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While testosterone is responsible for overall hair growth, DHT determines where and how thick your facial hair comes in. Hormones like testosterone and DHT are the driving forces behind facial hair growth. Hair growth on your face is largely determined by how sensitive your hair follicles are to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a hormone derived from testosterone.
Think of testosterone as the engine oil—more doesn’t always mean a thicker beard, but you need enough to start the growth process. To learn how to increase your body’s natural testosterone production, you first need to determine the actual cause of your low T. Men with high DHT levels and/or greater sensitivity to DHT will grow beards at a younger age than others. Essentially, DHT is a testosterone by-product that contributes to the development of male sex characteristics such as facial and body hair.
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Regular exercise, especially weight lifting and high-intensity interval training (HIIT), can also increase testosterone levels. Hypogonadism is a condition where the body doesn't produce enough testosterone, leading to sparse facial hair. A healthy diet, regular exercise, and managing stress can help maintain healthy testosterone levels. Shaving cuts hair at the surface, and it has no effect on the hair follicles beneath the skin where growth occurs. Men with higher levels of testosterone generally have thicker, more abundant facial hair.
When testosterone levels climb, your body converts some into dihydrotestosterone (DHT)—think of DHT as your beard’s engine. Think of it as your starting point for understanding whether low testosterone might be affecting your beard growth potential. Hormone therapy is a great treatment for enhancing beard growth in men with low testosterone. It is the anagen stage during which the hair is actually growing and your testosterone levels need to be high. It is during puberty that testosterone generally starts the growth of facial and body hair and other secondary sexual characteristics, but it can often be a slow beginning. With this, you’ll see an improvement in all of your low T symptoms, including your facial hair growth. While more research needs to be done in this area, taking testosterone may help some low T men boost their beard growth.

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