Thread: Shaving maladies

One of the perquisites of working in a medical library is that I get to unearth all sorts of forgotten lore. Here are some dreaded medical and psychosocial sequelae of shaving. You've been warned...

Disgillettexia- The inability to distinguish between 3 and 5 bladed razors.

Folliculitis narcissae- Dermal and follicular irritation caused by constant chin rubbing often in front of a mirror

Lynn envy- The nagging fear and anxiety that someone somewhere has a sharper razor than you.

Munchausen barbae syndrome- A factitious disorder characterized by the telling of exaggerated stories of shaving.

Razor burn- The spontaneous combustion of vintage celluloid scales.

Styptic Shock- syncope brought on by application of alum sulfate to a skin lesion.

Trichotillomania novacula- The uncontrollable plucking of one’s hair in order to perform the hanging hair test often resulting in baldness.

Trichotillomania novacula by proxy- The plucking of someone else’s hair, usually that of a spouse, in order to perform the hanging hair test. Often results in divorce.

Originally Posted by Library Guy

Razor burn- The spontaneous combustion of vintage celluloid scales.

I like that one

You forgot the

Trichotillomania novacula ab Brachi - The uncontrollable plucking of one’s arm hair in order to perform the hanging hair test.

Nenad

Good post, Library Guy!

Set my weekend off to a good start!

Jeff

I read the title and thought it said "Shaving miladies". I wondered what you could possibly be posting about shaving English noblewomen.

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