OK boys. Face it, women sometimes like a manly beard. But do you have what it takes? It requires patience, persistence, (and just enough testosterone) to pull it off.
- The first step in growing a beard is deciding to grow one. This is no trifling matter. Growing a beard takes at least 4 weeks including enduring an uncomfortable itchy period and having to answer ridiculous questions like: “Are you trying to grow a beard?” from your friends and colleagues.
- Don’t shave. Despite the popularly held belief, shaving will not make your beard grow faster or thicker.
- Pick a time when you can get a running start like at the beginning of a vacation or even a long weekend.
- Resist the urge to trim or shape the beard. Let it grow as much as possible before shaving, even if you are going for the “goatee” look. The hairs on your face will be in various stages of growth; not all are actively growing at the same time, so you have to be patient to see where it will fill in and where it won’t.
- What if your beard is spotty? Unlike your scalp, the hair on your face will not cover every inch. Some men will have hair from their eyeballs to their neck. If you’re this guy, then feel free to shave areas to shape it. Most men will have some areas that are spotty or thin, like on their cheeks and chin. This is determined by genetic and hormonal factors. There is little you can do about it, so work with what you’ve got.
- What about applying Rogaine (minoxidil) to your face? Minoxidil is a drug that was used to lower blood pressure until it was found it also grows hair. In topical form, it causes hair growth on the scalp of men and women with hereditary hair loss. Why it works is not really known. In theory, Rogaine could help you grow a beard, but this is never been shown in studies, nor is it FDA approved for facial hair. Applying Rogaine (minoxidil) to your face would likely be irritating and can also cause acne. If ingested or if applied in excessive amounts, it could cause serious side effects like a drop in your blood pressure.
- Biotin is a dietary supplement known to help with hair and nail growth. Consider taking 2.5 mg of biotin each day.
- You might find that growing a beard gives you an itchy, red, scaly rash on your face. Try using a little dandruff shampoo like Head and Shoulders on your beard two or three times each week. You can also apply a mild over the counter steroid cream like hydrocortisone 1% once a day.
- When your beard starts growing, the hairs are often stiff at first; they will soften over time. Consider using a mild steroid like hydrocortisone 1% everyday to help with the itching.
- After 4 to 6 weeks you should have a good idea what your beard will look like. If after 6 weeks you find people saying: “Oh, are you trying to grow a beard?” consider the clean-shaven look.
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hi
My age is about 25. I’m very much interested in growing the beard. But only very less amount hair present in my cheek. is there any solution for growing a stronger hair.
same as u bt i m 18 years old so plz tell me whats solution……
Someone please help me. I am 25 years old and my beard is almost down to my belly button. People have been making fun of me once it started protruding past my shoulders. They call me names like Sasquatch and Gorilla Man. I have a very important job interview and would like to look clean cut. How do I get this hair off of my face? I see these commercials with people who use razors and I have heard that people use scissors to trim it down. I am scared of metal, so I am not looking to go that route. Someone has to have a better solution then putting a razor blade to my face, even with Halloween gag spray that though just makes me quiver.
maybe buy a packet of matches and burn it off
I am 25 years old.i did nt hair on my body.especially i want grow beards and hair on body.plz give me suggestion.i want grow beards by natural.is it possible nw means its so late fr getting beard
Sir, i am 27 years old, but i have very little bear on my face, it’s make me very shamefull in my life, pls tell me some therapy that within 1 month i can get a good beard in my face.
Thanks…….
Sorrry but growing a beard would take 4-6 weeks for results…
Sir, pls help me to grow beard. I have very few beard. Only very few over my chin. I am 21 yrs old. And I want to know about any medicines that would help me to increase my beard.
Thanks.
I am 24 and all my father, brothers and uncles have beard. I try to grow one but it is very patchy and looks like ball hair. I am the black sheep of the family and have heard my uncle call me pube face. I don’t even want a beard just a mustache please help!
Im 14 and have thick hair on my sideburns but it stoped halfway and i hope this works
-.- my 12 year old has a small mustache and im 15. -_- not only that he is even taller than me now.
i am 21 years old and there is no beard on my face. i feel very irritating because my friends irritate me for not having beard. Please give some require suggestions how i can grow mu beard faster, please
i m 15 ……..how can i grow a good beard ..plz tell me sir..
Wait a few years till you’re older.
Say, you got a nice blog. Really Cool.
i am 26 years old and there is no beard on my face. i am very desperate.
Sir please give some require suggestions.
how i can grow mu beard faster, please.
hi im 20 yrs old and i have quite a hairy chin neck and side burns and it just takes time an dont! shave
i am 21 years old and there is no beard on my face. i feel very irritating because my friends irritate me for not having beard. Please give some require suggestions how i can grow mu beard faster, please
am 39 and my son is 18,i have moustouch bt no beared and goatee,imagine how awkward it was to see my 18 year old son wt thick beared..
Im 24years old. i dont have berard on my face. is there any medicine fo growing beard. please help me…..
This is the funniest thing I’ve ever come across. Hundreds of baby-faced, self conscious dot heads. Be happy with what you were given.
You said @me, haha.
PS: It’s water-boarded, not tabled.. lol.