Hair removal as a form of payment for challenges or dares lost involving the removal of all body hair. Inmates have their head shaved upon entry at certain prisons. Depilation is the removal of the part of the hair above the surface of the skin. The most common form of depilation is shaving or trimming. Another option is the use of chemical depilatories, which work by breaking the disulfide bonds that link the protein chains that give hair its strength. Epilation is the removal of the entire hair, including the part below the skin. Methods include waxing, sugaring, epilation devices, lasers, threading,
History of removal of leg and underarm hair in the United States American women aged 15–44 routinely shaved their legs. A century after these ad campaigns started, removal of leg and underarm hair by women in the U.S. is tremendously pervasive and lack of its removal is taboo. An estimated 80%-99% of American women today remove hair from their bodies. Celebrity unshaven armpit appearances started to make headlines. For example, this was the case with actress Julia Roberts who sported unshaven underarms at the Notting Hill movie premiere in 1999. Anne Robinson, a presenter British television show The Weakest Link, received a similar reaction after she revealed underarm hair on air in