Shaving

Shaving removes hair close to the skin by cutting it with a blade or another tool. It cuts hair at the surface rather than removing the root.

Razor: A tool with one or more blades designed to cut hair close to the skin. Its edge and guard guide the cut while limiting blade contact with skin.
Wet shaving: Shaving with a wetted blade, typically using water and a lubricating preparation. It is the traditional method for close facial and body grooming.
Pseudofolliculitis barbae: An inflammatory skin condition caused by shaved hairs growing back into the skin. It is a recognized complication, especially where tightly curled facial hair is shaved closely.
Waxing: A hair-removal method that pulls hair from its follicle using applied wax. Unlike shaving, waxing removes hair below the skin surface.
Hair follicle: A skin structure that produces and anchors a hair shaft. Shaving cuts the exposed shaft but leaves the follicle and root in place.
Electric shaver: A powered grooming device that cuts hair with moving blades beneath a foil or guard. Its guarded cutting system offers an alternative to an exposed razor blade.
Razor burn: Skin irritation caused by shaving, often marked by redness, burning, or tenderness. Repeated blade friction and pressure can inflame the skin surface.
Epilator: A powered device that grasps and pulls multiple hairs from their follicles. It extracts hairs rather than cutting their exposed shafts.
Hair shaft: The visible portion of a hair, formed mainly from dead, keratinized cells. The blade cuts this exposed structure rather than extracting it.
Straight razor: A folding razor with a single exposed blade used for manual shaving. It allows direct control of blade angle and pressure during a close shave.

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