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A man could be forgiven for thinking that growing a beard is a grooming shortcut - freeing him from the burden of exfoliation and moisturisation, and creating a trendy hipster look.
But you’d be wrong, for there is a dark secret hiding in the facial fuzz of many a male: beard dandruff. Much as the name would suggest, this is dandruff, but in your beard rather than on your head.
There are various causes of beard dandruff too, including cold weather, stress, water temperature, shampoo residue and fungus (nice).
As the male grooming industry has grown and every other man decided to grow a beard, a whole host of facial haircare products have sprung up on the market - from beard oils to brushes.
So whilst your beard is, I’m sure, thick, shiny and nourished, the skin below is duly neglected, left to become rough, dry and flaky - and no one wants flakes in their beard. According to Google Trends, there's been a steady increase in searches for 'beard dandruff' worldwide over the past five years.
But fear not, there are just a few simple steps you need to add to your regimen to ensure a flake-free, lustrous beard. So no, if you look after it properly, having a beard isn't quite as low-maintenance as you may have thought. Sorry.
Read more here. (Independent UK)
But you’d be wrong, for there is a dark secret hiding in the facial fuzz of many a male: beard dandruff. Much as the name would suggest, this is dandruff, but in your beard rather than on your head.
There are various causes of beard dandruff too, including cold weather, stress, water temperature, shampoo residue and fungus (nice).
As the male grooming industry has grown and every other man decided to grow a beard, a whole host of facial haircare products have sprung up on the market - from beard oils to brushes.
So whilst your beard is, I’m sure, thick, shiny and nourished, the skin below is duly neglected, left to become rough, dry and flaky - and no one wants flakes in their beard. According to Google Trends, there's been a steady increase in searches for 'beard dandruff' worldwide over the past five years.
But fear not, there are just a few simple steps you need to add to your regimen to ensure a flake-free, lustrous beard. So no, if you look after it properly, having a beard isn't quite as low-maintenance as you may have thought. Sorry.
Read more here. (Independent UK)
