The Longest Mustache In The World

The Longest Mustache In The World

Ram Singh Chauhan of India is the proud owner of the world's longest moustache,officially recorded by Guinness World Records as 4.29m (14ft) long. But what is thesecret of his success? Here he offers five tips.

Start growing early - as soon as you can. Chauhan, now 54, started growing hismoustache in 1970 - facial hair grows fastest in one's youth, he says. "As you grow old your hormones grow weak, so the speed slows down."  And, of course, he has never cut it, "apart from trimming around the lip area".Chauhan spends an hour every day cleaning and combing his moustache. "I massage it and oil it regularly and I wash it every 10 days which takes a long time," he says. "My wife helps me." He uses a coconut-based hair oil.