Cameron Diaz might be strictly pro-pubes, but most women just aren’t.
Whether it’s just their bikini line (the sides), a Brazilian (everything except a strip in the middle) or a Hollywood (everything) - a whopping 87 per cent of American women remove their pubic hair.
The most common way to remove the hair is by shaving, according to a new study, published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology .
It’s nothing we couldn’t have guessed – waxing isn’t just painful, it’s expensive and time-consuming.
But what is surprising is that the research also found 60 per cent of women had at least one health complication incurred from pubic hair removal, typically epidermal abrasion (invisible cuts to the skin) and ingrown hairs.
It was also shown to cause severe skin irritation, infections and – according to an older study – increase the spread and transmission of STIs.
It’s pretty shocking stuff to think that shaving your bikini line could leave you in hospital, or at a higher risk of catching genital warts.
But just how likely is it? Is shaving your bikini line really that bad, or is it OK to carry on?