How to grow out your beard faster?

There are many factors which affect the thickness and density of hair on your beard. If you’re struggling with growing a beard or looking to grow your beard faster, this article will help you understand what works and what doesn’t for beard growth.

Why is your beard not growing?

Few people have a sparse beard because even their father, and/or grandfather had very less beard. This shows that they are having a genetic predisposition of having sparse hair on the beard. However, there are multiple factors which are very much responsible for thick, dense, sparse hairs on your beard. The most important factor is the level of androgens in your body.

Hair follicles on the beard of a male usually have a very long anagen phase. That is why men can grow a long beard. However, if there are a few genetic factors that may lead to short anagen phases, growing a longer beard becomes difficult. An unhealthy lifestyle or unbalanced diet can also affect the beard growth you can achieve.

Treatments for Beard Growth

Now, let’s get started with how to increase beard growth. Here is the list of treatments that are often recommended to boost the growth of the beard.

• Minoxidil

You can try using topical minoxidil to improve the thickness and growth of the hair on the beard area. But it often does not lead to a thick, dense hair growth as much as expected. The hair growth with minoxidil is temporary and may fall out once you stop using the minoxidil.

• Dermaroller

Dermaroller can be used as a line of treatment to improve the density and thickness of hair on the beard area. Using Dermaroller creates multiple micro-injuries on the skin. These micro-injuries can form new blood vessels beneath the hair follicles to grow the hair thicker.

Medication and treatments are viable options only if hair follicles are present on the beard area. But if sufficient hair follicles are not present or absent in genes, no treatment will bear positive results, except hair transplant.

PRP with or without Dermaroller
PRP or Platelet Rich Plasma uses a patient’s own blood growth factors to stimulate beard follicles. When used in combination with Dermarollers, it can stimulate stem cells in the area which in turn can help grow new hair.

• Growth Peptides

Certain peptides such as GHK-Cu copper peptides have been found effective in stimulating beard growth. These are comparable to the effects of Minoxidil on scalp hair growth.

• Beard hair transplant

Beard hair transplant is also a good option to grow beard hair. If your beard is too sparse, you can think of beard transplant. This is the safest and most effective treatment for growing out a sparse beard.

Lifestyle changes for Beard Growth

Conclusion