The belief that shaving makes your hair grow back faster, thicker or coarser has been around for a very long time. You'd think scientists would have more important concerns than our shaving quibbles, but there's a surprisingly strong body of evidence debunking the myth that shaving encourages hair regrowth. Pioneering forensic anthropologist Mildred Trotter's 1928 research paper 'Hair growth and shaving ' methodically examined the idea that shaving encouraged hairier regrowth. Thanks to developments in hi-res photography, further research has not only continued to back up, but also to visually document the fact that shaving does not alter either hair growth or hair thickness. Get startedHow we uncovered the truth about shaving and hair regrowthOur intrepid researcher Kate dug deep to uncover scientific studies around shaving and hair growth.