Facial hair is a
secondary sex characteristic of human
males.
Men typically start developing facial hair in the later years of
puberty or
adolescence, between seventeen and twenty years of age, and most do not finish developing a full adult beard until their early twenties or later. This varies, as boys may first develop facial hair between fourteen and sixteen years of age, and boys as young as eleven have been known to develop facial hair. In addition, the patches of hair can vary between bushy and bristly.
Women are also capable of developing facial hair, especially after
menopause, though typically significantly less than men.