-- Posted by Aliented at 2:10 am on July 11, 2009 Recently watched this documentry on African Tribes.  It goes the same for Native tribes.  Have you noticed that the woman are hairless, except for the the head hair? Like no under arm hair or hairy legs.  lol, how come? Second, how do woman/girls deal with periods that don't have access to tampons?   -- Posted by ssminow at 2:12 am on July 11, 2009 they use rags. but like younger girls and stuff miss school because of it. and they have to re-use the rags...it makes me sad...and greatful -- Posted by Kierais awesome at 2:12 am on July 11, 2009 yeah i don't know thats just how it is idk i wonder that myself -- Posted by ssminow at 2:13 am on July 11, 2009 *grateful. oops -- Posted by Silenced at 2:17 am on July 11, 2009 Because of the area they live in, the heat and dryness makes hair in those places obsolete since hair is primarily for warmth or protection from the elements. -- Posted by Live Just To Die at 2:41 am on July 11, 2009 They use rags and reeds. And I don't know why they have hair, maybe they don't need it for warmth like us... -- Posted by BrainCandie at 10:48 pm on July 11, 2009 My mom is like that and i still have a clue why.