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Shaving

Shaving is the process of removing the parts of hair shafts that have grown up through the skin.

This practice goes back about 100,000 years to the stone age when man first started pulling hair from his body.

The removal of a facial hair may have meant survival as there was less for an opponent to grab in combat, and it was easier to eat food without hair in the way.

In the ages since pulling out hair, man has used sharpened flint blades, metal and copper razors, pumice stones and even burning twigs to singe his whiskers in the quest for less hair on his face.

A 1/4 inch stubble was considered an accomplishment. That may be the origin of the "scruffy" look.

As men eventually chose to look younger (beards were connected with old age), more modern equipment came to the fore.

The straight razor, used in the early 1800's, provided the closest most consistent shave known up until that point.

The safety razor came about toward the end of the 1800s, and the "disposable" razor was patented by King Camp Gilette in 1900.

With the equipment available today, men can accomplish the look they want on their own...and change that look as often as they choose.

Recent research indicates men who take the hair off their faces regularly are far more likely to have sex than men who don't. This may definitely be one of the reasons men perform this ritual.

The top 10 reasons men shave:

#10 My face hair would join up with the hair on my neck and chest - and the Grizzly Adams look can be a little scary.

#9 I can swim faster with a fuzz-free face.

#8 Whatever I grow on my face is thin and scraggly and looks terrible.

#7 I don't like getting food stuck in my whiskers.

#6 Pimples heal faster when my face is smooth.

#5 There are more job opportunities for men with a hairless face.

#4 I look younger.

#3 A furry face itches like crazy.

#2 What grows on my face is a different color from what grows on my head.

and the number one reason...

#1 My partner prefers me with smooth skin.

Whether you choose to wear a beard, or remove every last hair from your face (or head), the choice is yours. All you need is a razor - or patience - to achieve the look you want.

His cheek
Was rough
His chick vamoosed
And now she won't
Come home to roost

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