I'm 17 and I have yet to shave. is this normal?

Question

so i'm 17, a junior in high school, and i've never had to shave before. i've never pulled out a razor and shaving cream to clean up my face, i just simply don't grow that much facial hair... i only have a vague mustache and stubbles of hair on my chin, also i have no chest hair. it's not like it's a bad thing, i'd rather avoid the hassle of shaving, but just about all other guys at my school around my age have already started shaving, some since middle school. so i'm wondering will i ever have to shave? also i'm asian american if that plays any part, generally asians don't grow much hair but even my asian friends have shaved before

Answer 1

that's normal. no need to worry. we should be the one to be envious of you. coz you can save money instead of buyiong shaves and cream... i also have friends who was at that situatuion too. until now, he's already 25 and don't have even a single hair on his armpit.

Answer 2

My oldest boy has a fair complexion and he didn't need to start shaving either until his first year of college. Even then, it was rare. He's now 22 and has to shave more often. I would simply enjoy the fact that you have a nice smooth face and don't have to waste your money on razors and shaving creme.

Answer 3

My husband didnt shave until her was 25. He was not delayed in maturity(if you know what I mean). It does't mean you are delayed in masculinity. It's just some people arent that hairy. I think smooth men are hot!!! Some guys even shave all thier body hair off...because lots of woman like smooth men...Its metrosexual to be smooth!!! My husband only shaves like once a month now and he is 33. So your the luck one---ENJOY IT! razor bumps(On my legs)hurt like hell anyways!

Answer 4

It is quite normal. I started shaving at the age of 18.

Answer 5

hopefully you will learn that normal is whatever is normal for you,asian does have alot to do with it . count yourself lucky im female and do have to shave so your best bet is to love yourself just the way you are and others will love you that way also. good luck.

Answer 6

Body hair is a common colloquial term for the terminal hair on the human body developing during and after puberty in contrast to the head hair and the less visible vellus hair. A medical term for it is androgenic hair since its growth depends primarily on the level of androgens (male hormones) containing within the individual human organism. Due to a normally higher level of androgens men tend to have visibly more androgenic hair than women so that this type of hair can be seen as a sign for sexual dimorphism and therefore a secondary sex characteristic.


The appearance of androgenic hair is caused by the rising level of androgens due to puberty that causes a transformation process of vellus hair into terminal hair on several parts of the human body. The hair follicles respond to androgens, primarily testosterone and its derivatives. The rate of hair growth and the weight of the hairs increase. Different areas respond with different sensitivities. As testosterone levels increase, the sequence of appearance of androgenic hair reflects the gradations of androgen sensitivity. The pubic area is most sensitive, and heavier hair usually grows there first in response to androgens.

Areas on the human body that develop terminal hair growth due to rising androgens in both sexes, men and women, are the axillary hair and the pubic hair. In contrast to that, normally only men grow androgenic hair in other areas. There is a sexual dimorphism in the amount and distribution of androgenic hair, with males having more terminal hair (particularly facial hair, chest hair, abdominal hair and leg and arm hair) and females having more vellus hair, which is less visible. The genetic disposition determines the sex-dependent and individual rising of androgens and therefore the development of androgenic hair.

Facial hair is a secondary sex characteristic in human males. Many men develop facial hair in the later years of puberty, approximately between 15-18 years old. Many women also have some facial hair, especially after menopause, though typically much less than men. Eyebrows and eyelashes are also grown by both sexes of all ages.

Male pogonotrophy (the growing of facial hair; beardedness) is often culturally associated with wisdom and virility. Many men style their facial hair into beards, moustaches, goatees or sideburns.

The amount of facial hair on a man's face varies from individual to individual, and also between ethnic groups. For example, men from many East Asian, West African or American Indians backgrounds typically have much less facial hair than those of European, Middle Eastern or South Asian descent, with American Indians typically having little to none at all.

Answer 7

You sound perfectly normal. Some men are more hairy than others. If you don't care about it, you are lucky. Don't start it until you have to. Once you start, you'll have to keep it up.

Answer 8

Don't worry, I have friends who started around 19-20. Chill, don't worry about any little thing, man...

Answer 9

count yourself lucky and forget it, or check with a doctor and see if you have normal hormone levels.

Answer 10

Perfectly normal.

Don't worry about it at all.