Does Shaving Head Cause the Hair to Grow Back Thinner
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
Q:
Hi, I was wondering does shaving your head cause the hair to grow back thinner? Does it affect the thickness of the way your hair grows back? I hope it doesn’t but I’m not exactly sure.
A:
No it doesn’t.
Shaving head does not cause hair to grow back thinner or thicker. I have have heard the opposite of your question more frequently. Some people believe if they shave their hair, it cause their hair to grow thicker. However shaving hair does not affect the thickness of hair shafts and in fact whatever happens to the hair shaft is not even sensed by the hair follicle, which is the generative part of the the hair.
You can dye your hair, curl it, cut it or shave it, and none of these can influence the growth of your hair.
