Why do men have facial hair, does it have a function?

It is secondary sex characteristic in human males. Most men develop facial hair in puberty. Many women also have some facial hair, especially after menopause, though typically much less than men. Eyebrows and eyelashes are also grown by both sexes of all ages.





Male pogonotrophy (the growing of facial hair; beardedness) is often culturally associated with wisdom and virility. Many men style their facial hair into beards, moustaches, goatees or sideburns. However, many others completely shave their facial hair. A man's facial hair, especially short hairs that were missed in shaving, is often referred to as whiskers, although only certain nonhuman mammals have true sensory whiskers.





Women typically have little hair on their faces, apart from eyebrows and the fine fuzz nearly all people have covering most of their bodies. However, a few women have noticeable facial hair growth. Excessive hairiness (especially facially) is known as hirsutism, and is usually an indication of abnormal hormonal variation, or even abnormality. In contemporary western culture, almost all women shave, tweeze or otherwise depilate facial hair which does appear, as there is considerable social stigma associated with facial hair in women. Freak shows and circuses once displayed (usually fake) bearded women.


Abraham Lincoln was said to have grown a beard because a little girl wrote him that he would look better with one.


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Abraham Lincoln was said to have grown a beard because a little girl wrote him that he would look better with one.





The amount of facial hair on a man's face varies from individual to individual, and also between ethnic groups. For example, men from many East Asian, West African or Native American backgrounds typically have much less facial hair than those of European, Middle Eastern or South Asian descent, with Native Americans typically having little to none at all. Middle Easterners, northern East Asians, and Eastern Africans can grow copious amounts of facial hair.Why do men have facial hair, does it have a function?
men have it because men can deal with it.Why do men have facial hair, does it have a function?
The purpose of facial hair is to keep Gillette in business and so we can separate the men from the boys!
just a differential thing to differenciate a guy and girl.
On me it looks GOOD! My ex-fiancee made me promise not to shave it off (I did some time after we split, but, guess what. it's baaaaaack!)
For myself, When I shave off my moustache noone can read my expressions so it does have a function.
well we have to suffer with periods so its only right you have the facial hair (mind you some woman get both)
It's a sexual organ!
i have becouse im too lazy to shave
Yes; to protect your skin from the elements. (And to tickle the ladies, blush, blush).
Don't you know any bald men with beards that you can ask?
Because we are closer to the ape family than woman and it keeps our face warm in real cold weather !
high levels of Testosterone - that also gives all other attributes that defines you as a male.
you are a deep thinker, skin deep
Yeah, it's function is to bring me out in a rash !
yes it has 2 functions that I'm aware of





warmth





camouflage
Hairs have only one function,,,,,,,,,, to egestion of nitrogenous waste material,,,,,,, through sweating,,,,,,,,





but normally men have facial hairs due to testerone hormone,
Facial hair can be seen as a sign of masculinity, which serves the evolutionary purpose of attracting mates. Women have an evolutionary preference toward more masculine men, so that trait has been selected for over thousands of generations of men.
Is it because a lot of men talk like one, so may as well look like one....if you know what I mean!!!!!
Testosterone. There are different types which cause different characteristics, for example Type 5 causes male baldness.