Myth or truth

[Destiny_harley]

Okay is it a myth or truth. When you shave you chest (guys) does your hair come in thicker?? And now for the ladies and guys when you shave you "area" does the hair come in thicker?? I really want to know the truth. I hear it comes in thicker!!! :cool3:

[Am I tight or not?]

when a guy shaves his chest, not only does the hair come back thicker, but also a lot gayer.

[GrumpyBear]

Shaving almost always causes hair to be thicker and more whiskery similar to facial hair, at least that's my experience. Waxing on the other hand can make it a little thinner and grow slower - but hurts so much I tend to not think it's worth it. Well I don't know what waxing your chest would feel like because I'm a girl, but other areas I know too well how much it hurts.

I HATE chest hair (well body hair really) so I prefer it shaved even if it means sometimes there will be some whiskery scruff stuff when you don't have time to shave.

[Palmer of the Turks]

4 out of 10 men shave at least part of their chest hair.

Nothing gay about it.

[Omar_Rayado]

I'm quite a hairy man myself. But I've never adventured into shaving my chest because I fear something like in that episode of Seinfeld will happen to me. I did once shave my arms..and yes, it came out thicker, darker and curlier. And it looks nasty. I use Veet to keep my arms hairless (upper arms; forearms are still hairy) and it works fine. My mistake was shaving that first time.

[SoSweetAngel]

I've heard varying thoughts on this one

Some people say that it WON'T make it thicker -- I mean, after all - it's completely superficial so why would it change the way your hair grows?
Others say that it makes it thicker...

One thing is for sure and isn't disagreed on - it WILL make it *feel* thicker... whether that's a good thing or not I don't know. It's a bit of a commitment shaving anything though -- since you have to keep shaving it or have a stubbly chest...!!


I shaved 'down there' for years.... when it grew back, it really wasn't any thicker or different... but was damn stubbly during regrowth time.

[*after8*]

myth.

hair naturally isn't blunt, it's sort of tapered at the ends.
now, when you shave that, you're cutting the hair, and making it blunt.
so therefore, when it starts to grow back, you'll see the blunt tips first, giving the illusion theres more/thicker hair.

that's all.

all youre doing is cutting the hair (by shaving).. i think its pretty damn stupid to think that somehow, cutting your hair makes it grow back thicker.
if this was the case, the hair on our heads would be out of HAND.

[Rainbow Brite]

I dont think it's true...I agree with Nyne's answer, as well as the fact that we get hairier as we get older (men anyways) and it might give the illusion that shaving caused the excess hair when it's really the aging process making you hairier. When I don't bother to shave my legs for about a week, it grows in stubbly and there's patches missing, it doesn't seem like they've gotten any hairier.

[ittakessome]

ok, so shaving means youre taking a hair and cutting it. hair usually is thicker around the middle and gets thinner near the ends. so youre cutting it and now only the thicker part is growing out....maybe making it seem thicker. but not really.

[FiddleStix]

myth...

Shaving hair doesn't create new, active hair follicles. It also doesn't increase the rate of hair growth or the color or length of hair. The color, density, location and length of hair mainly depend on genetic factors as well as hormonal factors.

When you shave body hair, it may feel coarse or "stubbly" for a time as it grows out. During this phase, it may be more noticeable.

[princess]

I've also heard it's a myth, by some of my teachers too.

[Tootsie Pop]

Originally posted by *after8*@Nov 9 2004, 04:48 AM
myth.

hair naturally isn't blunt, it's sort of tapered at the ends.
now, when you shave that, you're cutting the hair, and making it blunt.
so therefore, when it starts to grow back, you'll see the blunt tips first, giving the illusion theres more/thicker hair.

BINGO.

Not to mention how silly it is to think that by simply cutting a piece of hair close to the skin causes it to grow thicker. cmon now. thats silly.

[Wolf]

I like my somewhat smooth chest.