Does excessive face shaving encourage facial hair growth?

• Does excessive face shaving encourage facial hair growth? by ben9792 on 20 Sep, 2014 16:07
• So a friend of a friend... Has been shaving twice daily for 6 months, and claims its let him grow a full beard, before he had very little facial hair... Could there be any truth in this?
  
  I've also heard not shaving, and letting it grow out will encourage more hair to grow, any truth to this as well?
  
  I'm sceptical, just wondered what others experiences have been, or if you know any of these to be true?
• #1 by Razor X on 20 Sep, 2014 16:43
• No, it's a myth.
• #2 by invaray on 21 Sep, 2014 06:58
• The two questions ; not shaving and letting it grow? and shaving often? both have the same result more hair. The cause of more hair growing was time. If your a young guy and wait six months you'll have more hair on your face no mater what you do.
  
  The reverse of that is true on your head.
• #3 by Cave Dweller on 21 Sep, 2014 07:32
• I think the pruning theory only is true for plants.
  
• #4 by DoberDaddy on 01 Jan, 2015 15:08
• NO!
• #5 by buyerscaptain on 05 Mar, 2017 04:26
• it's a very popular myth. Don't trust your friend.
• #6 by Quiet_Dan on 06 Mar, 2017 02:34
• sorry but it's utter BS
• #7 by Conservator on 06 Mar, 2017 16:03
• Another vote for it's a myth.
• #8 by CTerry on 27 May, 2017 00:28
• Of course! Not! This is a myth. True for some guys out there but for some guys, it's just like a plain, white lie.