Shaving

Askmen.com states the adult male will spend about 5 months of their lives shaving.http://www.askmen.com/fashion/keywords/shaving.html Shaving is used to remove hair from areas of the body such as legs, underarms, head or any area where unwanted hair resides. Shaving can be done for aesthetic purposes, cultural reasons or for medical purposes. Shaving can be accomplished through multiple methods including a straight-edge razor or electric shaver. Additional products such as shaving creams, shaving gels and solutions to reduce ingrown hairs are sold to accompany shaving requirements. Some individuals choose to have professional beauty professional perform shaving at beauty salons or barber shops.http://www.askmen.com/fashion/keywords/shaving.html

Allegedly shaving dates back to the Stone Age cave paintings indicate that early man came up with ways to remove hair from his face; to do this he used two seashells to pull it out, much like tweezers are used today. Through archeology copper razors are being found in both India and Egypt dating back to 3000 BC. The steel razor came into existence early in the 18th Century and remained popular into the mid 1800’s. The way a razor is held today comes form William Henson an English inventor who created the “hoe type” razor in 1847, meaning its blade is perpendicular to its handle. The first safety razor is patented in the United States by the Kampfe Brothers in 1880, it is said to have been the safest razor on the market at the time. In 1895 King Camp Gillette came out the first disposable razor. Since that time improvement after improvement has allegedly been made to razors both for use by men and women alike.http://www.quikshave.com/timeline.htm

There are many products on the market for shaving; manufactures create the products especially for men and others especially for women. Straight-edge razors and electric razors are generally marketed by gender. Some of the common shaving products found in the market include shaving cream, aftershave lotion or gel, shaving brushes and cups, shaving cream that is for a particular area of the body, like the head, or bikini line.http://hairremoval.about.com/od/products/gr/shaving-women.htmhttp://www.groominglounge.com/shave.html