does shaving make your hair grow thicker

[ddaley212]

is that a myth or is it true because i swear sometimes i feel that when i shave off my beard and grow it back out for a few days, it looks thicker and darker. maybe im just going crazy

 

[mdunn]

no.

but it cuts them right at the roots, and cleanly. So it appears that its thicker when it grows back

 

[Uncle Erik]

I don't think so, either. And I actually enjoy having a day or two of growth. For whatever reason, I get a better shave when there's more to take off.

 

[Aberneth]

I shave every third day for precisely the reason that Erik mentioned. Razors seem to deal with a few days of growth better than they do with very short stubble, or very long stubble.

Uh oh... I smell a logic problem. PHYSICS MAN, AWAY!

 

[formyface]

maybe shaving cuts the hair straight, so when it grows back there is no taper to a point so it looks thicker. Also my beard lightens towards the ends so looks thick for a couple of days then lightens up

 

[Picaro]

I've been trying quite a few different soaps and blades lately. Something I've noticed is that a good shave produces square cut hairs that make the regrowth feel thicker to my fingers. When I have a not so good shave, the first days regrowth feels thinner as if its been flailed off my face with a weed wacker.
But once the growth gets past a day it all evens out again, same old hair size!

 

[pspdonatelli]

If it grew out thicker, I think by now you wouldn't be able to see my face!

 

[Stubble Face Killah]

Now, I'm not saying that Snopes is the most reliable source in the whole world, but they seem to do their research and back it up with expert opinions. A quick google brought up this: http://www.snopes.com/oldwives/hairgrow.asp

I like when they say that if the claim were true then bald men would be cutting/shaving their hair (or lack thereof) constantly.

 

[DE Shaver]

The simple answer. No.

 

[andrew98]

I don't think so, either. And I actually enjoy having a day or two of growth. For whatever reason, I get a better shave when there's more to take off.

Same here.

-Andy

 

[ddaley212]

Now, I'm not saying that Snopes is the most reliable source in the whole world, but they seem to do their research and back it up with expert opinions. A quick google brought up this: http://www.snopes.com/oldwives/hairgrow.asp

I like when they say that if the claim were true then bald men would be cutting/shaving their hair (or lack thereof) constantly.

that was a good article to read. i figured it might be a myth but i figure why not ask my fellow shavers on here

 

[proxymoron]

Not up top, no.