A new study found that two out of eight people were injured while shaving pubic hair. Researchers found that between 60% and 90% of adults tried some type of hair styling and removal of pubic hair. Because of this practice, researchers wanted to find a way to take care With pubic hair without injury.

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The researchers surveyed approximately 8,400 adults in the United States, including about 4,200 women and 3,800 men between the ages of 18-50, about 76 percent said they had pubic hair at some point in their lives, and 85 percent of men , And about 67% of the women said no, and 94% said they did it themselves. Razors - regular and electrical - were the most used tools, followed by the use of scissors, wax and laser. About 26% said they were injured during shaving, About 438 men and 983 women, and the most common injuries are wounds, about 61% of the bite , Followed by burns by 23% and skin rash by 12%. In addition, 9% of the injured said that they had been infected after the injury, and about 84 of the injured people needed medical attention. More than 50 individuals, Antibiotics, and about 26 needed to open the injury area.

The scrotum and penis were the most vulnerable areas in men. As for females, the area of the pubic mount above the vulva is the most affected area. About 50% of women are infected in this area, followed by the internal surface of the fetus and then the vagina, and finally the area between the vagina and the anus