Why is the beard not growing on the cheeks and how to fix it?
If a man does not grow a beard on his cheeks, this becomes a cause for concern. A beard for many of the stronger sex is a sign of masculinity and brutality. To solve a problem, you need to identify its cause and find out how to do the right thing in a particular situation.
Possible reasons
Usually, by the age of 20, a man has real facial hair. If this does not happen, it is worth considering. Experts identify several of the most likely causes of poor cheek vegetation:
- genetic predisposition;
- endocrine system pathology;
- uneven puberty;
- bad habits and unhealthy lifestyle;
- injury to hair follicles;
- age characteristics of the body;
- features of a particular ethnic group.
In this case, it is heredity that can become the main problem. If in a man's family the ancestors faced the same, it will be difficult to grow a lush and thick beard. Sometimes the wrong lifestyle is to blame. If the reason lies precisely in this, it is necessary to give an objective assessment of your life.
In addition to hormones on the paternal side, the genetic code of the mother is also important.
Whose genes are stronger is usually noticeable during puberty. For some, it goes away early, for others, stubble on the cheeks does not appear even at 25 years old. If the hair is sparse, weak and thin, the lack of the hormone is obvious. Chemical or sunburn, as well as other damage to the cheeks, can aggravate the problem.
Bad habits reduce the level of testosterone in a man's body, and in fact it affects the growth of vegetation throughout the body. Smoking, alcohol, being overweight, unhealthy foods and a lack of vitamins all affect the state of the immune system and the growth of hair. Other probable reasons include a sedentary lifestyle, refusal of feasible physical activity.
In terms of ethnicity, African American boasts a bushy beard on their cheeks.NS. In Caucasians, bristles are noticeable already in adolescence, the peak of hormonal activity in the Chinese falls on 30 years.
Asians, in particular the Japanese, have practically no beards.
The most serious factor may be the existing oncology, which slows down and stops the growth of vegetation. If the cause lies in skin diseases, it is necessary to identify and eliminate their cause. It is important to take care of the hygiene of the face, to use for this products that are appropriate for the specific type of skin, taking into account its individual characteristics.
What can be done?
There are many ways to enhance the growth of stubble on your cheeks. However, they are all associated with identifying the cause. In one case, the hair grows slowly and unevenly, and therefore, to solve the problem, it is enough to wait until the hairline takes on clear outlines. At this time, you need to take care of your face skin.
If nothing changes within 2-3 months, you need to see a doctor (therapist or dermatologist, but preferably an endocrinologist). It is worth considering: it will not be possible to solve the problem quickly, it is quite possible that the approach will be complex. First, an examination will be prescribed, then hormone therapy, which will eliminate the hormone deficiency. Perhaps the man is dominated by estrogens.
To understand the essence of the problem, you need to take a blood test. It will reveal the lack of vitamins and nutrients. If this is the case, you will need to start taking vitamin complexes and mineral supplements. If the cause was stress, you need to drink sedatives.
They have different effects, the attending physician should appoint a specific option.
Someone will have to lose weight. Depending on the identified cause, the result may be noticeable in 2-3 weeks. However, it often takes much longer to solve the problem. You need to eat right, drink at least 2 liters of water per day. Also, don't forget about sleep deficit, which can also reduce testosterone production.
You should learn to shave properly. Otherwise, the follicles and skin can be injured. Over time, this is what causes uneven bristle growth.
Folk remedies
To stimulate the growth of hair on the cheeks, it is necessary to strengthen the body, scrub the skin, apply nourishing masks, as well as facial cleansers. In addition, you need to cleanse the skin of dead cells in time. Facial massage is also important, in which nourishing oil is applied to the fingertips, and then rubbed in a circular motion in the cheek area. The duration of the procedure should not exceed 5-7 minutes; it must be performed daily.
The massage must be carried out after steaming the skin of the face.
He is able to "wake up" sleeping follicles. Wherein in addition to the classic massage, you can resort to massage with a comb. Oil masks are useful, which are applied to clean and steamed skin. Recipes for funds are very diverse. For example, you can use burdock (castor) oil and red pepper. The oil is heated to 35 degrees, mixed with pepper and applied to the cheeks. After that, the face is covered with a film for half an hour, and then the mixture is washed off.
If the mask irritates the skin, it is contraindicated.... In this case, you can use eucalyptus oil and water in a ratio of 1: 4. The composition is applied to the cheek area, kept for half an hour, and then washed off. You can use a mixture of amla oil and mustard powder (3 tablespoons of powder per 60 ml of oil). You can withstand the paste on the face for no more than 20 minutes, after which it must be removed.
When resorting to a particular procedure, it is necessary to remember about the safety for the skin. If you feel a strong burning sensation, the mask should be immediately washed off the face. The methods of traditional medicine include compresses from aloe juice, mustard powder, onion juice, honey, pepper tincture, egg yolk.
You can talk about the effectiveness of this or that remedy 2 weeks after the start of the procedures.
Professional drugs
There are many remedies available to accelerate hair growth. However, the drug must be prescribed by a specialist. Depending on the specific case, it can be a vitamin complex or a hormonal agent. Effective pharmaceutical preparations are, for example, "Pantovigar", "Alphabet", "Aevit".
No less effective is "Finasteride", which normalizes hormonal levels. In addition, drugs such as Minoxidil, Alerana for beard growth, Shevelux, Antralin ointment, Rogaine have proven themselves quite well. Many medicines are at an affordable price, so that treatment is within the power of almost everyone who is faced with a similar problem.
"Minoxidil" is a means of combating hair loss and a measure to stimulate hair growth. It is suitable for scalp and beard hair and is economical but has side effects. It can be used only on the recommendation of a doctor. Finasteride increases the level of the hormone in the body by 1⁄4. Preparations containing stemoxidin, aminexil, linacedil activate the growth of hair on the cheeks quite well.
Usage times for a particular product may vary. For example "Fitoval" is used no more than 12 weeks. Biotin in the form of pills or "Biosil +" can be consumed for no more than 1 month. "Selenzin" is used in courses with a break.
Depending on the specific case, the duration of the course can vary from 4 to 8 weeks, after which a weekly break is required.
Diet
To speed up the growth of hair on your cheeks, you need to ensure that certain foods are present in the diet:
- Protein and zinc beef that increases testosterone levels
- containing phosphorus, vitamins, Omega-3 sea fish;
- eggs, with the help of which hair can become not only silky, but also thick;
- lactic acid products (cottage cheese, kefir, yogurt), which help to strengthen follicles and accelerate hair growth;
- cereals, bran, herbs that strengthen and improve the condition of the hair.
The diet should contain dill, parsley, cilantro, carrots, cabbage, spinach, legumes. It is advisable to reduce the consumption of fatty meats, convenience foods and sweets. It is necessary to eat foods containing vitamins A, E, C, B, iron, zinc; include cheese, butter, nuts, lemons in the menu. But all this is in moderation.
Special treatments
We must not forget about the body's need for physical activity, the lack of which reduces testosterone levels. You need to visit the gym or play sports at home. Squats, push-ups, deadlift exercises are required. Physical activity per day should not exceed 1 hour.
Bath procedures well accelerate hair growth. In order to speed up the process, you can visit the bathhouse or sauna. Having no hair during adolescence is not a cause for concern. At the age of 14-15, the first fluff appears, which is located above the upper lip. At this age, the absence of stubble on the cheeks is quite normal.
Someone resorts to salon procedures and medication. However, it must be borne in mind that without eradicating the cause, hair loss may resume after the end of the medication. Therefore, you should not count on a miracle, it is better to approach the problem with full responsibility.
If treatment is necessary, do not delay it.
What shouldn't you do?
In order not to aggravate the problem, you should not use aggressive cosmetics. This damages the upper layers of the skin, which interferes with the natural growth of hair on the cheeks. You can't just shave your skin in places where hair does not grow. This will not accelerate growth, but it can injure the hair follicles.
Do not self-medicate without visiting a doctor. The choice of a specialist must be taken seriously.
The doctor should understand the problem, and not bribe the patient with money. If the hair on the cheeks does not grow back for more than six months, this may indicate the characteristics of the body. But only if other steps have been taken to fix the problem. However, you should not immediately resort to all methods of solving it, you need to understand in detail the reasons. You cannot change drugs, drinking one drug after another in the expectation that some of them will definitely help. So you can harm your body, and at the same time aggravate the situation.
Helpful hints
If a man grows stubble, but it does not grow on his cheeks, you need to make sure that the beard looks stylish, brutal and courageous. In one case, you will have to revise the design design. Perhaps, while it is worth betting on a short beard cut, the appropriate choice of shape. At the time of treatment and revision of the lifestyle, you can choose the option of an island haircut or decoration, for example, "goatee", "goatee" beard, framing that affects only the lower part of the face.
If you want to grow a beautiful beard with stubble on your cheeks, you have to be patient. Since the hair grows unevenly in different areas of the face and neck, the length of the regrown bristles needs to be trimmed. It is worth stimulating the production of testosterone in the body.
We must not forget about sex life, because with intimacy, the level of male hormones rises.
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