New book: Unwanted Hair and Hirsutism
Alison Amoroso has just published a new book on hair removal. She was kind enough to mention this site and some other writing I have done on the topic.
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In the first site-wide update since the site went live 10 years ago, we are adding a lot of new functionality to hairfacts.com. Thanks for your patience as we iron our the bugs. If you find a dead...
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View ArticleBrandi Glanville blames laser hair removal for facial paralysis
Another laser hair removal injury. Via Page Six: Glanville‘s face paralyzed, the reality star claimed in a video posted Tuesday on “Bicoastal Beauty Unfiltered.” “Everyone wants to know why my top lip...
View ArticleA Retrospective Look at Women’s Body Hair in Pop Culture
Via Loren Savini at Allure: It’s personal, it’s political, and it can get prickly. For centuries, we’ve teetered on what to do with the hair that covers our bodies. We’ve gone from ripping it off with...
View ArticleWoman with PCOS shaves face to reduce cystic acne
Via iDiva: I had first heard that hair-removal from the face can help prevent breakouts from a friend with cystic acne due to PCOD, who heard it from her dermatologist. Now, while I don’t have very...
View ArticleHilarious NSFW tale of a pregnant mom’s hair removal nightmare
Laura Mazza from Facebook’s Mum on the Run page shares her profanity-laced tale of woe, where she thought she’d do a little pubic hair removal prior to her C-section. As my due date edges closer, I...
View ArticleWhat are hair removers, and how do they get rid of unwanted fuzz?
Sam Lemonick has a great piece in Chemical & Engineering News on hair removal, with a focus on depilatory creams: Creams are a popular option for at-home removal. To understand how these work, you...
View ArticleNew luxury home waxing kit set to debut in fall 2018
Waksē is a new stripless home waxing product made of small beads. Via CEW Beauty Insider: Wakse is aiming to bring a luxurious, sensorial experience to at-home waxing, by way of visually appealing...
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The ethics of hair removal
Ethicist Heather Widdows wrote an interesting piece for TIME magazine about the ethics of hair removal: Visible body hair is rarely seen. It is so rare that underarm hair on a celebrity becomes a news...
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