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04/08/2013
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In the U.S., two-thirds of young people between 18 and 24 years make hair removal, according to the 2012 Indiana University
In Brazil, there are no numbers on the practice, but would not be surprised if they are even greater, since the country is exporting the famous brazilian wax
Search French waxing related to the occurrence of molluscum contagiosum, which can be sexually transmitted
Care. The wax network Depyl Brazil is tossed in the trash after waxing; practice prevents skin contamination Monica imbuzeiro
RIO - A habit hygienic, healthy and aesthetic. Or a pattern of extreme beauty, like older forms of female torture, such as corset waist to narrow down or bound feet to keep them small and delicate. With devotees worldwide, waxing also arouses lively reactions, which gained new impetus with the recent publication of a French research in the journal "Sexually Transmitted Infections", pointing out that the removal of pubic hair, especially with wax, increases inflammation and risk of sexually transmitted diseases.
In the U.S., two-thirds of young people between 18 and 24 years make waxing, according to Indiana University, which surveyed 2451 women in 2012. There are no figures for Brazil, but it would not be surprising if they were even greater, since the country is also exporting the famous brazilian wax. The French research related this method with the occurrence of molluscum contagiosum, which can be sexually transmitted. Other studies go through the same line. This means that women should not shave?
- Beneficial is not. Our natural mechanisms are ready, ie is there for the protection of the body. If it is removed, the skin is exposed to microtrauma, which facilitates, not hygiene, but the entry of infectious agents. Now, it is very bad?
Nor. But we do know that it is cultural, not for health, and we have to take all possible care - summarizes Professor of Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine Uerj, Renata Aranha.
Because of the popularity of waxing, the number of groin injuries quintupled between 2002 and 2010, according to a study by the University of California, which showed that 142,143 medical consultations were due to genital injuries.
- All the classical methods of removing hair, like tweezers, wax, foil, can cause skin irritation, and the person runs the risk of inflammation - complements the dermatologist and professor at Unicamp, Luiza Pitassi.
Home care is never reuse the wax
Besides leaving the skin more sensitive to inflammation, wax and hair removal tools are a means of contamination.
- The most common is folliculitis, an inflammation caused by bacteria, which is painful and uncomfortable aesthetically - exemplifies the professor and dermatologist at the Hospital Pedro Ernesto UERJ, Roberta Teixeira, who also cites fungi, especially fungal infections, and sexually transmitted viruses, as vaginal warts, like other possible consequences.
Among experts, the consensus to avoid headaches is to be careful: the principal is never reuse the wax. The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) also reports that the paddles should be of smooth material, waterproof and washable or disposable, and recommends avoiding shaving when there are lesions on the skin. The only requirement is that the organ used in hair removal products are registered. Since the inspection, the agency reports, is made by local surveillance.
- Before opening my net, I saw that reuse the wax was very frequent. We charge the market price, so the profit margin is smaller. Could have savings of about 7% in gross sales of the month if reutilizasse wax - says the owner of Depyl Brazil, Solana Vasconcelos, citing cases frightening. - A client showed the photo of fluff super bloated, that her dermatologist diagnosed as remnants of feces on his face. Another had a vaginal infection which rose by urinary canal, and she had to stay six months without shaving.
Distribute disposable kits, wax play immediately in the trash and put in the pot only the amount that will be used on the skin of the client are also guidelines to Solana epilators.
Culture as waxing, cosmetic or health
If there are risks, why shave? In the same study at Indiana University, who adopted the habit had greater sexual self-esteem. Moreover, the medical indication exists, but in a few cases by excess or individual with a predisposition to develop fungi, fueled by the heat and humidity caused by the. Moreover, it is a cultural issue:
- Several cultural practices are justified based on utility and hygiene. In the history of medicine, much of what was considered healthy, today is not: fart is an example. Making natural functions in public was also natural - explains Professor of Anthropology Uerj, Claudia Barcellos.
Therefore, the medical Emily Gibson is exhaustively against waxing: "It's time to declare the war on pubic hair and leave them in place where they belong," he wrote in an article reprinted in several British newspapers. "The amount of time, energy, emotion and money spent by both sexes in abolishing of the genitals is astronomical," he criticized.
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