How old is it for boys to shave?

Beard growth is a physiological phenomenon of men, and many people think that there is also a best time to shave. As for how old boys are, this is mainly related to male development. Generally speaking, boys can start shaving during puberty.

1. Age

It is best to keep the beard short during adolescence, and there is no need to shave it, because the skin tissue of adolescents is not fully developed and it is easy to hurt the skin!

There is no exact answer to the question of when to shave. Some people start earlier, others later, but generally you should start shaving between the ages of 14 and 16. In fact, it doesn't make much sense to shave before the age of 17 or 18. From these two years, you will enter another growth phase, and a layer of black hair will grow on your upper lip and ears, which means that you have started to grow a beard. But it will take a long time for this layer of hair to become a real beard.

2. Shaving type

The amount of beard is related to genetic genes. If you want to know what your beard looks like, you must know what the beards of your father, grandfather, uncle, and uncles look like, and then combine your own beard to see which type you resemble, whether it is thick or sparse. Generally speaking, men do not need to shave before the age of 20, because most beards before the age of 20 are black hairs, except for those who have a familial gene for thick beards. If your beard is very thick and hard now, then you can shave it. If it is just a darker color, there is no need to shave. If you start shaving too early, then your beard will become darker and harder, but after a certain point it will not continue to become darker and harder, because the beard will be fully mature by then.

3. Note

Before shaving, you should wash your face with a neutral soap. If there is dirt and dust on your face and beard, once the razor irritates the skin or slightly scratches the skin, the dirt will cause skin infection. After washing your face, apply a hot towel to your beard or apply beard softening cream to soften your beard. After a while, apply shaving cream or soap to facilitate the blade to cut the beard and reduce irritation to the skin. When shaving, you should tighten the skin to reduce the resistance of the razor on the skin and prevent the skin from being scratched. Especially for the elderly or thin people, whose skin is prone to wrinkles, they should tighten the skin to keep it elastic and have a certain support.