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People are only just realising why women started shaving their legs
People are only just realising why women started shaving their legs,More women are opting to ditch the razor to embrace their natural body hair – but have you ever wondered why they started to shave their legs in the first place? Well, let us tell you...

People are only just realising why women started shaving their legs

Body hair is a natural thing – on both men and women.

However, due to societal beauty standards many women have felt obliged to become well acquainted with shaving most areas on their bodies.

From the intimates to the armpits, fuzz on ladies has historically been frowned upon.

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That is until female OnlyFans stars and influencers started to ditch the razor – including those on the cover of Vogue.

As shaving – or the lack of it – is in the limelight at the moment, people have only just started to realise why women began to shave in the first place.

More specifically – their legs.

While removing body hair has been around throughout history it wasn't until 1915 that women started to jump into shaving their body hair with a razor.

woman shaving her legs
People have only just realised why women started to shave their legs (Image: Getty Images)