At 37 years old, Allen Luna found a niche that surprises anyone: he began to offer his barber services for male genitalia; Today he is known as “The ball barber” and his entrepreneurship is reviewed by media throughout the continent.
Luna is Spanish. Nine years ago she fell in love with Argentina and decided to move and break with the prejudices and taboos that revolve around hair removal in men. She today she preaches through her local and your Twitter account the need to pay attention to the care of pubic hair.
“Currently I provide consulting for a company. During the morning I work on that and from three in the afternoon I start attending patients”, commented “El barbero de bola” who also has a master’s degree in Economics and several specializations in finance.
However, after several months of starting this project, he already has a schedule full of shifts. Consequently, he seriously considers the possibility of dedicating himself exclusively to being “The barber of balls”.
“At first my family and friends were surprised by what I did. They couldn’t believe it. But when they see the cuts I make they congratulate me, they think it’s phenomenal”.
The styling of the “Ball Barber”
On how the idea that drove the business came about, Allen said that it was during a chat with friends. “One day we were talking about hair removal, some of the group were doing the final one but they were not entirely satisfied with the results. That is why it occurred to me to offer a kind of barbershop specialized in pubic hair”.
To begin with, she learned everything she could on the subject: “I researched the pH of the intimate area, the right products to treat it… I trained a lot for five months and started doing tests on myself.” Over time, customers began to arrive thanks to the recommendations of the regulars.
“There are many people who have left very happy, in fact, wives of men who saw my work have contacted me and tell me that they would like their husbands to take a little more care of their pubic hair,” he says.
For his services, Allen charges between $1,200 and $1,500, depending on the order made by the client: “It is the price of a cut in any barbershop, I keep it low due to inflation, so that it is something accessible.”
In the session, which lasts approximately 45 minutes, the specialist uses between 6 and 7 products, in addition to different types of razors, scissors and knives: “During the process I take great care of the skin and do an exfoliation to avoid folliculitis”.
As for age, those who choose their services are between 30 and 60 years old; and more and more men are encouraged to put prejudices aside and visit it. “The vast majority come with the aim of making their genitals look neater, so that the trunk appears larger and everything is more beautiful.”
