Is it time to shave your face? Our beauty editor, Anna Lee spills the truth about dermaplaning and how you can do it ...

We have two types of hair, says dermatologist Elizabeth Houshmand. Vellus hairs, or “peach fuzz,” cover virtually our entire ...

23 weeks to birth Melanin starts being produced, adding color to hair. 33 to 36 weeks Lanugo is shed. 26 to 40 weeks Vellus hair (peach fuzz) replaces lanugo. Birth Some lanugo may still be ...

Shaving baby hair Does it really grow back thicker Learn the truth behind this common myth and expert tips for healthy hair ...

Adults have two types of hair, vellus and terminal. Vellus hair is soft, fine, colourless and usually short. In children and most women, vellus hairs grow on the face, chest and back and the skin ...

One user mistook it for a "fuzz ball," but this phenomenon differs from peach fuzz (a.k.a. vellus hair), which is short, fine hair that grows in patches. While peach fuzz protects the skin against ...

Both men and women produce testosterone; women just have lower amounts. Testosterone changes vellus hair into terminal hair by activating receptors in hair follicles. This is totally normal and ...