Is frequent hairwashing bad? Do false lashes ruin your own? Will plucking lead to disastrous brows? Our beauty columnist separates fact from fiction
The myth: shaving your legs causes the hair to grow back thicker and darker
Nope, says trichologist Anabel Kingsley. “Your hair is not like a lawn that is stimulated by cutting. If you cut your hair short, shave your head, legs or anywhere else, hair will not grow back thicker.” It’s the stubby length and squared-off (rather than naturally tapered) hair tips that give the illusion of greater thickness in regrowth – which is why regular trims make the hair on your head appear (falsely) denser and thicker. However, waxing legs (where hairs are pulled from the root, sometimes disrupting hair production) can in some cases cause hairs to grow back more sparsely.
The myth: plucking grey hairs causes more to grow in their place
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