Leg hair
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Leg hair is hair that grows on the legs of humans, generally appearing at the onset of adulthood.
Male legs are most often hairier than female ones. The amount of hair on an individuals legs can depend on their ethnic background. People of Middle Eastern, South Asian, Eastern European, or general Mediterranean descent generally having more, however this may also be due to members of these ethnic groups having darker hair. People of East Asian
, African
and Northern European descent can have very little hair on their legs with some having virtually none.
For beauty
, sports, and many other purposes, woman and some men shave
, wax
, or use hair removal creams (such as Nair) to remove the hair from their legs. Alternate treatments, such as laser hair removal
, are quite popular. Waxing is painful, but the most effective because it removes the entire hair from the follicle
. Shaving is the most common treatment, but it isn't as long-lasting as waxing or creams, and shaving (unless done properly) can cut or irritate the skin. Hair removal creams dissolve the hair, so it lasts for quite a long time.
The current Guinness World Record for world's longest leg hair belongs to Wes Pemberton of Tyler, Texas at 6.5 inches (16.51 cm).
Male legs are most often hairier than female ones. The amount of hair on an individuals legs can depend on their ethnic background. People of Middle Eastern, South Asian, Eastern European, or general Mediterranean descent generally having more, however this may also be due to members of these ethnic groups having darker hair. People of East Asian
Asian people
Asian people or Asiatic people is a term with multiple meanings that refers to people who descend from a portion of Asia's population.- Central Asia :...
, African
Black people
The term black people is used in systems of racial classification for humans of a dark skinned phenotype, relative to other racial groups.Different societies apply different criteria regarding who is classified as "black", and often social variables such as class, socio-economic status also plays a...
and Northern European descent can have very little hair on their legs with some having virtually none.
For beauty
Beauty
Beauty is a characteristic of a person, animal, place, object, or idea that provides a perceptual experience of pleasure, meaning, or satisfaction. Beauty is studied as part of aesthetics, sociology, social psychology, and culture...
, sports, and many other purposes, woman and some men shave
Shave
Shave may refer to:*to shave refers to the act of shaving*"Shave," a song by Enon from their 2003 album Hocus Pocus*Shave , a periodical magazine...
, wax
Wax
thumb|right|[[Cetyl palmitate]], a typical wax ester.Wax refers to a class of chemical compounds that are plastic near ambient temperatures. Characteristically, they melt above 45 °C to give a low viscosity liquid. Waxes are insoluble in water but soluble in organic, nonpolar solvents...
, or use hair removal creams (such as Nair) to remove the hair from their legs. Alternate treatments, such as laser hair removal
Laser hair removal
Laser hair removal was performed experimentally for about 20 years before it became commercially available in the mid 1990s. One of the first published articles describing laser hair removal was authored by the group at Massachusetts General Hospital in 1998...
, are quite popular. Waxing is painful, but the most effective because it removes the entire hair from the follicle
Hair follicle
A hair follicle is a skin organ that produces hair. Hair production occurs in phases, including a growth phase , and cessation phase , and a rest phase . Stem cells are principally responsible for the production of hair....
. Shaving is the most common treatment, but it isn't as long-lasting as waxing or creams, and shaving (unless done properly) can cut or irritate the skin. Hair removal creams dissolve the hair, so it lasts for quite a long time.
The current Guinness World Record for world's longest leg hair belongs to Wes Pemberton of Tyler, Texas at 6.5 inches (16.51 cm).
See also
- BeardBeardA beard is the collection of hair that grows on the chin, cheeks and neck of human beings. Usually, only pubescent or adult males are able to grow beards. However, women with hirsutism may develop a beard...
- Facial hairFacial hairFacial hair is a secondary sex characteristic of human males. Men often start developing facial hair in the later years of puberty or adolescence, approximately between 17–20 years of age, and most do not finish developing a fully adult beard until their early 20s or even later...
- Arm hair
- Pubic hairPubic hairPubic hair is hair in the frontal genital area, the crotch, and sometimes at the top of the inside of the legs; these areas form the pubic region....
- HairHairHair is a filamentous biomaterial, that grows from follicles found in the dermis. Found exclusively in mammals, hair is one of the defining characteristics of the mammalian class....
- HirsutismHirsutismHirsutism or frazonism is the excessive hairiness on women in those parts of the body where terminal hair does not normally occur or is minimal - for example, a beard or chest hair. It refers to a male pattern of body hair and it is therefore primarily of cosmetic and psychological concern...
- TrichophiliaTrichophiliaTrichophilia, hair partialism, or hair fetishism is a paraphilia in which one becomes sexually aroused by, or is extremely fond of, human hair; commonly head hair....
- Foot hair