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Facial hair + Acne relation?

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clparker18	Facial hair + Acne relation?	Lead	[-]
Beard Friendly Posts: 24 (06/09/07 07:55:53) More My Recent Posts	Tags : None Remove this ad Its weird, 5 months ago I began to get acne and it was then my vellus hair began to increase rapidly and start to develop. I'm 19 by the way. Another thing is, i ONLY get spots under my chin and to the left and right. I never get a single zit anywhere else, but around my chin I have about 10 - 20 spots at any one time. Its weird because my neck, sideburns and moustache are the areas where I am developing hair, but my chin is relatively bald. Can you guys share your past experiences with me, 1. Where did you get acne the most? 2. Did your acne relate with your facial hair growth? 3. How long did you have acne for? Cheers
fullbeard	Re: Facial hair + Acne relation?	#1	[-]
Beard Legend Posts: 1615 (06/09/07 08:43:35) Administrator More My Recent Posts	1. I had acne from 13-14 to late teens early 20s 2. I think there was a correlation between the increasing acne development and the new facial hair growth from vellus stage to beard. 3. I had acne all over my face, chest, and back. On the face primarily cheeks where the scars stll remain but are barely visible now. Acne is caused by skin pores being plugged by a blackhead which is oil and other stuff that should be exfoliated but gets stuck in the pores. Black heads should be removed before they form a pimple which is an infection with puss which leads to the scarring. I have always been under the impression that growing facial hair whether vellus or beard whiskers would help those with severe acne to help keep the skin pores open and allow the skin oils to wick out the growng hairs from the skin pores and help prevent blackheads. Join us in chat when you see one of there if you would like to disucss this and your first beard. FullBeardMA Marc
DanoFromCO	Re: Facial hair + Acne relation?	#2	[-]
Beard Wizard Posts: 7928 (06/09/07 10:30:51) Administrator More My Recent Posts	I have heard lots of anecdotal evidence that shaving makes acne worse...in other words, if you let your facial hair grow, it helps relieve the acne. Something to think about....
violoncello cuerno	yes	#3	[-]
Beard Friendly Posts: 59 (06/09/07 18:05:44) More My Recent Posts	Yes. I have a lot of facial hair and I went through a HORRIBLE time with acne. When I first started shaving (7th grade haha) it wasn't a huge problem bc i didnt have hair everywhere. At that point i liked to shave everyday. I continued to shave everday and by 9th grade I had pretty bad acne and pretty decent facial hair. I literally had pimples all over my entire face and neck....it was pretty horrible....and shaving made it 10x worse because on top of regular white and blackheads, I got irritation bumps....then the next day shave over them (causing the pores to get infected=pimples) and it ended up being this whole cycle of ruining my skin. The razor luberication and shaving cream will also clog your pores. When i stopped shaving everyday, it slowly began to fade away....by 11th grade I had minor acne. Then i started shaving even LESS lol........now.....NO ACNE! yay. When i grew my beard I notice a decrease in the amount of random pimples/zits appearing. Also note: I was using a topical acne medication the whole time i had acne. So my advice: 1) Shave less and use shaving cream for sensative skin and w/o perfume. 2) Use a good acne medication....not just the cream. I recommend a 3 step system such as acnefree(what i use...they sell it at walmart and kmart) or proactive(never used it....kinda expensive and needs to be shipped). John
avalverdec	Re: yes	#4	[-]
Beard Friendly Posts: 38 (06/09/07 19:23:32) More My Recent Posts	Well, i had acne only in my cheekbones but shaving makes it worse indeed, i used pills to get rid of it, i think its the fastest and most practical way to do it, what you could do to avoid getting pores infected is rubbing your face with alcohol after shaving, it'll burn but it'll eliminate a big bunch of possible pimples.
violoncello cuerno	Re: yes	#5	[-]
Beard Friendly Posts: 59 (06/09/07 22:23:33) More My Recent Posts	Using alcohol and overly strong acne medication (dont use 10% benzoyl peroxide) can also cause more irritation....it may kill some bacteria, but bacteria is not the only cause of acne.....it's just one of MANY factors.
clparker18	Re: yes	#6	[-]
Beard Friendly Posts: 24 (06/10/07 01:55:35) More My Recent Posts	Interesting story violoncello cuerno and fullbeard, how old were you exactly when your acne stopped altogether? I recently quit shaving and I've noticed at least a 20% decrease in the amount of spots I get. What I really want to know though, is it normal to have areas on your beard where you grow hardly any facial hair yet the acne is at its worst? I don't think I'll ever shave again to be honest, just trim, considering my career won't require me to be clean shaven. Also my dads 60 and hasn't shaved for 41 years lol.
ponderingfacialhair	Re: yes	#7	[-]
Beard Master Posts: 606 (06/11/07 02:19:23) More My Recent Posts	Remove this ad A few thoughts from me: 1) Facial hair is stimulated by hormones. Hormones are also at least partially to blame for acne. Hormones may be the underlying factor responsible for both facial hair and acne. 2) I don't think that growing hair causes acne. Babies don't get acne on their head like teenagers get it on their face! 3) In my experience, acne is mitigated by growing out your facial hair and/or not shaving. When I was 19, I grew out my first beard and found that it all my acne completely vanished, save for about 1 pimple a month. I was amazed, because I wasn't washing my face yet it was gone, and even washing my face regularly, acne used to be a bit of an issue. I suspect that growing out facial hair mitigates acne through: 1) Lack of shaving - shaving can be irritating to your skin. A razor can be very irritating to the skin. I've particularly noted that mild razor burn almost immediately causes acne for me, even though it's not normally an issue. 2) Oil wicking - I hypothesize that facial hair wicks the oil away from your skin, reducing the amount of oil present on your skin. Oil is a significant factor in promoting acne - that's why washing regularly reduces acne. Hope this helps - do keep in mind that a lot of other factors play into this picture, so this isn't 100% cut and dry.
Bearded Stonemason	Re: yes	#8	[-]
Beard Friendly Posts: 42 (06/12/07 18:07:39) More My Recent Posts	my experience: Have terrible acne to the extreme. From the ages of 14-16 it was so bad you couldn't see my face under the layer of zits, the more I washed my face, the worse it got, so I would just rinse my face in the shower, no soap. At 16, got a prescription from a dermatologist. It takes care of most of it. When I started my beard: For the first 3-4 weeks, it really seemed to help where hair was growing (as in no pimples), but eventually this went away. And when I shaved everything off end of April there were TONS of pimples under all that hair that took a couple weeks to get back under control with the presciption. (I was only using it where there was no hair.) In my experience I have to say that shaving helps with acne. It drys my skin out, which is a good thing for acne.
scruffyguy	Re: Facial hair + Acne relation?	#9	[-]
Beard Regular Posts: 132 (06/17/07 01:10:40) More My Recent Posts	I had acne for a number of years, the worst (if I remember correctly) was from ages 13-15. It was worst for me by far below my chin, although I had it everywhere. This was also the time my facial hair was appearing. As my beard started to mature, the acne gradually went away, probably a 90% reduction by the time I was 18, and a 99% reduction by the time I was 22 or 23. One wonders if the relationship is because of the onset of facial hair growth, the increase in shaving as a result of said growth, or entirely unrelated. Now I get a pimple maybe once a year or less. Shaving still gives me a certain amount of bumps and irritation on my skin though. The first time I tried growing my beard out I noticed how clean and healthy my skin looked after shaving it off. This could have a been a psychological effect owing to losing the scruff so quickly, but my gf noticed it as well. I'd say my skin looks and feels healthier without scraping it daily with a metal blade. I'm sure it varies by skin type though, especially if one has really oily skin - I could see how a daily exfoliation could actually help.
hatebeinsmooth	Re: Facial hair + Acne relation?	#10	[-]
Beard Jedi Posts: 3945 (06/17/07 06:19:30) More My Recent Posts	I never had any acne at all, but then I never really grew any beard to speak of. Personally I believe there is a link between acne and testosterone levels. Puberty is when testo levels go through the roof, the body matures physically, and the beard develops. This is also when acne kicks in. I have had my testo levels measured in recent years, and the level is low. Hence I guess why no acne and minimal beard. Also I think you will find that guys who use testosterone injections for body building purposes are prone to bouts of acne, even when they are well past puberty.
clparker18	Re: Facial hair + Acne relation?	#11	[-]
Beard Friendly Posts: 24 (06/18/07 00:52:40) More My Recent Posts	I never had acne whilst going through the main stages of puberty man. Between 14 - 17, everything happened, I reached my adult height, voice broke etc. But I had no facial hair at all, not even vellus. I never got a single zit throughout this period of puberty. 2 years went by with no body development at at, then one day when I turned 19 my chin suddenly burst out in spots and my face became furry all over within months. There must be a direct link between acne and the facial hair stage of puberty. Have you inquired about testosterone treatment hatebeinsmooth? It may help kick start your beard.
hatebeinsmooth	Re: Facial hair + Acne relation?	#12	[-]
Beard Jedi Posts: 3945 (06/20/07 02:22:36) More My Recent Posts	Indeed I have enquired about testo treatment, and did start some a while back. But then I lost my job and could not afford to keep it going. Now I am working again, I may consider another try. We will see.
clparker18	Re: Facial hair + Acne relation?	#13	[-]
Beard Friendly Posts: 24 (06/21/07 06:07:46) More My Recent Posts	Did you notice any improvement at all in the short time you were being treated?
Reodor	Re: Facial hair + Acne relation?	#14	[-]
Beard Friendly Posts: 12 (06/21/07 14:23:12) More My Recent Posts	Remove this ad 1. Nose and forehead. 2/3. No, the acne started apearing when I was 11, and was almost completely gone from my face when I was 14. At age 13 I had more acne than a pepperoni pizza. Today, at age 18, I still have som acne on the chest and upper back, but this doesn't bother me. By the time the acne disapeared from my face, I could only grow a moped 'stache (is this expression used outside of Norway, by the way...?) and some hairs on the sides of the lower jaw. A facial hair development pattern is as unique as a finger print. Most beards (particularly when you're young) has weak spots. Bald spots will eventually start to fill in. The problem you are describing is common in many patterns. At age 17 I had almost no terminal hairs on the chin (I had a lot on the neck, sideburn area and lower parts of the jaw, though). Today I have a fair amount of hair on the chin, it has also began to fill in higher, and it looks like it has began to fill in on the soul patch connection to.

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