Men shave, women shave. Women usually do not shave their legs every day, but western men usually have to shave their faces on a daily basis. Men's grooming habits are based largely on culture and customs. If you were to visit a Middle Eastern country, you would find that most men wear beards and mustache. Classical scholars have viewed this as a matter of religious duty. Religion plays a role in the grooming standards of people all over the world.
Tonsure is the practice of shaving, or plucking hair from the head as a renunciation of worldly pride or fashion. Monks, Hindu, Jain and sometimes nuns employ this practice. Amish men shave until they are married, after allowing the beard to grow full. Hindu children heads are shaved in an effort to make the regrowth thicker and healthier. Observant Jewish men are subject to strict rules concerning beards and shaving. The book of Leviticus in the Old Testament forbids the shaving of the corners of the beard or head. A razor cannot be used against the skin. Different rabbis have interpreted this scripture in a different way through the ages, but often scissors or electric razors are more acceptable.
There is a group of men in London who support the wearing of beards and have founded the Beard Liberation Front to oppose discrimination against those who wear them. Although somewhat tongue-in-cheek, it has helped people who have been fired for sporting a beard, mustache or goatee and fought the banning of beards among ExxonMobil oil workers. The Beard Liberation Front believes beards are a matter of choice and people shouldn't be discriminated against for wearing them.
Shaving, whether culture, custom, religious or choice is primarily done by men every day, unless you wear a full beard. With the use of shaving soap, shaving cream, shaving brushes, straight edges, electric razors, or multi-blade razors, the hair is removed. The implements of shaving are as personal as the type of facial hair grown. Some men prefer the smooth, soft shave of a razor, while others use an electric razor while commuting to work. Shaving cream actually helps to swell the hair follicles to produce the closest shave possible. It is actually feasible to shave below the hairline so the shave last longer.
While women have their fair share of shaving, men seem to have the daily routine. Culture and custom does dictate shaving practices to women also especially with underarm and leg hair. Whatever your style, whatever your shaving choices, shaving just seems to be a part of life!
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