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Why your bikini wax could actually be INCREASING your risk of STDs
With more women than ever regularly keep their pubic hair trimmed, a new study in the US have discovered intimate grooming could actually be leaving women at risk of injury - and even sexually transmitted diseases.
Shaving particularly is one hazard with 60 per cent of women ending up with skin abrasion, boils and ingrown hairs.
Waxing too can lead to genital burns and skin irritation such as dermatitis.
The survey, which revealed that 80 per cent of women take pride in their pubic hair appearance, also said that bigger women were twice as likely to injure themselves while shaving.
Fifty nine per cent said they felt it was more hygienic, while 13 per cent said they felt it prevented them catching public lice or STIs.
But a study in 2012 reveals that this new trend to remove hair from your nether regions could actually be making you more susceptible - because it allows bacteria to enter the body more easily.
Pubic hair works as a barrier by absorbing moisture and draining it away form the area.
By removing it, the area is exposed, leaving you vulnerable to the likes of herpes and genital warts.
Combined with damaged skin, it makes the pubic area prime for severe infections.
Dr Emily Gibson told The Independent in 2012 that herpes can be spread easily “due to the microscopic wounds being exposed to virus carried by mouth or genitals”.
She said: “It follows that there may be vulnerability to spread of other sexually transmitted diseases as well.
“Pubic hair does have a purpose, providing a cushion against friction that can cause skin abrasion and injury, and protection from bacteria.”
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