Contents:
- Medical Video: Real Questions - Can you stimulate facial hair growth?
- 1. Fight itching
- 2. Let it grow, don't disturb it
- 3. Use shampoo and conditioner, and trim regularly
- 4. Keep your beard moist
- 5. Eat healthy food
- 6. Get enough sleep
- 7. Eat carefully
Medical Video: Real Questions - Can you stimulate facial hair growth?
Caring for a beard is not difficult if you do it right. When your beard has grown or is even thicker, the way to treat it remains the same.
Growing a beard can be a freedom of expression for you, but caring for it requires commitment. Beard can only be maintained if you keep it healthy and of course neat, as said stylist celebrity Sandy Poirier to WebMD.
"If you don't pay attention to your beard, sooner or later, you will look like a wanderer from the wild," said the Shag salon owner, in Boston, United States.
To treat your beard well, there are several easy ways you can do it.
1. Fight itching
Quoted Mens Fitness, Kevin Kellet, barber from Frank's Cop Shop, a famous barber shop in New York City, said that your skin might "rebel" in the middle of your beard. You will feel itching, but you have to survive. Washing your beard and giving it moisturizer will make your skin feel more comfortable.
2. Let it grow, don't disturb it
If you want to lengthen your beard, let it continue to grow for the first month. Resist the urge to quickly shape it or trim it more neatly. Poirier recommends waiting a few months before you form your beard. Beginners generally make mistakes by hastily forming it. If it's wrong, you need weeks or months to fix it.
"Let your beard go wild first. When your beard has grown more than 1 cm or 1.5 cm, you can only begin to form it, "advises Poirier.
3. Use shampoo and conditioner, and trim regularly
Poirier said that every bearded man washed their beards with shampoo, at least twice a week. In addition, conditioner is also important so that your beard is not rough. Trimming it regularly is also important, so it doesn't fall apart.
"Even if you grow your beard to a length, at least trim it every two months. If you choose your beard to stay short, trim your beard once every few weeks, "advises Poirier.
Poirier added, if you shave it yourself, you should use an electronic trimmer. For thicker parts, you should use a hair clipper so that you do not have an accident in any form.
4. Keep your beard moist
Kellen insists that men keep their beards moist. Although there are many moisturizing products on the market, according to Kellet, one of the best products is coconut oil.
"In my opinion, there is nothing better than coconut oil. This oil is natural, the fragrance is delicious, easy to clean, and has all the nutrients you need to treat your beard, "Kellet said.
5. Eat healthy food
Seemal R. Desai, M.D., a dermatologist from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, said there were no special foods that could increase beard growth. The balance in eating healthy foods is the key, according to Desai, because healthy foods are generally good for hair and skin.
Some people say that supplements such as biotin, a vitamin B complex, can strengthen hair. But still there is no strong evidence regarding these supplements. You should always consult a doctor before using any daily supplement.
6. Get enough sleep
It sounds a little strange. However, there is one study that reveals that lack of sleep or insufficient sleep can slow the growth of a beard. So if you want your beard to be healthy and dense, you must keep your sleep.
7. Eat carefully
Poirier recommends that you eat carefully so that your food does not spill and contaminate your beard. "Always ask for an extra napkin when eating in a restaurant," he said.
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