Blog: How to Keep a Beard Well Groomed

How to Keep a Beard Well Groomed

By Zach Stephenson
QuailBellMagazine.com

Beards are a modern male trend, visible on many celebrities and fashion icons today. When growing a beard there’s often the temptation to allow it to be wild, like when growing ones hair out. In order to make beards continue to be fashionable, but still workplace viable, more attention must be spent on maintenance. Proper beard care requires effort, time, and product. Products range from beard oil, beard lotion, beard tools, and beard wash. A well groomed beard is a great reflection of personality. Such beards often reflect positively about one’s self image and are more socially viable.

Here are tips on how to keep a beard well groomed:

Keep the beard moisturized and clean
Keeping ones beard clean and moisturized will prevent itchiness and promote a soft texture. If you don’t condition your beard after washing, it will most likely become wiry and dry. This causes the itchiness that often leads to shaving during the growing out process. Many experts suggest the use of a beard wash and a conditioner. However, if this fails to work, one can try a good beard balm. This will add moisture to your beard throughout the day.

Maintain a workable routine
Proper beard grooming requires time. This means one must commit to spending a certain amount of dedication and money on beard maintenance. Product use, shaping, edging, and trimming should take place on a daily basis, which often leads to a similar time investment when compared to shaving. If the idea of growing a beard is enticing from a notion of less stress, one should reconsider. If a routine works for you, then grow it out!​

Invest in the right beard tools
It’s an important investment to purchase the correct tools for keeping a beard that looks sharp all the time. Such tools include a beard trimmer, a pair of professional scissors, and a beard comb. It’s also important to keep in mind that the tools you need depend on the length of the beard that you want to grow. Plastic combs may handle shorter beards well, but wooden beard combs are essential for longer beards, especially when coupled with product like balm. Multipurpose tools come in handy also. For instance, a wide-toothed comb is ideal for a beard, while a fine-toothed comb is more suitable for a mustache so it’s best to purchase a comb with both edges.​

Learn how to trim a beard
A good beard trimmer plays a very crucial role when it comes to sculpting, however, it must be handled properly. Some helpful tips are, before trimming a beard, comb it in a downward motion. While trimming, move upward and outward, especially around the sideburn area. Traditionally it is more stylish and clean to have the cheek sections run shorter near the sideburns and longer as you approach the goatee (chin and mustache). This prevents beard puff and improves facial structure. It’s also important to note that a beard should not be trimmed when wet, since this often leads to cutting off more than intended when using a guard.​

Invest in the right beard products
Many men complain about itchy beard when trying to let it grow. Without proper product, beards absorb their nutrients from the face leaving it flaky and dry, which may even lead to dandruff. Products like mustache wax, beard oil, and beard balm hydrate while providing important nutrients. Proper beard product also keeps the growing beard styled slick and tidy.
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