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For years, the trendiest pubic hair style was a trimmed or bald bush. But we've noticed a recent uptick in the number of women who've tossed out their razors and waxing kits in favor of letting things go au natural down below. Anecdotally speaking, lady lawns seem to be coming back into style—and it might be because more women are discovering the surprising health benefits.

“From a health standpoint, removing pubic hair can lead to irritation of the hair follicle, and open wounds or nicks, which may increase the risk for STI transmission,” says Maureen Whelihan , MD, an ob-gyn at the Elite GYN Care of the Palm Beaches in Florida. It's not clear if less hair means a higher risk of STIs, but one study did link pubic hair removal to increased transmission of herpes and HPV.

Curious about some of the other wellness benefits, we asked six women who love their hairy pubes to tell us how it's boosted their physical, mental, and sexual health. Here's why they've sworn off grooming for good.

“I always kept my bush because I never liked the way [my vagina] looked or felt without hair. For years I felt ashamed about that, especially in my teens and early 20s—when it seemed like everyone was totally bald. But by honoring my hair preferences, I knew I was a lot more confident in the bedroom than if I'd shaved. I also learned that if a partner didn’t like it, they weren’t the partner for me.” —Danny, 26

“Why am I bush-positive? Because ingrown hairs suck. And I don’t have to worry about getting them if I don’t shave or wax. When I did, I'd try to find shaving cream, post-wax oil, or some other soothing product that could prevent them. So I finally decided to leave my hair be. I'm glad there are plenty of people and potential partners who appreciate a full bush and think it's sexy.” —Ellen, 32

“Having pubic hair is like giving the finger to that prepubescent look that porn made so popular. My bush makes me feel powerful, and womanly, and 100% sexy. For me, it’s all about feeling confident and body positive in my natural state. My advice to any woman who is growing out her pubes for the first time is to own it. Strut your stuff. Embrace your natural body state.” —Meghan, 24

“My ex-boyfriend expressed a preference for hair, so I stopped shaving to see if I’d like it, too. I'd started removing my pubic hair as soon as it began appearing, so I’d never seen myself with a bush. Turns out, I loved it! Zero irritation, no razor bumps, no weird chafing from my spandex shorts or underwear. He and I have since broken up, but I still sport a bush. I recommend that any woman who has never seen or felt her lady bits with pubes grow it out at least once. You could find you love it as much as I do." —Elizabeth, 25

“Creams and at-home waxing kits made me break out, shaving left me with painful bumps, and plucking was a pain. Professional waxing was not only expensive and time consuming, but it hurt. After 15 or 20 years of this, I decided to finally listen to my body. Now I have a 1970s-style porn bush, and I love it. I can wear way sexier lace underwear without dealing with irritation because my hair protects me from nasty rub.” —Alexa, 35

“One day I was in the shower using a razor on my nether regions and I thought to myself, How much time could I save if I just stopped grooming? At first, not shaving was an experiment: save 10 minutes two to three times a week. But the longer I stopped shaving, the more having hair grew on me, and I ended up enjoying the look of it. By not shaving, I save 20 minutes a week, which is almost seven hours a year. LOL.” —Carly, 27

Now Reading Photos Celebrating Natural Pubic Hair (NSFW)
It had its heyday in the '60s and '70s, but natural female pubic hair has since fallen out of favor. So much so that, apparently, there are now sexually-active hetero men who say they've never seen it . To celebrate the neglected bush, artist Marilyn Minter spent six months photographing it, asking "all kinds of women, [with] different hair colours, different textures, different skin colours" to grow out their natural hair down there and bare it for her camera. The photographs Minter took are collected in her first book, Plush .
"Over the last decade, pubic hair has all but disappeared in popular culture (which is fine)," Minter explains to us, "but I became interested in showing beautiful images of pubes as an alternative perspective. I suspect the no-fur trend might be a fashion, so I wanted to remind younger generations that fashion is fleeting, but laser is forever. Do whatever you want — just don't laser!"
The 70 full-colour images in Plush , released in a limited run by Fulton Ryder Press to coincide with Art Basel Miami Beach, make an eloquent visual argument against lasering — and maybe even against shaving. Sensuous and unabashed, they're perhaps the most powerful interpretation of "Long hair, don't care" we've ever seen. In Minter's words, "Bush is beautiful. Bring it back!" Click through for 18 of the most striking photographs from the book.
And if you're inspired here's how to grow out your pubic hair.
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Photo: Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images.
Tons of women on the internet right now are opening up about why they're putting down the razor or breaking up with their bikini waxer as they halt the ritual of removing their pubic hair . It's a conversation that plenty of female celebrities have weighed in on, too — from Amber Rose to Emma Watson. And they're pretty passionate about it: Rose started her own #BringBackTheBush revolution, and Solange Knowles went so far as to call Brazilian waxes an unnecessary "evil."
Of course, there's no right answer when it comes to pubes. If you prefer to be as hairless as a Sphynx cat, you do you. Want to make like the French and let it grow? That's cool, too. And if you fall in the latter group, know that you'll be in great company. Check out seven celebrities who embrace the bush, ahead.
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Published: 08:33 BST, 19 June 2019 | Updated: 16:12 BST, 19 June 2019
Young Chinese women have flocked to show off their body hair in a popular social media contest.
The trending competition has gathered at least 190 million views after being posted to China 's Twitter-like Weibo platform under the hashtag #GirlsBodyhairCompetition# yesterday.
The organiser wants to encourage women not to worry about their body hair, especially in summer when they wear T-shirts and dresses.
One participant, known by her screenname 'Wan Cheng sart', posted the above images before writing: 'I am female. Sorry for frightening you.' She was taking part in a body hair contest
Another candidate posted a picture of her hairy arm with a daddy longlegs. The web user wrote: 'Mosquitoes can't bite me. I am a girl. Does anyone have more [body hair] than me'
Female web users have competed to flaunt pictures of their hairy arms and legs, sparking tens of thousands of comments under the thread.
The photo competition was initiated by an entertainment blogger who claims to be surprised by the responses from web users.
The organiser, known by his moniker 'Shen Dian Tong Ji Lin', told MailOnline he decided to organise the selfie contest after one of his female followers sent him pictures of her limbs, complaining about her body hair.
'Considering now it's summer in China, many girls need to wear short-sleeved or sleeveless clothing, and many of them have concerns about their body hair, therefore [I] organised this competition,' said the blogger, who has nearly 10 million fans on Weibo.
The top three participant attracting the most clicks with their pictures would be awarded 88 yuan (£10), 66 yuan (£7) and 55 yuan (£6) in cash.
One of the most-viewed entries shows a hairy arm with a daddy longlegs.
The uploader, who claimed to be a woman, wrote: 'Mosquitoes can't bite me. I am a girl. Does anyone have more [body hair] than me?'
One more participant (left) said it was difficult for her to wear long-sleeved clothing in summer because of her arm hair while a fifth female user (right) simply showed her legs in a selfie
Young Chinese women have flocked to show off their body hair in a popular online contest
The post has received more than 42,800 comments and 22,500 'likes'.
One commentator said under the pictures: 'My mother has always called me a wild man. After seeing the pictures from sisters (other female posters) in the comment section, I should become so confident.'
Another reader, said to be male, posted a picture of his smooth arm before writing: 'As a boy, I feel I have lost'.
A third reader joked: 'That mosquito is like a bird in a forest.'
Other popular candidates included one who claimed her abundant arm hair would 'tangle' after each shower and another who billed her own arm as a 'kiwifruit' due to the hair.
One 20-year-old woman, named Yuan Jiayu, shared a picture of her unshaven arm and her roommate's bare arm.
Yuan thought the contest provided women who have a lot of body hair an opportunity to express themselves and 'to let them know "you are not the only one"'.
'I think whether a girl has body hair or not, what skin colour she has, if she is white enough or what clothing she wears, things as such all depend on aesthetics,' Yuan told MailOnline.
'I don't care too much about shaving or what other people say about me,' she added.
One user, Yuan Jiayu, uploaded a picture (left) comparing her arm and her roommate's arm while another popular participant (left) joked her arm looked like a 'kiwi fruit' due to the hair
This is not the first time women in China have openly showcased their body hair with pride.
In 2015, hundreds of women took part in a selfie competition to display their armpit hair.
The organiser of the competition, Xiao Yue, said that women did not need to be hairless to feel beautiful.
'Women's armpit hair is considered to be offensive, rude and ungraceful - how come it makes people so uncomfortable?' the 26-year-old told the Shanghaiist, an English blog covering social news from China.
'Women's armpit hair can be adorable, interesting, humorous, sexy, serious, connotative and ever-changing,' she said.
The armpit hair competition was won by a participants who said she was sick of her boyfriend taking her bare armpits for granted.
The winners of the latest body hair competition are yet to be announced.
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