Chest Hair

Up to episode 10.01, there are 30 chest sightings of Sam, Dean and Castiel. The writers of Supernatural seem to aim for equality between the brothers. So far we have enjoyed 12 wonderful chest sightings of Sam and 11 of Dean. Castiel, who showed his chest for the first time in 5.18 is catching up, with his 7 sightings. We also had the pleasure of experiencing Cupid's and Prometheus’s hairy chests. At the bottom of this page, the numbers are presented in a table, for easy overview.

Both Dean and Castiel are consistent in the smoothness of their chest. Sam is not. Through the seasons, the amount of chest hair on Sam’s well sculpted chest is changing. In episodes 1.17, 3.11, 5.03 and possibly 4.09 Sam’s chest is smooth and hairless. In episode 2.17 he is hairless, except for a few strands around his nipple. In episodes 6.03, 6.09, 8.10 and 9.10 his chest is clearly hairy and in 6.03 you even see a very inviting Treasure Trail.

There can be a few explanations to theses inconsistencies; most likely Sam either waxed his chest for the first seasons, and later on stopped doing it, or the hairiness increased as Sam grew older. The change in Sam’s chest hairiness coincides with pictures of Jared Padalecki from the early years of the series, compared to the famous pictures of him on a Rio beach.

Whether you like chest hair, or no chest hair, is a matter of personal taste. To aid you, in case of any uncertainties, this is a summary of the appearances and evolution of chest hair, or no chest hair, in Supernatural. Painstakingly all bare chest appearances of the main characters, and a few more, have been studied in depth, repeatedly.

Episodes

Season 1

1.06 Skin

In the scene where Shapeshifter Dean takes his shirt of, he reveals a very smooth and hairless chest. Though this is just the shapeshifter’s appearance of Dean, it probably is an exact replica of Dean’s glorious chest.

1.13 Route 666

Even though Dean’s chest is never clearly visible, it seems like his chest is hairless in the hot sex scene with Cassie.

1.17 Hell House

Not only is this the episode when we first meet the Ghostfacers, it is also the first time we get to see Sam’s magnificent chest; all wet, muscular and glistening from the shower he just took. It is a clear shot of Sam’s shiny and very smooth chest and there is no trace of any hair (or tattoos).

Season 2

2.01 In My Time of Dying

When the medical team is trying to resuscitate Dean we are treated with a couple of views of his clearly hairless chest.

2.17 Heart

The morning after some steamy sex with the werewolf Madison (who later suffers from Sam’s Peen of Death), we get another excellent chest view of Sam. At first look his chest seems hairless, but if you look closer, which of course is important to do, you can actually see some hairs around his nipple.

Season 3

3.11 Mystery Spot

As we see Sam remove a bullet and stitch himself up, we get a partial glimpse of his chest, that seems completely hairless.

3.12 Jus in Bello

The Winchester boys show their Anti-possession tattoos for the first time and we get to see a tiny amount of skin again, however it is not enough to determine whether there is any chest hair on either of their muscular chests.

Season 4

4.01 Lazarus Rising

After being raised from perdition, Dean realizes his torn up body is whole again. Thankfully he confirms this in front of a mirror, allowing us to enjoy another of the rare chest sightings. It is evident that not only are his pectoral (pectoralis major [1]) muscles hairless, his lower abdominal is also clear of any “Treasure Trail” [2] [3].

4.09 I Know What You Did Last Summer

Sam sure knows how to have fun with a demon. While this chest sighting is not the clearest, concerning chest hair, it sure is steaming hot and well worth the effort. After extensive research, Sam seems to be hairless in this episode.

4.10 Heaven and Hell

While Sam enjoyed some demonic action in the last episode, Dean has some angelic action in this one. We get to appreciate an unusual amount of skin, and a very clear shot of Castiel's Handprint, but we never get to see a clear chest shot. There is some armpit hair shown, but never any chest hair.  

4.18 The Monster at the End of This Book

To prove that the Winchester boys are true Supernatural fans, they show their anti-possession tattoos to the publisher of the Carver Edlund books, and we get another partial sightings of their pectorals. Again, this is not enough skin to determine whether there is any chest hair of either of their chests.

Season 5

5.03 Free to Be You and Me

In his dream, Sam wakes up to find Jess in his bed. We can see Sam’s chest, but who knows what he wears, or not wears, under that cover. Yet again it is evident that Sam has no chest hair.

5.14 My Bloody Valentine

An almost naked Cupid shows up hugs everyone, and reviles a full on (though modestly) hairy chest.

5.18 Point of No Return

To save Adam from becoming Michael’s vessel, Castiel carves an Angel Banishing Sigil on his chest, in order to help Sam and Dean get to the green room. When fighting the angels, Castiel rips his shirt open and exposes his chest, bloody with the sigil. This is the first time we get to see Castiel’s chest, but due to the carving it is difficult to get a full view of it, and therefore difficult to determine the hairiness. Of what is visible, it does seem to be hairless.

Season 6

6.03 The Third Man

This is one of the most bare chested episodes in the entire series, which is greatly appreciated, and demanded an in depth study. First we get to see a partial chest shot of Dean, when he dreams that he is in bed with Lisa. Yet again the visible parts are completely hairless.

The next scene is probably one of the most appreciated ones, with Sam doing bare chested workout. Not only is he very sweaty and ripped, he also clearly has chest hair on his pectoral muscles as well as a “Treasure Trail”.

6.09 Clap Your Hands If You Believe...

Dean returns from being abducted, to find Sam in bed with the hippie girl Sparrow. We only get to see a partial of Sam’s chest, but it is enough to determine that he indeed has a hairy chest.

Season 7

7.13 The Slice Girls

Dean plays with a naughty lady, and there are consequences. Thanks to this we get to enjoy Dean stripping and having hot sex with an Amazon, and he has without a doubt, no chest hair.

Season 8

8.02 What's Up, Tiger Mommy?

Dean tells Linda Tran that she and Kevin need to be inked up. To convince them, Sam shows his tattoo. It's way to fast to determine anything else than that Sam has a very nice tattoo.

8.10 Torn and Frayed

Sam lies in bed while having a serious talk with Amelia, who wears his way to large shirt from yesterday. We get to enjoy his sculpted pectorals, which are adorned with moderate hairiness.

8.16 Remember the Titans

A man dies and resurrects repeatedly in this episode. The man, Shane, later turns out to be the Greek Titan Prometheus who is cursed to die each day by Zeus. Sam and Dean meet him for the first time as a corpse in the morgue. When he rises from death, we get to see his chest, which is slightly haired on the pectorals. When the boys catch him, we get a little glimpse of his lower abdomen; it seems the lower regions are hairless, though it is difficult to be certain.

Season 9

9.01 I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here

Castiel has had a rough day and is undressing at a laundromat. In the shot he is standing in only his white boxers, while filling the machine and (after numerous re watches) it is evident that Castiel lacks chest hair. Furthermore there seems to be no Treasure Trail, though the angle of the shot might be deceptive. Still, it's well worth some "rewinding of the tape".

9.03 I'm No Angel

In this episode we are treated with three scenes of Castiel’s bare skin. First there is the scene when Cas walks in to a Tattoo place and shows one of his famous hip bone. There is no visible Treasure Trail, but again, the angle might be deceptive.

Then Cas gets picked up by waitress/reaper April and there are a few very interesting scenes. In bed with April, after having sex for the first time (he had protection), Cas shows his torso down to the navel, and there is no trace of any hairiness at all. Though the Treasure Trail might actually start under the navel, hence the existence of such hairiness or lack thereof, is inconclusive.

The final scene of a bare chested Castiel is when he is interrogated and tortured by April. Whit the shirt open, his torso down to the navel is again visible – and hairless.

9.10 Road Trip

Sam is possessed by Gadreel, who is refusing to leave his vessel. The unexpected coalition of Dean, Crowley and Castiel, makes a plan of how to abolish Gadreel from Sam. Cas opens Sam’s shirt to burn of his tattoo, and we get a glimpse of his chest before and after the removal. This is the first time we see chest hair, when only the tattoo is exposed.

9.18 Meta Fiction

Dean takes a steamy shower, and through the dampness of the mirror (and such), we get to see a partial of his torso when he strokes... the Mark of Cain. It is not possible to draw any conclusion concerning hairiness from this shot, but it is very important to study it anyway, because of reasons.

Season 10

10.01 Black

Cas is not feeling so well now that his substitute grace is fading. Sam calls him while he is in bed, under a sheet, with an open robe under the cover. Later we see him open the door for Hannah, in the same open robe. He is hot and feverish, and his torso is sweaty and hairless.

Dean enjoys howling at the moon, and after singing “I’m too sexy for my love” he ends up in bed, Crowley’s bed as it turns out, with the waitress Anne Marie. There is another enjoyable scene of Dean’s naked and hairless chest.

Episode	Sam	Dean	Castiel	Others	Notes
1.06 Skin		X			Shapeshifter!Dean takes shirt of befor shedding skin.
1.13 Route 666		X			Dean in bed with Cassie after sex.
1.17 Hell House	X				Sam comes out of shower,all wet, wearing only a towel
2.01 In My Time of Dying		X			Dean's chest is visible when he gets resuscitated my medical team.
2.17 Heart	X				Sam has hot sex with werewolf
3.11 Mystery Spot	X				Partial of Sam's chest, when he removes bullet.
3.12 Jus in Bello	X	X			Partial pecs are visible when they shows their anti-posession tattoos.
4.01 Lazarus Rising		X			Fresh out from perdition, Dean checks his body for scars in a mirror.
4.09 I Know What You Did Last Summer	X				Sam has super hot sex with Ruby.
4.10 Heaven and Hell		X			Dean has sweet angelic sex in Baby.
4.18 The Monster at the End of This Book	X	X			The brothers are showing their tattoos again.
5.03 Free to Be You and Me	X				Sam dreams he is in bed, talking to Jess.
5.14 My Bloody Valentine				X	Cupid is happily huggin everyone, wearing only a loincloth.
5.18 Point of No Return			X		Cas cuts an Angel Banishing Sigil onto his chest, to aid the Winchesters.
6.03 The Third Man	X	X			Dean dreams that he is in bed with Lisa, and Sam is doing some extraordinary workout.
6.09 Clap Your Hands If You Believe...	X				Sam has sex with hippie girl, while Dean is abducted (and probed by aliens?).
7.13 The Slice Girls		X			Dean has sex with Amazon.
8.02 What's Up, Tiger Mommy?	X				Sam shows his tattoo to the Trans.
8.10 Torn and Frayed	X				The morning after, Sam is in bed, talking to Amelia.
8.16 Remember the Titans				X	Greek God Prometheus comes back to life in a morgue, wearing only a sheet.
9.01 I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here			X		Cas needs to do some laundry.
9.03 I'm No Angel			XXX		Cas wants a tatto. Cas had sex with April. Cas gets tortured by April.
9.10 Road Trip	X				Cas burns Sam's tattoo off.
9.18 Meta Fiction		X			Dean takes a shower and more than the mirror gets damp.
10.01 Black		X	XX		Cas in bed with open robe. Demon!Dean in bed after sex. Cas opens door in open robe.
Total	12	11	7		Cas in bed with open robe. Demon!Dean in bed after sex. Cas opens door in open robe.

Due to the equality of Winchester chest sightings, hopefully there will be some bare Dean skin in a near future.