Does Using the Hollywood Browzer Make Your Hair Grow Back Thicker?
If you’ve been removing hair on any part of your body via either waxing/shaving or threading methods, you’ve probably been told that you’re making the hair regrow thicker and darker. From mothers to depilatory marketers, everyone has their reasons for warning you not to try certain methods of hair removal, or tell you that if you do, you’ll have to implement hair removal techniques more often to ward off the impending fur.
It just so happens that this is false information. It’s a total myth that the majority of hair removal techniques makes your hair grow back thicker and darker, and we’re about to explain why — with science!
How does hair removal work?
To understand why hair removal doesn’t make your hair thicker (if it did, everyone would want to rid of the hair on their head regularly), you must first know what’s included in the process. Take shaving for example, it’s simply using a blade to slice off the hair strands just above the epidermis (the top layer of your skin). But your hair starts deeper than that, in the dermis. Shaving is at the surface and simply put: you can’t change the makeup of your follicle. If you notice thickening (or thinning) of the hair follicle, it’s likely due to aging or nutritional changes. It has nothing to do with shaving or how often you shave.
Why is stubble thicker than regular hair, then?
Truth is, it isn’t: It’s simply not pointed. The proteins in a hair strand naturally taper off, but stubble is the cut end of the follicle being pushed upward from new growth deep in your skin. The reason that hair doesn’t seem to do this after you wax or tweeze is because with those methods, you’re ripping out the entire hair from the base. As it grows upward from the dermis, it tapers off before emerging through the epidermis.
Okay, but why is it darker?
Truth is, it isn’t: It’s simply not pointed. The proteins in a hair strand naturally taper off, but stubble is the cut end of the follicle being pushed upward from new growth deep in your skin. The reason that hair doesn’t seem to do this after you wax or tweeze is because with those methods, you’re ripping out the entire hair from the base. As it grows upward from the dermis, it tapers off before emerging through the epidermis.
Yes, but aren’t different techniques, like waxing, better in the long run?
Any hair removal method will have little effect on your overall hair growth, texture, and re-growth colour. Studies have proven this. Remember, waxing and depilatories remove hair follicles at the base, which makes your skin hairless for longer. However, regrowth is inevitable. There’s some evidence that repeatedly ripping out the hair follicle might cause lasting damage (who knew?), but hair is resilient. More often than not, it’s going to come back — and just as your genes dictate, it will come back the same as before.
Why not skip the pain and mess of waxing and depilatories and just use simple hair removal techniques, instead? It’s easy and cheap, and as we’ve proven with science, it does not make your hair thicker and darker. Plus, with new methods of dermaplaning, you can now use such cheaper techniques for your face, to clean up micro-hairs and dead skin. It’s also easier to remove undesired facial hair, especially around the brows. Check out the Hollywood Browzer today for a convenient, safe tool to ensure that your face stays fresh, smooth, and hair-free.
