No, using Flawless does not increase hair growth. Specifically, products like the Finishing Touch Flawless razor do not alter the natural rate or characteristics of your hair growth.
Understanding Hair Growth and Shaving
A common misconception exists regarding shaving and hair regrowth. Many people believe that shaving makes hair grow back thicker, darker, or faster. However, this is not scientifically accurate.
How Shaving Works
When you use a razor, whether it's a traditional blade or a device like the Finishing Touch Flawless razor, you are simply cutting the hair shaft at the skin's surface.
- Surface Level Removal: Shaving removes only the visible part of the hair.
- No Impact on Follicle: It does not affect the hair follicle located beneath the skin, which is responsible for producing the hair.
Because the follicle isn't affected, the shaving process cannot influence:
- The speed at which hair grows
- The thickness of the hair strand
- The color of the hair
- The overall density of hair growth
The Reference Confirms
According to information regarding the Finishing Touch Flawless Razor: "The Finishing Touch razor shaves hair at the skin's surface, just like a manual razor does. Contrary to popular belief, hair doesn't grow back thicker or darker after shaving. It won't grow back lighter or sparser, either."
This statement directly addresses the question, confirming that using this type of device does not cause hair to return differently in terms of thickness or darkness, which are sometimes mistakenly perceived as increased growth.
Why Hair Might Seem Different After Shaving
While shaving doesn't change how hair grows, it can change how it appears initially after regrowth.
- Blunt Tip: When a hair is shaved, it leaves a blunt tip rather than the naturally tapered tip it had before. This blunt tip can make the stubble feel coarser.
- Visible Stubble: Shaving reveals the base of the hair, which is often thicker and darker than the tip that was cut off. This can make the initial regrowth appear more prominent.
- Synchronized Growth: If you shave an area thoroughly, many hairs will start growing back around the same time, making the stubble more noticeable all at once compared to the varied lengths of unshaved hair.
These effects are purely superficial and related to the physical act of cutting the hair. They do not indicate an actual increase in hair growth or a change in the hair's characteristics.
Conclusion
Based on how shaving works and information provided about products like the Finishing Touch Flawless razor, using such a device does not increase hair growth, nor does it make hair grow back thicker or darker. It simply removes the hair at the skin's surface.
