Editing Hair (section)

===Removal practices===
[[Depilation]] is the removal of hair from the surface of the skin. This can be achieved through methods such as [[shaving]]. [[Epilation]] is the removal of the entire hair strand, including the part of the hair that has not yet left the follicle. A popular way to epilate hair is through [[waxing]].

====Shaving====
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[[File:Shaving-system-2blade.jpg|thumb|Many razors have multiple blades purportedly to ensure a close shave. While shaving initially will leave skin feeling smooth and hair free, new hair growth can appear a few hours after hair removal.]]
[[Shaving]] is accomplished with bladed instruments, such as [[razors]]. The [[blade]] is brought close to the skin and stroked over the hair in the desired area to cut the terminal hairs and leave the skin feeling smooth. Depending upon the rate of growth, one can begin to feel the hair growing back within hours of shaving. This is especially evident in men who develop a [[five o'clock shadow]] after having shaved their faces. This new growth is called [[Shaving|stubble]]. Stubble typically appears to grow back thicker because the shaved hairs are blunted instead of tapered off at the end, although the hair never actually grows back thicker.

====Waxing====
[[Waxing]] involves using a sticky wax and strip of paper or cloth to pull hair from the root. Waxing is the ideal hair removal technique to keep an area hair-free for long periods of time. It can take three to five weeks for waxed hair to begin to resurface again. Hair in areas that have been waxed consistently is known to grow back finer and thinner, especially compared to hair that has been shaved with a razor{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}.

====Laser removal====
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Laser hair removal is a cosmetic method where a small [[laser]] beam pulses selective heat on dark target matter in the area that causes hair growth without harming the skin tissue. This process is repeated several times over the course of many months to a couple of years with hair regrowing less frequently until it finally stops; this is used as a more permanent solution to [[waxing]] or [[shaving]]. Laser removal is practiced in many clinics along with many at-home products.

====Cutting and trimming====
{{see also|Ponytail}}

Because the hair on one's head is normally longer than other types of body hair, it is cut with [[scissors]] or [[Manual hair clippers|clippers]]. People with longer hair will most often use scissors to cut their hair, whereas shorter hair is maintained using a trimmer. Depending on the desired length and overall health of the hair, periods without cutting or trimming the hair can vary.

Cut hair may be used in [[wig]]s. Global imports of hair in 2010 was worth $US 1.24 billion.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Gupta|first1=Ankush|title=Human Hair "Waste" and Its Utilization: Gaps and Possibilities|journal=Journal of Waste Management|date=27 April 2014|doi=10.1155/2014/498018 |doi-access=free|volume=2014|pages=1–17}}</ref>