does shaving encourage facial hair growth?

[pen^2]

being a 20 year old male, i have a too little even though i always wanted to grow a goatee. i am inclined to think this is due to my tendency to not shave too often... any ideas on how to grow a goatee?

 

[jahawkin]

no, shaving does not have any influence on hair growth

 

[bacillus]

<< ... any ideas on how to grow a goatee? >>


male steroids!

 

[pen^2]

ahahah i saw that coming from a mile away... really, i need some sound suggestions

 

[mdennison]

Do you want more facial hair?

 

[Jokeram]

apparently it does.. that is what I was told by a person that had a goatee for over a year and took it off.. he said that the rest of his beard grew faster than the area with the goat-e.

 

[Fearlss1]

You may want it now.. but you wish you didnt in the future.. Its come with the lader stages or maturity,, It will come. its not.. &quot; If you shave it it will come though&quot; give it time young grasshoppah
-Nate239468

 

[AznMaverick]

I know hair grows thicker after you shave. As a child my mother shaved my head twice and now my hair is pretty thick...

 

[bacillus]

<< As a child my mother shaved my head twice and now my hair is pretty thick... >>


AznMaverick, they look like horns to me!

 

[zzz234]

<< I know hair grows thicker after you shave. >>



A myth. After shaving, the ends are more blunt so it just looks thicker, IYSWIM.

 

[pen^2]

zzz234 thats what i been told, just wanted to confirm it at AT

 

[creedog]

try rubbing some naughty sauce on it....



some one told me that once.....lol.

never tried it though

 

[vi edit]

Another thing is that you usually shave for the first time right around when you hit puberty. It also happens to be the same time that your body starts excreting huge amount of testosterone increasing the amount of facial hair you have.

It's the fact that you are starting to shave when your hair is growing in faster than before that gives it the myth that shaving causes it to grow in thicker.

Also, as someone else stated, when you shave, you leave the thick stubble at the base of the hair exposed, making the hair appear to be thicker.

 

[Ultima200]

Its not true at all. When you shave it just cuts the old hairs and exposes new ones.

 

[Aihyah]

think a little harder b4 falling for old wives tales. imagine womens legs if shaving grew more hair or made them thicker...*shudders*

 

[Pliablemoose]

No.

But it does toughen up your face &amp; men's faces wrinkle slower if they shave (the area shaved of course:Q)

 

[nomahe]

Brotherman, Keep this thread in your archives and look back at it in 10 years. You'll get a good laugh, you're going to despise shaving by then.

 

[Noriaki]

Hahahahah I'm nearly 21 and only have to shave about once every 5 days...and I'm quite happy about it. Don't worry...it won't be long before you have to shave daily. Enjoy the freedom while you have it.

 

[Shantanu]

20 years old and you can't grow a goatee? Maybe you should get some testosterone injections, or something.

 

[pen^2]

well i do have some... its just that its kinda scarce and not as thick as i wish it to be...

 

[bonkers325]

the more u shave the harder the facial hair gets

 

[Robert01]

How can I prevent from cutting myself (especially the neck area) when I shave? I don't want to cut my windpipe.

 

[monto]

<< no, shaving does not have any influence on hair growth >>


unfortunately i learned the hard way, shaving one leg and not the other

 

[chiwawa626]

well once i started shaving, my facial hair grows back thicker and faster. I think that its diffrent for everyone.