Beards

[Holladay]

I don't like shaving. Most guys don't. My wife doesn't like facial hair but alas she is away for awhile. I am ex-military. We weren't allowed to grow beards (not a submariner) so now I can grow a beard to save time.

For one, it itches like a bit@##. It is now long enough to grab (1/4"). I have tried a few times in the past, but after a week, it itches so bad, I cut the dang thang off.

Second, I looked into "how to make it softer". Dang you are suppose to oil it 2x per day. That takes longer than shaving.

I read to use coconut oil on the hair follicles to imbibe moister thus keeps them from being brittle.

What you have to do is warm two teaspoons of olive oil and then massage it on your beard. You could also leave it overnight since olive oil has no side effects. Wash it off with lukewarm water and your beard will softer in the first use itself.

Gross:

Sorry to break it to you, but that beard on your face is technically pubic hair. ... The follicles of beard hair are composed similarly to the hair on a man's groin and armpits,

Dunno, is it worth the time.

Of course a personal point. Also a desired look....mine is all grey:)

[LoneWolf]

Oiling your beard doesn’t take any time at all. I use Duluth Trading Co. beard oil. Rub a few drops in after I shower and again around lunchtime.

[raidersnumber1]

only a low test beta cvck would not be able to grow a beard

[srvy]

only a low test beta cvck would not be able to grow a beard

OK then post yours stud.

This is how I picture your beard. Being you are a dirty raider fan.

https://i.gyazo.com/d7dc39a69969b190ada5f960d1e49ccd.png

[Dante84]

This stuff works great instead of liquid oil that drips everywhere, this is the consistency of a less viscous vaseline and smells good too.

Layrite Concentrated Beard Oil https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M0YIMWZ?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

[srvy]

I have 2 favorite beard oils I choose who is cheaper in time for new.

Hawkins and Brimble

Honest Amish


Foe homedics and severely dry and brittle beard use coconut oil. Dont laugh it really works and its really the only useful thing from coconuts.

[BWillie]

I am really good at growing a beard. Takes no effort at all.

[tx4chiefs]

I've grown several beards. They do itch from about 5 to 10 days, then it gets better. I have never oiled a beard, just trim it and shave lower neck area. I agree, I also hate shaving. Enjoy the beard, while the wife is gone!

[ModSocks]

I have two beard oils...cant say i know what they do aside from make my beard shiny and smelly.

I use Billy Jealousy Devil's Delight and Cremo...Tea leaf or some shit.

[Simply Red]

Are you still married to that crazy bitch you griped about for months on end?

[srvy]

I have two beard oils...cant say i know what they do aside from make my beard shiny and smelly.

I use Billy Jealousy Devil's Delight and Cremo...Tea leaf or some shit.

Cremo is old school a long-time men's grooming standard.

[srvy]

When my wife complains about a beard I just throw back hair color. I married a brunette who wants to be a blond or redhead. Its a Filipino thing I think. She also was having her sister mailing her skin whitener from the Phils. The shit broke her out in hives lol. I just tell her to be who she is, but in one ear out the other.

[Dartgod]

I've had beards a few times in the past and had no idea you were supposed to oil them.

[eDave]

I've had beards a few times in the past and had no idea you were supposed to oil them.

It's a hipster dufus thing.

[kcjayhawks5]

It's a hipster dufus thing.

Exactly. You don’t need to do shit to it. Just grow it and trim it and you’re good to go.

[srvy]

It's a hipster dufus thing.

:rolleyes:

Far from a hipster but men have been using oils in hair and beards for a long long time.

As a kid going to the barber I would see men getting a hair cut and beard trims. After is was all said and done there was a bottle of Cremo beard and hair treatment if you preferred. My dad was a Brylcreem hair gel guy who never wore a beard as far as I remember.

[El Lobo Gordo]

I've had beards a few times in the past and had no idea you were supposed to oil them.

Not adding oil or fats to bread dough will only affect the keeping quality and will prob only last a day or 2, if the dough is mixed and proofed properly, it will be fine. Bread that is dense or crumbly after baking is caused by the gluten not being developed or resting properly.

[Mephistopheles Janx]

only a low test beta cvck would not be able to grow a beard

Genetics plays a part. Native Americans have a predisposition to a lack of body hair... especially facial hair.

https://www.jacksonville.com/article/20090729/NEWS/801230608

Being able to grow a full beard makes you no more a man than being able to grow hair out of the top of your head.

/a male with a shit beard courtesy of genetic predisposition.

[SuperBowl4]

ZZTOP! -> http://youtu.be/uPykTZoGaCo

[Why Not?]

My wife only dislikes the beard shortly after a trim when the hairs are kinda spiky. I use oil once in awhile but have never been super consistent with it. Grew my beard for the first time about 15 years ago and have never looked back

[Hoopsdoc]

I’ve been wearing a beard in the winter and shaving it during the summer for 15 years. It’s just to hot during the summer.

My wife prefers me with a beard.

[penchief]

I'm cursed. I hate shaving but I also hate the way a beard feels on my face so I have to shave every morning. But it grows so fast I'm uncomfortable by the time I go to bed. So I use an electric razor just to smooth it out before hitting the rack.

When I was in the navy I would often get stopped in the passageway late in the day by an officer or CPO who would make me to go shave a second time. I'll still try growing a beard every few years but after a couple days I'm like, "I gotta get this shit off my face."

[scho63]

Shaving has never bothered me, I actually like doing it as I hate the feel of growth on my neck.

I shave in the shower at the end, no mirror, Gillette ATRA twin blade knockoff, soap lather and put non-alcohol based lotion on my face after I get out of the shower.

I've been fortunate to have great skin my whole life, even at 57. No nicks and cuts ever.

[Lprechaun]

https://www.smelllikeaviking.com/ his stuff is all great. You just have to get thru the hellish part of it itching and then it's all good from there.

[Dunerdr]

I just wash with head and shoulders daily. Fuck all that hipster stuff. I condition it a few times a week and just let it grow.

[redfan]

**** all that pricey hipster beard oil, so GD perfumed. I used Johnson's hypoallergenic baby oil for years; it's cheap and works great. I'd imagine any sort of mineral oil would do, and be needed if your face itches.

[OrtonsPiercedTaint]

You roll around in "it" like a dog on a dead possum

[unlurking]

Got a nice beardly going right now, half had a shaped ~1/2 for most of my adult life. Most of the shit you see out there is BS.


1) WASH IT EVERY DAY. Those idiots that say not to are the guys that have 3 tons of product in their beards (and half a ton of food hidden in there). That shit is gross.

2) Beard oil is nice for the skin (especially when itching), but horribly overrated. If you're itching, use a couple drops daily to once a week as needed. More is a waste of time. If you're trying to shape, use balm/wax. Oil is useless for shaping.

3) Ignore the special beard shampoos and conditioners. Regular face/body wash is fine. As it gets longer a natural moisturizing conditioner is nice. I use my cheap regular conditioner a couple times a week. Has aloe and mixed oils. I haven't used beard oil in forever.

[Bob Dole]

Exactly. You don’t need to do shit to it. Just grow it and trim it and you’re good to go.

That’s me. Except for the trim part.

[unlurking]

Anyone else dealing with "mask beard"? Early on a friend make me some masks with a beard pocket. Unfortunately that was like 8 months ago and my beard has grown out of it and I don't feel like having her make longer ones. I now keep a comb in my truck just to try and minimize the stupid crease my Chiefs masks make. :(

[Hydrae]

I have had a beard most of my adult life. I think it is a family thing, my dad has always had some form of facial hair pretty much at all times. He has played Santa Claus in recent years only needing to add a stomach pouch to look the part. At 81 he has decided he doesn't want to deal with the kids like that but still has the beard for the part.

I let mine grow out this year but finally got tired of it and trimmed it back with a 1/2" guard a few days ago. Took a good 3" off. Kind of cold right now! :)

But at no point in my life have I felt a great need for any kind of oil. I used some this year with the longer beard but not with any consistency. It made it smell nice but it also made it kind of shiny which I really did not like.

Finally, I also just lather it in the shower with my Pert and trim the edges also while in the shower. Trim the length as needed when if the length bothers you or it just need tamed a little.

[CoMoChief]

I'm off and on with it...


I have to oil mine in the winter dry air because if I dont, my chin strap area gets really dry, to the point my skin underneath starts flaking, and its gross. Summer time it's humid enough here in midwest I don't run into that problem.

[oldman]

Anyone else dealing with "mask beard"? Early on a friend make me some masks with a beard pocket. Unfortunately that was like 8 months ago and my beard has grown out of it and I don't feel like having her make longer ones. I now keep a comb in my truck just to try and minimize the stupid crease my Chiefs masks make. :(

Look on Amazon, they have several masks for guys with beards. Just make sure you order the kind with filters and you get the XL size. Unless you have a mountain man/ZZ Top beard, you should be good to go.

Beards will itch for a few days while growing them. I normally keep mine pretty short and don't have any problem with itching after about a week. I've never used any oils.

[gblowfish]

I just shaved this morning because I was starting to look like Todd Haley...

[Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan]

Anyone else dealing with "mask beard"? Early on a friend make me some masks with a beard pocket. Unfortunately that was like 8 months ago and my beard has grown out of it and I don't feel like having her make longer ones. I now keep a comb in my truck just to try and minimize the stupid crease my Chiefs masks make. :(

Normally I let my beard just go mountain man in the winter, but with wearing a mask, I've been trying to keep it trimmed up - been using a #2 guard on the Wahl barber shears. That seems to keep it long enough to look like a beard but short enough the mask doesn't ride up over the chin or get matted/weird looking after wearing it.

*sigh*

[Lzen]

Anyone else dealing with "mask beard"? Early on a friend make me some masks with a beard pocket. Unfortunately that was like 8 months ago and my beard has grown out of it and I don't feel like having her make longer ones. I now keep a comb in my truck just to try and minimize the stupid crease my Chiefs masks make. :(
Haven't noticed that but my motorcycle helmet strap has always caused mine to look funny. I carry a beard comb on the bike nowadays.

[eDave]

:rolleyes:

Far from a hipster but men have been using oils in hair and beards for a long long time.

As a kid going to the barber I would see men getting a hair cut and beard trims. After is was all said and done there was a bottle of Cremo beard and hair treatment if you preferred. My dad was a Brylcreem hair gel guy who never wore a beard as far as I remember.

Do you oil the hair on your head and on your balls?

[Lzen]

I use beard oil. That's because mine is coarse and the oil helps to control it.

[Pablo]

Had a beard for about 5 years now. Used to go clean shaven or stubble for my adult life. Wife never had seen me with one and she likes the way it looks. Easy for me, just trim it up and it grows in thick and luscious. I do use beard oil and a shower scrub like once a week, but will start doing more in the winter time because I got the dry skin and it makes a big difference.

I never let mine get to a long stage, just enough that it looks good and I don't have to do too much maintenance. The wife hates when I let the handlebars out though. I can get some really nice ones going and she says it makes me look like a rapist. I can live with that.

[dlphg9]

Do you oil the hair on your head and on your balls?

This may be the only time I have agreed with SRVY. I have literally had a beard for the last 6 years and I can definitely tell a difference when I don't oil it a few times a week. I don't use much cuz I don't like my beard being shiny, just soft.

[MatriculatingHank]

I just shaved this morning because I was starting to look like Todd Haley...

Todd Haley says "Fuck you George!" ROFL

[srvy]

Do you oil the hair on your head and on your balls?

Dont have enough hair on my head nowadays.

[srvy]

I'm off and on with it...


I have to oil mine in the winter dry air because if I dont, my chin strap area gets really dry, to the point my skin underneath starts flaking, and its gross. Summer time it's humid enough here in midwest I don't run into that problem.

I am right with you on this. We had an old bottle of baby oil still around the house with no babies I tried but seemed way too oily. I read and gave coconut oil a try it works really good but again smells. Settled on beard oil in sandalwood or deep forest scent and it tolerable with no flaking.

[unlurking]

Look on Amazon, they have several masks for guys with beards. Just make sure you order the kind with filters and you get the XL size. Unless you have a mountain man/ZZ Top beard, you should be good to go.

Beards will itch for a few days while growing them. I normally keep mine pretty short and don't have any problem with itching after about a week. I've never used any oils.
Nothing on Amazon, keep checking. My friend made me 4 of these...

https://www.instructables.com/COVID-19-Beard-Mask/

Not ZZTop, but my beard was the same length as his 8 months ago. With a regular mask, my face looks like a bikini on Mrs. Bigfoot.

[unlurking]

Normally I let my beard just go mountain man in the winter, but with wearing a mask, I've been trying to keep it trimmed up - been using a #2 guard on the Wahl barber shears. That seems to keep it long enough to look like a beard but short enough the mask doesn't ride up over the chin or get matted/weird looking after wearing it.

*sigh*
I went the other way and decided to give a go at a beardly since I've basically had a large chin strap most of my adult life. Figured I don't have to dress for work at the moment, and I've always been curious how I'd look with longer beard.

[prhom]

Had a beard for about 8 yrs now. Never had a huge problem with it being itchy unless it was on my neck and needed to be cleaned up a bit. I don’t find it to be too much less work than shaving, but shaving was annoying and was never that smooth. My hair is just really coarse.

I oil it now but not to make it smooth. Nothing I’ve tried makes mine smooth. I just don’t like beard smell in my mask and the oil in there makes it more enjoyable. I do wash it every day too. I think the oil does help keep the shape a little too. The other products they sell aren’t all that great and always feels like there stuff in it.

[eDave]

That's glorious, unlurking.

[IowaHawkeyeChief]

Grew my first real beard this year at the age of 53... my 'Rona beard, working from home and not traveling, no need to shave. Itched like crazy for the first 2 weeks, now it's fine, I use some beard oil when I go out to keep it from looking to straggly...It seems to grow faster every week. Don't mind the beard, however, I think I will shave it off when normalcy comes back.

[eDave]

Grew my first real beard this year at the age of 53... my 'Rona beard, working from home and not traveling, no need to shave. Itched like crazy for the first 2 weeks, now it's fine, I use some beard oil when I go out to keep it from looking to straggly...It seems to grow faster every week. Don't mind the beard, however, I think I will shave it off when normalcy comes back.

This what I'm doing with my hair.

[Easy 6]

I can't do a beard, tried it a couple times but I'm never able to get past the itchy phase... couple days of that and its "fuck this I'm shaving it"

[Bowser]

Are you still married to that crazy bitch you griped about for months on end?

You'll have to be more specific as to whom this question is directed at. TIA

[Holladay]

I'll still try growing a beard every few years but after a couple days I'm like, "I gotta get this shit off my face."

I can't do a beard, tried it a couple times but I'm never able to get past the itchy phase... couple days of that and its "**** this I'm shaving it"

That's where I am at. From the responses here, I will try and gut it out for another week.

When I do shave, I have a electric shaver in the car. I live in the middle of nowhere and see 4 cars going to work, thus shave as I go. No wasted time and decent results.

[Buehler445]

Shaving has never bothered me, I actually like doing it as I hate the feel of growth on my neck.

I shave in the shower at the end, no mirror, Gillette ATRA twin blade knockoff, soap lather and put non-alcohol based lotion on my face after I get out of the shower.

I've been fortunate to have great skin my whole life, even at 57. No nicks and cuts ever.

I shave mirrorless in the shower too. I just keep going and bic my dome too. I don’t have the blessing of good skin but I hate hair. Hair fucking sucks. I hate being hot. It’s harder to clean. My body hair must be kind of coarse because if I wear long sleeves my arm hair will irritate my skin slightly. I’ve pretty much rubbed the hair off my upper arms and where my jeans lay, but it’s coat season and the hair is just in the fucking way. I’d be hairless if it wasn’t so much work.

/rant

[GloryDayz]

Had them in the 80s, but not many since. Gray beard aren't all that.

[Sorce]

Growing a beard right now, conditioner helps with the itchyness.

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[Holladay]

Not shaved yet. Not too itchy. Been putting an aloe mix.

[GloryDayz]

I had what must have been a beard growing in my ass crack, I shaved it.

[Perineum Ripper]

Got a nice beardly going right now, half had a shaped ~1/2 for most of my adult life. Most of the shit you see out there is BS.


1) WASH IT EVERY DAY. Those idiots that say not to are the guys that have 3 tons of product in their beards (and half a ton of food hidden in there). That shit is gross.

2) Beard oil is nice for the skin (especially when itching), but horribly overrated. If you're itching, use a couple drops daily to once a week as needed. More is a waste of time. If you're trying to shape, use balm/wax. Oil is useless for shaping.

3) Ignore the special beard shampoos and conditioners. Regular face/body wash is fine. As it gets longer a natural moisturizing conditioner is nice. I use my cheap regular conditioner a couple times a week. Has aloe and mixed oils. I haven't used beard oil in forever.


Meant to upvote and fat fingered it like a nervous boy on prom night. Hit the wrong spot

[MahiMike]

Oiling your beard doesn’t take any time at all. I use Duluth Trading Co. beard oil. Rub a few drops in after I shower and again around lunchtime.

Will try this. I like their products. My beard is like a brillo pad.