Webfor women, things were more complicated.

Weba look at the complicated story behind the hair below our heads, from the first brazilian wax salon to women who wore their body hair proudly.

Webwax strips made their début in the 1960s and quickly became the method of choice for removing unwanted hair under the arms and on legs.

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Some tried modified shoemaker’s waxes.

Erasmus' moriae encomium (praise of folly).

Webin the 1920s and ’30s, women used pumice stones or sandpaper to depilate, which caused irritation and scabbing.

Public hair/body hair did continue to represent unbridled sexuality.

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