Why occasionally having a few cold ones makes you look more manly. If you are male and have sufficient amounts of Testosterone, 5-alpha reductase and consequently Dihydrotestosterone in combination with the genetic setup for beard growth it will definitely cause an increase in beard growth speed and to a lesser extent density wise.
This is because alcohol (ethanol) when ingested increases the downstream conversion of DHT into 3-alpha diol and 3-beta idol. 3-alpha diol is the main hormone/ metabolite responsible for these characteristics.
Furthermore consumption of alcohol quickly raises Testosterone levels and then causes a strong and comparatively long oestrogen increase. Oestrogen will cause Androgen exertion, due to its quality of literally displacing (driving) Androgens (Testosterone, DHT, metabolites like 3-a diol) out of muscle tissues, resulting in a temporarily increased Androgen concentration at the skin, where Androgen receptors responsible for beard growth are located.
This is because alcohol (ethanol) when ingested increases the downstream conversion of DHT into 3-alpha diol and 3-beta idol. 3-alpha diol is the main hormone/ metabolite responsible for these characteristics.
Furthermore consumption of alcohol quickly raises Testosterone levels and then causes a strong and comparatively long oestrogen increase. Oestrogen will cause Androgen exertion, due to its quality of literally displacing (driving) Androgens (Testosterone, DHT, metabolites like 3-a diol) out of muscle tissues, resulting in a temporarily increased Androgen concentration at the skin, where Androgen receptors responsible for beard growth are located.