We examine the consequences of the gender revolution on the shaving industry
Hair removal has an extended and wealthy cultural history. There’s evidence to suggest that ladies removed their hair back in ancient Egyptian times (via tweezer-like devices constructed from sea shells). By the sixteenth century, it was less in regards to the removal of body hair, more in regards to the removal of hair from the face. Apart from perfectly plucked eyebrows, somewhat surprisingly, women removed hairs from their hairline – to make their foreheads appear larger – as demonstrated by Queen Elizabeth I. It was in 1760 that the primary men’s razor was created by a French barber named Jean Jacques...
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