As the length of skirts and dresses reduced, many women began removing leg hair. During World War II when there was a shortage of silk stockings, many women shaved their legs and used leg makeup to give the appearance of stockings. About Hair Hair follicles are tube-like structures ending in a bulbous shape below the surface of the skin. Within these follicles hair shafts form and develop and then grow above the surface of the skin. The main component of hair is a protein called keratin.
Hair goes through a life cycle which includes growth, transition, and a resting phase.
Each of the individual hair follicles has an independent life cycle. This is significant when it comes to an efficient hair removal method.