Image courtesy of Belle’s Wax Studio
From vellus hair to leg hair, and all of the hair in between, hair removal is a monthly (or weekly) beauty regimen for a lot of Black women. Whether you remove hair with a razor in the lavatory or book a dermatologist appointment for laser removal, a hair-free body would be the preferred appearance. Nonetheless, the beautification of hair removal in Africa and the diaspora could also be more of a results of cultural conditioning.
In West Africa, Igbo women were stereotyped as hairy in literature like Igbo Village Affairs with pubic hair in connection to pride. In Zimbabwe, the Shona people saw pubic hair as an emblem of fertility; in Latest Guinea, for the Kwoma...
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