# Why can't I use Grecian Formula on my beard? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 13, 2002, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-use-grecian-formula-on-my-beard/132108 "2002-10-13T16:55:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-use-grecian-formula-on-my-beard/132108/42 "2016-10-18T00:20:45Z")
> [@manila](#): > > The OP is prolly bald now (D&R) pkbites **is** the original poster. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-use-grecian-formula-on-my-beard/132108/43 "2016-10-18T00:33:20Z")
Doesn’t mean he’s not bald. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-use-grecian-formula-on-my-beard/132108/44 "2016-10-18T00:48:10Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > What happens if a female sort of person uses any of those “just for male sort of persons” products? Do your boobs fall off? Or get hairy? Anybody (well, any female body) ever tried it? Other than Rogaine, which I seem to recall had some serious side effects on women (and/or any fetii which they happen to be carrying???), no difference except price. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-use-grecian-formula-on-my-beard/132108/45 "2016-10-18T00:51:29Z")
This thread is [back from the dead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6CdIEmjJYQ) again. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-use-grecian-formula-on-my-beard/132108/46 "2016-10-18T01:21:01Z")
> [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](#): > > Other than Rogaine, which I seem to recall had some serious side effects on women (and/or any fetii which they happen to be carrying???), no difference except price. [The plural of “fetus” is “fetuses”, not “fetii”. Also not “feti”.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetus_(biology)) ( Scroll down to Etymology and Word Variations. ) Ignorance Fought, since 1973… ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-use-grecian-formula-on-my-beard/132108/47 "2016-10-18T03:11:31Z")
> [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](#): > > Other than Rogaine, which I seem to recall had some serious side effects on women (and/or any fetii which they happen to be carrying???), no difference except price. > > > [@Cartooniverse](#): > > > > [The plural of “fetus” is “fetuses”, not “fetii”. Also not “feti”.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetus_(biology)) ( Scroll down to Etymology and Word Variations. ) > > > > Ignorance Fought, since 1973… Arrrrrrrrrrrrgghhhh! Thank you, Cartooniverse! I need to post that under “little things that bug me.” FWIW, if you are speaking Latin, the plural of fetus is fetus, because it’s a mass noun, not a counting noun, like butter, or water. In Medieval Latin, in came to mean the final stage of a mammal in utero, and the plural was fētūs. It was pronounced “fee-TOOS,” as opposed to the singular “fee-TUSS.” If you are speaking English, the plural is “fetuses.” Now ask me the plural of octopus. Go on. I dare you. Also, Rogaine is apparently very toxic to cats. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-use-grecian-formula-on-my-beard/132108/48 "2016-10-18T05:00:26Z")
> [@Cartooniverse](#): > > Doesn’t mean he’s not bald. 😃 Nope, not bald at all. Ironically my wife asked me yesterday morning if I was going to accept a job as a janitor. That’s her way of saying it’s time she trim the mop on my head one of these days. Still just a wisp of grey on my side burns. Brother tried again to dye his beard this time using some high priced stuff. Looked ridiculous once again. Natural red is a hard color to match in a beard. When he get’s it right maybe I’ll try it. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-use-grecian-formula-on-my-beard/132108/49 "2016-10-18T13:29:24Z")
Who are these vain men, that try and hide their age? ---
**Author:** ![I\_wasn\_t\_truly\_absent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4da419/32.png) [@I\_wasn\_t\_truly\_absent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_wasn_t_truly_absent)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-use-grecian-formula-on-my-beard/132108/50 "2016-10-19T02:55:55Z")
> [@yabob](#): > > I’ve noticed many over the counter beard dying products. You shouldn’t have trouble finding one. > > Now, if may hijack a bit: > > How does one dye their eyebrows? > > My hair only has a bit of gray in it currently, but my EYEBROWS have decided to get noticeable white hairs in them, which looks dumb. There are severe warnings on all hair, beard, moustache dying products not to dye your eyebrows because if you get the stuff in your eyes, horrid things happen. I tend to believe it. > > Any suggestions? eyebrow dye exists, patch test!!! or you can get pencils and gels and mascaray stuff (light hand ) does grecian thing give a red beard? the least attractive of all the beards hence the ban ---
**Author:** ![Mountainpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Mountainpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mountainpop)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-use-grecian-formula-on-my-beard/132108/51 "2016-12-02T20:37:00Z")
> [@california\_jobcase](#): > > Can’t speak for the women, but when I had long, 1970s style hair, I always bought women’s shampoo, conditioner, and hairspray. It cost much less than the men’s versions. I never had any adverse reactions. My wife has used it on a couple of strands of her hair. It works fine. She loves it. 🙂 She and I have also very sparingly used it on our eyebrows–definitely gets rid of the “old people eye brows.” Also. I have used it with limited success on my beard. Tried the just for men and it turned it blueish (my eyes aren’t bad enough yet to tolerate it). A year later I thought maybe it was a bad batch and tried it again… same result. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-use-grecian-formula-on-my-beard/132108/52 "2016-12-02T20:42:51Z")
> [@I\_wasn\_t\_truly\_absent](#): > > eyebrow dye exists, patch test!!! or you can get pencils and gels and mascaray stuff (light hand ) does grecian thing give a red beard? the least attractive of all the beards hence the ban They call it “Dyebrow”…or, they should. : D Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Rebeltf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a9a28c/32.png) [@Rebeltf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebeltf)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-use-grecian-formula-on-my-beard/132108/53 "2017-02-25T19:13:23Z")
Knock knock… ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-use-grecian-formula-on-my-beard/132108/54 "2017-02-25T19:32:52Z")
> [@Rebeltf](#): > > Knock knock… **Moderator Note** **Rebeltf** , threads in GQ should only be bumped to add new factual information. Since this does not, I’m closing it. Colibri General Questions Moderator [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-use-grecian-formula-on-my-beard/132108.md?page=2)