Full beards seem particularly attractive for long-term relationships. These preferences change with the popularity of facial hair. When heavy stubble and full beards were rarer, they were found more attractive.
Likewise, when everyone grew a beard and clean shaven faces became rare, being squeaky smooth became attractive. According to the research published in the journal Royal Society Open Science , some women who find bearded men less attractive may be put-off due to their potential risk for carrying ticks, bugs and lice.
In other words — women who are disgusted by ticks are less likely to find beards attractive, because they think they harbour nasties. On the other hand, women who had high levels of disgust for pathogens actually preferred men with beards, which the authors think may because of the parasite-stress theory. The study surveyed more than women about how attractive they found bearded and clean-shaven men for long-term and short-term relationships.
In general they found women rated beards higher for attractiveness compared with clean-shaven faces, particularly when judging potential for long-term rather than short-term relationships. Fortunately the headline was better than reality. As these are found in the intestine, it led to the sensational extrapolation that the beards contained poo. While some arguments have been made there is an evolutionary reason for the like or dislike of facial hair, that is questionable.
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Read on to find out which type of facial hair women find most attractive on men. A study published in the Evolution and Human Behavior sought to determine what kind of facial hair is most attractive to women. The research team from the Evolution and Ecology Research Centre at the University of New South Wales had nearly women look at and rate photos of 10 men in terms of attractiveness.
Each model was shown with four different types of facial hair: clean-shaven, light stubble, heavy stubble, and a full beard. According to the study, women found men with heavy stubble to be the most attractive. There's a science to stubble growth, however.
According to the study, women also found men with light stubble to be the least attractive. For the amount of heavy stubble women found most attractive, men grew their facial hair out for 10 days.
But with the light stubble found to be least attractive, men had only five days of facial hair growth. Women did find men with full beards and clean shaven faces to be tied for second-most attractive, according to the study. In other words, patchy beards are not a turn-on for women. You may want to put down the razor altogether if you're looking to settle down with someone and have kids.
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