Medical Myths - Health Library - University of Arkansas Medical Sciences

Shaving does not cause hair to grow back faster, darker or coarser. It is just a method of cutting the hair at the skin's surface, according to the Dermatology Clinic at UAMS. Shaving has no effect on the part of the hair shaft below the skin surface, which is where growth and pigmentation occur.

Although the hair may seem to grow faster after shaving, this is just an illusion. The appearance of a small amount of growth on a clean-shaven face is much more noticeable than a small amount of growth on a bearded face. Likewise, the blunt, stubbly ends of new growth can give the illusion of darker, coarser hair.

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