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Weird.. I can GIS it and it show up but the link is busted. Here is text. As far as I know, they closed the case on this question a loooong time ago. Hell, this article is from 1970!



"Journal of Investigative Dermatology (1970) 55, 170–172; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12280667
SHAVING AND HAIR GROWTH

Yelva L Lynfield and Peter Macwilliams
Dermatology Section, Medical Service, Brooklyn Veterans Administration Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 11209
Received 20 March 1970; Accepted 10 April 1970.

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The effect of repeated shaving on human hair growth was studied. Five healthy young white men each shaved one leg weekly for several months and left the other leg as a control. No significant differences in total weight of hair produced in a measured area, or in width or rate of growth of individual hairs, could be ascribed to shaving."
This is way to funny. Back when that other thread showed up, I suggested the same experiment that these investigators conducted almost 30 years ago ;-). On the other hand, I doubt of the validity of the findings because of small sampling used, that is for the purpose of publication in a scientific journal (5 subjects... ) ;-). It seems awfully small to me.

Al raz.