This is the scientific reason some men just can't grow a normal beard

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Have you always wondered why you were the one guy among your mates that could never grow a full and thick beard? There’s a simple explanation…

No need to buy razors, no need to shave every morning, looking 10 years younger... there are actually quite a few upsides to being 'beard-challenged'.

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Regardless, you want to know why certain men are unable to grow a thick and lustrous beard and are left with mere peach fuzz? It’s a question of hormones: specifically, androstanolone, synthesized by your body by testosterone.

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Thisnatural anabolic steroid is actuallyresponsible for hair growthall over the body. That’s not all; it could also be responsible for baldness. So apparently you can’t have your cake and eat it too.

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