Body & HealthFact

Shaving does not make hair grow back thicker.

A razor only cuts the shaft above the skin, not the root. An uncut hair tapers to a fine tip; a shaved one ends bluntly and therefore feels coarser. Short stubble is also stiffer, and never-cut hair is often lighter from sun exposure.

Useful: An impression from touch and sight is not evidence of changed growth.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

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