Trichophilia

Trichophilia or Hair fetishism is a paraphilia in which one becomes sexually aroused by, or is extremely fond of, human hair; commonly cephalic hair.

Scientific study of Trichophilia

In order to determine the relative prevalences of different fetishes, scientists obtained a sample of at least 5000 individuals worldwide from 381 Internet discussion groups. The relative prevalences were estimated based on (a) the number of groups devoted to a particular fetish, (b) the number of individuals participating in the groups and (c) the number of messages exchanged. Of the sampled population, 7 percent were turned on by hair (as opposed to 12 for underwear, but only 4 for genitals, 3 for breasts, 2 for buttocks, and less than one for body hair). Scorolli C, Ghirlanda S, Enquist M, Zattoni S, Jannini E A (2007). Relative prevalence of different fetishes. International Journal of Impotence Researchadvance online publication 15 February 2007; doi: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901547. http://www.nature.com/ijir/journal/vaop/ncurrent/abs/3901547a.html retrieved March 2007.Dobson, Roger (2007). Heels are the world\'s No 1 fetish. The Independent Online Edition, http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article2303022.ece, accessed February 2007.

In fiction

In a scene in the 1988 novel Prelude to Foundation, characters discuss the theory that members of the Mycogenian culture would naturally develop a strong sexual interest in hair as a result of living in a place where hair is never seen.

References

See also

• Fake hair
• Hairstyle
• Trichotillomania

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