A hair fetish is a sexual interest focused on hair, whether that means the look, texture, length, or scent of it or the act of touching, cutting, or styling it. For some people the interest centers on their partner's hair, and for others it centers on their own.
Hair carries a lot of social meaning around attractiveness, identity, and control, which is part of why it draws people in. Interest often shows up in specific details: long hair worn loose, buzz cuts, braiding, shaving, or the smell of clean hair close to the face.
Worth knowing: Cutting or shaving a partner's hair is often irreversible and tied to identity, so it belongs in a conversation about consent and limits beforehand rather than being sprung as a surprise.
Also called: hair cutting fetish, hair pulling, long hair fetish, short hair fetish, shaving fetish, trichophilia, braiding, hair sniffing
