Ubuciko bokushefa buguquke kakhulu eminyakeni edlule, ikakhulukazi kwabesifazane. Ngokomlando, abesifazane basebenzisa izindlela ezihlukahlukene zokususa izinwele zomzimba, kusukela emakhambi emvelo kuya kumathuluzi angajwayelekile. Nokho, ukwethulwa kwentokazi eshefa insingo kwaphawula isikhathi esibalulekile ekuzilungiseni komuntu siqu.

Ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20, kwavela izinsingo zokuqala zokuphepha eziklanyelwe abesifazane. Lezi zinsingo zazinomklamo ontekenteke, ngokuvamile ohlotshiswe ngamaphethini ezimbali nemibala e-pastel, ekhanga ubuhle besifazane. I-razor yokuphepha yayivumela abesifazane ukuthi bashefe kalula nangokuphepha okukhulu uma kuqhathaniswa nezinsingo zendabuko eziqondile, ezaziklanyelwe amadoda ngokuyinhloko.

Njengoba amashumi eminyaka eqhubeka, ukuklama nokusebenza kwezinsingo zabesifazane abashefa kwaqhubeka nokuba ngcono. Ukwethulwa kwezinsingo ezilahlwayo ngeminyaka yawo-1960 kwaguqula imakethe, kwanikeza inketho elula nehlanzekile kwabesifazane. Lawa ma-razor ayengasindi, kulula ukuwasebenzisa, futhi ayengalahlwa ngemva kokusetshenziswa okumbalwa, okuwenza abe yisinqumo esithandwayo kwabesifazane ekuhambeni.

Eminyakeni yamuva nje, kugxilwe ekudaleni ama-razor angagcini nje ngokuhlinzeka ngokushefa eduze kodwa futhi abeke phambili impilo yesikhumba. Izinsingo eziningi zanamuhla ezigundayo zifika zifakwe imicu yokuthambisa efakwe inhlaba noma uvithamini E, oklanyelwe ukuthambisa isikhumba nokunciphisa ukucasuka. Ukwengeza, imiklamo ye-ergonomic namakhanda aguquguqukayo athuthukisiwe ukuze azulazule ama-contours omzimba ngokuphumelelayo.

Namuhla, imakethe inikeza izinhlobo eziningi zezinsingo zokushefa, kusukela ezinsizeni zokuphepha zendabuko kuya kuzinketho zikagesi ezisezingeni eliphezulu. Abesifazane bangakhetha ohlwini lwemikhiqizo evumelana nalokho abakuthandayo kanye nezinhlobo zesikhumba. Njengoba imboni yobuhle iqhubeka nokusungula izinto ezintsha, intokazi eshefa insingo iseyithuluzi elibalulekile ekuphishekeleni isikhumba esibushelelezi, esingenazinwele.