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Erin Honeycutt from Michigan, USA, was able to grow a record-breaking beard of 11.8 inches long when she decided to ditch shaving thrice a day. She has also set a Guinness World Record for the longest beard on a woman.
Erin Honeycutt, 38, was able to grow the record-setting 11.8in (30cm) beard mainly because she has polycystic ovarian syndrome, Guinness officials said in a news release on Wednesday.
The condition causes hormonal imbalance and – among other things – can lead to excess hair growth. In Honeycutt’s case, that latter symptom allowed her to obtain the title of living woman with the world’s longest beard without taking any hormones or supplements.
The previous record of 25.5 cm (10.04 in) belonged to 75-year-old Vivian Wheeler (USA).
Erin’s beard is completely natural; she doesn’t take any hormones or supplements.
She has polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), which is a condition that causes hormonal imbalance and can result in irregular menstruation, weight gain, infertility, and excess hair growth.
Erin’s facial hair began growing when she was 13. She used a variety of methods to deal with it, such as shaving, waxing, and using hair-removal products, however, she was constantly self-conscious about it.
“I was probably shaving at least three times a day,” she revealed.