Hair fetishism

Hair fetishism, also known as trichophilia, is a partialism in which a person sees hair – most commonly, head hair – as particularly erotic and sexually arousing. Arousal may occur from seeing or touching hair, whether head hair, armpit hair, chest hair or fur. Head hair arousal may come from watching or touching very long or short hair, wet hair, certain colors of hair or a particular hairstyle. Pubephilia is sexual arousal at the sight or feel of pubic hair.

Haircut fetishism is a related paraphilia in which a person is aroused by having their head hair cut or shaved, by cutting the hair of others, by watching someone get a haircut, or by seeing someone with a shaved head or very short hair.

History

Hair fetishism is an ancient fetish, as old as humanity itself. In ancient Egypt, for example, wigs were used by both men and women to cover their shaved, hairless heads. In ancient Greece, women commonly used depilatories to remove hair considered unsightly and men would have their bodies depilated before a battle.

Psychology

Hair fetishism is considered, by most, to be a harmless fetish that is commonly fulfilled with a willing partner. It is classified as a fetish by the DSM-5 of the American Psychiatric Association under the classification of "Other Specified Paraphilic Disorder" (302.89).

See also

• Fetishism
• Paraphilia
• Sexual fetishism
• Partialism
• Hair
• Haircut