Time for some instructions you can’t chuck in the bin.
Saves you having to get them back out, anyway.
Growing a beard isn’t difficult - it physically sprouts from your face - but it does require a lot of patience and dedication to achieve the beard of your dreams.
beard Today, you are going to read the best beard care guide you have ever read. By the end of it, you are going to know everything there is to know about growing a beard, grooming a beard and maintaining your efforts.
You’re also going to know exactly which tools you need to do all of this with maximum efficiency in order to get the best beard results.
Here are the 3 main steps to having the healthiest beard:
Step 1. Growing Your Beard
Well-known facts about beards include that beard hairs grow from the face and that genetics play a huge role in whether you can grow a beard or not.
Lesser known facts include one very important one, and that’s that there are things you can do that have proven to assist with the growth of the beard hairs that your genetics have allowed you to grow.
As well as beard growth products, which we’ll get onto, there are many healthy lifestyle choices you can make that will help your beard grow thicker and faster.
Eat A Balanced Diet
Eating a balanced diet, as you already know, means getting all of the nutrients and minerals your body and mind need to thrive.
Hair growth requires specific nutrients in order for it to work at full capacity.
Vitamin D may assist to awaken dormant hair follicles, according to some research. B vitamins including B-12, biotin, and niacin may serve to reinforce and maintain hair.
Where to get these? Veg, obviously. Green ones. Can’t go wrong.
Stay Hydrated
Once you get all the vitamins and nutrients you need through your food and drink, your body then needs to move it all around your body, which it does via your bloodstream.
Keeping hydrated keeps the blood flowing, allowing nutrients to get to the areas that need them, such as your beard follicles as just a random example.
Peak hydration also means healthier skin on your face and fewer dead skin cells that cause itchiness, which in turn can lead to beard hair loss.
Exercise
Exercise also gets the blood pumping, which speeds up the distribution of nutrients around your body and up to your facial hair where it is required.
In addition, more exercise means more, better sleep, and when we’re asleep our DHT is at an all-time high, which is proven to have a positive effect on hair growth.
Best Beard Growing Products
Haters will always say beard growth is 100% genetics, and while its ability to flourish in the first place is, there are also things that can be done to aid and speed up the process.
There are several products that can be bought to assist the growth of your facial hair so if you’re willing to spend a bit more money on top of your standard grooming product prices, you can grow your beard as fast as physically possible.
So, on top of eating a balanced diet, keeping hydrated and getting regular exercise, you could try using one or more of the following:
1. Beard Growth Activator Serum
Ingredients that are used in beard growth serums, such as biotin and capilia longa, have been proven to wake up the dormant follicles that have been causing that patchy beard growth you hate.
Beard serum won’t work overnight, of course, so be prepared to commit to this product for up to 8 weeks before seeing any side effects. Some experts even recommend using it for up to 150 days to realise your beard’s full potential.
In the UK? Take a look at the Copenhagen Grooming Activator.
In the US? Try out the Scotch Porter Beard Serum.
2. Beard Roller
Beard rollers encourage hair follicle development by adopting a process known as "Micro-needling", with results backed by science. They fool your body into producing more collagen underneath your skin, which enhances the pace at which your beard grows.
Micro-needling also aids in the exfoliation of dead skin cells, leaving the skin feeling healthier, softer and younger-looking.
Simply roll your beard back and forth in a criss-cross fashion over a region that is lacking in thickness. After a few months of consistent use, perhaps twice a week, your beard will grow thicker and fuller than before.
For best results, use a beard roller in conjunction with a beard growth serum - or even just your regular beard oil.
3. Beard Growth Supplements
If you struggle to consume what would be considered a balanced diet, you could always turn to supplements in order to satisfy your beard’s craving for particular nutrients.
While we will always recommend getting your vitamins and minerals through your regular diet - from vegetables, nuts, seeds and lean meats or meat substitutes - supplements are certainly better than nothing.
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