Does shaving chest hair really cause the hair to grow thicker and coarser?
Bear: Hi! My name is Bear. I’m from Toronto. I would like to know, do shaving my chest hair really make it grow back thicker? Joseph Greco: No Bear, actually that’s a myth. Shaving your chest hair won’t cause it to grow back and thicker, longer or even darker. After you shave your hair, it might feel coarse and stubbly, initially as it grows in. And you might pay more attention to that, giving the illusion that it’s actually growing thicker when it’s not. Now hair growth depends on activity beneath the surface of the skin. So things like shaving and cutting your hair, which cause no stimulation in the lower regions of the hair follicle are not going to cause any increase in hair growth. Bear: Hi! My name is Bear. I’m from Toronto. I would like to know, do shaving my chest hair really make it grow back thicker? Joseph Greco: No Bear, actually that’s a myth. Shaving your chest hair won’t cause it to grow back and thicker, longer or even darker. After you shave your hair, it might feel co
