1. Try not to burn yourself.
If you’ve ever been waxed before you’ll know that that shit can get pretty bloody hot. So be extra careful before smothering yourself in the stuff, it hurts like hell to get off but it will hurt a lot more if you burn yourself beforehand.
2. Do not remove your pubes if you want an STI, says science.
Rumour has it both men and women who have sex straight after removing their pubic hair promote the cultivation of STIs. The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery therefore suggest that you should refrain from any hanky-panky for a little while after waxing.
Pubes, we’ve all got them. I think we can all agree that they are a right bloody pain at times. I remember when I discovered my first, well I don’t remember the actual day but I remember the feeling. I was pretty overjoyed because I thought that this meant that my boobs would suddenly balloon and I’d become irresistible to boys. That’s what happens when puberty kicks in, right? Evidently not.
When it comes to pubic hair we all have differing styles that we prefer: clean shaven, stubble, natural. Whatever look you opt for is up to you but after reading the following revelations you may want to throw out that shaver and cancel that waxing appointment.
When it comes to pubic hair we all have differing styles that we prefer: clean shaven, stubble, natural. Whatever look you opt for is up to you but after reading the following revelations you may want to throw out that shaver and cancel that waxing appointment.
3. An overweight person who gets a wax is more likely to experience complications.
A study highlighted that 80% of women had experienced at least one medical problem after pubic hair removal. Researchers accessed 333 women aged between 16 and 40 and revealed: “Overweight or obese women were almost twice as likely to report a complication and almost three times as likely if they also had total hair removal.”
A study highlighted that 80% of women had experienced at least one medical problem after pubic hair removal. Researchers accessed 333 women aged between 16 and 40 and revealed: “Overweight or obese women were almost twice as likely to report a complication and almost three times as likely if they also had total hair removal.”
4. Sometimes people’s skin actually rips off.
If you suffer from eczema or psoriasis or take medication that thins your blood you will be more prone to “skin lifting.” However, you are not the only ones out there who can have their skin seriously damaged from a dodgy waxing session. This 48-year-old woman had a Brazilian but it wasn’t just her hair that was removed, her skin was too.
5. If you have an autoimmune disease your risk of catching one is higher.
Extensive removal of hair in the nether-regions is pretty common these days but the practice can come at a price for many. The Oxford Journals state that the risk of contracting an infection is increased if you are an immunosuppressed individual. In particular they document how a 20-year-old Australian woman who had poorly controlled type 1 diabetes contracted Streptococcus Pyogenes and the Herpes Simplex Virus after her skin ripped during a Brazilian wax.
6. Going completely bare can cause viral infections.
The word on the street is that lawn maintenance may come at a price to your health – waxing or shaving can spread viral infections. According to the LA Times, “Two French dermatologists and a global health researcher from Emory University have suggested that an upsurge in the spread of the sexually transmitted molluscum cantagiosum virus over the last decade may be attributable to the trend of shaving or waxing the hair around the genitals.”
7. If you have a full wax you will not be able to fart silently.
I have to emphasis here that I am not speaking from my own experience. According to BuzzFeed, if you rid your butthole of hair it makes it virtually impossible for you to let one rip silently. Who knew?
8. Shaving can cause the big itch.
We all know that dry shaving is a big no-no for this very reason, however it turns out that even when you shave in warm water with plenty of lotion you can experience the big itch. This is due to folliculitis – when recently shaved hairs re-grow out of the follicle and curl back around.
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