Is it true that if you shave your hair, it will grow back thicker?

Question

or will it just grow back the same thickness and length? and why?

Answer 1

NO! This is a total myth! I am an esthetician, and am always answering this!
What happens is this-- picture your hair. It goes beneath the surface of your hair, down to a "bulb" on the end of the hair in the hair follicle. This "bulb" is what holds your hair in the follicle (otherwise it would fall out). The hair itself tapers (becomes skinnier) as it grows out, thats why before you shave your hair seems finer and softer. When you shave, it cuts off the hair at the point where the hair enters your skin and the hair follicle. When it grows out again (within a couple days), it is growing out the "cut" part of the hair-- ie the part of the hair at the point where the razor chopped it off. So in reality what has happened is that you have cut off the fine tapered end of your hair, and when the hair breaks the surface of your skin again, it is rough and coarse.
When you wax your hair, it grows back very fine and soft, because you haven't cut the hair, you have removed the bulb of the hair from the follicle, thus forcing that hair to grow back again slower and weaker, and usually finer and softer.
When you shave your hair will always grow back the same thickness, its genetically predisposed how thick your body hair is. How long you let it grow is up to you! ;)

Answer 2

It definitely looks thicker, but in reality it's not. Shaving has just cut the ends of the hair weirdly so they grow in a strange way, or something.

I'm not sure if it's the same with hair removal creams or waxing, so if you're not sure then try those.

Answer 3

it will not grow back thicker, it will appear thicker because the hair strand is like a rope; with numerous fibers threaded together. And like when you cut a rope, the end gets frayed, your hair strands will look like that; they won't be any thicker, but because the ends are frayed, they'll appear thicker.

Answer 4

No,not true,it will grow back the same.

Answer 5

It grows back the same on one's head. I've done it. That theory only works for males and their beginning facial hair.

Answer 6

i think it usually grows back thicker.....but i know that if you like go to some place to get your hair removed like, professionally, they supposedly guarentee the hair wont grow back thicker....
look online for actual explainations cause i;m not exactly sure why that happens.....

Answer 7

it will usually grow back thicker and more coarse the next time. although, depending on where it is, it will grow slower, but darker. I've tweezed my eyebrows and now they have a semi-permanent shape.

Answer 8

yes its very true
once you start shaving
it grows back dark and thick
which is very ugly
so you have to keep shaving
so if your not ready for that
i would suggest you not shave
for a bit.

Answer 9

yes