Hair Curling Its Way Into Your Life

Posted by gspeed on Jan 20, 2009 in Health & Fashion | 1 comment

Over the past few centuries people have supposedly become less hairy. If you believe Darwin’s theory, it’s all because men with puffy clumps of hair popping out of their collars don’t really get it on as much as their smooth counterparts. Women who sport a hairy chest have even less luck procreating.

Unfortunately, with all the waxing, shaving, stringing, lasering, trimming and cutting that goes on these days, there is no way of knowing who actually has something to hide.

If you’re really unlucky, thick fur that has been hidden away during the courting phase makes an aggressive comeback and curls around the piece of jewelry you wish you could now rip off of the yeti you seem to have married. This is impossible, though, because the little baby hairballs-to-be would be heartbroken.

It is interesting that we can appreciate hair on very specific areas of our bodies, but are horrified when we find stubborn fuzz growing anywhere else. Armpits and crotches will always be trouble spots, but the patches there may help control heat and naturally suck sweat away from the skin. Sexy!

Eyebrows and mustaches also ensure that sweat stays out of the eyes and mouth. Maybe that’s why uni-brows (a.k.a reinforced brows) are so common in hotter climates? Just a thought…

Hair may even help us explain someone’s personality: Men with abnormal amounts of body hair tend to have a higher level of testosterone. Guys may see this has something to brag about, but the irony is that a lot of testosterone can also account for a shiny, bald cranium…So watch out for bald guys that look like they’re wearing a gorilla suit. They can have a temper.