Facial Hair. ... the myth?

hey everyone, sorry to make a confusing title, but im just throwin this out there for the curiousity.

anyway, i want facial hair. plain and simple. but im a little worried that i might not have the skills.

im 19. and have been able to maintain satisfactory sideburns since i was probably 18. anyway, i have hair growing around my face, IE chin, mustache area, jaw/cheeks ect... but its not hair that you can see from any further than 3 feet away from me. and its not very consistant. like i said, ive been able to have fine sideburns for the past year.

what im wondering is... has anyone developed after the age of 19? or am i one of the unfortunate ones who wont be able to grow anything.

Haha, facial hair isn't that great. I can grow a gottee but that is it, the rest of my beard is very patchy and looks like shit. Plus when I had the gottee I had 3-4 people say I look like a pedophile, so I ended up shaving it.

But no unless you just recently started puberty you are probably stuck with the facial hair you have.

i see changes and improvement, but its quite slow. im just thinking that since im already 19, im pretty much stuck with what i have... or dont for that matter.

Facial hair is a direct trait from your genes. My dad can only grow a mustache and a shitty one at that. As for myself, I can try to grow a mustache, but it looks like pubic hair so I don't even bother. I have no facial hair even though I wish I did at times.

im 19 also and have the average hair growin in my face. I keep my sideburnes and a litlle somethin under my lip and im very happy with em lol. I had a friend that had a beard at 18 in high school... you should see hes back... it looks rather black from all that hair comming out hahahha we called him bear lol coz everytime we went to the beach, he looked more like a bear than a man... I guess this guy has a whole bunch of genes hahahhaha

i have alot more facial hair now then when i did when i was 19.... i'm only 21 and it's still growing.

I'm 19 as well. Should have mentioned that.

i cant grow facial hair except really shitty looking mustache hair and hair under my chin. which is really weird because my dad can grow a full beard pretty easily though he never does but he has no leg hair and i have regular male leg hair. very very odd, id like facial hair but between that and looking like i shave my legs ill take the leg hair

While there are some men who are never able to grow thick facial hair (IE like me) other men sometimes have to wait till their 30s till they develop full facial hair... Just depends on the guy (or your genes).


I wouldnt sweat it though... The same hormone that helps stimulate facial and body hair is also the same hormone that can cause hairloss on your scalp (IE baldness)... Ever notice how many men who are very hair end up going bald? Be happy bud and enjoy :)

Theres a kid in my class who had a full beard and hes 15! but he shaved. its funny, the only 2 with facial hair are ages 15 and 19.

I also knew a kid who had a goatee in 7th grade, but he looked like an old man by the time he was 16.

My point is (other than making you feel bad cause younger people have more facial hair) that people mature at different rates. Don't worry about it too much, your a late bloomer, but better late than never. I know 17 year olds just getting peach fuzz...