“I can’t leave the house without shaving”: 3 women share their complex relationship with body hair

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“I can’t leave the house without shaving”: 3 women share their complex relationship with body hair

By Hanna Ibraheem

9 months ago

9 min read

It’s only hair… so why is our relationship with it so complicated, and so often shrouded in shame? Stylist’s beauty director Hanna Ibraheem brings body hair into the light.     


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