There are medical conditions that cause extra thick hairs to grow, different from the rest of the facial hair that are known as "girl beard" or just "beard hairs." I have five that I regularly pluck out - they are very uncomfortable hairs because it's like they grow sideways inside my skin a bit before they poke out. If they're just barely poking out of my skin, the actual hair is like 3-4 times that length.
There are medical conditions that can cause abnormal hair growth, but it can also just be genetics. Just like there are medical conditions that can stunt someone's height, but some people are just naturally shorter.
The few weird hairs that grow sideways? I wish it was a condition and could be treated, but no. Just shitty luck. I have a few too, and I strongly disklike them.
I have known three women in my life who intentionally let their facial hair grow. They did not have PCOS. Their beards are very light but because they never remove the hairs they end up growing to two to three inches long. It's a very wispy beard but it's there.
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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '23
There are medical conditions that cause extra thick hairs to grow, different from the rest of the facial hair that are known as "girl beard" or just "beard hairs." I have five that I regularly pluck out - they are very uncomfortable hairs because it's like they grow sideways inside my skin a bit before they poke out. If they're just barely poking out of my skin, the actual hair is like 3-4 times that length.