Nowadays, in order to wear a bikini more **, or to get more favor from their partners, a considerable number of young women in the United States endure the burning and pain, apply 60 Brazilian beeswax juice, and quickly pull out their body hair. This trend has gradually spread to Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, China and other places. In this regard, some see it as a sign of an awakening of feminist consciousness that dominates one's own body, others feel that this fashion that interacts with culture is actually a flattery of women to men's sexual power, while some serious experts call for caution about this trend from a health perspective.
Sophia Pinto, a 23-year-old student from Minnesota University in the United States, has been attending bikini demonstrations on the shores of Lake Minnetonka four or five nights a week since her senior year. Pinto has a slender waist and a bright smile, healthy, charming and intelligent, and exudes the charm of youth. If you take off your clothes, you will also find that she has no body hair like Barbie. However, this sign of hers was not born, but came from a painful hair removal procedure.
Every 4 weeks, Pinto goes to a body studio to get Brazilian beeswax hair removal**. The process is akin to plucking the remaining feathers from a poultry ready to be eaten with hot rosin juice. The beestician heats the beeswax juice to about the same temperature as the steak taken from the barbecue, then applies it evenly to her area like butter, and after half a minute, the beeswax cools and hardens, and the esthetician peels off the wax shell with a little force to pull the hair out of the hair follicle. Although the fee is not too high, at $65 per session, Pinto takes two analgesics to overcome the brief severe pain before doing this hair removal. Pinto's mother, 57, is a retired plastic surgeon who, under the influence of her daughter, also likes to use beeswax to remove body hair.
Across the United States, more and more women are using this method to make their intimate parts of their bodies as smooth as they were before puberty, and to get the satisfaction of being perceived, pretty, and coquettish. A study conducted by Indiana University in the United States showed that nearly 60% of American women between the ages of 18 and 24 sometimes or often remove their body hair with methods including waxing, and about half of women between the ages of 25 and 29. Two to three times as many women under the age of 30 as those over the age of 30 who wish to shave their body hair. Jody, an esthetician in Evanston, Illinois, confirmed that more than 80 of the people who came to her for wax hair removal were white and Asian people in their 20s, but there were also elderly women, and black women were smaller because of their coarser body hair and the pain of wax removal.
The Júnior sisters, a Brazilian immigrant, opened a body salon in Manhattan, New York, USA, specializing in beeswax juice made from natural materials such as honey and lemon to provide hair removal services for women who love beauty, hence the name "Brazil" of the sisters' native nationality. Since the sisters all worked there, and their names all started with the letter J, the salon was called "Sister J".
One of the sisters, Jania Júnior, has published a book: "The Brazilian Style ** – The Secret of Living a Beautiful and Confident Life". According to the book, the reason why the hair removal method was implemented in the United States was inspired by the fact that one day Jania was lying on the beach and occasionally saw a woman in a bikini walking by, but the woman did not notice that the unsightly hair showed the "bikini line" and spoiled the scenery. Therefore, in the United States, hair removal with Brazilian beeswax is often called "making Brazilian bikini line beeswax".
In the popular TV series "**", there is a plot in which the heroine Kylie Brancshaw "walks more chicly and swaggering" after the Brazilian beeswax is shed. Just as the show showed that the heroine loved to eat a kind of cake that soon became available at many cake shops in Manhattan, hot springs across the United States began offering wax and hair removal services.
Women want to look more delicate and beautiful by waxing and hair removal, and this momentum has been fueled by the entertainment industry. Victoria Beckham, a famous British female singer and fashion designer, once publicly declared that wax and hair removal should become a compulsory course for girls over 15 years old.
For those young women, this slightly violent method of grooming parts is not only a way to express their power physically, but also a way to add comfort to their sex life and even everyday life. Eva Longoria, the star of the American drama "Desperate Housewives", said in an interview: "Every woman should try Brazilian beeswax hair removal. They'll be fascinated later. ”
Pinto says she doesn't see any difference between shaving and not shaving her body hair, but she is happy to be able to see it clearly with her partner. According to the American "Atlantic Monthly", there are many young men in the United States who like smooth and soft women. As a young husband, 28-year-old Mark said: "My wife's parts are very soft and feel great after waxing and hair removal. And among college students who like to pursue fashion, both men and women, are increasingly interested in Brazilian beeswax hair removal.
Dr. Hepburnic's research found that women who regularly shave their body hair are more likely to be active and open. In addition to the need for teasing, there are a number of other reasons that contribute to women's enthusiasm for shaving parts, the main of which is that women's clothing is becoming more transparent and revealing. "Today, women's underwear is much smaller than it was 20 years ago, and if there is body hair sticking out from both sides, it will look sloppy," Dr. Hebennick said. "Another reason why some women prefer to shave their body hair is because it is good for local hygiene. Pinto, who often walks the catwalk, said: "Because of the heavy work, I am often covered in sweat, and after I remove my hair with Brazilian beeswax, there is no smell there, so although it hurts, I feel much cleaner." ”
While hygiene and clothing are the main causes, some researchers and respondents also believe that the popularity of Brazilian beeswax hair removal in the United States is mainly due to cultural influences.
According to a study by scholars at George Washington University in the United States, from 1953 to the 80s, more than 95 models in the middle insert were all with body hair;Since 2000, about 30% of the models shown in magazines have been partially shaved, 25% have been completely removed, and less than 10% have been completely covered with body hair.
Slade, a professor of culture at The Ohio State University in the United States, pointed out that due to the spread effect of film and television works, it is now more common for stars and models in the entertainment industry to expose their parts than ever before, which undoubtedly affects social and cultural psychology.
But Slade added that the practice of shaving body hair had existed for centuries, and that in the 15th century, women, especially prostitutes, often shaved their body hair to avoid lice infestation. In the Middle Ages and the Classical Period, European sculptors and painters depicted ** without body hair, such as the prophet depicted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, all of them naked, completely from the neck down**.
Before the popularity of the Brazilian wax hair removal method, women mostly used razor, chemical, laser and other methods to remove body hair. Do-it-yourself at home and using a razor to remove hair is the most hygienic and safest method, but it can scratch**. Synthetic hair removal creams are easy to apply and suitable for those who are afraid of pain, but they are prone to unpleasant odors, irritation**, and sometimes allergic reactions in some people. If you remove hair with these two methods, the hair will grow back in about three days. In order to achieve the goal once and for all, many people will choose permanent hair removal methods, such as laser hair removal. But laser hair removal usually needs to be done 2 to 4 times to achieve the desired results.
The Brazilian beeswax is made of natural raw materials and is not easy to damage, but because the beeswax is very hot, the delicate parts will be red, so it is necessary to ice the hair removal part immediately after use, so as not to have an adverse effect on the **, otherwise it may be swollen and blistered. In addition, Brazilian beeswax hair removal can remove a large piece of hair at a time, usually in Europe and the United States in 3 to 4 weeks, Asians take longer to regrow hair, and the regenerated hair is relatively fine, so it is sought after by many people.
But some experts warn from a health perspective. Emily Gibson, a doctor who focuses on family health and medical care, pointed out that the beeswax hair removal industry, which is growing exponentially to help people seek "refreshing", will bring nasty streptococcus, Staphylococcus aureus and its variants of bacterial pathogens, which are prone to cause abnormal *** pustules, folliculic papules, cellulitis and other diseases.
There are also women who are surprised and frustrated by the fashion of using Brazilian beeswax to remove body hair, and they ask the department for raising the issue because they don't know whether the hair removal method is cosmetic or medical, and it is not legally approved. According to reports, in New Jersey, North Dakota and other places in the United States, the legislature has begun to review the relevant industry regulations and regulations.