It is often commented that bald men can be extremely attractive, but the only person who seems to be named is actually Sean Connery. This seems pretty contradictory as in most of the movies that he has ever made he is usually wearing a wig or hair piece of some description, it is very seldom that he actually ever appears as a bald headed hunk. If Sean Connery were not a super star and household name then the chances are that he could walk down the street unnoticed, and would probably not be considered a sex symbol. Apart from Sean Connery, virtually all the other male sex symbols have fine manes of hair, which would suggest that public opinion is that, for a man to be sexy, he should appear with a full head of hair, and unfortunately public opinion is what sets the fashion trends in our society. The whole body is actually covered with hair except our lips, the soles of the feet and the palms of our hands.
Body hair is called vellous hair and is a fine and downy hair type, particularly on a female.
Amongst animals hair is a protector from the cold and rain. Whilst hair is not so physically vital to survival for humans, the psychological effects of an attractive head of hair are immense. We have a head of hair for a variety of reasons, just as eyelashes keep dirt and grit out of our eyes and eyebrows also prevent perspiration entering the eyes, so to a head of hair protects the scalp from the sun, prevents direct knocks on the head and helps to retain body heat. About half of our body heat is lost through the scalp and wearing a hat can help this loss dramatically, particularly in very cold spells. So a full head of hair on our head is not just for vanity but is extremely useful to our bodies.