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Encyclopedia > Leg hair
Leg hair of a 17-year old white male
Leg hair of a 17-year old white male

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. For a variety of reasons, people may shave their leg hair. Women generally shave their leg hair more than men, and many times they are expected to as a sign of beauty. Some women find men with very hairy legs attractive. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Shaven female legs Leg shaving is the practice of removing leg hair using a razor. ...


The amount of hair on an individuals legs can depend on their ethnic backround with men of Middle Eastern or South Asian descent generally having more, however this may also be due to members of these ethnic groups having darker hair. Men of African descent can have very little hair on their legs with some having virtually none.


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Hair Facts : Hair Removal Information (518 words)
Hair is believed to be unwanted from the body for social reasons related to the social role of hair in human society.
Hair grows on most areas of the human body, except for the palms of the hands and the feet, but hair is most noticeable in most people in a small number of areas that are most commonly trimmed, plucked, or shaved.
Thes areas are: facial hair, hair on the head, eyebrows, eyelashes, pubic hair, leg hair, and armpit hair.
Leg shaving - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (646 words)
Leg shaving is the practice of removing leg hair using a razor.
There is also a social stigma that a man shaving his legs could be suspected to be homosexual (he is seen as unmanly).
For women, the practice of shaving the legs derives from a current cultural standard in the West that deems leg hair on women unattractive.
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