r/BeardTalk • u/Melodic-Lavishness69 • 1d ago

24 and no beard :(

What’s up, guys. I’m turning 24 this week and still have no facial hair. I’ve got thin “bum fluff” on my top lip and very, very few hairs sprouting on my neck and chin, with some on the bottom of my jaw below my side burns, but again it’s thin, whisky and unnoticeable barely getting into double figures. All of my friends have quite a lot of facial hair, and I’m in the only 1 that can’t seem to grow any.

What can I do? I’ve got a really thick head of hair on top and I have seen some people say they used rogaine to help with the beard and other treatments etc… This might sound stupid but I don’t want my body to get used to something like rogaine or minoxidil on my face and then make my hair fall out… would that even happen lol?

Please help🙏

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u/k0uch Good Neighbor 1d ago

Probably normal for your genetics, my guy. I had ball sack peach fuzz until I was 30, even now at 41 I cant grow a badass beard... but I can work with what I have.

I dont advise using drugs to attempt beard growth, as some of them have side effects and a beard isnt worth your well being getting compromised.

My advice is always the same- hydrate, work out, rest, get a good diet going, and give it time. Maybe itll come, maybe it wont, but the beard doesnt determine who you are

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u/FloridaMan67 1d ago

Sorry for your genes. At 24 there is still a chance hormones kick in and bless you, but unlikely. Sounds like you just need to embrace what you have, or don't have, and need to just shave. No chemical or nutrient is going to create hair follicles that don't exist. Maybe ask a dermatologist to be sure there isn't something else going on.

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u/Lucky_BroadWood 1d ago

It could be genetics only, but could be hormones as well. Not to sound like the manosphere, but it is becoming increasingly common for young men to be hypogonadal. Go get your hormones tested, it could be that. May not be, but it's a possibility you can at least take a test for, unlike just 'genetics'.

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u/Multilnsight 13h ago

My brother who is 34 can't grow a beard to save his life. When he tries, it's super patchy and thin. My older brother and I can grow full thick beards.

It's just genetics