Sideburns are a facial hair style that grows on the cheeks and are quite popular. Sideburns became widely known thanks to the contribution of the famous American civil war hero, Ambrose Burnside. Sideburns are often considered a symbol of a man's virility. Growing sideburns may take weeks. Fortunately, there are several ways you can speed up the growth of your sideburns. If your sideburns or facial hair grows untidy or even difficult to grow, consult a doctor and determine the appropriate treatment or treatment method.
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Part 1 of 3: Growing Sideburns Naturally
Step 1. Grow facial hair for at least 4 weeks
Facial hair must be at least 2.5 cm long if you want to shape it into sideburns. If you want bushy sideburns, you may need to grow your facial hair longer. Everyone's facial hair grows at a different speed, so don't be surprised if your facial hair takes a long time to grow.
- Grow facial hair into a beard for the right length. After that, trim the beard into sideburns.
- If you want less long sideburns, you may only need to wait a few days or a week. Remember, allow facial hair to grow to the desired length.
- Remember, if you are young, facial hair may take longer to grow. Therefore, you must remain patient.
Step 2. Use beard oil to moisturize your skin and facial hair
Keeping your skin and facial hair moisturized will help produce more attractive and healthy sideburns. Apply a few drops of beard oil while allowing facial hair to grow.
- If you don't have beard oil, you can use a facial moisturizer and olive oil to keep your skin and beard moisturized.
- Apply the oil on the face area while massaging. This is done to accelerate hair growth.
Step 3. Comb your facial hair
When your facial hair is getting long, you need to brush it to keep it neat. Use a beard comb or a natural hair comb to trim facial hair. Comb and trim facial hair once a day.
Step 4. Trim facial hair until it becomes sideburns when it is long enough and thick
Sideburns are hair on the sides of the face that connect the beard to the hair of the head. Once your facial hair is the right length, you can shave off the hair on your chin and the outer part of your cheeks to start shaping your sideburns.
- To shape the sideburns, shave the facial hair on the chin and under the cheeks.
- After that, shave the area around the hair that extends from the ear to the bottom of the cheek to form a straight line. You can arrange the lines until they are the thickness you want. Some people even shave their sideburns into unique patterns, but this might be too complicated if you're a beginner. Ask your hairdresser for help if you want to do this.
- When finished, there will be a line of facial hair that extends from the ear to the center of the cheek.
Step 5. Trim and style your sideburns
Trimming your sideburns can give you a chance to experiment and express yourself. Would you like to have thick, modern, or neat sideburns? Do you want sideburns that are straight and neat at the bottom? If you want to imitate a certain sideburns model, prepare a hair trimmer and then style the sideburns until they are the way you want them. The sideburns can even be adjusted to fit your face shape.
- For an elongated and thin face, thick sideburns around the jaw can smooth out the shape of the face.
- For a round face, keep the sideburns short.
Step 6. Groom your sideburns regularly
If you have found the right sideburn model, you need to take good care of it and take care of it. Trim the area around the sideburns every 3 days. You can use a regular or electric razor to trim and trim the area around the sideburns.
You also need to keep the sideburns not too long. Most electric razors have a shoe to adjust the length of the hair to be trimmed, so the sideburns won't be trimmed all the way through
Part 2 of 3: Increase Testosterone to Promote Facial Hair Growth
Step 1. Exercise regularly
Regular exercise can help increase testosterone naturally and promote facial hair growth. Try doing cardio for 30 minutes every day. Don't forget to do some weight lifting every few days.
- For cardio, you can try jogging, walking, biking, swimming, dancing, or using an exercise machine.
- Choose a fun exercise method so you can do it regularly.
Step 2. Choose a healthy diet
While eating a healthy diet can't speed up hair growth, choosing a balanced and healthy diet can help nourish your facial hair. In addition, a healthy diet can also lose weight, so that the testosterone hormone will increase and the hair growth process may also be helped.
- Eat fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat protein.
- Avoid fatty, oily and sugary foods.
- Take a multivitamin every day so that the body gets extra nutrients.
- Don't forget to drink enough water every day to stay hydrated. It is very important to encourage hair growth.
Step 3. Get enough rest
Make sure you get enough rest each day to stay healthy. In addition, adequate rest can also increase the hormone testosterone. Get at least 7 hours of sleep every night.
- For a better night's sleep, go to bed at the same time every night and wake up at the same time every morning.
- You can also do a relaxing nighttime routine, such as taking a bath, drinking a cup of herbal tea, or listening to a song.
- Don't play on your device, watch TV, or use the computer at least 1 hour before going to bed. The light from the monitor screen can interfere with the quality of your sleep.
Step 4. Don't forget to deal with stress
Stress can affect testosterone and inhibit hair growth. In addition, stress is also believed to cause baldness. Therefore, you need to keep stress levels under control. This is done so that your facial hair growth remains optimal. You can control stress by applying several relaxation methods each day. Some ways to control stress are as follows:
- Practice yoga.
- Meditation.
- Take a deep breath.
- Perform progressive muscle relaxation.
Part 3 of 3: Trying Special Treatments
Step 1. Consult a doctor
If you are concerned that your testosterone is too low, you may need to consult a doctor. Your doctor may order blood tests to determine your testosterone levels.
- In some cases, slightly low testosterone may not cause serious symptoms and therefore does not need special treatment. If your testosterone is very low and causing symptoms, such as lack of facial hair, your doctor may recommend medications that increase testosterone.
- Your doctor may also advise you to change your lifestyle. For example, your doctor may advise you to lose weight or quit smoking.
Step 2. Consult minoxidil treatment with your doctor
If after waiting a long time or making lifestyle changes your facial hair still doesn't grow, try asking your doctor to prescribe a hair growth product, such as minoxidil. This product is commonly recommended to help grow hair. Some people even argue that minoxidil can also grow facial hair.
- Remember, minoxidil can cause side effects. In addition, you also need to use it for a long time to be able to enjoy the results. The results may be visible after a few months.
- Consult your doctor first before trying minoxidil.
- Do not use minoxidil to grow facial hair if you are not supposed to have facial hair, such as when you were a teenager. Talk to your doctor to find out why you're having trouble growing facial hair.
Step 3. Try testosterone therapy
If your testosterone levels are very low, testosterone therapy may be the only way to grow facial hair. If you feel your testosterone levels are very low or it is difficult for you to grow facial hair, talk to your doctor about testosterone therapy.
Step 4. Try a facial hair transplant
A head-to-face hair transplant is an option for those of you who have difficulty growing facial hair. This method can change your face so you can grow sideburns and a beard. However, this option is quite expensive. In addition, you will also need to undergo surgery. Therefore, make this option a last resort.
