Hey fellow redditors, Its my first time trying to grow it out but something tells me it would not work on me as I have very low volume and the hairs are thin and also some areas are patchy. Should I wait a few more weeks or should I trim it out? Any advice would be appreciated.

genuinely just looking for someone whos had a similar problem. its not genetics because i have had a full beard before without patchiness in the past. i also can’t go to a derm because of lack of insurance. mostly looking for at home or otc remedies. thanks in advance.

I'm maybe 3 months in, 18 years old. What do we think?

**The first photo is my hair and beard right now.**

18yrs old looking for hair/ beard advice.

Want to see what other people think suits me best

Update to my last post.

So previously I was asking for advice for the awkward transition between a shorter and longer beard. I didn't really explain my self very well as I posted immediately prior to my maintenance trim at the barber, with a view to growing out long. As a result everyone was like wtf dude that's not awkward, looks great. And I appreciate it.

For context, I am in the dubiously privileged position of having recently undergone surgery - so I am taking the opportunity of not being able to go out or have to interact with strangers, look professional at work etc. - to let it go feral for as long as possible and see what it can be capable of. Anyone who grew a Covid beard can probably relate.

Now, however, it has been around 50 days since that last trim and I have barely touched it apart from one scissor clean up of the 'tache a couple weeks ago as it was all in about my business, and the neckline a few times once it was out of hand (been lazy with it more than anything). The cheeklines have always ended up getting trimmed too low, and I have left them completely for the duration since the trim. They are higher than they will be ideally once it gets shaped up, but I want to let them go as long as possible to see what the terminal height looks like before dealing with them.

Anyway it is starting to get out of control again and I am looking for advice/motivation to keep it going. I had a planned barber visit for the end of October however I cancelled it as I can't really deal with the stairs and I have a few more weeks of being unable to walk so I may as well leave it wild for a bit longer. Any recommendations for sticking out the awkward phase and what the ideal goal should be would be cool as I haven't let it go this far before and I am trying not to trim it out of frustration.

First set of pics are in the natural state when I get up after washing, oil and brushed etc.

Second pics are having blow dried, applied balm and straightened out a bit using my GF's Airwrap, and I think this is the only way I can cope with it going forward. I'm hoping consistent use will help tame it into accepting the gravity and getting the majority of the kinking to fuck.

Third pics are from my last post immediately after the last trim. On my return to civilised society I will be looking at maintaining this shape, faded sides tapering into a ducktail/Kratos style, but I want to increase the overall length and volume of the beard as I usually pussy out long before this stage due to looking unkempt, but would like to see what potential there is.

Thanks and much love.

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First photo is before the cut

Update after the haircut I listened to some of the comments on the other post. I got a taper and got the beard a good amount shorter. Let me know if which one you guys like better. And feel free to give advice or ideas for next time, because I dont have to long until the navy and I wont really have a choice then.

So I posted last night about having my sides to poofy and my hair curling I used a hot brush for the first time I know it takes awhile but it seems less dense and long after using it idk definitely probably overthinking I’ll stick to this routine twice a week maybe and see if it starts to lay down more, using honest Amish oil and balm anyone recommend a different product or beard wash I have the cheap Everyman jack and I don’t think it works good for me thinking of trying the honest Amish soap too just to see if that helps it more. Appreciate all my fellow beards, and the advice from yesterday.

Recently shaved my head so liked the idea of trying to grow a beard so i didnt resemble a thumb

this is about two weeks growth although have trimmed it slightly to keep the length the same everywhere

the neck was cleaned up yesterday but seems to have grown back a little quicker than i realised

the longest ive left it without shaving is a month but that was a couple of years ago

is it likely to thicken up if i leave for a month and maintain Uniform length and tidying up the edges?

also any other advice from these pics?

About 2 months growth. Not really taking much care of it just wanted to see how it looks. Think I should just save or let it grow some more as it is, any tips?

Looking on advice for what to do next. First four pics are current. Others are from the past year or so at various lengths.

Haha taking these pictures felt ridiculous