But the process was about something else entirely. As we like to say in therapy, it is and isn’t about the content—and with this couple, the ...

Perceptions of body hair are rapidly evolving. Some of the biggest changes have been evidenced in film. For instance, classic representations of James Bond, portrayed by Sean Connery, Roger Moore, and ...

Content creator and activist Queen Esie opens up to PEOPLE about why she chose to embrace her chest, leg and armpit hair In 2019, she created the Lavender Project, a self-photography project "meant to ...

"I started to wonder why I was doing this and for who," creator and activist Queen Esie tells PEOPLE Catherine Santino is a Style Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She began as a contributor for PEOPLE in ...