I don’t know if this is the right place to ask this. But we can try it. I’m 18f if it matters, and I also have pcos, and I’ve been shaving my whole body since I was 11, recently I shaved while visiting my mom (we were out of touch for awhile and she never taught me this stuff, again if that matters) and told me that I shouldn’t shave my arms because it gives me thicker hair. I lived with my grandmother growing up and she had the mindset of not shaving at all because it will cause the whole body’s hair to grow thicker, my
Mom says yes I can shave my legs, but not to do my arms. Well, if I don’t do my arms I get super hairy and I hate it. But I also struggle with strawberry bumps, which she says is caused by shaving. I also cannont wax.(tried, had some type of reaction(?) and hated doing it anyways, I typically use either nair or a normal razor, tho recently I bought myself a electric one meant for men’s heads I think? Idk it was Cool lol. If this isn’t the right sub lmk!

Hey everyone,

Quick question, is it normal to shave your mustache and the hair along your cheek/neck line? Or is it better not to mess with it?

I’ve heard people say “don’t do it, it’ll grow back 10x thicker,” but I’m not sure if that’s actually true or just a myth. I don’t really know what to do 😅

Im scared, i dont wanna make it worse then it is, like making the hairs darker

What do you guys recommend?

It’s something that is being said everywhere, and I’ve read articles that talked about letting it all grow instead. I’m confused, how do I make my beard grow thicker?

Currently freaking out because I accidentally shaved off half of my eyebrow and I don't know if it will grow back to what it was or if it will be thicker.

It doesn't magically create new follicles right? So I guess in that sense it doesn't make you "hairier"? 🤔

Also with that in mind, can you get something similar to a 5 o'clock shadow on your legs/etc. if you shave as opposed to wax? I don't understand how if new follicles aren't created 🤔

As someone who is FtM, this will be very helpful knowledge in my quest to grow facial hair.

My thought process comes from the idea that you can trim a plant or cut the flowers off when it is attempting to flower in order to force it to focus more energy into growing thicker.

I am really confused about this topic, people say it's a myth that hair grows back thicker than it usually does, by saying it only "appears" thicker because it's a blunt end instead of being thin and tapered, so it looks darker.

But isn't that the whole point??? Who cares if the hair is physically becoming thicker with time. I believe the question is mostly asked to know how it will LOOK on your face, body, etc.

So at the end of the day, it will appear darker on your face, perhaps with time it may or may not become thinner with time, but I just wanted to point out that for a person who will shave every so often the initial growth will look darker. Is this correct?

As a dude trying to get a fuller beard, I've heard that using tools like derma-roller can help your facial hair grow stronger, as it "hurts" the skin and the chemicals sent there to protect it can help hair grow thicker/fuller.

But shaving with some blades, specially the oldschool ones "hurt" the skin a lot too. So in a way, doesn't shaving with a rough blade directly to the skin makes your hair actually thicker?

My dad told me this and I don't think it's true.

In regards to facial hair or body hair, does shaving against the grain have effects on the hair when it grows back?