[Cacique]

There was a time when shaving was the apex of civilization. The Romans differentiated themselves that way. The term Barbarian comes from the Latin Barba, the word for beard. Of course shaving, took a lot more guts in Roman times. However, I find it rather interesting that most of our current "Barbarian" enemies all sport beards.

[Clemenza]

Que BARBARO!

All true, although the Romans did not use moisturizer. They did use olive oil in their hair, however. I still believe that the "oiled bodies" phenomenom in the gladiator films was pure Hollywood.

[Cacique]

Another little tidbit you guys may want to consider. There is a study out there I read a few months ago that tied frequent shaving to a lower incidence of heart attacks.