Toronto, Ontario – According to an Ipsos-Reid poll conducted on behalf of Veet, Canadian women who remove hair do so from a mean average of 2.5 body parts. Incidentally, both legs count as one body part. In looking specifically at leg hair removal, the majority (69%) of women in Canada have removed leg hair in the past month and 37% removed unwanted leg hair in the past day/few days. Few Canadian women (13%) say the have never removed leg hair. Typically, leg hair is removed more often in the summer than in the winter. Overall, more than half (56%) of women who remove leg hair do so at least once a week in the summer, decreasing to 28% in the winter.
The majority (83%) of Canadian women who remove leg hair do so by shaving, 14% by waxing and 9% use a depilatory or hair removal cream.
When asked on an aided basis what the most and/or second most important reasons are for removing leg hair, women who remove leg hair cite the way it looks (68%) followed by the way it feels (59%). One third (33%) feel hair removal is expected or just something women do. Leading dislikes of removing leg hair among women who remove leg hair are the time involved (32% saying they dislike this aspect the most) and the resulting nicks and cuts (16%).
The majority (83%) of Canadian women who remove leg hair do so by shaving, 14% by waxing and 9% use a depilatory or hair removal cream.
When asked on an aided basis what the most and/or second most important reasons are for removing leg hair, women who remove leg hair cite the way it looks (68%) followed by the way it feels (59%). One third (33%) feel hair removal is expected or just something women do. Leading dislikes of removing leg hair among women who remove leg hair are the time involved (32% saying they dislike this aspect the most) and the resulting nicks and cuts (16%).
