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  2. History of removal of leg and underarm hair in the United States

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    A female market for hair removal products, on the other hand, did not yet exist in the United States; that market had to be created. [1] According to Hansen, a researcher on the topic, "The practice of removing hair from the underarms and legs was practically unheard of."

  3. Personal grooming - Wikipedia

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    This activity is known as personal grooming, a form of hygiene. Extracting foreign objects such as insects, leaves, dirt, twigs and parasites [1] is a form of grooming. Among animals, birds spend considerable time preening their feathers.

  4. Personal care products - Wikipedia

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    Swedish advertisement for toiletries (c. 1905/06)Personal care products can be categorized according to their function and area of application. These are cleansing products, hair care products, oral care products, sun care products, skin hydrating products, feminine care products, hair removal products, nail care products, eye care products and anal hygiene products.

  5. Body grooming - Wikipedia

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    Historically, body hair has been associated with virility, power and attractiveness but the removal of body hair by men is not just a modern-day fad.In fact, hair removal has a traceable history that stretches as far back as ancient Egypt, where men and women would shave their bodies, heads and faces and priests ritualistically shaved their bodies every three days.

  6. Social grooming - Wikipedia

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    Grooming is a major social activity and a means by which animals who live in close proximity may bond, reinforce social structures and family links, and build companionship. Social grooming is also used as a means of conflict resolution, maternal behavior, and reconciliation in some species.

  7. Unlicensed assistive personnel - Wikipedia

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    Assisting with personal hygiene: bathing, oral hygiene, nail care, and grooming; Assisting with dressing, repositioning, feeding, and toileting; Most UAPs, including nursing assistants, are not certified to change sterile dressings, distribute medications, insert or remove any tubing (such as nasogastric tubes), or conduct tube feedings.

  8. Hair-grooming syncope - Wikipedia

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    Hair-grooming syncope (also known as hair-combing syncope) is a form of syncope (a fainting disorder) associated with combing and brushing one's hair. It is most typically seen in children aged five to sixteen. Hair-grooming syncope typically manifests as presyncopal symptoms during hair combing, brushing, braiding, trimming, curling or blow ...

  9. List of gender identities - Wikipedia

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    non-binary [9] [5] can be defined as "does not subscribe to the gender binary but identifies with neither, both, or beyond male and female". [20] The term may be used as "an umbrella term, encompassing several gender identities, including intergender, agender, xenogender, genderfluid, and demigender."