is there any actual scientific evidence that shaving anywhere on your bodu causes the hair to grow back thicker?

It's a myth.

Can't cure thinning hair and stave off baldness by shaving your head.

It's a myth.

Myth. Shaving is not like pruning a shrub.

The hair is naturally tapered toward the end. So, normally the most visible part is the thiner part. When you shave you are cross cutting the midshaft exposing the thicker part. In addition to that and to add to the myth, stubble feels stiffer because it's shorter and cut straight across as opposed to tapered.

Totally true

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3tUV_U2huc

mythologist wrote:

Myth. Shaving is not like pruning a shrub.

The hair is naturally tapered toward the end. So, normally the most visible part is the thiner part. When you shave you are cross cutting the midshaft exposing the thicker part. In addition to that and to add to the myth, stubble feels stiffer because it's shorter and cut straight across as opposed to tapered.

Yes. And the hair also rather quickly falls out and starts as a new tapered hair. I doubt a fully grown out hipster Dbag beard has a single crosscut hair end by the time it reaches full status.

mythologist wrote:

Myth. Shaving is not like pruning a shrub.

The hair is naturally tapered toward the end. So, normally the most visible part is the thiner part. When you shave you are cross cutting the midshaft exposing the thicker part. In addition to that and to add to the myth, stubble feels stiffer because it's shorter and cut straight across as opposed to tapered.

Right.

To my understanding, and I am a cell biologist, certain hairs start growing in certain areas during different stages in life because the dendritic cells in that specific area are starting to secrete.

Hair is dead cells. They are not living cells. Just like nails are dead cells. If they were living cells, then obviously you would feel severe pain when you cut your hair or nails.

Now. Hair turning gray is obviously a protein issue associated with the shorter telomeres of the cell with age.

I still think the area just feels thick and rough because you are "starting over" with the hair follicles in that area. Also, I like what the other posted said about shaving your head not helping with hereditary baldness

the430miler wrote:

Hair is dead cells. They are not living cells. Just like nails are dead cells. If they were living cells, then obviously you would feel severe pain when you cut your hair or nails.

You are an idiot. You actually think pain is caused simply by if a cell is “living” or “dead”. Did you even graduate high school? Generally you feel pain via your nervous system, not through every living cell in your body. Cell biologist? Right.

430 miler is a native American. So genetically speaking they tend not to grow facial hair as well.

No you’re not wrote:

You actually think pain is caused simply by if a cell is “living” or “dead”. Did you even graduate high school? Generally you feel pain via your nervous system, not through every living cell in your body. Cell biologist? Right.

I have a M.S. in cell biology and genetics, and currently work as a genetic engineer for Genzyme labs. A hair has no cytotoxic t cell or pain receptors, just like a fetus is also absent of those things and cannot feel pain.

Ezekiel bread wrote:

430 miler is a native American. So genetically speaking they tend not to grow facial hair as well.

True we are nice and smooth!

Well, most of us are nice.

But we are all smooth!

the430miler wrote:

Ezekiel bread wrote:

430 miler is a native American. So genetically speaking they tend not to grow facial hair as well.

True we are nice and smooth!

Well, most of us are nice.

But we are all smooth!

Smooth like your stride. Out of curiosity what tribe are you apart of?

the430miler wrote:

No you’re not wrote:

You actually think pain is caused simply by if a cell is “living” or “dead”. Did you even graduate high school? Generally you feel pain via your nervous system, not through every living cell in your body. Cell biologist? Right.

I have a M.S. in cell biology and genetics, and currently work as a genetic engineer for Genzyme labs. A hair has no cytotoxic t cell or pain receptors, just like a fetus is also absent of those things and cannot feel pain.

Hair isn’t “dead cells.” It isn’t made of cells at all.

Ezekiel bread wrote:

the430miler wrote:

True we are nice and smooth!

Well, most of us are nice.

But we are all smooth!

Smooth like your stride. Out of curiosity what tribe are you apart of?

Sac n fox tribe in Stroud Oklahoma! Before being deported to Oklahoma via indian removal act we lived near modern day detroit

acellular wrote:

the430miler wrote:

I have a M.S. in cell biology and genetics, and currently work as a genetic engineer for Genzyme labs. A hair has no cytotoxic t cell or pain receptors, just like a fetus is also absent of those things and cannot feel pain.

Hair isn’t “dead cells.” It isn’t made of cells at all.

Everything in and on your body is made of cells. A rock is not a living thing because it has no cells. Here you go.....

Atom>molecule>cell>cell tissue>organ>organ system>organism>population>community>eco system>bio sphere

the430miler wrote:

acellular wrote:

Hair isn’t “dead cells.” It isn’t made of cells at all.

Everything in and on your body is made of cells. A rock is not a living thing because it has no cells. Here you go.....

Atom>molecule>cell>cell tissue>organ>organ system>organism>population>community>eco system>bio sphere

There is water in my body. Is water made of cells?

is water cells? wrote:

the430miler wrote:

Everything in and on your body is made of cells. A rock is not a living thing because it has no cells. Here you go.....

Atom>molecule>cell>cell tissue>organ>organ system>organism>population>community>eco system>bio sphere

There is water in my body. Is water made of cells?

Water is not part of the body. It's a substance you put in it. If it was part of the body, then it would have cells.

My dad said I should stop shaving my head like a skinhead otherwise I'll end up bald like him.

the430miler wrote:

No you’re not wrote:

You actually think pain is caused simply by if a cell is “living” or “dead”. Did you even graduate high school? Generally you feel pain via your nervous system, not through every living cell in your body. Cell biologist? Right.

I have a M.S. in cell biology and genetics, and currently work as a genetic engineer for Genzyme labs. A hair has no cytotoxic t cell or pain receptors, just like a fetus is also absent of those things and cannot feel pain.

You do understand that you have provided a totally different answer this time around - so I take it you now agree that what you were saying before was incorrect. Did you google it?