Why Some Men Can't Grow Beards

We asked a dermatologist to explain the scientific reasons that some men aren't able to grow thick, dense facial hair. Dr. Jennifer Chwalek is a Board Certified dermatologist at Union Square Laser Dermatology in New York. Chwalek explained that an inability to grow thick facial hair is not directly related to low levels of testosterone. Facial hair growth is largely determined by genetics, which can determine the number of hair follicles a person has, as well as how the follicles react to a byproduct of testosterone known as dihydrotestosterone.
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Following is a transcript of the video:
Narrator: Look at that beard. The density. The thickness. It's what a beard is supposed to be! Not this. This is my beard, if you even want to call it a beard. This footage was taken after I let it grow for two weeks. Two weeks! It's thin, patchy, and in some spots there's no hair at all. Sad. But let's look at this one again. This is Kevin. We're around the same age, both Caucasian males of Irish descent. You could say we have a lot in common, except in the facial hair department. So, I asked a dermatologist about why he's able to grow a beard and I'm not.
Dr. Jennifer Chwalek: It's based on genetics as well as hormones. Some men, you know, have more hair follicles, so they can grow denser, coarser beards than others. Testosterone gets converted in the hair follicle to a more potent form called dihydrotestosterone. Some hair follicles have receptors on them that are very sensitive to this higher form of testosterone, dihydrotestosterone, and that will stimulate hair growth.
Graham Flanagan: How would you characterize my facial hair?
Dr. Chwalek: I'd say it's like, sparse, and you have light-colored hair, so it doesn't show up quite as much.
Flanagan: I can't really grow a great beard. It's been a problem. I want one. I wanna look like my colleague, Kevin. I mean, look at that beard. It is just glorious. Why can't I grow a beard like Kevin?
Dr. Chwalek: Well, Kevin has some good hair genes, so because of that, the hair follicles on his face are more sensitive to the effects of a form of testosterone called dihydrotestosterone which can help to stimulate thicker, coarser, longer hair growth in some areas of the body like the beard area.
Narrator: Beards and facial hair have long been associated with masculinity and virility. I began to wonder if my inability to grow thick facial hair like Kevin makes me less of a man.
Flanagan: Does the fact that I can't grow a beard, does it make mean that I have low testosterone?
Dr. Chwalek: No. Men who can't grow a beard or have patchy beards usually have normal testosterone levels. It isn't a reflection of having low testosterone or being deficient in testosterone.
Flanagan: So, you can still be virile -
Dr. Chwalek: Right.
Flanagan: And grow a crappy beard like this?
Dr. Chwalek: Yes.
Flanagan: Okay, good.
Narrator: And in fact, there are some ways to increase the chances of growing facial hair, but shaving more often isn't one of them.
Dr. Chwalek: So, the idea that shaving can impact hair growth is actually a myth. When you're shaving, you're just cutting the hair off at the surface of the skin, and what's controlling the hair growth is really occurring deeper in the skin. So, it shouldn't have any impact on how quickly the hair grows, or how dense the hair grows. People have tried topical Rogaine or Minoxidil. These things may stimulate a little hair growth, but assuming it's due to genetics, then you're kind of stuck with what you have.
Flanagan: It's all about the sensitivity of the hair follicles and how they interact with this -
Dr. Chwalek: Dihydrotestosterone or androgens in the blood.
Flanagan: So, you're saying that, that his hair follicles are "sensitive."
Dr. Chwalek: Yes.
Flanagan: See, mine aren't.
Dr. Chwalek: Right.
Flanagan: They aren't sensitive. They're like rocks. They have no sensitivity at all. Okay, so I win that!
Dr. Chwalek: Right.
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Why Some Men Can't Grow Beards

[@mz204455]

All the testosterone went to making his deep ass voice.

[@MisterTCF]

Thats what i was thinking haha

[@McDonDoggyDooz]

True. I can grow a thick beard but my voice is higher than his and I’m 5’6. So I guess it’s just pick your battles and be grateful for what you have lol

[@mr.sphlictor9649]

I can grow a beard and my voice shits on his

[@creamoiss]

@@mr.sphlictor9649 congratulations

[@SuperOMGLOLROFL]

Or more like into his annoying accent 😂

[@colunizator]

I like Kevin. He doesn't speak much

[@higgs7133]

Michael Colun 😂😂😂

[@greatkaafir7881]

😆😆😆

[@rianom4826]

😂

[@dlg2038]

We still never talk sometimes

[@doseofreality100]

Beards do the speaking for us bearded men. We just shoot glares.

[@codedxxx]

This was the equivalent of lifting weights for two weeks and wondering why I don’t look like Ronnie Coleman.

[@thecrazies4587]

Bro that’s what I’m saying. Dude said 2 weeks 😂. Average dude needs about 3-4 months to get something even relatively close to that. Honestly think this is a skit.

[@C.ODubhlaoich]

@@thecrazies4587 Don't think he was expecting to get the other guy's beard in two weeks, but it's still pretty weak for two weeks of growth.

[@manmeet4804]

@@thecrazies4587 I mean my if my dad doesn't shave for even 4 days, he gets a very heavy stubble, so it would be kind of weak for like 2 weeks ngl.

[@derek96720]

@@manmeet4804 looking at your hair color and ethnicity, that's not saying much. Darker, more numerous hair follicles are obviously going to be much more visible after two weeks than someone with sparser hair and light colored strands.

[@manmeet4804]

@@derek96720 lol that's not even me, it's just a friend's pic that kind of blew up in my school

[@imsamiurrahman]

Doctor: Well, Kevin has some good hair genes Kevin: 😎

[@StraightBluntOfficialPodcast]

It's always "How's Kevin's beard?" But not "How's Kevin?" 😭😭

[@whois2517]

😫

[@_nom_]

😂

[@beHaski]

Too close to home

[@humansranimals6169]

Sean Salvo he could be sad. All we think about is his beard not his feelings we suck

[@dermotosullivan3065]

You can tell a lot though about a man from this beard

[@marshallgrimmett6290]

Guy: why can’t I grow a beard? Lady: **explains in detail** Guy: so why can’t I grow a beard?

[@emanuelnewman1700]

Lmao

[@nikhiel_b]

Lady: *says the same thing*

[@John_C_J]

**Lady grows a beard*

[@The_StrangeMan]

Why are you gay? *Explanation* So who is gay?

[@dm.6133]

Yeah what a douche...

[@joncarbone]

My dad has a thick beard and a whole head of wavy hair. Meanwhile I got sparse facial hair and I'm starting to bald lol.....just like my uncle's on mom's side of the family. Another downside is they're all over 6 ft. And I'm 5 8. Yup, totally got robbed in the genetic department.

[@malan07]

How old are you?

[@joncarbone]

@@malan07 44

[@naumsilvino1978]

you sure he is *actually* your dad though? maybe it's time to interrogate your parents a lil bit

[@abhay4147]

Feel you bro. My dad was 5'11". My mom is 5'0. I got his face, his hair, etc but not his height (5'6"). Partially it might have been my fault for not engaging in height related activities like basketball when I was younger, but it still sucks a bit

[@jakd2962]

@@abhay4147 I have my dads face a mix of my parents hair and facial hair, but I’m like 5 inches taller than my dad I’m 6’1 my dads 5’8.

[@umairmasoud5883]

I used to get bullied in middle school and highschool because I could grow a beard, imagine a 13 year old with a full beard. Once I got to college and adulthood I realized everyone loved it and it helped me like my beard more and keeping it instead of shaving it.

[@donatello9482]

🤣🤣 13 with a full beard. A 13 year old man

[@metinsahin9890]

Im 13 have thin mustache hair but not as thin as mine armpit and have a bit peach fuzz in how much time Will i get rally thin hairs on my cheeks i also have hair on my chest and i feel different to the Kids of my age group because no one at age 13 have chest hair and mustache

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

That's even younger than me. I had a goatee at 15, full beard at 16, massive beard by 17-18. But 13? I was still an actual kid at 13.

[@Ignatious_Koopa]

Wow

[@kevinc.cucumber3697]

bruh if you had a beard at age 13, you should have been the one doing the bullying, tf.

[@ozielmaldonado79]

I only got this recommended because I can't grow a beard 😐

[@mrboone2451]

I’ve got a big beard and bigger dick lol

[@nimbus0110]

Same

[@pointgod8730]

Mr Boone Headass

[@Gossypol]

Grow your bank balance not your beard. 😎

[@olteanuflorin1701]

Well my hair starts to fall of and i can't grow a beard , i would look like a cancer patient within a few years .... great .

[@The053199]

1:20 "well kevin has some good hair genes" kevin: *smirks and nods in approval*

[@hamzahafeez8623]

😂😂😂

[@Photosynthesisbeing]

Love that smirk, rock on Kevin.

[@user-ho1vt8vz2l]

Lol very dramatic

[@CaptainObvious007]

He knows he's tongue punching her fart box later on.

[@Raybets]

Was gonna comment this myself. Proud to find this at the top. Kevin: smirks and nods in approval.

[@jayboxerr2210]

his beard doesn’t even look that bad he’s just gotta give it time to grow

[@koolsergio]

Yea he has a lot of hair he could definitely get a beard in 100 days. I have way less blond/brown facial and never grew past 2-3 weeks. Now at 60 days and I'm impressed at what I got. I'm No where close to the hair folocals on this dude he's trippen.

[@vice2versa]

​@@koolsergio no some men cant grow beards. Ive never shaved once in my life and i can barely grow any hair on my face. I just have a mistache and im 32

[@101Volts]

@@koolsergio Nope. I went without shaving for like 2 months in February - April 2021, and nothing happened but patchy splotches that looked uneven as if a 4 year old gave up on coloring because he was bored. At least I can so much as grow an OK mustache and a bit of chin hair and sideburns, but that's about it. I'm also 32. I wonder if it also has something to do with my slight adverse reactions to dairy...

[@DioDinero]

“Genetics” *Rolls the outro*

[@jtmnavy]

My mom can grow a beard but I can’t ....

[@brotha4luvin]

Lol

[@_--____--______--___]

@Caleb Bluhm who?

[@flixoran9039]

I always see you where I least expect you.

[@NITOPSMOVE]

JT! Lol

[@gretamaromba2627]

Is that a second 'father' of yours?

[@hi-nw7qy]

I've always wanted to confuse people like this.

[@yoneezy123]

I was the only kindergartener with a mustache

[@guyshepard9658]

Same when I try growing a beard it looks like an extremely typical Mexican look (I think the style is called the hombre).

[@hi-nw7qy]

@@yoneezy123 Boo

[@hi-nw7qy]

@@guyshepard9658 I searched up "Hombre beard" and it just showed me an Amish dude.

[@Rockoblocko]

I can't grew any hair on my cheeks, my saving grace is a very thick Spanish mustache, more like a MANstache really.

[@GuaroLlanero]

I've been using minoxidil for 1.5 years now and there has been noticeable improvement. It is not like Kevin's beard but I'm satisfied

[@MrTee12]

Any side effects?

[@GuaroLlanero]

@@MrTee12 so far none

[@Mexicano1768]

estas chulo bb

[@michaelsanders7484]

@@MrTee12 besides the baby arm that’s growing underneath his Adam’s apple, the results are great! Lol

[@Dontbemad994]

@@GuaroLlanero which brand do you use?

[@JasonPerryman]

I thank her for being an expert on this and experienced to the extent that she has come across cases of people who use Rogaine (Minoxidil ingredient) and still haven't grown enough hairs to make a difference. I've tried it for 2-3 years and it didn't work. She sets that record straight.

[@seyfff]

Damn actually didn't know that. I had a very patchy beard and by using minox for 3 months I basically got a full beard and assumed it works for everyone but then again I was 18 at the time

[@JasonPerryman]

@@seyfff Hey Seyf thanks for your reply. I don't know if I'm being too cynical or not but a Facebook Beard growth group page that uses Minox that I was on had people near 18 or in their early to mid 20s using it and saying they had good results but again I find it questionable if Minox made a difference at all or even little considering men's hormones at that age area may still be growing more and more hairs too as time goes by and are still developing those hairs regardless of Minox. But still if you only took 3 months with Minox then that's rather quick to get a full beard, so maybe it worked for you. I guess it depends on how succesfully you were growing a beard before Minox, maybe your use of it got results or maybe your hormones kicked in, or you would have gotten it some time later without Minox. As for me, I tried it when I was in my late 40s. No real change, if it was it was a tiny amount like 1% if that. (Noticed around 10 new hairs I think on my moustache).

[@mrblue___]

@@JasonPerrymanyou should try again. I didn’t have anything for 24 years. After using it for a couple months to a year, I have a beard now.

[@Mahtijanis]

I started using minoxidil when I was 32 or 33. Where before I could only grow a weak mustache and a somewhat decent beard right under my chin and nowhere else, I now have growth on my jaw all the way to the sideburns. Now, it’s still far from dense and really not much of a beard anyway, but I certainly notice the difference. Unfortunately I guess my hair follicles capped their potential at that and I’ll never have a full, dense beard.

[@jve89]

Kevin is like a cat. Proud, majestic and quietly observing.

[@xananymous431]

jve89 and the next thing you know..you died

[@slamacatgt4296]

@Greig91 better than other animals who shit on the floor

[@D0rlisok]

And fat

[@jackd4]

Also hairy like a cat

[@platinumchill607]

Ffs 🤣🤣🤣

[@gabrieljonathan8096]

“Kevin has good hair genetics” Kevin: Fuk yea I do 😎

[@landiady3289]

Gabriel Jonathan 1:24

[@JoseSanchez-sc6fe]

Gabriel Jonathan 😂😂😂😂

[@JamesTheFoxeArt]

I knew this comment existed Kevin:Fuk yea it does

[@dom4591]

Lol best part of the video

[@Crazy_Rich_Asian]

For some reason Kevin looks like Patrick....Sponge Bob's friend.

[@insomniac2895]

My dad's 42 he's always been proud of his goatee, he can't grow hair on his cheeks so he did the best with what he got. It got 5 inches long. Around 3 years ago I began growing my beard and my beard covers my entire lower part of my face and is a bright vibrant red/orange. (I'm 17 now, yes my beard started growing when I was 14) He got jealous and complained to his co-workers that his own son has a bigger beard than he could ever get. His beard is also losing it's vibrant red and turning grey so he's a little sad about that.

[@Countrysideboy247]

Feel sad about you dad bud

[@FabioCrow07770]

Your dad can grow a beard if he wants to. There are products out there to help, and it doesn't cost a fortune either. I could only grow a goatee that didn't even connect all my adulthood until 2 years ago, and now I can grow a full beard. I'm 39 btw

[@cdm386]

Who’s got the bigger dick?

[@thefrog414]

Maybe you have you mom's genes, maybe your mom's father can grow a nicer beard than your father's.

[@thefrog414]

@@FabioCrow07770 yo leave the product's name🤣🤣

[@Tr1Hard777]

i was 23 and could absolutely not grow a beard. Just 3 years later i have a full beard without rogaine. A coworker even accuses me of using rogaine and asked me how he can get facial hair. but i just had a spike in facial hair growth for some reason. On the flip side i also had some hair recession in that time so be careful what you wish for.

[@aqlli_yechimlar]

What did you do to grow beard brother? You hit the gym?

[@DISCOVEGASGUY]

The coworker who beard shamed you should be disciplined and discharged.

[@dbz739921]

Kevin secretly dating that guy's wife that's why he's so quiet

[@bigbossmarco4503]

My mans Kevin be getting all the married p**sy but he ain’t snitching

[@harpriyachadha5373]

Hahahahagahaha

[@Gatoradeia]

Lol

[@ImALeadFarmerMF]

1:24 Kevin’s response to your comment

[@gonzotime7224]

He bout to post a follow-up video 15 years from now asking why his 3 sons can grow great beards

[@cookiecutter6735]

All the hair that was supposed to be on my face rushed down my butt.

[@OscarIvann]

Dimitris Popeskou 😂 😂 😂

[@vijayv1802]

May be gravity loves to pull ur hair😂🤣

[@stn6408]

Stin koloxaradra

[@frankpaya690]

Get hair transplants, however then you would be a butt face

[@brendon6618]

Bro same

[@Scriabinfan593]

I hate not being able to grow a beard.

[@VikingHammerX]

I actually hate having a beard and a moustache, I just feel dirty. Whenever I see hair growing on my face I shave it immediately.

[@okechukwumark4312]

Please how old are you? Maybe as you grow older you start craving for it.

[@diceymaan]

@@okechukwumark4312 He is 46 now

[@yankeetango]

Yup, hear that all the time from Italian women!

[@DSN262]

Some viking you are

[@Putri-nl2gg]

I look like a hobo if I grow mine out

[@GoblinHero]

Kevin looks dead inside. What have you seen kevin.? Who hurt you?

[@dylpickles1494]

So much dihydrotestosterone that he doesn't need emotions any longer.

[@cruzgonzalez7061]

All the sensitivity went to his beard.

[@Kagdra_omen]

This made me chuckle

[@WhalesHaveLegs]

@@cruzgonzalez7061 lol

[@stentor9640]

These Kevin comments are probably some of the best I’ve seen

[@MostafaMoghbel]

Me at the age of 16: "give it a couple years it'll grow." Me at 18: "maybe a couple more?" Me at 20: "let's watch some KZbin videos on how to help my beard grow" 2 minutes later: "ok it's genetic, I'm never gonna have a beard"

[@beastmode5109]

Same bro😭😭😭

[@pokolba9]

Frickin' same dude :d :c

[@beastmode5109]

Yeah😿 if anyone kniw what to do fo beard tell me also plz

[@beastmode5109]

Yeah😿 if anyone kniw what to do fo beard tell me also plz

[@l.m8547]

Same

[@Minej_Mosuris]

Im currently 18, if we look at my family genetics alone, all the men in my family had 'some type' of goatee and/or beard starting to really set in around 17 to 19, granted, both my father and grandpa dont have full beards, my dad sports a sort of extended goated because he cant grow side burns for SHIT, and grandpa has kind of like a Low Rider style, but slightly shorter, because he cant grow hair any higher on his cheeks... I myself, didnt even have the need to shave my moustache until I was around 15, 16, which is kinda late compared to the rest of the men in my country...as I am right now, I have an 'okay' moustache, like, its in that in-between stage of darker than peach fuzz, but still a little lighter than a full stache', my soul patch started coming in about a year ago, that has also gotten darker with time, but it kinda looks more like I got a coal stain under my lip than actual hair😂😅, I have soooome hairs in the higher side-burn area that started coming in, I'd say about 6 or 7 months ago, and around the same time also started the growth of my chin hair, but its been very slow, there is a dark hair or two, but besides that you could AT BEST call it "long peach fuzz"😂🙏, but yea, I would love to see some more progression, its been very slow, and I dont wanna play the waiting game till' im 35, cuz chances are, based on my genetics, that im not gonna have a full beard anyway lol

[@jonathank786]

Same lmao older brother looks just like me has a full beard Im also 18 and got a peach fuzz 😂

[@Minej_Mosuris]

@@jonathank786 yep, I feel u man😭🙏

[@eduardorodriguez4899]

I can’t grow a beard and youtube recommends this video, ouch

[@TheCostimen]

FeelsBaDMan

[@bear0846]

Right. I was like wtf

[@iu2]

The title of the video should have been "Why European men can't grow a beard." Only white people were shown in this video.

[@SM-mo8kj]

Same

[@Blazemoth]

I feel you bro

[@leej4523]

Kevin's face after that compliment. What a geezer

[@peter_lucien1832]

Easy Company hahaha Kevin was smug af

[@xxmrtreyzxx]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@varsha8626]

“😏”

[@MrFireboyFTW]

The homie Kevin doing too much 🤣🤣

[@Julia25120]

Kevin is a fat sod.

[@bashns7743]

Im 33 years young and cannot nor want to grow a beard. Ive never shaved my mustache either. Its been the same since i grew it at 15 years young😂

[@diceymaan]

Yeah and that's how it usually is for females.

[@bashns7743]

@@diceymaan oh man did you come up with that yourself?

[@joemon7463]

@@diceymaan Some females have beards now. Equality.

[@kushwanthsai49]

Are you serious for 17 years?

[@bashns7743]

@@kushwanthsai49 lol yes. Idk how

[@The_Lite]

I was that guy who was already having to shave all that peach fuzz in 7th grade. When in the military, I couldn't get away with shaving every other day like some of my buds.

[@kalaxazoseisaire]

Bro i shaved twice a day in the military. Dont really think its a blessing that i grow a beard very fast

[@seamorgh21]

Kevin's smirk at 1:21 is priceless. lmao

[@ropro9817]

Lol, yeah, cuz he looks like he's got nothing else going in in life besides his glorious beard.

[@vinodkumaraug]

He's just wishing he had born in the middle ages fighting dragons

[@addz7210]

Facial hair supremacist

[@KarkatVantas333]

@@ropro9817 you sound like someone is jealous cause they can barely grow any hair or can't be able to at their life. So. Get some positivity buddy.

[@thisiswhereiendupinmyrecom878]

Im the 1k like

[@korayyy440]

At least your voice is awesome.

[@like.clarkwork]

Ico rya Graham (the host) should be hosting a podcast on Anchor right now.

[@gamma3563]

Ico rya he’s so lucky, like you don’t understand how many people think I’m gay when I first meet them, because how light my voice is...

[@dreamthedream8929]

@@gamma3563 then make it deeper and more resonant. Almost anyone can do that. For actors, singers, television and radio people it is part of their work. They get training on how to speak, sing or else use their voice properly.

[@okito_gwk]

Did u mean puberty?

[@GModBMXer]

True

[@scientistx5717]

As I a person with very fast beard growth rate I can say you are actually lucky to have it grow slowly

[@urgadurga]

It's important for anyone who wants to grow one to know that there's always an awkward stage for the first few months, and your beard growth still has time to develop up until your 30s. So if you're in early adulthood and can't grow one too well, there's a chance you might be able to try again with much better success a few years from now. Stick through the awkward period though. If you have some patches, especially the ones I do which seem common which are on the sides of my goatee, you can comb over them pretty well after your beard is a decent length, it's just a waiting game.

[@kierenjones922]

True, mine didn't start developing until I turned 28 which was a year ago and Its still filling out to this day. Before then I couldn't grow a beard on the sides of my face. I was always stuck with a goatee situation.

[@ashthisguy7624]

​@@kierenjones922i have the same goatee situation. I'm 31 now and within the last year I've developed some on the cheeks but it's like 20 hairs a side at the most

[@michalp1]

I seem to have better growth now at 40 than in 30's or earlier. Within 2 weeks its grown thicker than previous camping growths. Hopefully it fills up enough to keep it.

[@cashoutt5957]

Having a beard is not important at all . I’m bald face and I still get laid in my dreams

[@loomint8015]

Almighty Bob lmao

[@ronniewestbrook9225]

Clap.....Clap...Clap..Clap.Clap!👏 👏 👏!!!

[@edwarddam2428]

Wahahahah

[@v.rprasad5377]

Your pfp says it all.

[@flagpolesitta8566]

Thanks bro beans, u made me beleave in myslef

[@noname-vr9fs]

Another reason why you can't grow a beard is because you give up after just two weeks.

[@thatperson1022]

that's what i was thinking, for some people growing a beard like Kevin has might take years but it doesn't mean you CAN'T grow a beard

[@deannomad7160]

@@thatperson1022 A beard of that size takes 4 months for me 😏😎

[@snailnslug3]

Mine grew at aged 40 like big time. I was goatee and stash to full beard ...weird shit

[@Jonathan-bu7iv]

Yeah two weeks is pretty short. My beard will be pretty signfificant at that point. But it's not 6 centimeters below my chin god damn. Growing that kind of full beard can take 1-2 years or more.

[@Jonathan-bu7iv]

@@snailnslug3 really? At 40?! Mine started at 12. Might give some hope for my german friends that still look like ladies at 25 lol. How do you mean it started at 40? I got patches at 12, and by 14 it was fully developed. Did you just get patches at 40?!

[@MangelBanselmo]

I'm 32 and I still can't grow a beard. Looks like dirt from far away if I try. 😂🤣

[@user-wh4xx2su1x]

‘Kevin has some good hair genes’ - Kevin nodding like hell yea I do 🤣

[@Truther1234]

Fun fact; dihydrotestosterone is also the cause of male pattern baldness. That’s why you’ve probably noticed most men that grow thick beards have receding hair lines.

[@alek6208]

It’s a combination with that and estrogen. Actually what you said is false. It’s because of excess unused testosterone that gets transformed into estrogen and DHT(dht makes hair grow faster but this combination with estrogen makes them fall)

[@andyc9902]

Fact

[@realtalk37851]

Wrong

[@AdamRasp]

@@realtalk37851 You sure are!

[@RealAlphaMale69]

@@tiagomoraes1510 lol same

[@SJokes]

What he lacks in beard, he makes up for in voice

[@CoffeeSnep]

And that chin

[@DimaJeydar]

It’s so deep

[@_deadeye]

Bro exactly. Manly voice over beard ANYDAY

[@scordeteyla]

That's what I thought. I almost commented on that too. Instead I did it here ;-)

[@atlante4368]

Indeed. He can also grow a stubble and be done with it.

[@jaimebanks8377]

I've seen a LOT of people show wonderful results using minoxidil for beard growth. I've been unable to get my picture updated on here; I have a beard now and feel MUCH better! I have some thin areas and am using minoxidil to try and thicken them. I also use minoxidil on my scalp and have a thick head of short hair now. I recommend trying minoxidil for beard growth, to anyone so inclined.

[@mrb2343]

Minoxidil will make you impotent and kill your libido.

[@GlocknessMonster1738]

Dude you just have to wait. The first 2-3 months are going to be brutal because you’re probably going to look like a guy who doesn’t belong within 30 feet of a school. But once you get passed that your facial hair will be as grown in spots as it can be so it gives you a sense of what you’re working with. Just grow it out for 2-3 months and I guarantee you’ll be glad you did.

[@newenglandgreenman]

I totally agree. Two weeks is nowhere enough to draw any conclusions. I look about the same two weeks after shaving. It takes me more like two months to develop a decent beard.

[@sr.mental5876]

@@newenglandgreenman Lol, not even 3 months for me because of the light colour but yes, time takes care of that. Plus today most men reach full facial follicular maturity around their mid thirties, so there’s hope out there lads.

[@robob221]

I tried to grow my beard for just over 2 months in solitude and just looked like a bum. Thick stubbles, patchy and itchy. I can’t imagine trying this in normal circumstances as a young 27 years old dude. Not to mention my skin felt itchy and gross from this thick hair pinching my skin and neck. The woman I believe is correct, some people just don’t grow like others and it is what it is. It’s easy for other guys to say “it takes time” when they are not growing pubic hair on there face!

[@AL-fo9ro]

@@robob221 “Growing pubic hair on there face” LMFAOOO

[@LilXancheX]

@James Bell yeah statistics say that your testosterone peaks in your 20’s and diminishes in your late 30’s so that’s normal. You’re likely to go bald by the time you hit 50

[@LeesDeeds]

Some dude told me I couldnt grow a beard because of the radiation of Hiroshima and nagasaki I'm korean btw.

[@peder6909]

No, you just Asian.

[@ek7404]

Half Korean checking in, maybe we’ll be able to grow one of those badass beards when we’re 70+ and stroke it looking all wise and shit

[@jerreh5116]

Duke Korea never was hit by a atomic bomb. Maybe next time you should listen in history class

[@jerreh5116]

Guðrunarsson how does that justify the fact that he can’t grow a beard???

[@JaguatiricadeControleRemoto]

@@jerreh5116 of course, its Very rare an asian with beard

[@hellobye8873]

Plot twist: Kevin doesn't want a beard

[@christianflorelius4243]

LOL

[@RohitSharma-th9gm]

LMAOIOI

[@SoullessMadness]

LMFAO!

[@benjaminpolancocalaf]

He can shave if he want

[@Ulghart]

@@benjaminpolancocalaf he shaved it...like 5 minutes before the video.

[@LAIRDO-]

I'm 53 and I couldn't grow a full beard if my life depended on it. Thanks, Mom.

[@SodiumSyndicate]

If you have a deep manly voice, that's all you need. Thankfully am blessed with that while cursed with a patchy beard.

[@sages101]

​@@SodiumSyndicate cope 😂😂

[@SodiumSyndicate]

@@sages101 I have to, am always clean shaven & my voice makes bearded men sound girly.

[@sages101]

@@SodiumSyndicate but bearded men make you look girly 🤣🤣

[@SodiumSyndicate]

@@sages101 Until I begin talking, then they are all FCKED. Most bearded men have a girly voice. Shaven men are still men, but men without a deep voice are no men even if bearded. Any girl will take deep voice with no beard over a girly voice guy with a beard. 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@devonk298]

Watching this has convinced me that my inability yo grow a beard is a blessing

[@LDBCFC]

My dad could barely grow any decent facial hair until he was 40 and now has a pretty full beard which he always gets compliments on. Time to play the waiting game I suppose 😂

[@areswalker5647]

Wtf really?

[@virambharvad8059]

What? You can grow beard after 40?

[@LDBCFC]

@@areswalker5647 Yeah! As his hair has thinned on the top of his head his beard has filled out 🤣. Seems to be a common occurrence with a lot of men.

[@LDBCFC]

@@virambharvad8059 he has always had facial hair, but was thin and patchy. His hair on his head has thinned but at the same time he now has a less patchy beard. Its just filled in more!

[@Name-if1ix]

Same with my dad. Didn't start growing a beard till like he was in the mid 30's.

[@Simon-fg8ec]

I’m Chinese 28 old male, and what’s a beard?

[@christophercolumns7243]

Simon Nothing that should concern you. Now go solve quantum computational problems.

[@louism.3435]

Simon huh I’ve never seen a young Asian man with a beard. Only in those movies when the old sensei has a long white beard but shit

[@Vara91391]

lol

[@MoistChungus]

Wait till your 70

[@kuhj278]

At least you don't have to shave.

[@David_Budbill-Berg-Gold]

It’s nice to have a beard cuz it accentuates your jawline. But every once in awhile it’s good to get a nice trim. I went for a low rider stache cuz I think that facial hair looks the coolest.

[@The_Inquisitive_Indian]

I have a friend who shaved before the pandemic started, his next shave was after the pandemic was over! Even in that massive gap, is beard growth was almost non existent! You can't really do much about it.

[@internetexplorer2498]

My grandpa? Beard My dad? Bear Uncles? Beards Aunts? Beard Sisters? Beard Me: *NO BEARD*

[@user2004k]

You called your dad a bear hahah

[@tomahawkcrusher563]

That's because you are a half bear

[@frankpaya690]

And why do Italian men wear mustaches? Cuz they want to maintain their mothers resemblance.

[@xananymous431]

Internet Explorer Hotel?trivago

[@sir_humpy]

I hope Chrome never grows a beard, what a disturbing thought though.

[@Crazelord91]

This entire video is just an excuse for him to hit on Kevin

[@nitrousoxide2265]

I knew it

[@josesolis4601]

Hahaha

[@marlonmontelhiggins8570]

666 likes...Hmm...Nope, not gonna like it.

[@elbeno9304]

lmao

[@matthalaboo6694]

I guess that means the dermatologist IS the beard 🤯

[@BatlhabanyeTshepoMorewabone]

Ahh. I can stop stressing over growing a full beard now. It’s just never gonna happen.

[@raijingaminginc.3326]

Yup looking at ur pic I can agree

[@woobi4739]

I've always wanted to go a real long time (like 4 months) without shaving just to really see the full extent of how much I can't grow a beard, but I'd be too embarrassed to walk around like that in daily life.

[@kalaxazoseisaire]

If you dont want to be bothered at all with your beard and fix your neckline,cheek hair and all that , dont grow it you re gonna look like a homeless. Beard requires maintenance to look good or else if you dont know much about trimming then just stick to normal beard not very long

[@Ibrahim_Orhan]

You don't have a beard but your sound as thick as a bass.

[@poparrow9416]

UranuS exploration agree

[@controversialchristian2378]

Have you ever explored Uranus?

[@cheesesteakphilly]

Exactly! Now imagine someone with a full, badass beard sounding like a high voiced teen?

[@LOOTS243]

@@cheesesteakphilly it exists

[@N-e0N]

@@cheesesteakphilly That Punjabi pirate in the third Pirates of the Caribbean movie, during the meeting where they decide they'll go to war with the English navy haha

[@orion9435]

You dont have a thick beard but you have a deep, masculine voice

[@rebornjoker359]

That's how I am right now. 20 with a deep masculine voice but can't grow a beard😂

[@iangothis1580]

RebornJoker Damn you probably get a lot of girls

[@GangsterDolphins]

My voice is too deep

[@orion9435]

@@rebornjoker359 damn lucky you 😩 i dont have a deep voice

[@enonymuz8627]

nabil the patrick it really not hard to grow deep viice right? sometime my voice is light some deep but imean u can get used to each one overtime

[@AeroRain]

I thought it was over for me as my dad has almost no facial hair and 90% of guys my age have had some already. But it finally started growing and to my surprise it's like mixed dark/light brown colored hair, including red. I've no clue how this happened as I was told no one in my extended family was like that, but honestly love how vibrant it looks so far. Well worth the wait lol

[@marijuanaz]

Lol when she was like well kevin has good hair genes Kevin made that look like “ yeaa thats right b 😎” hahahaha love this video

[@ALI23-]

Kevin is just tryna go home

[@joeboi85]

Ali Alwattar yeah, with that dermatologist

[@Cociobladereviews]

"Am I getting paid for this video?" Asked Kevin.

[@Jelus1]

1:23.. Kevin's like.."That's right.. Admire me.. Fondle me with your eyes!"

[@King-ci8sk]

Been working on mine for a year or so now. And I started watching this and stroked what I have and said "dude I really do have a beard now" It takes time for some of us

[@yournotdatguypal]

KZbin man: I want a beard like my colleague Kevin. Dermatologist: well Kevin is just simply that guy!

[@Hoggod]

Okey. All my tesetestrone thingy apperantly goes to my testicle hair growth How do I convert that to my chin?

[@030RELL]

@@camilofuentes7056 LMFAO

[@nitrousoxide2265]

Why you got a girl pic

[@deltanovember1672]

sarcastick jjerk You have to rub your chin on a random man in the street. Be sure, it has to be a surprise to him.

[@McCloud23892]

camilo fuentes good one LMAO 🤣

[@emilv.george9985]

@@camilofuentes7056 ..gross but yes .it may do the trick ..ROFL ..😁😇

[@JordanRants]

A man who can grow an amazing beard and also keeps his hair is a true genetic god.

[@mattmatthewmathewson564]

Weird place to see you

[@lastmanstanding80]

Genetic God is someone who is physically appealing by most women... and has a big dick.

[@Skogdust]

Like Zakk Wylde he have beauty light blond hair(lot of women can be jealous of his hair), and he have powerfull beard ehh

[@abudabisas]

boldness is not genetic, beta males loose hair to show their beta

[@emanandchill]

@@lastmanstanding80 true and also has a beard and isn't bald.

[@Unknown-el1jy]

Does acne scarring play a role in this? When I was in 7th though 8th grade I had horrible acne on my cheeks and slowly it went away but left behind some hard dark marks. They are healing back to my normal skin color but my facial hair on my cheeks cannot seem to grow properly. There are a few hairs and they grow decently long and look healthy but no other hair grows on my cheeks. My mustache is grown but is not dense. It grows back really fast so it is a problem for me if it's gonna be there and not look nice

[@sebastians.7372]

Well, there are many reasons. My problem was that i always shaved my face hair every 3 days total and doing much sports since i can think of. So i gave my body the signal you need testo for bones, muscles and so on but not for DHT to get a beard. Since i dont shave anymore my facial hair growth rise exponentially. I had much less than you especially the sides and at the throat (many areas with not one hair). Now i wont shave for atleast one year and i dont care what other think or say.

[@Karifi]

Kevin looks fighting suicidal thoughts

[@bicky210]

Karifi likes no English

[@Karifi]

@@bicky210 sorry, not my first language

[@MrGoldFunkyBoy]

That head nod smirk in the mid segment was like "Oh shit ...that be a creative way to go out. Not bad?"

[@DeckerBens]

Yep, it's a pain to be a mute guy after all.

[@osamasamir3228]

Lol

[@jeremyruch5095]

When I was 19 I thought my inability to grow a beard was going to be an issue for the rest of my life. Now I'm 24 and nothing has changed.

[@dashyte412]

Lmao! You got the best comment here. Don't let anyone tell you any different champ.

[@Sam-sp7qh]

I'm 32 and i can't grow a beard

[@isaacmendes1926]

@Pommy Pie that's because either you don't have a beard or you are underage

[@hayden8571]

Dude enjoy your life without extra hair on your face

[@isaacmendes1926]

@Pommy Pie are you canadian?

[@ambitiousunderdogz482]

I’ve been shaving since 1998, and I still can’t grow a beard, meanwhile, I pass highschool kids on the street and some of them can grow full thick beards haha. Thank you for this video, I officially quit trying to grow a beard haha

[@Kharl19]

Here in most Southeast Asian countries tho same with Japan, Korea, and China, having a beard is not really that much of a thing, having no beard is actually the "it" thing, I think how this is perceived just depends on the culture.

[@pb12661]

sideburns seem to be more of a "thing" in those countries.

[@areaf2219]

Kevin the whole time:😶 Kevin after the compliment:😏 Me after commenting on almost all videos and finally getting 1k likes:😏

[@timothydugan2546]

😏

[@appathelastskybison]

😏

[@pushpeshmishra1468]

😏

[@areaf2219]

😏

[@justanaverageenjoyer8494]

😏

[@knobovsossidge2022]

You don't have a crappy beard and you've got a real strong moustache. 2 weeks isn't long, give it a few months. Kevin's beard is many months maybe even years old.

[@KingAzxoll9]

Exactly, my beard took a few months to grow, and it took about a year and a half for the mustache and beard to connect, as the follicles in that part of my face are weakest. However, now I have a very full beard, and I've never been clean-shaven since. Going on 7 years, baby!

[@teepssenju3411]

Yoza

[@J0ni0]

I have a long beard and already started shaving at 12 years old, and when I'm fully shaved a little more than a month is enough for me to grow a beard like Kevin's.

[@knobovsossidge2022]

@@J0ni0 hair grows at about 1/2 an inch per month. You might grow full cover but it won't be long like Kevin's in a month.

[@stronghold429]

I don't think so, Kevins beard on me is a 3 week beard, if I go over a month i legit look like a hispanic gandalf

[@RenzoGualberto]

I use to have a big beard. After 5 years, I decided to shave it, and now I’m keeping my face shaved. In order to look just like in the pic, I have to shave everyday, but my skin gets irritated. So I do it every 2 days, or at least in alternated days. I don’t miss my big beard at all.. And my face feels much “cleaner” than before.

[@aldrinmercado3475]

Still cant understand why i cant grow a bear but my pubes can be called the amazon rainforest

[@user-vz5hc7uf1i]

Kevin looks sad. Each like will give him a smile.

[@user-vz5hc7uf1i]

WillWhiskey Come here, I would like to hug you :)

[@Moe__Jama]

@@NakedAvanger one year*

[@bigguspeepus9596]

32 07 he’s got that look like “why do i gotta be a part of your insecurity”

[@controversialchristian2378]

@@bigguspeepus9596 They might just be gay lovers.

[@anthonygil4923]

*kevin smile intensifies*****

[@jaydeh.]

At least you have *hair*

[@chilling00000]

Kevin has too though...

[@d.t.w1390]

*BALD*

[@johnsonlawalgm]

I'm so sad for you I know you're bald honestly I don't know how that feels

[@sevos6359]

Actually Kevin has a lot better (more) hair.

[@Interestingworld4567]

Lol you are bald

[@CyborgSodaCollects]

As I've gotten older, my facial hair is starting to come in a bit fuller. Handle bars becoming Fuller and the patch under my chin is definitely not as noticable.

[@JC-uo5rj]

At the start I was half expecting the guy to say - *”oh my god, it even has a watermark”*

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

I wish I could grow a beard

[@mylifeisamememylifeispathe3140]

Shut up rocket man

[@verysimple5095]

Ok but stop commenting on Swiss001

[@bakaweiner6956]

Become an ancient Asian sage

[@cameromanuel2010]

It bothers me that I see Kim jong un in so many of the video comment sections I watch

[@derekbuxton6626]

Kim, that's because East Asians don't have the genetics to grow a beard on the face. It's only where the sun doesn't shine.

[@pavy.]

I feel like all the hair that's supposed to be growing from my face is growing in my ass crack

[@teodortodorov1662]

same

[@k3nz1e73]

Lol

[@Pabloperez-rd5wg]

😅😅😅😅

[@junyllp1579]

same

[@tangomantactical]

I have a bush in my a$$ crack.......thought I was the only one! ....also no beard but, a decent goatee.

[@taelermoore5060]

So it's all my dad's fault I can't grow a beard. Gotcha.

[@happyguy1148]

lol this video cheered me up thank you

[@iOriginalEdits]

This video could have been just a second long. *GENETICS*

[@juliansmit3770]

Genetics have fucked me up, I’m very small in height, I can’t grow a beard and my voice is not manly at all. Curse my genetics

[@aishwarysaxena5301]

@@juliansmit3770 my father is like 5.3 my grandfather is 5.4 and when i was small my father used to tell me that i will also grow like 5.4 like that but after 16 i grew up like a hell a lot today i m 20 and i m 5.11 and yes i dont have good beard and my father also doesn't have it but boy u can grow ur height there is a. Hope

[@jayf8871]

Are you a first generation dude in an industrialized country?

[@aishwarysaxena5301]

@@jayf8871 who

[@Matt_Yniguez]

No. She gave more information than just saying "genetics".

[@krocketonboost5236]

Son: Dad why can't i grow a beard? Dad: Because you're a woman son.

[@rafaelpimentelfscompetenci7163]

But there are women that grow beards, how about them?

[@krocketonboost5236]

@@rafaelpimentelfscompetenci7163 How can you assume a persons gender just like that? Disgraceful..

[@mojtekgames5397]

Woman (son)😏

[@classifiedsincebirth]

KrocketOnBoost lol

[@verybigkittens7550]

I have that trouble can't grow a beard I must be a brawd as well.

[@FliVids]

Shes like a doctor version of Cate Blanchett. That fact really distracted me or comforted me mid process of finding out I will never grow a bushy beard. Thanks!

[@bergensteinmacwhorfmanteis2417]

I like how the narrator who’s incapable of growing a beard just constantly stares into the camera as if he’s having an existential crisis while Kevin is just calmly nodding his head like he knows what’s up

[@kungfukenny8098]

Kevin looks absolutely defeated

[@bavarianherbsman]

hahahaha😂

[@DivineInline]

There's a layer of skin and even some dead skin trapping hairs that want to grow. I know this because I started rubbing my cheeks to help it grow and over the course of a year I grew one at the age of 30. I never had a single hair on my cheeks before doing it.

[@egyptian_noob]

In Russia beard grows you

[@NN-vg3ou]

Bear

[@JustSteezus]

Old 2010 meme

[@starynightscorpio7210]

Abdel Sayed 😂😂😂

[@citywok9579]

Only communist Russia

[@just_a5.7]

beer?

[@cliffcruzy]

Sperm actually can increase testosterone sensitivity. I tried it once when I was bored, now my gf has a beard!

[@dwightesnard7672]

Lmao

[@ilestivale]

OmegaLUL 🤣🤣🤣

[@jb22885]

Lmaooooo 😁😂🤣😂🤣

[@scientistsbaffled5730]

@Moonlight Glisten that's what she said

[@fukmachups1876]

Along with that beard a penis.

[@MyWifesSon69]

I use to have no facial have during my early 20s besides a mustache and side burns. When I lifted weights in the gym it was as if I went through a 2nd puberty. Now I have facial hair around my neck and sides. I can grow a decent stubble but not a full on beard.

[@EOkeem]

I’m 20 , turning 21 this year and I barely even have a peach fuzz stache.

[@eUK95]

"There *are* some ways of increasing the chances of growing facial hair!" *doesn't mention a single one, just one that doesn't* lol

[@Bubu567]

Good. There are so many scams. This one is actually honest for once. If you can't grow a beard, you can't throw money at it. Just learn to live with it, and don't get taken advantage of because of your insecurities.

[@deafbyhiphop]

Fap a lot. That grows your hair. Jk thats bad for you

[@CHRIZZ83]

@Bubu567 You can throw money at it. You can get a beard transplant or even use minoxidil on your face.

[@MeepMeep88]

My beard grows inside my nose and my ass crack.. wtf

[@capnskiddies]

Wet shaves are out so

[@brianlopez2931]

Look at trump he ain't no man lol

[@pissonbieber1]

My god this is exactly the video I needed

[@rp17rionda]

I have some beard gifted friends who told me id rather not deal with the itch and maintaining having one 😅

[@ldjstudy]

This guy’s beard is actually more than fine. It cover the face and neck, and not that thin.

[@immersiveparadox]

Kevin looks like he’s dead inside

[@eddievenuto1862]

Testosterone is what it is. It's also genetic. My uncle in 2004 told me if I keep shaving I'll be able to grow facial hair but in reality that's not true. Most of it is the genetics that I have. Some people can't grow a beard and some people can like I said it's mainly testosterone testosterone is genetic