自然解放浪潮来袭 近四分之一女性不再剃除腋毛
夏天到了,在穿上美美的连衣裙时,一定要剃除腋毛和腿毛,否则就要遭人耻笑吗?最新调查显示,在自然解放浪潮的影响下,越来越多的女性选择不再剃除体毛。她们拒绝化学品,选择含有自然成分的美容产品,以避免对健康造成危害。 Almost one in four young women have stopped shaving their underarms, figures show. Research by analysts Mintel shows that there has been a steady decline in millennial women removing hair from their legs and underarms. In 2013, 95 percent of women aged 16 to 24 said they removed hair from their underarms. In 2016, this had dropped to just 77 percent. Leg-shaving is also falling out of fashion - in 2013 92 percent said they shaved their legs, a proportion which had fallen to 85 percent in 2016. Industry figures show that sales of shaving and hair removal products fell by 5 percent between 2015 and 2016, from £598 million to an estimated £567 million. Roshida Khanom, associate director in beauty and personal care at Mintel, said that women were influenced by the wellness movement. Products such as shaving foam and hair removal cream are perceived to be bad for the skin, leading women to shun them in favour of natural beauty products. The "free from" trend, which sees women rejecting chemicals in favour of natural products, has been influential, with 53 percent of women saying they only use products with "natural" ingredients. Prominent food bloggers including Ella Woodward have written about using natural beauty products. Ms Khanom added that other trends have taken precedence over shaving. Women are increasingly likely to spend money on contouring products and coloured cosmetics popularised by beauty bloggers and celebrities including Kim Kardashian, in an effort to express their creativity. A feminist push back against the removal of body hair has also influenced women's choices. Julia Roberts famously attended the premiere of Notting Hill in 1999 with unshaven armpits. More recently Madonna's 20-year-old daughter Lourdes was pictured on a beach in Miami with her armpit hair on show. |