Does Frequent Shaving Make Hair Grow Faster?

A man spends an average of about 3,350 hours – the equivalent of about 150 days of his life – removing hair from his face. So within a lifetime, after all, more than 800 meters of beard hair come together. How much “beard” a man gets depends crucially on the genetic predisposition.

Does hair really grow faster through frequent shaving?

A question that arises in this context again and again – especially for those whose beard growth is less: Is hair growth stimulated by shaving the beard, legs or other body regions?

This question must be answered in the negative. You can shave as much as you want and wherever you want – the hair growth is neither stimulated nor does it become stronger. Likewise, the hair on your head will not grow faster if you cut it more often.

The cycle of a hair

Every single hair on the body goes through a cycle: at first it sprouts quickly, but over time the growth comes to a halt. For example, a male beard hair grows for about six years on average, then it has to make room for a new one.

How much and how often it is cut in between does not matter at all – the root does not “know” what is happening to the hair outside.

Why does the hair nevertheless appear stronger?

The impression that the hair grows faster after a shave has another reason. The razor cuts the hairs at the thickest part, so when they grow back they often appear rougher and as if they can be felt again more quickly. This effect is especially noticeable in younger men, as they have only a “thin” down at the beginning of their beard growth.

Which way you take to remove your hair is up to you. The most thorough method is certainly wet shaving, but not every skin type tolerates this type of shaving.