Male waxing is the broad term for

hair removal Hair removal is the deliberate removal of body hair or head hair. This process is also known as epilation or depilation. Hair is a common feature of the human body, exhibiting considerable variation in thickness and length across different po ...

for men using depilatory wax; it is also called "male body waxing" and "male Brazilian waxing". The latter refers to the removal of hair from the pubic area and

buttocks The buttocks (: buttock) are two rounded portions of the exterior anatomy of most mammals, located on the posterior of the pelvic region. In humans, the buttocks are located between the lower back and the perineum. They are composed of a lay ...

Male body waxing

Male body waxing refers to all body areas from neck to toe except the genital and buttocks area. Normal body hair is finer with shallower roots than

pubic hair Pubic hair (or pubes , ) is terminal hair, terminal body hair that is found in the sex organ, genital area and pubic region of adolescent and adult humans. The hair is located on and around the sex organs, and sometimes at the top of the inside ...

. It is usually removed with strip wax which leaves a smooth result and exfoliates the top layer of dead skin cells.

Male Brazilian waxing

The somewhat vague term ''male Brazilian waxing'', refers to any removal of hair from the pubis,

penis A penis (; : penises or penes) is a sex organ through which male and hermaphrodite animals expel semen during copulation (zoology), copulation, and through which male placental mammals and marsupials also Urination, urinate. The term ''pen ...

scrotum In most terrestrial mammals, the scrotum (: scrotums or scrota; possibly from Latin ''scortum'', meaning "hide" or "skin") or scrotal sac is a part of the external male genitalia located at the base of the penis. It consists of a sac of skin ...

perineum The perineum (: perineums or perinea) in placentalia, placental mammals is the space between the anus and the genitals. The human perineum is between the anus and scrotum in the male or between the anus and vulva in the female. The perineum is ...

, or buttocks. The definition also usually includes the bikini line, or an inch or two out from the leg crease. It takes its name from female

Brazilian waxing Bikini waxing is the removal of pubic hair using a special wax, which can be hot or cold, that adheres to hairs and pulls them out when the wax is removed quickly from the skin, usually with a cloth strip. While the practice is mainly associa ...

. The term ''Manzilian'' is becoming increasingly mainstream in advertising and popular culture to differentiate the treatment from female waxing. Fewer female estheticians nowadays are prepared to offer Brazilian waxing to men as opposed to women, largely due to safety concerns. Many female professionals have expressed feeling unsafe, citing experiences of sexual harassment during the treatment or even just from advertising it.

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External links

* Epilated male genitalia on Wikimedia Commons {{DEFAULTSORT:Male Genital Waxing Hair removal Pubic hair