Pubic hair removal became fashionable in waves, driven by fashion (bikinis, sleeveless dresses) and marketing, notably after Gillette's 1915 women's razor ads, with trends shifting from full removal in the early 1900s to "au naturel" in the '60s/'70s, then returning to grooming/full removal with the 1987 Brazilian wax, becoming mainstream in the '90s/2000s through media and icons.
Trimming pubic hair started to become widespread in the 1980s. It was around the late 1990s, with the advent of internet porn, that full shaving started to happen more.
Pubic hair is making its way back in fashion, with women keen to embrace their bush. So much so, pubic hair transplants are on the rise.
By the 19th century, pubic hair trends started to shift. Naughty photos from the Civil War era show trimmed but not fully shaved bushes — kind of a “neat but not too neat” vibe. Then, in 1915, Gillette dropped the first women's razor ad, calling body hair “unsightly” and “objectionable.” And capitalism struck again.
Pubic hair removal was considered “a non-necessity by most Europeans and Americans” by the 18th century. By the 19th century, it was back in style thanks to a new safety razor from Gillette. The free love movement of the 1960s and '70s freed the bush once more, then the '80s and '90s brought a grooming boom.
Gen Z's approach to pubic hair is diverse, with a growing trend of embracing natural body hair, challenging older norms, but many still prefer some form of grooming like trimming over complete removal, with personal preference and comfort being key drivers, influenced heavily by social media trends. While some opt for "au naturel" looks, many in Gen Z trim for a "bikini-shaped bush," balancing naturalness with neatness, and views vary significantly, with TikTok promoting both naturalness and styling.
Japan: Women in Japan have preferred to shave only their legs and underarms, leaving the bikini and pubic area untouched. It is also quite common to remove facial hair and peach fuzz for a smooth, glass-like appearance.
The latest example? Hair down there. The seeds of a full bush renaissance have been taking root for the past two years, but when Skims unveiled its controversial bush thong last week—a pubic wig reimagined as a mesh G-string thong with tufts of curly or straight faux hair—there was no denying it: The bush is back.
In ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, hair removal was common, tied to hygiene and status. Cleopatra was said to practice sugaring for smooth, hairless skin. Some cultures associated pubic hair with fertility and maturity, rather than shame or secrecy.
Changes to Your Pubic Hair
This may result in a loss of pubic hair so that your pubic hair becomes thinner and more sparse. Similarly, just as the hair on your head becomes grey with time so may your pubic hair because of a reduction in the amount of melatonin or pigment in the hair follicles.
An internet-based study aimed to characterize male preferences regarding vulvar appearance, and found that the subjects preferred the vulva partially (39%) or completely (24%) depilated, and that younger males were more likely to prefer complete hair removal.
J. Lo has also spoken about her body hair, telling Allure she “shaves everywhere” but avoids the painful business of waxing: “I don't love waxing. I just don't like everybody… up in the business, you know what I mean?
Bushmaxxing is exactly what it sounds like. It's a term that originated on TikTok and is used to describe women choosing to grow out their pubic hair. So instead of waxing, shaving, or trimming, women who are bushmaxxing are going full '70s Sigourney Weaver in Alien-level bush.
The good news is, if you never shave your pubic hair, nothing drastic happens. Pubic hair grows to a certain length and then stops, so you're not going to end up with a never-ending forest. In fact, going without shaving can reduce the risk of skin irritation, razor bumps, and ingrown hairs.
Lena Peterson, a biological anthropologist, puts it succinctly: "Curly pubic hair likely evolved as a mechanism to retain and disperse body odor signals, which may have influenced reproductive success." In essence, those curls could have been nature's way of enhancing communication before words became our primary means ...
Weiss speculates that one of the main reasons that human beings uniquely evolved a “thick bush of wiry hair” around their genital regions is its visual signaling of sexual maturation. (It also likely serves as a primitive odor trap and aids in the wafting of human pheromones.)
Ellen Marmur, most women do indeed have abdominal hair, often due, like most other physical attributes, to normal ethnic variation or hormone levels. “When you're in a high hormone state, not only is your progesterone and estrogen high, but also your testosterone,” says Marmur.
The norm to remove leg hair for women became very strong in the 1940s, more specifically, it moved from fad to custom in a matter of months in the early 1940s. A later survey, in 1964, indicated that 98% of American women aged 15–44 routinely shaved their legs.
We call it the 2.25 rule.
Practically fool proof, this rule states that if the longest part of your chin is less than 2.25 inches from the tip of your earlobe, then short hairstyles are for you.
The Full Moon is a newer style that's been growing in popularity over the past year or two. The look entails removing the hair from the sides, top, and back while grooming and waxing the hair at the front of the pubic mound into a circle using a stencil and high-precision waxing techniques.
Shoulder-length hair (or longer) with layers
Forget what you thought about long hair past the age of 40—thick hair actually looks more youthful and polished when it falls shoulder-length or longer. Shorter hair has a tendency to expand at the ends, leaving you with an unflattering triangle effect.
Julia Roberts
"I think I just hadn't really calculated my sleeve length and the waving, and how those two things would go together and reveal personal things about me. So it wasn't so much a statement as it's just part of the statement I make as a human on the planet, for myself."
Answer. Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions. A spouse can shave pubes of the other since looking and touching the private parts of spouse is permissible whether it is for enjoyment or any other purpose.
If you've spotted a few unwanted hairs and are grabbing for your razor, you might want to think twice.