Hair form of sunnah. Hair Hair is a protein filament that grows from follicles found in the dermis. Hair is one of the defining characteristics of mammals. The human body, apart from areas of glabrous skin, is covered in follicles which produce thick terminal and fine vellus hair. Most common interest in hair is focused on hair growth, hair types, and hair care, but hair is also an important biomaterial primarily composed of protein, notably alpha-keratin. Attitudes towards different hair, such as hairstyles and hair removal, vary widely across different cultures and historical periods, but it is often used to indicate
History of removal of leg and underarm hair in the United States 2008. A woman who does not remove body hair is perceived as being less sexually attractive, sociable and intelligent than the same woman without body hair; and incites disgust. History of removal of leg and underarm hair in the United States At the outset of the United States, leg and underarm hair removal was not a common practice for women. In fact, body hair had been viewed as a boon by Caucasian people, and therefore removal was not an imported practice from European settlers into the United States. American women's new practice of armpit and leg hair removal began in