I Have No Beard,Is there something for me to grow beard?(24)

[Pall]

I'm 24 years old. I have 6 or 7 hairs on my chin thats all the other parts of my face have no beard ! Can someone help me give advice please?

 

[hairschmair]

Did you used to have more hair there?

Why do you want facial hair, it's just annoying anyway...

Just kidding! I think you need to see a doctor... There can't be too many reasons why someone would not have facial hair. Diagnosis should be straight-forward I would think.

 

[juststarting]

Puberty?

 

[socks]

I'm 26yrs and I cant grow a beard while my younger brother of 24yrs can LoL

I can grow a perfect goatee though... However, the hair on the sides of my face wont grow a full beard... Just sparse hairs here and there.

My dad is the same way though

 

[Pall]

i've used finasterid for 2 years. Does it affect the hormonal growth. By the way my age is 24.

 

[socks]

i've used finasterid for 2 years. Does it affect the hormonal growth. By the way my age is 24.

I'm not sure what you mean when you ask, "Does it affect the hormonal growth."

I will say this though. DHT, while detrimental to scalp hair, is beneficial to body hair... However, that is still only half the equation! Just like scalp hair, your body hair has to be "programmed" by your genetics to respond to DHT.

So, the possibilities as I see them is:

1. Your body hair has little to no sensitivity to DHT

2. You have low DHT levels

While finasteride does lower DHT, it lowers DHT via inhibiting the Type II 5ar. Body hair, to my knowledge, relies more on the Type I (unlike scalp hair). It is possible that finasteride might be the culprit (if only somewhat) but unlikely IMO.

 

[Pall]

Socks hi,

its imposible me to have low amount of DHT because i have hairloss. That means i have more DHT than the poeple that have normal DHT amounts.

I have body hair. But not facial hair, i mean no beard. Thats very strange. I asked to my family about this especially to my father he told me that he had beard when he was 29-30. I guess that is genetical , BUT , at least i want to know what does finasterid do in this situation.

AND i also want to know can i use something to maintain beard ? USING rogain on my face would be funny or logical?

 

[socks]

its imposible me to have low amount of DHT because i have hairloss. That means i have more DHT than the poeple that have normal DHT amounts.

Pall,

That is a common misconception! People with male pattern baldness can have normal levels of DHT or even low DHT levels. The most crucial factor is how "sensitive" your hair follicles are to DHT.

Even with low DHT, if your hair follicles are super sensitive to androgens you will still lose hair... Conversely, if you have high DHT levels but have non-sensitive hair follicles to androgens you will *not* lose hair.


The same principle can be applied to body hair... It all really depends on your genetics and how your body is programmed.

I have body hair. But not facial hair, i mean no beard. Thats very strange. I asked to my family about this especially to my father he told me that he had beard when he was 29-30. I guess that is genetical , BUT , at least i want to know what does finasterid do in this situation.

Finasteride likely has nothing to do with your situation although I cannot say for sure... It is unlikely that Finasteride has anything to do with your situation because I believe body hair follicles produced their DHT via the Type I 5ar which Finasteride has no effect on.

Perhaps if you started Finasteride before the age of 18 when your body was still growing it might have had some effect... My bet is on genetics though... Like I said above, I too cannot grow a beard nor can my father.

AND i also want to know can i use something to maintain beard ? USING rogain on my face would be funny or logical?

I cant answer that question... Perhaps make an appointment with a dermatologist and see what they have to say.

 

[Bismarck]

hehe.

If there are no follicles, there are no follicle to respond to DHT, right ?

 

[socks]

hehe.

If there are no follicles, there are no follicle to respond to DHT, right ?

It is unlikely he doesnt have hair follicles on his face in the "beard" region.

I personally, when looking very closely, can see thousands of little light hairs all over my face... Only the ones in my goatee area seemed to respond to puberty /shrug

 

[Bismarck]

hehe.

If there are no follicles, there are no follicle to respond to DHT, right ?

It is unlikely he doesnt have hair follicles on his face in the "beard" region.

I personally, when looking very closely, can see thousands of little light hairs all over my face... Only the ones in my goatee area seemed to respond to puberty /shrug

Actually these little hairs are all over your body (except palms etc.)
You won't be able to look like a monkey with any dose of androgens :wink:

 

[socks]

The point was, he does have hair follicles in the "area of question". They just arent responding and forming a beard like many other men.

 

[ix]

keep shaving what you have and where the beard would have grown and in time more hairs will appear. i'd be happy to only jhave six hairs grow on my chin personally. i hate shaving

 

[socks]

keep shaving what you have and where the beard would have grown and in time more hairs will appear. i'd be happy to only jhave six hairs grow on my chin personally. i hate shaving

Shaving will not cause hair to become thicker despite the "old wives" tales that say other wise. Facial hair thickens in men in response to androgens not shaving! How would the act of cutting a hair create a biological effect resulting in such hair thickening up?

If cutting hair made it come back thicker then every guy who bics his head should have a lions mane! :wink:

 

[Bismarck]

keep shaving what you have and where the beard would have grown and in time more hairs will appear. i'd be happy to only jhave six hairs grow on my chin personally. i hate shaving

Shaving will not cause hair to become thicker despite the "old wives" tales that say other wise. Facial hair thickens in men in response to androgens not shaving! How would the act of cutting a hair create a biological effect resulting in such hair thickening up?

If cutting hair made it come back thicker then every guy who bics his head should have a lions mane! :wink:

Note that only those hairs genetically predisposed to respond to androgens to an appropriate extent will actually do so. It's like male pattern baldness.

 

[socks]

Note that only those hairs genetically predisposed to respond to androgens to an appropriate extent will actually do so. It's like male pattern baldness.

Exactly!

That is what I said on the first page of this thread

I will say this though. DHT, while detrimental to scalp hair, is beneficial to body hair... However, that is still only half the equation! Just like scalp hair, your body hair has to be "programmed" by your genetics to respond to DHT.

So, the possibilities as I see them is:

1. Your body hair has little to no sensitivity to DHT

2. You have low DHT levels

In summary:

1. Shaving will NOT make you grow a beard or thicker hair

2. male pattern baldness does NOT mean you have high DHT levels

3. Hair follicles exist all over the human body (with very few exceptions). Even men who have an inability to grow a beard have hair follicles on their face in the beard region.


Whether it is positive growth or negative growth, DHT is only half the equation. The other extremely crucial aspect is the hair follicle's response to androgens. The more "sensitive" the hair follicle is programmed to be to the presents of androgen the greater the affect DHT will have to the hair in question (whether positive or negative).


To answer the original poster's question, I personally dont think there is too much you can do to grow a beard if you otherwise cannot produce one naturally...

Perhaps steroid injections might help but then you always run the risk of causing more hairloss on your scalp.

 

[Johnny24601]

re:

Coming to a circus near you......"THE BEARDLESS BOY!!!!!"

 

[Guest]

pall,
it seems you are not the only one in respect of beard growth.5-10% of adult men can't grow full beard. a minority of these 5-10% have some hormonal problems (low T or DHT level). however, knowing that you've been taking finasteride, it seems plausible that decreased DHT blood level slowed down your facial hair development.
i've read on another forum that one 26 years old man had noticed almost zero beard density increase while taking finasteride (from his 21 to 26), when it's quite normal for beard to grow denser during these early and mid twenties.

 

[GeminiX]

You're welocme to have my facial hair if you like... At the moment I have regular IPL treatment on my face to destroy the hair, it hurts like hell!

D

 

[Guest]

Your just a late started....