It's often said that the pursuit of beauty is a never-ending, vicious cycle. In this relentless quest for physical perfection, body hair has been at the forefront – and not just because it's an easy way to target women who allegedly "objectify" themselves by shaving their arhiritic limbs dry-cleaned smooth: in fact many still subscribe heavily to such beauty standards as a means of feeling more attractive. This isn't simply about how our skin looks, or what we wear – but also the very notion that there's an unwritten rulebook for becoming 'attractive'. When it comes down those few well-known adjectives like "alluring", many may not see themselves in this light when they subscribe to a more natural approach.

At its most basic level of understanding, hairiness has been historically linked with the outdoors and being associated as such is often met by disapproving glances – so much for 'naturality', you might say then: "Why can't we all just look like that?" This quote from an unnamed female student comes into sharp comparison when evaluating her own beauty standards, which she admitted were directly linked to not wanting under hair. In a conversation about the stigma surrounding body parts covered in fine strands – it isn’t hard to see why there's more than one reason as to 'why'. If asked what this looks like from an outside perspective perhaps we'll find ourselves with answers that are at best "awkward" or worst, "incomparably better".

In America for instance these practices of body modification have proven themselves in a never ending cycle – which is why so many Americans' (and indeed their attitudes towards the hair on other's bodies) may be described as 'hair removal dependent', having an unwritten expectation laid down that certain areas will stay completely shaved and thus bare. The interesting thing here however, isn to say this all hinges upon one rather "naked" truth – which is what lies beneath it (or more accurately: lacks a place in our current accepted definition of beauty). Indeed for most people the true answer may even lie elsewhere entirely when you look at other countries like China where body hair plays an important role, and can be considered something to aspire towards. The interesting thing here though – isn't what lies beneath this all either (or rather: these hairs we so vehemently try in vain).

In a recent discussion about the stigma surrounding having pubic lice amongst humans I came across some insight from Emily who noted "I've always been attracted more by people with body hair - but, there's just something that draws me to it – if they're well groomed". The interesting thing here though is what lies beneath these exact points of attraction. This isn't a new or even 'outdated' discovery however: in fact numerous other women and men alike may have described similar experiences with pubic body hairs under certain conditions, the same ones that might be used to describe beauty "down there" – so let's see if it does this too by looking into what really lies beneath these exact points of attraction - which is not exactly an easy thing: Emily said she'd noticed how 'eagerly' guys would await her coming out with a full head and body-hair, but naturally couldn't help feeling drawn towards the idea that "perhaps" it's more than just hair – or rather what lies beneath.

In terms of Chinese attitudes to these areas though - an even further interesting thing now comes into play when factoring in how they view having pubic hairs: as one can expect a certain amount 'chauvinistic' reactions coming from guys here too, "a bit like the rest," he quizzed during our brief discussion on their general acceptance of body hair (and shaving or not): In my experience anyway - all Chinese people I spoke with had in fact already come to terms about this being a rather non issue – and as such weren't really fussed by how hairy someone was. This quote from an unnamed male shows that even amongst men, there isn’t necessarily the same amount of pressure for maintaining "less hair" over any other body area - although he does admit some will still look down upon those with lots; 'I never thought about pubic hairs when accepting a person into my life – I'm not going to be like them and think they're beautiful based on having or lacking this stuff.'

If asked what lies behind it all then perhaps we'll find ourselves being completely surprised: "It isn't that simple," said Emily, as she began describing these hidden truths about beauty standards. There's also the fact our own social media plays a huge role - which is why in many cases people like me (who are already having some fun) will go out and purchase those things to look more attractive – regardless of whether we're doing this just for ourselves, or perhaps others too who might find these actions 'off-putting' based upon the wrong grounds