Post an image of you :)

Cyber bullying aside, shouldn't you have more facial hair than that at 17? I mean I'm 18, and also Asian, and I have to shave fairly regularly or else I get a bit of a stache.

 

Now im sure there are studies, but i cant be bothered tbh.
My personal experience is that when i started shaving my beard, it started growing to the point that i have to shave daily previously i would only need to shave once per month or so, and i never really shaved my stache religiously so it doesn't grow at the same rate my beard does and its much thinner. The difference is very noticeable.

SO it might just be some confirmation bias or idk but that's what happened to me.

"appears thicker than an uncut"
Isn't that the entire point to some extent?

 

I thought about that.
But the thing is i only shaved my beard in the chin area and avoided shaving the rest until it was needed so its like too many coincidences in my opinion.

i should like shave a lot one side of my neck beard and see what happens.

Also yeah all body hair depends on you and on your genes, its just like baldness if your dad went bold young theres a good chance that you will too.

 

if you only care about the appearance of thickness, sure. but if you want it to physically be thicker, than this doesn't fit your needs.

i could barely grow facial hair at 18

it's all genetic. those changes are all occurring with age, not your shaving habits. i have a bald patch underneath my chin that's filling in over time and that has nothing to do with my shaving. i also used to have a small bald patch on either cheek, those are gone now. show me a person who only shaves half of their face to get these results and i'll pay more attention. your semi-symmetrical facial hair that grows more on your beard than on your mustache is very common.

also i believe you're more likely to get your hair genes from your mother, so you'd want to look at her brothers if she has any. my dad is balding, one of my brothers, too, but not the older of the two. we also grow facial hair inversely well to our ages. i'm the youngest and have the most and my oldest brother can barely grow any. takes him like 2 months to get this puny stash.

 

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hair-removal/an00638
Question

Shaving hair: Does shaved hair grow back thicker?

Is it true that shaving unwanted body hair makes it grow back thicker and darker?

Answer

from Lawrence E. Gibson, M.D.

No — shaving hair doesn't change its thickness, color or rate of growth.
Shaving facial or body hair gives the hair a blunt tip. The tip might feel coarse or "stubbly" for a time as it grows out. During this phase, the hair might be more noticeable and perhaps appear darker or thicker — but it's not.
Consult your doctor if you notice a sudden increase in facial or body hair. This could be a medication side effect or a sign of an underlying medical condition.

 

My side burns are growing patchily at 15, as is the hair around my Adam's apple. I only shave once my side burns are noticeable. Speaking of genes, I seem to have my dads. He shaves in the morning and by the evening has a five o'clock shadow. :D

 

Went to highschool with a guy that started shaving in the 4th grade because he HAD to. Had a full beard by 6th grade.

 

Men speaking of women i remember having this chick in my university class that was in a weird religion/culture and wasn't allowed to shave she had more stache than i do. Truly disturbing.

 

the town i live in has a college that is considered very progressive and there are a lot of trans, genderless, intersexed, etc people. lots of people with beards from any gender/sex.

 

oh certainly! i'm not saying that oximus' disturbance was unwarranted by any means! nope! just adding my little corner of the bearded lady topic. there's actually a bakery here called the bearded lady.

 

You should create a topic about beard skills guys. We want photos here!

My gf took these photos. She is more skilled than me!

 

I've only just noticed this thread but I love that it's just turned into a full on debate about beards.