How to Grow a Beard
April 25th, 2008
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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Rogaine helps to gain facial hair. just be careful using it ( apply it just on the area where u want hair) and stop using if experienced any of the side effects.
“If after 6 weeks you find people saying: “Oh, are you trying to grow a beard?” consider the clean-shaven look.” haha, you made my day.
Hi,
This is good but, u have not mention any age groups over here.I think so it doesn’t minds.ok any way thanks for ur article.I will try it out.
Thank you.
sir hi …i m 17 yrs old,,but i have no beard ….my friends make a laugh on me …and calling me castrated …tel me the way that how can i grow up my beard….
sir,
u have to help me out..i am 20 years old and i have no hair on my face or chest.it makes me look very young and immature.it is not heriditary..hope u will reply
hi …….tis is vinay…am 21 yr old….i dont have moustache n beard….so tel me how can i grow them?
ye man im almost 21 and im only getin a bit of bum fluff whilst all my m8s av smart shaped beards! will i EVER grow 1 or is it possible that sum people cant ever grow a beard?
dude dis is pratik n me 18 yr old, i hav gt a gud amount of groth on ma face bt i need 2 grow it only 4m ma chin n like a long one like rock band ppl, wat wil i do…plzzz suggest!!!
Some people aren’t genetically capable of growing facial hair.
sir I m 18 and have no facial hair and everyone makes fun of me which is really frustating . If I use rogaine then how to apply it and how much and how many time . Reply soon
@Pavan
AM 21 YRS OLD MY PROBLEM IS NO MUSTAGE&BEARD PLZ HELP ME
tell me any good cream that i grow my beard.n that doest have side affects
hi sir i m 22 years old and still i dont have beard on my face how a=can i grow it can you please help me thanks………..?
I m 28 years old and I and have little beard. I’ll try the rogaine but I don’t know if I will find it because I m from Paraguay. Anyone knows another way to make my beard grow up?
and what about coco oil?
HOW CAN I ROGAINE GET FROM
Hi Sir,
I am 24 years old and have a very little hair only in my mustache and chin (not in the part just above the neck). I need to get a thick mustache and beard (full, in my cheeks and chin). Please help me with some tips to achieve the same. My father has a good mustache and a good beard and so i think this is not some genetic problem.
seriously u lot are loosers to say the least – if ya wanna grow a beard the dont shave end of discussion – u can’t grow a beard then sorry ur weren’t meant to have a beard yet. by bye
i hav mustache en vry few in my chin( just below my face) or goatee u say..but i hav no chip (beard that grows beside the ear) i just want 2 make chip. hepl me
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hw cn i grow side burns
i am 25 years old and have a very little hair only in my mustache and chin (not in the part just above the neck). I need to get a thick mustache and beard (full, in my cheeks and chin). Please help me with some tips to achieve the same. My father has a good mustache and a good beard and so i think this is not some genetic problem.
Sure it’s capable. Occasionally, you “might” get side affects.
dear sir
I am 25 years old male my problems is i have not growing beard please give me a suggetion or tratment for this problems
dr.i want to hairy beard and my chest also im 24 year old please give me answer
Hi Sir
I am 32 years old and from in Viet Nam and have little beard. I’ll try the rogaine but I don’t how to get that. Now I need to help!! how to grow a beard? Anyone knows another way to make my beard grow up? let me know my email is bryanthuynh12@yahoo.com
Thank you very much for your help
Hell am Prince from Toronto, Canada am 24+ and i have no sign of Beard And Mustache on my face.. my chest is flat with no trait of hair… i have lil hair on my legs nays.. i need a Beard And Mustache am lacking that my younger one who is just 18 has Beard And Mustache and he looks like my dad.. please save me.. and have sent my resume to God for him to help me more…
prince Tdot Canada
hi,man im 17 years old , ihave a little moustache ,little chicks and chin but they dont grow and i want t make beard heeeeelp,,,,,,
im 15 ive got a beard, just wanted o piss u guys off,lol…………castrated
wow im 16 and i have a beard hahaha
hi my names erick im 19 and very angryy i have a mustash (dont want that) but i do want the dirty chin strap (i think thats wat u call it) THE PROBLEM IS i grow hair on my right side of my face and chin and neck NOTHING ON THE LEFT WTF???? DOEs This hAve something to do with me being right handed???? -_- im super angree i hope ur theory works
@pratik
You can start by learning how to spell and type, then perhaps you’d get a respectable response.
Is there any cream without side effects which can increase my beards hair???
Hey, i’m 17 and this guide has been fairly helpful. i was wondering how long the thing was going to itch, and when i should start to shape it.
@vinay
you have to keep shaving a lot like 3times a day and you will start to grow a beard
sir
please help me! I am 22 and have no hair anywhere. I need beard and to have big hairy chest and big bushy, bush. Please help me.
sir
I am 56 years old and i have no bush on ghram
I need harry chest and face or my wife say she want my sex
PLZ HELP FRIEND
iam 24 years old.i have no beared .so please give me the suitable medicine and remodies
Hi i am 31 years, my problem is beard is not grown.Can you suggest me how beard can be grown
Holy flying shit batman, you people can’t spell for your life! you all sound like mentally retarded cartoon characters…/wrists
I am 15 years old, and I am growing a bead! Though i want it thicker!
mabey ill take biotin…..
Guys, there is nothing you can really do to ‘grow a beard’ it’s not a plant. Although the hair growth things may help it’s probably not the best idea as it’s very un natural. You can avoid chemicals etc and eat natural foods and try to stay clear of preservs (especially to the younger people) they have been known to stunt hair growth in some.
RESULTS!!!!I started with castor oil and I feel like it’s working on my beard and hairline.My hairline was reseasing and I had heard my dad say his friend grew his beard with that, so I looked it up on youtube and found a vid of this chick who used it on her hair and had said it worked. I been sticking to it for bout two weeks though and I’m starting to notice something . ONLY PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT HAIR. what I also noticed helped is shaving upwards(DONT KNOW WHY BUT I FEEL IT WORK).BUT ONLY WHERE YOU WANT HAIR(LIKE THE AREA YOU SEE THE DUDE ON THE TOP PICTURE)Imma stick to it for i while because hair doesn’t grow overnight. stick to it if you want to try it. DOnT USE ROGAINE BECAUSE IF YOU StOP USING IT YOUR HAIR’LL FALL OFF. I’ll post progress
ALSO!!!!!! anytime before you try something you read on the internet look it up carefully before you try it because sometimes i get i feeling that people want to sell a product on blogs. and you can find the castor oil at cvs or rite aid just ask someone that works near the medicine area where the cought syrup and that stuff be at.good luck
@gerald
to bad the steriods and weed shrunk your nuts man…
to bad the steriods and weed shrunk your nuts man…
Hi,
I am from India, and around 30 yrs of age. As like most of the people on this forum I do not have much hair on my face (i.e. only moustache and a lil hair on my chin)even after shaving a lot.
I want to grow my beard, please let me know if any medicines/cream/treatment available specifically in India also the side effects of the same.
Some earlier responses will be highly appreciated.
Regds,
Ashu…
@huge
Can’t say I’ve ever heard that expression before.
@ace
LOL castor oil does nothing but make you smell nasty nasty, and shaving against the grain of the hair will give you in-grown hairs and razor burn LOLOLOLOL. Hairless apes, know nothing about grooming. You want to grow a beard, then don’t shave at ALL – just leave it alone for 2 months. If you have nothing, then you won’t have a beard unless you glue it on.
There is no way one website can find that many illiterate commenters who address the writer as “Sir”…. I smell interwebz trolls.