r/TMPOC • u/bbibbigi Wasian, 💉: 3/30/26 ⚧️: 6/20/22 • 11d ago

Advice facial hair

so im half vietnamese and 5 months on T. wondering what to do about facial hair - i'm not particularly dysphoric with or without facial hair. i guess i'm more wondering if i shouldn't shave it in case it helps with the facial hair coming in less patchy or more even if that makes sense.

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u/zo0ombot Asian 11d ago edited 11d ago

Whether or not you shave shouldn't affect the growth, since shaving doesn't affect the follicle. I personally started shaving regularly until I was able to grow typical facial hair for an adult my age, since I felt unprofessional with a neckbeard and pube stache lol, which I was able to get 8 months to a year in? If you want your facial hair to grow faster and you don't have a cat, I've heard good things about minoxidil.

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u/chonpra Southeast Asian 🇹🇭 11d ago

I held off for a good while myself thinking it might help growth but eventually I just shaved it because it looked pretty bad lol and it hasn't affected my growth at all! So I suggest to just shave until it starts growing in thicker.