How Soviet women did hair removal
'14.03.2019'
Source: Rambler
To begin with, the need for hair removal on the body of a woman was realized in the 20s of the last century.
Before this, only women of antiquity were interested in such a procedure, but then the female body disappeared for a long time under long dresses and wide sleeves. A public bath out of fashion, writes Rambler.
Therefore, the husband knew about the presence of hair only after the wedding. A divorce for this reason was not given. In Victorian England, sensitive young men almost fainted when they learned that the body of a woman is somewhat different from the marble statues.
However, in the twenties, the length of dresses and skirts decreased. In addition, the popularity of the common beaches, where women appeared in all its glory, jumped. Business caught the wave - various hair removal products appeared on sale, and fashion magazines began to explain to women what to shave and where.
In the Soviet Union, all bourgeois trends ordered to live long at about the same time that the NEP ended. Therefore, for a long time, the majority of Soviet women did not realize the need to shave anything. Of course, there were advanced users of rare foreign magazines, but epilation did not become a mass phenomenon.
Most often, a razor with replaceable blades was used for hair removal. Experienced women bought Nuri gray powder. Despite the killer smell, he did a pretty good job with hair. It was enough to stir it with water and apply to the desired area for 10-15 minutes - depending on the amount of hair. Then the composition, together with the hair, was scooped up with a wooden spatula or even a pumice stone. But the real women of fashion chased after the French cream "Bocage".
In addition, some girls went to the trick and just lightened the hair on their arms and legs with hydrogen peroxide solution.
