Sly Bald Guys Forum
Head Shaving, Grooming & Care => Face Shaving => Topic started by: GettingThere13 on March 31, 2014, 02:03:02 PM
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Ok, so I'll admit it - genetically, a big thick beard simply isn't in the cards, however I can still grow some decent scruff. You can't really see it in my picture (I trim it close so there's always just a little stubble, which is all I really want anyway).
Since my stubble is growing in very well in some areas, it's a little sparse in others (case and point... the right side of my face is about 3 months behind the left side. No idea why!)
How can I stimulate more hair to grow and start to fill it in? Many suggest just letting it grow - but since I don't want to let it go too crazy (I'd look REALLY bad), I'm keeping it trimmed to about 1/8", but not fully shaving it, so my face can breathe a little bit. I'm noticing every couple days, more hair shows up. But I'm a bit impatient, so how can I speed up the process? Any tips?
The goal here is to have a solid layer of stubble, that's all I really want. Don't need a huge beard.
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You can't have a solid layer of stubble unless you have unusually good density. Letting your beard grow a little longer can compensate for a lack of density. That's what most of us have to do.
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There is no magic growth potion. Beards take time to grow, and a stubble beard requires a dense growth pattern to look good. Like Razor said, more length can help a less dense beard look better. Beards also can mature rather slowly, so your density will likely improve over the years. Mine matured and became more dense well into my 40's.
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Age.