With the changing trends of the market, body hair has taken the form of a taboo. Nowadays, a hairless body has become the basis of looking beautiful, because body hair is considered extremely dirty.

Who doesn't like to look beautiful, but have you ever wondered how the standards of beauty are decided and who is deciding it? Actually, with changing times, beauty has also been commercialized. You can guess this from the ad breaks on TV. The same ad breaks in which the beauty of women is judged on many parameters.

There was a time when it was common for women to have body hair, it was not considered a taboo. Beauty product companies targeted this and launched their products in the market by calling it a taboo and a cause of embarrassment. In every product ad, body hair is described as the cause of embarrassment for women and this is how the business of big companies selling hair removal products runs. So let us know how with changing times this taboo of removing body hair has taken the form of a business.

Why body hair is important

The hair on our body is directly related to health. The hair on the body prevents dust and germs from entering the body. Along with this, these hairs also protect the skin from UV rays. Apart from this, they are also very important for keeping the body temperature balanced.

Why is body hair removed

With the changing trends of the market, body hair has become taboo. Nowadays, a hairless body has become the basis of looking beautiful, because body hair is considered extremely dirty. Girls start removing body hair from the age of 13-14, so that they look more attractive. Due to this, they try many types of hair removal methods and products. 

How the industry of hair removal products grew

They say that what is visible sells, so the market also runs on this principle. Companies spend a lot of money on branding everything from hair removal cream to other products. In this, along with getting these products advertised by big stars, catchy taglines are also given. Due to this, people consider this to be the truth and set the standard of beauty.

Body hair removal methods and their risks

Today, there are many methods of body hair removal available in the market like laser technology, hair removal cream, shaving razor, waxing etc. All these methods are very painful and expensive. Also, there is a risk of many diseases due to these. Health experts say that there is a risk of cancer, itching, allergy and in many cases even death due to these methods.