10 Strange (But TRUE!) Facts About Beards, Facial Hair And Shaving

About this video

Centeno presents ten historical and biological facts about beards, facial hair, and shaving, ranging from how testosterone affects beard growth to how various militaries have regulated facial hair. He discusses the long history of shaving practices dating back 30,000 years, the evolution of razor technology, and includes a sponsored segment about OneBlade’s razor innovation.

Key takeaways

• Centeno explains that facial hair thickness and growth rate are biologically determined by dihydrotestosterone (DHT), and that men and women have similar numbers of facial hair follicles
• Centeno notes that shaving does not make hair grow back thicker—it only appears coarser because the cut edge is blunt compared to the naturally tapered hair tip
• Centeno argues that beard trends have cyclically influenced fashion and politics throughout history, as evidenced by US presidential grooming choices and modern beard-growing competitions

Episode details: published October 27, 2018 · 80K views · 8:41 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style advice summarized here is Antonio Centeno’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are his, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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