
Originally Posted by
Bad Robot
Shaving is not natural, so why do so many men do it?
When did humans first start shaving? What did they use to shave with?
My guess is women seem to like their men shaved, so as a shaved man I have a bigger selection of women to choose during dating activities.
As to when human men first started shaving, I'm sure a sharp piece of flint or obsidian would do the job, but I can only imagine what a shaving nick might look like.

I found this to be an extremely interesting question, and after seeing no one answered the question, I decided to research it.
The following is the best source that I could find.
Shaving history begins with shark teeth - CNN.com
"Records drawn on cave walls show prehistoric people shaving with clamshells, flint knives, and even shark teeth."
"According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, circular solid gold or copper razors can be found as far back as the 4th millennium BC in some Egyptian tombs." "Still other cultures sharpened volcanic obsidian glass and used those."
But I was more interested in whether humans from 50,000+ years ago shaved, but I could not find any information about this, and I could not even find a theory.
Like you I feel women would be the main factor in getting men to shave. I think it would be interesting to ask woman from every culture on Earth, whether they prefer a shaven or unshaven man/mate?
(Personally) I believe that if most women said they preferred a shaven man/mate, then some/many men would have been shaving 190,000 years ago.