body hair
Chest and leg fuzz
Body hair is hair that grows on the human body other than the head—on the chest, arms, legs, underarms, and pubic region.
The amount and distribution vary by genetics, sex, and age, with hormonal changes at puberty triggering significant growth.
Cultural attitudes toward body hair shift: She stopped shaving her leg hair.
Removal practices range from shaving to waxing to laser treatment.
Removing hair with blade
- trimmingCutting away excess
- waxingCoating for shine
- pluckingRemoving by tugging
- tweezingExtracting with small pincers
razor · clippers · epilator · depilatory · threading · laser · electrolysis · manscaping
Skin cavity growing strands
- pubertySexual development stage
- hormonesBloodstream signaling molecules
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
keratin · telogen · genetics · pattern · balding · alopecia · androgenic · hirsutism
Hollow beneath shoulder
- pubicOf the groin
- peach fuzzFine immature facial hair
- terminalAt the endpoint
- lanugoPrenatal body hair
happy trail · eyebrow · eyelash · nostril · nape
Male gender characteristics
- femininityFemale nature or character
- beauty standardsCultural criteria for attractiveness
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- stigmaMark of dishonor
acceptance · gender norms · natural · groomed · modesty · rebellion · conformity · preference
shaving
Removing hair with blade
tweezing · razor · clippers · epilator · depilatory · threading · laser · electrolysis · manscaping · sugaring
follicle
Skin cavity growing strands
- pubertySexual development stage
- hormonesBloodstream signaling molecules
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
estrogen · keratin · telogen · genetics · pattern · balding · alopecia · androgenic · hirsutism · thinning
underarm
Hollow beneath shoulder
- pubicOf the groin
- peach fuzzFine immature facial hair
- terminalAt the endpoint
coarse
Rough in texture
straight · kinky · soft · fuzzy · downy · fluffy · frizzy · bristly · wispy · silky
masculinity
Male gender characteristics
- femininityFemale nature or character
- beauty standardsCultural criteria for attractiveness
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
stigma · acceptance · gender norms · natural · groomed · modesty · rebellion · conformity · preference · attraction
- body traitsheight, weight, build, stature, complexion
- sex biologybiological sex, sex chromosomes, Y chromosome, XY, sex determination
- Genetic Traitsskin color, dimples, blood type, freckles, blue eyes
- pubertypuberty, voice cracking, adolescence, growth spurts, pimples
- sex traitsbreasts, voice deepening, deep voice, beard, wide hips
- hairhaircut, hairstyle, coily, strands, follicle
body hairhairlessness
Lack of bodily covering
smooth skin · baldness · hair removal · depilation · clean-shaven