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Which beard care suits your beard?

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Beard care: it’s more important than you think. Your face, and thus your beard, is continuously exposed to various factors such as rain, polluted air, UV rays, razors, care products, sebum, and waste from hair follicles. In short, your beard deserves some extra attention to stay beautiful and healthy. With a few tips for your personal beard care, you can already notice a difference, so in this blog we will discuss on all kinds of questions about beard care. Is there still a question left unanswered? Feel free to contact us because we are ready to answer all your questions!!

 

How can I best care for my beard?

Every beard is different. For some, it grows faster than for others, some have thicker hairs than others, and there are all kinds of types and styles of beards. Because of this, there are many different ways to care for your beard. For some, oil is the perfect solution for a healthy beard, while others might do better with a balm. Although there are many ways to care for your beard, the basics remain the same for everyone: hygiene and healthy skin.

Beard hair, like the rest of your body, needs regular washing. You can use beard shampoo for this, which cleanses and cares for your beard. Want softer beard hairs? Finish with a conditioner or beard balm, for example. Additionally, a healthy skin underneath the beard is crucial for a healthy beard. The beard can block your skin, which can cause irritation or dryness. To prevent this, you can add beard oil to your personal care routine. Your skin stays supple and hydrated, and your beard becomes nice and soft. Win-win!

 

Why is beard care so important?

Your beard could use some extra care if you suffer from the following issues:

  • Dry hair
  • Coarse hair
  • Itching
  • Irritations
  • Dull hair
  • Dry skin
  • Frizzy hair

You care for your beard to prevent irritation and itching, to achieve a healthy shine, to hydrate the skin underneath, and to keep it nicely shaped. Nothing is more annoying than irritated skin, and you’d rather prevent it than cure it, right? Besides, good hygiene is never a bad thing. This also promotes better beard health and helps you step out the door with a bit more confidence. 

 

How do I care for and maintain a stubble beard?

We call it stubble when the hairs are about 1-2 mm long. With a beard trimmer, you can keep your stubble nicely shaped. Keep your skin and hairs supple with a beard oil. It’s not pleasant to use a trimmer or razor on hard, coarse hairs, as this can irritate your skin and cause itching. The oil also cares for the skin under your hair, keeping both your skin and beard healthy.

You can best trim your stubble beard after showering. Then the skin is warm, flexible, and moist, making it easier to trim your stubble beard. Apply some oil to your beard hairs beforehand to soften them and choose the desired trim length on your beard trimmer.

 

How do I care for and maintain a short beard?

For a short beard (about 1-2 cm), beard oil is a must. Short beards often cause itching and irritation. One cause of the itch is short, stiff beard tips that prick the skin. But a dry skin, trimming, or shaving also causes irritation. Beard oil works wonders to hydrate the skin and soften the beard hairs. Short beard = beard oil!

Sometimes one hair grows faster than another, causing your beard to lose shape. Want to trim your short beard a bit? You can touch it up with scissors or a trimmer, but do so with a practiced hand. To keep it clear, we’ve listed it for you:

  1. Clean your beard well by washing it with a beard shampoo
  2. Brush or comb your beard from the ear to the jaw (in the direction of growth) to remove tangles
  3. Cut and/or trim small sections at a time, carefully and slowly
  4. Shaping your beard again? Comb it through once more to check if the beard length is even everywhere
  5. Note: when cutting and trimming, it’s better to choose too long first than too short

 

How do I care for and maintain a long beard?

With a long beard, you usually have passed the ‘itch and irritation stage,’ which is a relief! For a long beard, it’s especially important to properly care for and style the long hairs. You can still use beard oil for your skin and beard roots, but beard balm is fantastic for your long beard. It hydrates your beard hairs and often contains nourishing ingredients. Additionally, the balm helps shape your beard hairs, making it easier to tame stray hairs and fly-aways.

While a hair shampoo might sometimes be enough for a short beard, you really need to wash a long beard thoroughly with a nourishing beard shampoo. A lot of dirt tends to get trapped there. Moreover, a beard brush or comb is essential to ensure the hairs grow in the right direction and to style your beard.

Shaping your long beard again? With scissors, you can trim stray hairs, fly-aways, or longer strands. Make sure your hair is well washed and combed through first.

 

Why is beard oil good for my beard?

As you’ve probably read above, we recommend beard oil for everyone with a beard. Whether you have a stubble beard, a trimmed beard, little beard growth, a beard without a mustache, a short beard—it doesn’t matter. For convenience, we have listed all the benefits of beard oil:

  • It contains nourishing oils
  • It hydrates your skin and beard hairs
  • Less itching, irritation
  • Less beard dandruff
  • It’s a boost for your hair and facial skin
  • Your hair follicles stay healthy
  • Your beard gets a nice shine
  • Your beard looks neat and well-groomed

So don’t shortchange yourself and prevent itching and irritation with beard oil. Plus, your beard looks awesome with a bit of nourishing oil! For a stubble beard, you only need 1-2 drops; with a long beard, you can use 5 drops. Don’t forget to include the skin well :)

 

Why is beard balm good for my beard?

Beard balm contains, besides oils, also butters and waxes. It is not only a care product but also a styling product. It is a kind of leave-in conditioner that hydrates your beard all day and keeps it styled. We have listed all the benefits of beard balm:

  • Conditioning leave-in
  • Soothes and hydrates the beard
  • Easy to style your beard
  • Makes your beard softer
  • Helps against rash and itching

For a stubble beard or short beard, using beard oil is sufficient, but with a longer beard, you will really benefit from a beard balm. Your beard stays perfectly styled and is well cared for at the same time—couldn’t be better!

 

Why should I use a beard shampoo and beard conditioner?

Did you know that beard hair dries out faster than scalp hair? Because of this, a regular shampoo is often not suitable for your beard. A shampoo removes dirt, residues, and oils from your hair; but it often also strips away the good oils, the oils you actually need. The result: dry hair and scalp. So give your beard some extra care with a special beard shampoo, which is much milder than regular shampoo.

If you have coarse, dry hairs, a beard conditioner is recommended. It makes your beard hairs soft and shiny, and you can then comb your beard more easily. With a beard balm, you create the same effect, but you also keep your beard styled! 

 

How can I best relieve itching and irritation in my beard?

The cause of itching and irritation in the beard mainly comes from the skin underneath being dry and lacking moisture. A moisturizing oil or cream can work wonders to soothe the itch. You can also use a beard brush to distribute the oil or cream throughout your beard and to stimulate blood circulation. This way, you keep your skin and beard in good condition.

 

How can I best care for my beard with sensitive skin?

Do you quickly suffer from irritated or dry skin? There are special beard products for sensitive skin. To prevent sensitive skin, it is important to maintain proper care and regularly nourish with moisturizing products to keep the skin in good condition. We have listed a number of products:

 

How can I best care for frizzy beard hair?

Frizzy beard hairs are mainly caused by dryness. This can be due to hair shampoo that strips your facial hair of its natural oils. A healthy beard starts from within: drink enough water to hydrate your beard from the inside. Use a moisturizing beard shampoo and possibly a conditioner while showering. After showering, you can use an oil and balm to keep your beard hydrated. You can use the shampoo and conditioner about 2-3 times a week, and it is advisable to use the beard oil and balm daily. One extra tip: go for a boar bristle beard brush to tame the frizz, as it makes your hairs supple while brushing.

 

What can I do about little beard growth?

Do you suffer from patchy beard growth or hereditary hair loss? Would you like a fuller and thicker beard, but it just doesn’t seem to happen? Don’t worry, because Neofollics has the solution: Neofollics Beard Growth Stimulating Serum. This is a powerful treatment to stimulate facial hair growth and care for beard and mustache hairs. It is the most advanced beard growth serum on the market offering an effective treatment that really works. If you’ve already tried many different products, it might seem too good to be true, but this miracle product works! The beard serum is clinically tested and proven. The beard growth serum is suitable for anyone who:

  • Wants to stimulate the growth of facial hair
  • Wants a thicker and fuller beard
  • Wants to maintain their beard
  • Wants healthy skin and facial hair
  • Wants no side effects with a beard growth stimulating product

Are you experiencing hair loss? Then take a look at the products from Neofollics. They offer solutions for people dealing with hair loss, thinning, or graying hair. All products are clinically proven and work effectively to counter hair loss, stimulate hair growth, or maintain hair pigmentation as long as possible.

 

Can I make my beard hair grow faster?

Everything starts with a good skin condition where your beard hair can grow. This creates the best and fastest way to grow your hair. A dry, irritated skin is not really beneficial for your beard growth. So make sure to have hydrated, healthy skin. You fix this by using nourishing, moisturizing products. The Neofollics beard growth serum improves skin condition by enhancing the health of the hair follicles so they can properly absorb essential nutrients. This way, your beard and mustache are well nourished and hydrated. 

 

What else can I do about slow beard growth?

Are you completely fed up with your patchy beard? We have put together a few tips:

Tip 1 - A healthy lifestyle
Beauty starts from the inside – really! The first step is: drink enough water. In addition, vitamin B8 (biotin) is an important vitamin that helps promote hair growth. Eat a varied diet and include enough protein, vitamin D, zinc, magnesium, and calcium. Also, make sure to get enough sleep and exercise for healthy blood circulation.

Tip 2 - Brush your beard regularly
But be careful: don’t do it too often! Brushing too much – especially with the wrong brush – can damage your beard and actually slow down growth. This is because you can remove the good oils from your beard, which can weaken it. Brushing your beard has many benefits that can contribute to better beard growth. For example, it removes all impurities (skin flakes, dirt, sebum, dead skin cells) from your beard.  In addition, the hairs are separated and brushed straight. It’s best to brush your beard after applying beard oil. Brushing helps the oil penetrate deeper into your beard and skin, allowing it to be well absorbed.

Tip 3 - Beard oil
Good for skin and hair! As we mentioned earlier, this keeps your skin and beard in top condition.

Tip 4 - Let it grow
Patience is a virtue... Growing a beard isn’t always smooth, and sometimes you have to go through an awkward phase, but hang in there! Try it for a month; maybe those gaps won’t be noticeable anymore. Keep caring for your beard so it looks neat, trimming your neckline, cheek line, and mustache for a well-groomed result.

Tip 5 - Use a concealer
This may sound strange... but it can be a perfect, temporary solution. Do you have bald or discolored spots in your beard and want to cover them up right now? Then you can try a concealer, such as the L'Oréal Touch Up Spray. This adheres to hairs, so it can be a solution especially for discolorations. The spray provides cover-up until the next shower and might be worth trying.

 

What beard products are there?

Of course, you want to take the best care of your beautiful beard. Fortunately, there are many care and styling products for the beard. We have listed various types of beard products along with our favorite:

 

Beard Oil
With this, you nourish and soften your beard hair and skin for optimal hydration to keep your beard and skin in top condition and prevent itching and irritation. 

In our webshop, you can find the Redken Brews Men's Beard Oil . This oil softens your beard hair and makes it more manageable. The oil is enriched with avocado and olive oil, and 99% of the ingredients are of natural origin. All products from Redken Brews (the men's line from Redken) are made with malt, which has great benefits for your skin and hair. The formula is inspired by beer, and the bottle is shaped like a small beer bottle! 

 

Beard Balm 
Beard balm keeps the beard hairs in check while providing good hydration throughout the day. It is both a care and styling product in one.

With the Reuzel Beard Balm you soften and care for your beard. Your beard gets a light, healthy shine and looks thicker. It keeps your beard hydrated and in shape all day long! 

 

Beard Shampoo 
A beard shampoo keeps your beard clean and removes dirt, styling residues, sebum, and excess oils without stripping away the good oils your beard needs. 

The Dear Barber Shampoo is sulfate-free and therefore very mild. It has a pleasant masculine scent and is suitable for all hair types. The shampoo keeps your beard hairs healthy, supple, and shiny.

 

Beard Foam 
Beard foam can vary between being more of a styling product or a care product. It can be a nice leave-in that makes your beard wonderfully soft and conditions it all day long. 

This is how the Reuzel Beard Foam fights beard dandruff with its fine, moisturizing effect. The mousse absorbs quickly and helps you easily trim or style your beard.

 

Beard Serum 
Could your beard use an extra boost? Hardly anything is more nourishing than a serum. Choose an intensely hydrating serum to revive a dry, lifeless beard. A serum provides hydration, shine, and repairs split ends.

With the American Crew Beard Serum you are one step closer to a healthy look. The serum, enriched with argan oil and tigernut oil, softens your beard and gives it a beautiful shine. The serum is easily absorbed and is not greasy.

 

Shaving Cream 
With a shaving cream, you prepare the skin and beard for a shave, so the razor glides smoothly over the skin. This prevents irritation and itching. 

Reuzel Shave Cream is a very rich and concentrated shaving cream for a smooth and gentle shave. With a little water, it creates a rich foam enriched with oils that form a protective layer on the skin. This allows the razor to glide smoothly over the skin without damaging or irritating it.

 

Shaving Gel 
Besides a shaving cream, there is also a shaving gel. This is a non-foaming shaving gel suitable for normal or fine hair types. A shaving gel also softens the skin and helps reduce irritation during shaving. Curious? Then take a look at the American Crew Skincare Precision Shave Gel

 

Shaving oil 
With a shaving oil, you make the skin soft and smooth so that shaving goes more easily. 

The Dear Barber Shave Oil is rich in almond, grape seed, and tea tree oils that make your skin softer and smoother. Perfect for a smooth shave!

 

Aftershave balm
A balm you use after shaving to calm and soothe the skin and prevent irritation and itching. 

For example, the Dapper Dan Aftershave Cream contains great ingredients like Aloe Vera, Allantoin, and Chamomile that soothe and hydrate your skin after shaving. Additionally, you can also use this cream as a daily moisturizer. The product is free from alcohol and parabens, so it’s nice and mild.

 

Cooling Balm
A balm to cool and repair irritated, itchy skin after shaving for extra protection.

 

Beard trimmer
With a trimmer, you can ideally touch up contours in the beard, neck, and around the ears. It works more precisely than an electric shaver. Often, attachments are included so you can determine the trim length yourself.

The super quiet Gamma+ 024 Trimmer is cordless and comfortable to hold, making it ideal to take any desired position while trimming without the cord getting in the way. The device is suitable for all hair types and comes with a charging station, oil, and cleaning brush. 

 

Electric shaver
With an electric shaver, you can remove facial hair until your skin feels smooth again.

The Gamma+ 21 Clipper can be used not only for shaving but also for styling and trimming beards and sideburns. This makes this clipper a great all-rounder for home and salon use. The interchangeable ceramic head allows for easy creation of the perfect cut.

 

Where can I ask my question about beard care?

Is there still a question left unanswered about beard care? Feel free to contact us, because we are happy to help! Email your question to info@haarspullen and we will try to respond as soon as possible.

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