Editing Pubic hair (section)

=== Grooming practices <span id="Removal"></span><span id="Styling"></span> ===
{{see also|Hair removal|Male waxing}}
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In some Middle Eastern societies, removal of male and female body hair has been considered proper hygiene, mandated by local customs, for many centuries.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.e-infad.my/FMS_en/index.php?option=com_fatwa&task=viewlink&link_id=641&Itemid=59 |title=Waxing Unwanted Hair |access-date=2006-03-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220004639/http://www.e-infad.my/FMS_en/index.php?option=com_fatwa&task=viewlink&link_id=641&Itemid=59 |archive-date=December 20, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Muslim teaching (applicable to males and females) includes [[Islamic hygienical jurisprudence]] in which pubic and armpit hair must be pulled out or shaven to be considered as [[Sunnah]]. Trimming is taught to be considered acceptable.{{sfn|Buyukcelebi|2005|pp=169–}}

Women [[Pornographic film actor|working in pornography]] typically remove their pubic hair by shaving, a practice that became fashionable in the late 20th century. Shaving is used rather than bikini waxing because it can be performed daily, whereas waxing requires several days of growth before it can be repeated.<ref name=Jeffreys>{{cite book|title=Beauty and Misogyny: Harmful cultural practices in the West|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YlWcBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA72|first=Sheila|last=Jeffreys|publisher=Routledge|date=2014|isbn=9781317675440|page=72|access-date=April 17, 2023|archive-date=April 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417113843/https://books.google.com/books?id=YlWcBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA72|url-status=live}}</ref> According to feminist writer [[Caitlin Moran]], the reason for the removal of pubic hair from women in pornography was a matter of "technical considerations of cinematography".<ref name=telegraph>{{cite news|title=Pubic hair is back|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/10452327/Pubic-hair-is-back-ladies.-The-men-dont-care-and-the-women-cant-be-bothered.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/10452327/Pubic-hair-is-back-ladies.-The-men-dont-care-and-the-women-cant-be-bothered.html |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|website=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=2013-11-15|last1=Turner|first1=Beverley}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Hair removal progressed to full removal.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roger-friedland/women-pubic-hair_b_875465.html|title=Looking Through the Bushes: The Disappearance of Pubic Hair|work=The Huffington Post|first=Roger|last=Friedland|date=13 June 2013|access-date=December 30, 2014|archive-date=September 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922164236/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roger-friedland/women-pubic-hair_b_875465.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Because of the popularity of pornography, pubic hair shaving was mimicked by women,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.medicaldaily.com/french-study-reveals-why-increasing-number-women-are-tuning-porn-243677|title=French Study Reveals Why an Increasing Number of Women Are Tuning in to Porn|publisher=[[Medical Daily]]|first=Christine|last=Hsu|date=28 November 2012|access-date=December 30, 2014|archive-date=November 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105121847/https://www.medicaldaily.com/french-study-reveals-why-increasing-number-women-are-tuning-porn-243677|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=thedailybeast>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/04/10/waxing-damned-if-you-do-and-damned-if-you-don-t-how-pubic-hair-became-political.html|title=Waxing: Damned if You Do and Damned if You Don't: How Pubic Hair Became Political|website=[[The Daily Beast]]|first=Emily|last=Shire|date=4 October 2014|access-date=December 30, 2014|archive-date=May 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520162625/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/04/10/waxing-damned-if-you-do-and-damned-if-you-don-t-how-pubic-hair-became-political.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and it is among women outside the pornography industry that waxing became common in the late 20th and 21st century.<ref name=Jeffreys/>

The presentation is regarded by some as being erotic and aesthetic, while others consider the style as unnatural. Some people remove pubic hairs for erotic and sexual reasons or because they or their sex partner enjoy the feel of a hairless crotch.<ref>[http://www.soc.ucsb.edu/sexinfo/article/modification-pubic-hair ''The Hair Down There''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724030444/http://www.soc.ucsb.edu/sexinfo/article/modification-pubic-hair |date=July 24, 2018 }}. University of California, Santa Barbara's SexInfo. Retrieved May 4, 2007.</ref><ref name="RowenGaither2016">{{cite journal|last1=Rowen|first1=Tami S.|last2=Gaither|first2=Thomas W.|last3=Awad|first3=Mohannad A.|last4=Osterberg|first4=E. Charles|last5=Shindel|first5=Alan W.|last6=Breyer|first6=Benjamin N.|title=Pubic Hair Grooming Prevalence and Motivation Among Women in the United States|journal=JAMA Dermatology|volume=152|issue=10|pages=1106–1113|year=2016|issn=2168-6068|doi=10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.2154|pmid=27367465|doi-access=free}}</ref>

According to one academic study, as of 2016, approximately 50% of men in the United States practice regular pubic hair grooming, which can include trimming, shaving and removal. The study found that the prevalence of grooming decreases with age. Of males who groom pubic hair, 87% groom the hair above the penis, 66% groom the scrotum and 57% groom the penile shaft.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gaither |first1=Thomas W. |last2=Awad |first2=Mohannad A. |last3=Osterberg |first3=E. Charles |last4=Rowen |first4=Tami S. |last5=Shindel |first5=Alan W. |last6=Breyer |first6=Benjamin N. |title=Prevalence and Motivation: Pubic Hair Grooming Among Men in the United States |journal=American Journal of Men's Health |pages=620–640 |doi=10.1177/1557988316661315 |date=May 2017 |volume=11 |issue=3 |pmid=27480727 |pmc=5675231 }}</ref>

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Flaccid penis with pubic hair trimmed.jpg|Male genitalia with trimmed pubic hair
Pubic hair partly shaved genitalia.JPG|Male genitalia with partly shaved pubic hair
Young indian man penis.jpg|Fully shaved male genitalia
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==== Methods ====
{{Main|Bikini waxing}}
All hair can be removed with wax formulated for that purpose. Some individuals may remove part or all of their pubic hair, axillary hair and facial hair. Pubic hair removal using wax is called bikini waxing. The method of removing hair is called [[depilation]] (when removing only the hair above the skin) or [[epilation]] (when removing the entire hair). Beauty salons often offer various waxing services. It is sometimes referred to as "pubic [[topiary]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-5132-the-fuzz-that-was.html|title=The Fuzz That Was|website=Willamette Week|last=Speer|first=Richard|date=December 13, 2005|access-date=March 22, 2020|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804225534/https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-5132-the-fuzz-that-was.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG3349293/Belle-de-Jours-naughty-notebook.html|title=Belle de Jour's naughty notebook|work=The Telegraph|date=January 29, 2006|access-date=November 3, 2013|archive-date=November 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104210019/http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG3349293/Belle-de-Jours-naughty-notebook.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestranger.com/seattle/control-tower/Content?oid=55984|title=Control Tower|first=Mistress|last=Matisse|website=The Stranger|date=August 24, 2006|access-date=March 22, 2020|archive-date=September 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923122412/https://www.thestranger.com/seattle/control-tower/Content?oid=55984|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Sugaring (epilation)|Sugaring]], an alternative to waxing, uses a sugar-based paste, which may include lemon, rather than wax. Sugaring removes fewer skin cells than waxing.<ref>{{cite web |title=What Is Sugaring? Pros and Cons of This Hair Removal Option |url=https://health.clevelandclinic.org/what-is-sugaring/ |website=Cleveland Clinic |access-date=24 June 2023 |date=17 June 2022}}</ref> Other methods of hair removal include [[laser hair removal]] and [[Electrology|electrolysis]].

Some women modify their pubic hair, either to fit in with societal trends or as an expression of their own style or lifestyle.<ref name="telegraph" /><ref name="thedailybeast" /> Styles of pubic hair modification include:
* Triangle or [[Bikini waxing#American waxing|American wax]] (pubic hair is shortened from the sides to form a triangle so that pubic hair is hidden while wearing [[swimsuit|swimwear]]. The triangle can range from the very edge of the "bikini line" to up to an inch reduction on either side. Remaining hair length can be from an inch and a half to half an inch);
* [[Landing strip (pubic hair)|Landing strip]]/[[Bikini waxing#French waxing|French wax]] (pubic hair removed except for a strip of hair extending from the abdomen to the vulva);
* Partial [[Brazilian waxing|Brazilian wax]] (pubic hair fully removed except for a small triangular strip); 
* Full [[Brazilian waxing|Brazilian wax]] or "sphinx" (complete removal of pubic hair); and
* Freestyle.

There are variations of the Brazilian wax in which a design is formed out of the pubic hair. Stencils for several shapes are available commercially. A controversial [[Gucci]] commercial included female pubic hair shaved into a 'G'.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Tom's Pubic Ad Avoids Ban|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/toms-pubic-ad-avoids-ban|date=February 27, 2003|magazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|access-date=October 27, 2008}}</ref>
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File:Vulva 1a.png|Natural or "au naturel"{{snd}}no trimming and therefore no maintenance
File:Female pubis with hair.jpg|Triangle/[[Bikini waxing#American waxing|American wax]]"{{snd}}hair shortened from the sides to form a triangle so that pubic hair is hidden while wearing [[swimsuit|swimwear]]
File:Landing_strip_pubic_hair_pattern_LQ.jpg|Landing strip/[[Bikini waxing#French waxing|French wax]]{{snd}}waxing with a "landing strip" or "metro ticket"
File:Pubic hair (Brazilian haircut) Triangle style.jpg|Partial "Brazilian wax" with a small triangular strip left
File:Female abdomen frontal view.jpg|"[[Brazilian wax]]" or "Sphinx"{{snd}}a full waxing; no hair at all
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==== Sexual attraction ====
A woman or man's decision to grow or shave their pubic hair can play a role in attracting a partner. A [[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|''Cosmopolitan'']] study found that a plurality of respondents, both male and female, preferred partners who shave or at least trim their pubic hair. A smaller percentage of 6% of men and 10% of women preferred their partners to go natural and not shave or trim their pubic hair.<ref name="cosmopolitan">{{cite news|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a9535211/pubic-hair-removal-trends-stats/|title=Should I Remove My Pubic Hair – Men and Women Weigh In on Pubic Hair Removal Trends|last=Thomson-Deveaux|first=Amelia|date=26 April 2017|work=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]|access-date=16 December 2021|archive-date=December 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216215239/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a9535211/pubic-hair-removal-trends-stats/|url-status=live}}</ref>