✗ The myth everyone repeats
When you shave, the hair grows back thicker, darker, and coarser than before.
✓ What is actually true
Shaving removes hair at the skin surface, not at the root, so it cannot affect the thickness of newly growing hair. The appearance of thicker regrowth is due to the blunt edge created by shaving compared to the naturally tapered tip of unshaved hair. Hair also appears darker against skin when it first regrows because it hasn't been bleached by sun exposure.
Reception
The receipts 2 sources
- Dermatology Times: Hair and ShavingREFERENCE
- Mayo Clinic: Shaving MythsREFERENCE