So, seriously, why do we have pubic hair in the first place? What is the purpose of pubic hair? Are there any medical reasons to groom it? Below, the results of another vagina-focused SELF investigation. This might seem obvious, but pubic hair is, well, hair that grows around your genitals.
Growing pubic hair is a hallmark sign of puberty for most people, though the amount of it varies from person to person. During puberty, your body is becoming sexually mature, and hormone fluctuations result in physical changes like more body hair armpit hair, facial hair, and pubic hair , as well as other changes like breast development, getting a period , larger testicles, muscle growth, deepening voice, and acne , the U.
National Library of Medicine explains. Like most hair on your body, pubic hair is thought to have some protective benefits. She adds that it might also serve as a cushion of sorts to protect against friction from sex or other forms of exercise, or even a covering to keep those parts warm like much of the rest of our body hair.
None of this means that there is necessarily anything wrong with choosing to trim or remove your pubic hair, however. Another theory around the purpose of pubic hair has to do with pheromones, or chemicals your body produces that send subconscious messages to other human animals, including potential mates. With that said, science is divided when it comes to pheromones. There are various reasons why people might decide to remove their pubic hair, but a lot of them are rooted in sexual health myths.
Just remember not to put any of that soap inside your actual vagina, because that could quite easily irritate its delicate tissue. Everyone has their preferences, but trying to change someone else should never come into it.
