1 for the ladies - how do you keep yours?

Person_one

ciderwithrosie wrote: »

I choose to remove my hair for me,

Sorry, but even if you believe this, I just don't think its true.

Would any of us get rid of it if there weren't an aisle of hair removal products in every supermarket and Boots, images of bald vulvas in !!!!!! (and advertising) and waxing salons in even the smallest towns?

If its an entirely personal choice with no external influences why are there trends? Why do Brazilians or landing strips or Hollywoods or au naturel etc. come in and out of fashion?

Poppy9

raven83 wrote: »

Also, haven't got that worry of when someone goes down there that they come up with a pube inbetween their teeth

You make it sound like random people go visiting down there:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

raven83

Poppy9 wrote: »

You make it sound like random people go visiting down there:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

HAHAHA:rotfl: If only No i am merely just making a point

shegirl

Person_one wrote: »

Sorry, but even if you believe this, I just don't think its true.

Would any of us get rid of it if there weren't an aisle of hair removal products in every supermarket and Boots, images of bald vulvas in !!!!!! (and advertising) and waxing salons in even the smallest towns?

If its an entirely personal choice with no external influences why are there trends? Why do Brazilians or landing strips or Hollywoods or au naturel etc. come in and out of fashion?

Have to say I do it for me,it's so much more sensitive and it kinda feels more comfortable so I like it!If there weren't all the products then no,it's not as likely at all that we'd do it,same with other body hair really.

It can look a little odd I'll admit,but it feels nicer -until it starts to grow that is and then it itches like crazy Or if you shave...there is no worse place to get an ingrown hair :eek::o

Hair isn't unhygienic though as some believe,far from it -it is there for protection.

I read an argument once that it's purpose is the same of a pair of knickers and some use that to decide upon whether to wear underwear or not:eek::rotfl:

ciderwithrosie_2

Person_one wrote: »

Sorry, but even if you believe this, I just don't think its true.

Would any of us get rid of it if there weren't an aisle of hair removal products in every supermarket and Boots, images of bald vulvas in !!!!!! (and advertising) and waxing salons in even the smallest towns?

If its an entirely personal choice with no external influences why are there trends? Why do Brazilians or landing strips or Hollywoods or au naturel etc. come in and out of fashion?

Well I'm 47, a larger lady and been married for 22 years so I don't think fashion or the !!!!!! industry has had much influence on my choice. However, yes I agree that the availability of products to facilitate the hair removal does make that choice easier.

shegirl

Person_one wrote: »

I went back, pretty darn quickly!

Its just hair, its not dirty, its not smelly, its not unhealthy, its not dangerous, its completely natural and pretty much everybody has it, what's so offensive about it?

(Also, you're a braver woman than I to call Dunroamin 'girl'!)

That,I definitely agree with!!!:D

anguk

thorsoak wrote: »

Way back, when wheels were square - well actually when I had my babies (no 1 now being 44:eek:) the first action taken by the midwife when one went into labour was to whip out the old razor!!

It was actually 1st time OH had seen a disposable razor, in the maternity kit!!!

Same here, when I had my eldest 25 years ago you were shaved and given an enema! :eek: Apparently it was the consultant who insisted we were shaved and given the enema, I never understood why because he was never even at the birth! :mad:

When I had my daughter 7 years later I had a different consultant and thankfully no shaving or enema.

shegirl

anguk wrote: »

Same here, when I had my eldest 25 years ago you were shaved and given an enema! :eek: Apparently it was the consultant who insisted we were shaved and given the enema, I never understood why because he was never even at the birth! :mad:

When I had my daughter 7 years later I had a different consultant and thankfully no shaving or enema.

I remember my shock when I finally woke from my emergency section to find I'd been shaven:o At 17 it was seriously embarrassing!!

Just thinking about the whole hair thing,and it's odd as as much as I like to de-hair myself (and I think part of that is also due to being rather pale and my natural hair colour being very dark!) the thought of a man with no hair down there repulses me.

wondercollie

VfM4meplse wrote: »

It's done primarily for reasons of hygiene (a baby can pick up all sorts of nasties as it is brought into this world), and in case an incision is required, in the same way that hair is shaven prior to an operation. In some cases their may be the additional problem of an obstructed view .

We don't require our patients be shaven prior to delivery, either vaginally or c-section.

The beasties are in the blood stream or as others have posted in the vaginal canal.

We just shook our heads when we had women come in and tell us about how they had waxed "specially for this". They were usually the first to request and epidural.

I never shaved for my deliveries and they were over 20 years ago!

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Never would have considered it until my second boyfriend, who had gained all his knowledge about women from Mayfair and Club International Magazine, smuggled videos and conversations in the dormitories of boarding school. He was horrified that women had hair. Mind you, he didn't take it too well when I pointed out some of the bloke related insights I had gained from the videos he insisted I watch to show me where I was going wrong :cool: To this day, there is probably some poor cow somewhere that he is doing stuff 'to' rather than 'with' and telling her its her fault that she doesn't react/think in the way the videos and magazines say she should.



After I split up with him, I got rid of hair as and when I could be bothered. Usually just well trimmed and shaped. During summer or when I had a gym membership, I never let it get unkempt and usually shaved because it was quicker, cleaner and I wasn't particularly keen on creams and lotions, which caused a rather unnerving 'squeaky' sensation. I didn't like the underage child look, as stubble and itching were never something I thought looked particularly alluring. And after the same (pig ignorant) boyfriend had complained about the labia minora looking funny, I figured that keeping it a bit hidden in the undergrowth made that kind of remark less likely.




Had it waxed once years later and was quite pleased with the result. But haven't really bothered much for ages. I got to the point of thinking I'm clean, it's winter, I'm not making you sleep in the shed, what more do you want?


But, several months ago, I decided I would have a bit of a spring clean, as I was intending on - gasp - wearing a skirt for something. Couldn't afford the 70 odd quid for a full body wax, so bought some sensitive Veet.



Fortunately, I didn't have time on that occasion to do anything other than my legs.

_pale_



:eek: :eek: :eek:


Apparently, after years of using the stuff without a single problem, you can become so allergic to the damn stuff that you spend 6 weeks with what feels like chemical burns on your legs from just 45 seconds of having it in contact with your skin.


If I were religious, I would still be thanking the deity of choice profusely for saving the more sensitive areas from the fate my poor legs went through.