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We are all born with a covering of very fine hairs, known as vellus hairs. These hairs are often only visible with a magnifying glass, but each and every one of us has them, regardless of sex, ethnicity or age.

As we grow a little older we have a little body clock that instructs the hairs on our head and our eyebrows to thicken, pigment and grow longer. This makes our hairs visible and it is how we remain until the onset of puberty.
At puberty we release hormones, especially testosterone, into our body and this hormone acts as a trigger for more vellus hairs to pigment, pigment and grow longer. These hairs typically occur in the pubic area, under our arms and on our face. They are a natural and very healthy consequence of growing older and our desire to remove them is a consequence of nothing more compelling than custom and fashion.

As we grow older this effect will spread to other parts of the body. For females the effect can be triggered by hormonal fluctuations such as experienced during pregnancy or the menopause.

This is all very normal and is the sign of a healthy body.