article_snippet.sent: Shaving, waxing, plucking - many of us spend hours getting rid of body hair.
article_snippet.sent: Here, with the help of experts, we explore why being hairy may be good for you.
article_snippet.sent: HOW BODY HAIR HELPS YOUR SKIN HEAL .
article_snippet.sent: Hair anywhere on the body is important for maintaining skin health, explains Des Tobin, a professor of cell biology at the University of Bradford. '
article_snippet.sent: The good news is that removing hair through shaving or waxing won't reduce these benefits because the hair follicles are still intact.
article_snippet.sent: Body hair harks back to our prehistoric ancestors -
article_snippet.sent: Body hair was our only garment, keeping our warm and protecting our from environmental impact such as sunlight, explains Nick Lowe, consultant dermatologist from London's Cranley Clinic.
article_snippet.sent: Another historic function of body hair was to keep us warm, says Professor Tobin, who is also director of the Centre for Skin Sciences.
article_snippet.sent: Body hair harks back to our prehistoric ancestors -
article_snippet.sent: Now, experts have revealed the various ways in which being hairy may be good for us - despite us constant attempts to remove the various ways in which being hairy may be good for us - .
article_snippet.sent: Another function of hair is Another function of hair provides a 'slippage zone', preventing chafing in areas where skin surfaces rub against one another.
article_snippet.sent: As Professor Tobin says: 'In other mammals, body hair is very important for dispersing odours, such as pheromones - chemicals that can help to attract mates. '