Literary notes about Vellication (AI summary)
The term "vellication" is employed in literature with dual connotations. In some contexts, it refers to a bodily process akin to a twitch or jerk—an interpretation that underscores its physical, almost mechanical nature, as seen in the definition equating it with "twitch" and "jerk" [1]. In other contexts, "vellication" embodies a popular concept tied to aesthetic practices involving the removal of natural bodily coverings, such as the bushy growth sometimes referred to as a "veil of nature" in women [2] and the axilla-pile [3]. Additionally, the literature notes that while the initial experience of vellication may be painful, the skin eventually adapts to it [4].