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What is this Brazilian Waxing Everyone Talks About?
Brazilian waxing is the removal of everything, front to back except for a thin strip of hair on the pubis. It is considered an extreme form of bikini waxing since it involves complete removal of hair from the buttocks and adjacent to the anus, perineum and vulva (labia majora and mons pubis). Waxes that remove pubic hair are known as a full Brazilian wax, full Bikini wax, Hollywood wax or the Sphinx. While mainly associated with females, genital waxing also has a male clientèle.
There are 2 other categories of Waxing that are much less talked about.
American waxing is removal of hair at the top of the thighs and under the navel when wearing a bikini. It is also known as a basic bikini wax.
French waxing leaves a vertical strip in front (a landing strip), two to three finger-widths in length just above the vulva. It is also known as a partial Brazilian wax. Hair of the peri-anal area and labia may be removed. Removal of hair from these areas is also known as the Playboy wax or G-waxing.
As folklore would have it, Full Brazilian waxing is not popular in Brazil, where it is considered extreme. In Brazil waxing is referred to as depilação, and has different names to distinguish the area of the body as well as the amount of hair to be removed. The full Brazilian Wax is a "complete groin". The waxing style which leaves a small strip of hair is known in Brazil as cavado, a word that means "to miss peripheral material" and is also applied to small bikinis. In Portuguese, "to wax" is depilar, which means "to remove hair" regardless of method.
September 25, 2008