Facial hair
Facial hair is a
secondary sex characteristic in human
males. Most
men develop facial hair in puberty. Many
women also have some facial hair, especially after menopause, though typically much less than men.
Eyebrows and
eyelashes are also grown by both sexes of all ages.
Male pogonotrophy is often culturally associated with wisdom and virility. Many men style their facial hair into
beards,
moustaches,
goatees or
sideburns. However, many others completely
shave their facial
hair. A man's facial hair, especially short hairs that were missed in shaving, is often referred to as whiskers, although only certain nonhuman mammals have true sensory whiskers.
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Facial hair is a
secondary sex characteristic in human
males. Most
men develop facial hair in puberty. Many
women also have some facial hair, especially after menopause, though typically much less than men.
Eyebrows and
eyelashes are also grown by both sexes of all ages.
Male pogonotrophy is often culturally associated with wisdom and virility. Many men style their facial hair into
beards,
moustaches,
goatees or
sideburns. However, many others completely
shave their facial
hair. A man's facial hair, especially short hairs that were missed in shaving, is often referred to as whiskers, although only certain nonhuman mammals have true sensory whiskers.
Women typically have little hair on their faces, apart from eyebrows and the fine fuzz nearly all people have covering most of their bodies. However, a few women have noticeable facial hair growth. Excessive hairiness is known as hirsutism, and is usually an indication of abnormal hormonal variation, or even abnormality. In contemporary western culture, almost all women
shave,
tweeze or otherwise
depilate facial hair which does appear, as there is considerable social stigma associated with facial hair in women.
Freak shows and
circuses once displayed
bearded women.
The amount of facial hair on a man's face varies from individual to individual, and also between ethnic groups. For example, men from many
East Asian,
West African or
Native American backgrounds typically have much less facial hair than those of
European,
Middle Eastern or
South Asian descent, with
Native Americans typically having little to none at all.
Middle Easterners, northern
East Asians, and
Eastern Africans can grow copious amounts of facial hair.
Topics about facial hair
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and facial hair:
moustaches,
beards,
goatees,
sideburns,
royale and the lack of facial hair: clean-shaven
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and
bearded womenSee also
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External links
- This site discusses differences in Asian hair.
- Beard Board is a place to discuss freely about facial hair of any aspect.
How Facial Hair Influences Women's Every Day Experience
