Hair care and furthermore healthy hair. Hair care Hair care is an overall term for hygiene and cosmetology involving the hair which grows from the human scalp, and to a lesser extent facial, pubic and other body hair. Hair care routines differ according to an individual's culture and the physical characteristics of one's hair. Hair may be colored, trimmed, shaved, plucked or otherwise removed with treatments such as waxing, sugaring and threading. Hair care services are offered in salons, barbershops and day spas, and products are available commercially for home use. Laser hair removal and electrolysis are also available, though these are
History of removal of leg and underarm hair in the United States 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 the early 20th century when a confluence of multiple factors facilitated the change. One cultural change was the definition of femininity. In the Victorian era, it was based on