Are you eager to learn the secrets to making your beard grow thicker and fuller? It all comes down to getting two main lifestyle factors and one important grooming ritual right. Most men are able to increase the thickness of their beard organically but those men who genetically don’t grow hair all over their face might actually benefit from a permanently available medical procedure.
What Controls Your Beard Growth?
Before going over any tips, I think it’s important that you have a grasp on what causes the variation of beard growth between two people:
Androgens, (in the case of hair growth, testosterone and DHT,) directly contribute to your beard growth. These hormones will tell the follicles on your face to enter, and to prolong, the hair growing cycle. Your genetics decide just how sensitive your follicles are to these androgens, though, and it is a main reason as to why two men with equivalent hormone levels can have different densities when it comes to their facial hair. Even with time, a cheek or jaw follicle may not give hair that is as thick, just based on sensitivity alone; an inferior genetic can only provide so much.
Your age can also matter, as beards continually increase in thickness and density until some point in the mid to late twenty’s, and that may have a factor for you younger men too.
How to Promote Facial Hair Growth Naturally
1. Eat the Right Foods
Hair follicles are active metabolically and require fuel to grow effectively. The effect of diet may be one of the most common underestimated causes of thin or slow beard growth.
The primary nutrients essential for effective facial hair growth:
i) Protein – The hair in your beard is made up of keratin and hence a protein. Add protein in your regular diet using eggs, chicken, dals, paneer, and milk.
ii) Biotin(Vitamin B7)– Aids in the integrity of keratin and is abundant in eggs, nuts, seeds and sweet potatoes.
iii)Zinc– Required for hormone production and follicles. Sources are pumpkin seeds, chickpeas and red meat.
iv)Vitamin D– A deficiency of vitamin D is closely correlated with the lack of effective growth in hair and can be resolved by regular sunlight exposure or supplements in certain circumstances.
V)Iron– Limited oxygen for the hair follicle due to iron deficiency affects growth. Spinach, rajma, meat etc can help in adding iron to your diet.
The benefit gained from a diet high in essential nutrients has proved to be superior to most supplements or serums available on the market.
2. Focus on sleep and stress management.
It’s often downplayed but I must emphasize the importance for men.
There are significantly higher levels of testosterone production during sleep that are deeper stages. If you are sleep-deprived below six hours then your testosterone levels will be lower than that of someone not sleep-deprived, and also affects hair production. Stick to 7-8 hours sleep per night.
Constant stress causes a surge in cortisol – a stress hormone which acts as an agent to lower testosterone. So getting rid of excess stress using exercise, sufficient sleep and mentally healthy exercises is in fact a plan to assist you with beard growth, not just something to write down in your diary.
3. Get Plenty of exercise
Compound resistance workouts such as squats, deadlifts and Bench press have shown that they increase testosterone temporarily as well as send blood flow around the entire body, including across your face and scalp.
Even 3-4 strength training sessions weekly for months would benefit facial hair activity noticeably more, accompanied by sufficient protein consumption.
4. Take Care of Your Facial Skin
What your skin actually does influences what grows on it! Dead skin and blocked hair pores physically prevent stimulation of the follicle. Stick some habits into the regime below:
i) Exfoliate two or three times per week – this removes old skin cells and boosts stimulating the follicles.
ii) Moisturise everyday! – When your skin is dry and flaky, it stops the follicles doing their bit.
iii) Once hair begins to appear, use a beard oil or balm – this helps hair to feel less coarse and keeps the skin beneath it hydrated and not itchy.
5. Consider Topical Minoxidil (With Medical Guidance)
Minoxidil is a chemical originally produced for scalp hair, and now being used off label to aid beard growth, this can make follicle’s stay in active growing phase longer and if properly sustained use over 3-6 months there is genuine regrowth for many men.
This doesn’t require a prescription however you would need to use this under supervision from a hair doctor in Gurgaon as it can have unwanted side effects as well as growth might fall out once treatment is stopped.
When Natural Methods Are Not Enough?
Diet, lifestyle or other supplements will simply never help you if hair patches are genetic- i.e., the follicles in the area don’t have the capacity to grow hair anyway. With lifestyle changes, you can only hope to leverage the best of what’s possible from your follicles. To get long term hair growth that looks like natural beard hair in the patchy zones, only one option remains: a beard transplant surgery.
In this procedure, strong hair follicles are harvested from your scalp and implanted strategically on the patchy areas on your face.
The hair grows as long term facial hair, grows like any other natural facial hair, is planted at just the right angles and therefore, results in a smooth and complete beard look.
Who Is the Right Candidate for a Beard Transplant?
A procedure is usually a good option for a man with:
i) Patchiness in his cheeks, jaw and/or chin after many years of natural development
ii) A lack of beard due to hereditary factors and not disease
iii) Scarring from acne or injury resulting in the lack of hair follicles in an area
iv) He is interested in a permanent solution and not one where treatment is required every so often
The treatment employs the technique of “Follicular Unit extraction”(FUE) which is minimally invasive, produces no scarring and can be performed in a follicle-by-follicle process. Growth is quite simple with permanent regrowth being visible from three to four months after the procedure with hair achieving full growth within 9-12 months.
Conclusion
Promoting beard growth relies on just two factors: maximizing those within your power, such as diet, sleep, fitness, and your skin treatment plan; acknowledging those outside your control, namely your genetic sensitivity of follicles. In fact, if you’ve faithfully worked on a range of natural approaches but can’t seem to attain the hair coverage of your dreams, you haven’t failed… your hair may just need professional help. For state-of-the-art beard restoration or hair transplant in Gurgaon to enhance your features (aligned with your budget, growth aspirations, facial attributes), contact QHT clinic for clear pricing, aftercare, and a free consultation.
Dr. Sandeep
- 25 Years Total Clinical Experience
- QHT Hair Transplant Procedures
- Advanced Hair Restoration
- Hairline Design & Reconstruction
