Peter,

I'm in the "not' category. Shaving ABSOLUTELY does NOT promote hair
growth. When one shave and says it does, believes this ONLY because
he/she hasn't seen the hair start to grow in. Besides we "not's" have
the AMA backing us up on this one. Think of it this way. All the men
who shave their heads to hid the fact that they are naturally bald,
their hair should start growing back. It doesn't. Why? Genetics. If
you are to have hair in those bald spots, you will.

Al,

I too, was in the service. I wasn't permitted to have facial hair
until I was in 6 months. Prior to that, I was pretty much without
facial hair due to shaving everyday. Did my bald spots fill in? No.
And to this day, 26 years after I started shaving, my bald spots are
still bald. Why? Genetics. Shaving does NOT promote hair growth.

Joe

> --- In growinglongbeards@yahoogroups.com, "Al" <mich_gan_al@y...>
wrote:
> Peter, You don't mention in your message or in your profile how old
> you are. When I was younger, mine needed filling in too.
>
> When I was in Air Force Basic Training, they harrassed us about our
> 12 o'clock shadow and so I carried my razor around in my pocket and
> dry shaved when ever I could feel the stubble starting to grow.
>
> Shaving every day (lubricated in the morning and dry later on)
really
> got my beard to growing thick. Dry shaving takes some getting use
to,
> but I think it does the most for stimulation of thicker fuller
beards.
>
> Leave the goatee and side burns grow, but shave the rest every day
> for a couple three months ... see if that helps.
>
> Some people say that shaving stimulates growth and others say "not!"
> My x-wife had a "peach fuzz" mustache and shaved it off. I warned
her
> not to but she wouldn't listen ... now she has to shave her mustache
> every day. HAHAHA!
>
>
> --- In growinglongbeards@yahoogroups.com, "peter_goldberg2"
> <peter_goldberg2@y...> wrote:
> > hi - could anyone offer advice on any possible way to make hair
> grow
> > in the hairless gaps that some of us are unfortunate to have - in
> my
> > case i have gaps in between my goatee and sideburns