ANSWERS: 26
  • No, it does not, it only seems like it because when you shave, the ends are blunt and not tapered off like they usually are.
  • No, it's a myth. The root is thicker and so what we look at is root growin out that seems thick. When it grows out enough it would go thin again.
  • TRUE!!!!! every woman answer this and Ill show my daughter!
  • That is a myth. If it were true all the people going bald could cut what hair they still have and it would grow in thicker.
  • there is a crescendo... thicker and thicker until one day it will stop coming back at all for some people... accused of abnormally thick hair as a kid and thin now, I am pretty sure that I am loosing some already... I have a friend, not yet in hit 35 that is completely white haired too.
  • I'm not a very hairy person to begin with. Been tryin to grow it back for months, not doing so well.
  • True, and it creates more cycles of hair after shaving instead of having 1-3 hair cycles, you can end up with up to ten, I think. Thats why hair starts growing back so fast after shaving, there's already hair ready to replace it.
  • False. Hair will grow the same way whether it is shaved or not.
  • I know they say it's a myth that is will grow back thicker and darker after shaving, but in my experience IT DOES. Absolutely.
  • Except when you're going grey. Unless you were blonde before going grey.
  • It doesn't with me. +5 :-)
  • False, when we start shaving as teenagers, out hair is already getting darker and thicker as we age. We just notice it more because the hair that grows in is darker than the hair we just shaved off. The razors have no effect on the hair follicle itself, just the hair.
  • When you shave your hair and it re-grows, the tips of the hairs are thick and therefore it appears thicker and darker. Also, all the hairs are cut off at exactly skin level, so all will appear to re-grow together at the same rate. When you wax and it re-grows, the tips are finer. Also, the hairs will start to re-grow at different depths under the skin, so some will sprout before others. Both of these differences make it appear finer.
  • No, it doesn't grow back thicker, but it appears that way because every hair is now growing in at the same time and length.
  • Only in places we *don't* want it...;-D..
  • Shaving tends to split the folicle especially when the razor is dull so then you have all these double hairs in one hole. It looks and feels thicker... And not to mention it never get's the root... It becomes an old root, that just get's thicker and thicker and stronger and stronger the more you cut rather than pull the hair out. Waxing pulls it out by the white part of the root and therefore takes longer to regenerate and comes back in thinner and lighter when it does because it is virgin hair.
  • False old wives tale. It just feels coarser until it grows out.
  • I believe false!
  • Mine dont but i know peoples that have my sister being one of them lol
  • in my experiences - it has!
  • Mine did. I tweezed by eyebrows by the way and they stopped growing. So, I think it depends on the individual. I was taught that it does not, but shaving makes the hair grow closer to the surface. I don't buy that. It's thicker and its darker.
  • True. When my sister was about a year or 2 we shaved her hair, and now she has some nice long and dark hair.
  • Absolutely NO! We think our hair is standing still and not growing up until we shave it as it was suddenly aware of being shaved off. There are actually different layers of hair at different stages of growth, with a maximum lenght, once this lenght is reached the hair goes in a resting phase, then sheds down. This gives us the impression that our hair is still. Once you shave, your hair keeps growing only for its remaining lenght, you may find it stubbly as that hair lost its conic tip, it is shorter and feels stiffer, this until it completly grow back. We often shave as soon as our hair shows. This fools us! If ever the hair growing back was actually thicker, that's not because you shaved, but due to the hormones working in the meanwhile, because you grow up.
  • This is a common myth, but alas it untrue, here is why. Hair grows in cycles that change with age -Hair grows from the corners of the upper lip, and then forms a complete moustache. Hair then develops on the upper part of the cheeks, and under the lower lip. Hair then spreads to the sides and lower portion of the chin and the growth continues to form a full beard. Facial hair continues to grow coarser, thicker for several years after the onset of puberty; this process varies with each person and can take up to a decade to complete. Hair is dead, shaving does not affect it -By the time hair is what you call hair, the magic is over. Hair is composed mainly of keratin, a mineralized protein, all the growth occurs in the bulb deep in the skin and can not be affected by shaving. Hair tapers as it grows, therefore it appears thicker after shaving -When facial hair is shaved the proximal shaft (portion of hair closet to skin) is thicker, hair naturally tapers with growth. This gives the impression of thicker growth. Stubble: Hair that is freshly shaved is blunted and coarser -Shaving puts an angular bias on hair that to the touch seems like more hair growth. Short fresh cut hair is stiffer due closeness to the follicle, less room for movement. All hair softens when it tapers with growth adding to the misconception thicker growth. Hair becomes lighter has it grows due to sun and chemical exposure -New growth, it is darker because it has not been exposed to the sun and the chemicals of everyday life. When you shave the initial growth is darker, this is naturally perceived has thicker. Perception -Initial growth appears greater because hair grows so slow. You will notice the first few millimeters with further growth the change seems diminished. Baby faced to a five o’clock shadow is a stark change, and then comes peach fuzz, after that change is subtle. -Wishful thinking seems to be the greatest reason this myth persists, you want to see growth so you do. Source: http://kentonville.com/shaving-does-not-make-your-beard-grow-thicker-or-faster/

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