Unhy... huh? I don't think I've heard that one yet. (I have, however, certainly heard other things on the topic!) Sigh.

It mostly came up because ofhte comercials for the stupid humor movie, "with out a padle" that features Seth Green's charater being a gast at the woman's unshaven legs.

Though I have encourtered the "ew" factor in real life. The commericals are jsut reminding me of those times.

Ah. Ick.

mrow? I've never had anyone accuse me of uncleanliness because of it. I've had more people complain about the underarm hair than the legs. They say it makes me sweat more. I say that if I shave it I get a nasty rash and usually they shut up.

meh, shaved legs are over-rated.

most of the time they're all stubbly and ouchie anyways

I've heard that rationale for pits but never legs. Pop culture sucks big sharp rocks through a bendy straw. I spent a long time not shaving anything, and didn't go back to shaving b/c anyone said to, I just personally like it. *looks down at legs* and right now I'm sporting 10-day stubble. Ach. the movies can stuff it.

The armpit thing is really bogus, too. Even if Americans could (or would--Byly is available in the US) buy a deodorant that actually worked, it would still not be a non-issue. It is the pit mouse that is the target of the objection, not the hygiene. Doctors assume that a woman who does not shave must be ill because it is, to them, a sign of self-neglect and they assume that because she isn't taking care of her personal appearance, it is a valid diagnostic observation leading to a diagnosis (DSM IV) of depression, dementia, substance abuse, or schizophrenia.
I actually had the experience of seeing a doctor recoil at the sight of armpit hair.

It's really a craziness, though, because women are supposed to look--bodyhairwise--sexually immature, but then that distortion is combined with the overt sexuality of the disturbed gait from high heels and the face painting.

There is something wrong with a society that deems half its population defective because hair grows in their armpits, and the other half defective because it grows on their faces.

Aha--a conspiracy. The Ew Factor is all a plot to sell more razor blades and shaving goop. It is likely associated with the rinse-and-repeat myth.
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Where is there a shampoo that doesn't have laurel in it? What does one do if one is allergic to laurel? And where is all that laurel being grown?

Citre Shine's conditioner doesn't seem to have any laurel* ingredients, but I don't have the matching shampoo to check that.

I think fairly pure detergents are marketed as liquid dish soap; Harvest Coop sells bulk unscented dish soaps, which I've never looked at closely. You'd have to use it less often or find some other way of mitigating the drying effects.

Every dish detergent I have seen has laurel in it too. But I will see if I can find some Citre Shine to check out. Thank you for the suggestion.