Hey guys you're probably here because you want to know all about how to make
your facial hair grow well I'm gonna answer that question along with many
other questions in this week's responding to your comments where we
look at fun questions we look at science-based questions but most
importantly we look at the evidence tmjzl could you please do a video on
how to grow facial hair Thank You tmjzl thank you for your comment this is
from the how to lose weight video and to be quite honest with you we have had a
lot messages and comments to do a video on this topic so without further ado
let's begin so first of all why do some people have really thick beards and
others have patchy beards that probably take ages to grow well unfortunately or
fortunately depending on how you want to look at it most of it comes down to
genetics and hormones and because of genetics some men have more hair
follicles so they're able to grow thicker and more dense beards but I know
a lot of people do like to talk about testosterone and its effect on hair
growth so let's quickly dive into that now so the way that testosterone works
it gets converted in our hair follicles to something called dihydrotestosterone
which we called DHT for short and this is about five times more potent than
testosterone now here's the fun bit so some hair follicles are very sensitive
to DHT which stimulates the hair growth now this is where genetics comes into it
because if you're genetically someone who has a very thick a long beard most
likely one you have more hair follicles and two your hair follicles are more
sensitive to DHT so that means you're gonna get longer growth thicker growth
and darker growth but please remember that if you do struggle to grow a beard
or it takes you ages to grow a beard or it's patchy it doesn't mean that you
have low testosterone levels I know people like to say that to each other
but this is false most of the times you have normal testosterone levels low
testosterone levels actually come with many different symptoms which I will
list in the description below so please read it if you want more information on
it now your next question is probably Abraham well how can I grow thicker or
more facial hair and the first thing I'm going to tell you is that razoring or
shaving more often actually has no effect and there is no correlation
between razoring and shaving and increased hair growth or denser or
thicker hair growth unfortunately we've all been told that myth growing up
remember when I was younger my dad was super against me shaving when I was
younger he was like all your hair will grow a lot faster it'll grow a lot
thicker but I can now confirm with the help of science that this is not the
case of shaving and razoring and trimming it does not make your hair grow
thicker or longer or faster there are also quite a few supplements out there
in the market now who are capitalizing on the fact that people are trying to
grow beards so they're things like creams lotions and pills but what I can
tell you is please do not spend your money on these don't waste your money on
them because they all lack scientific credibility
they're like regulations and they can cause potentially serious side effects
in terms of scientific evidence there is some evidence showing that vitamin D can
help with dormant hair follicles so if you want more information on vitamin D
supplementation I will leave more information about it
in the description below for you there is also a small chance that your beard
is growing patchy because you're simply not taking care of yourself so make sure
you're eating a healthy balanced diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables
that you're getting enough sleep you stop smoking if you do smoke and also
try to stress less but in reality it all really comes down to your genetics and
how you hair follicles we add to the DHT that we spoke about earlier thank you
for your comment I hope my tips helped you and anyone
who's watching this video if you have any of your own tips please leave a
comment below I'd love to read it I'm sure anyone watching this video would
love to read it and always remember you're awesome
Olivia green I've literally asked my dentist how to brush my teeth properly
because I am very cavity prone due to my genetics no dentist has ever been
through this surfer really before Thank You Olivia Green thank you for your
comment this is from the how to brush your teeth properly featuring a good
friend of mine and dentist dr. Ehsan if you haven't seen it I will leave a link
up here and in the description below but Olivia I am very happy that I could help
you it's very difficult to give all this information in a consultation I guess
and I always say as well when I see patients they will probably only
remember one or two things that you tell them in a consultation this has been
proven which is why it's so great to have YouTube at our disposal for
healthcare professionals you know who are making videos giving useful
information and directing patients to it so they can keep on watching it they can
loop they can recheck that section again to
make sure they're doing things right and gain the benefits from it so I'm very
happy that I could help you and thank you for being awesome Tiger Plains the
key to falling asleep is a purring cat Tiger blaze I don't know where you've
got this from Walter motivates never knew a hemorrhoid video would be so
entertaining also motivate thank you for your comment if you haven't guessed yet
this is from the hemorrhoids video or if you're in America I think the quartiles
all about them and treatments and tips and everything like that thank you for
your comment I really hope I helped you and the fact that you said that made me
happy because I really do try my best to make these videos entertaining as I can
because most of the time healthcare videos can be a little dull it can be a
little boring so I do try and make them as entertaining as fun for you the
viewer so that you're learning and being entertained at the same time cat love I
love cats I'm obsessed with cats I can't live without cats and I just rescued one
two weeks ago cat love thank you for your comment thank you for being awesome
and amazing rescuing cats this is from the house to get rid of a coffee do but
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