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===Growing Out Your Facial Hair=== | ===Growing Out Your Facial Hair=== | ||
#[[Shave|Shave regularly until your facial hair comes in evenly]]. The worst way to grow a beard is to just stop shaving, or to never start. This results in patchy, uneven, and thin beards that just flat-out won't look good on your face. If your facial hair isn't growing in evenly all around your face, keep shaving regularly, and be patient until it does. | #[[Shave|Shave regularly until your facial hair comes in evenly]]. The worst way to grow a beard is to just stop shaving, or to never start. This results in patchy, uneven, and thin beards that just flat-out won't look good on your face. If your facial hair isn't growing in evenly all around your face, keep shaving regularly, and be patient until it does. | ||
| − | #*If you're not sure how evenly your facial hair is growing in, shave your entire face and look for stubble. Does it grow on the tip of your chin as quickly as over your lip? Does it grow under your neck at the same rate as it does on your sideburns? If so, you're ready for growing a beard.<ref>http://www.artofmanliness.com/2008/11/28/growing-a-manly-beard/</ref> | + | #*If you're not sure how evenly your facial hair is growing in, shave your entire face and look for stubble. Does it grow on the tip of your chin as quickly as over your lip? Does it grow under your neck at the same rate as it does on your sideburns? If so, you're ready for growing a beard.<ref name="rf15573">http://www.artofmanliness.com/2008/11/28/growing-a-manly-beard/</ref> |
#*If your beard doesn't grow evenly, there's a bit you can do to [[Grow Facial Hair Fast|speed up the process]] and ensure that your hair will eventually grow in as thickly as possible. | #*If your beard doesn't grow evenly, there's a bit you can do to [[Grow Facial Hair Fast|speed up the process]] and ensure that your hair will eventually grow in as thickly as possible. | ||
#*Genetics has a lot to do with your ability to grow facial hair. Some people simply won't be able to grow full beards. | #*Genetics has a lot to do with your ability to grow facial hair. Some people simply won't be able to grow full beards. | ||
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#Be patient. Everyone's facial hair grows at different rates, and it will take a while for some guys to grow beards, while others will seem to sprout whiskers in between morning shaves and evening showers. At whatever age and maturity level you're at, it's important to stay patient and wait for your beard to grow at its own pace. | #Be patient. Everyone's facial hair grows at different rates, and it will take a while for some guys to grow beards, while others will seem to sprout whiskers in between morning shaves and evening showers. At whatever age and maturity level you're at, it's important to stay patient and wait for your beard to grow at its own pace. | ||
#*For some guys, growing a beard out will happen in two or three weeks, while for others it may take as long as several months to get real results. | #*For some guys, growing a beard out will happen in two or three weeks, while for others it may take as long as several months to get real results. | ||
| − | #Grow it out whenever you want. While lots of men like to grow out their beards in cold months for insulation purposes, it's a common misconception that beards are more uncomfortable in hot weather. In actuality, beards help protect from UV sun rays, and work to cool the skin during hot weather, trapping sweat close to your face, cooling as it evaporates.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2280717/Beards-good-From-warding-pollen-slowing-ageing-process.html</ref> While the itchiness associated with beards is typically less desirable during hot weather, it's not something that will do much to keep you warm. | + | #Grow it out whenever you want. While lots of men like to grow out their beards in cold months for insulation purposes, it's a common misconception that beards are more uncomfortable in hot weather. In actuality, beards help protect from UV sun rays, and work to cool the skin during hot weather, trapping sweat close to your face, cooling as it evaporates.<ref name="rf15574">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2280717/Beards-good-From-warding-pollen-slowing-ageing-process.html</ref> While the itchiness associated with beards is typically less desirable during hot weather, it's not something that will do much to keep you warm. |
#*Beards offer a variety of other health benefits, including trapping dust to help you avoid asthma attacks and upper respiratory infections, and act as windbreakers, helping to shield your face from cold weather blasts. | #*Beards offer a variety of other health benefits, including trapping dust to help you avoid asthma attacks and upper respiratory infections, and act as windbreakers, helping to shield your face from cold weather blasts. | ||
===Beard Styling and Shaping=== | ===Beard Styling and Shaping=== | ||
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#*If you hope to end up with a Gandalf-style wizard's beard, it's still good to shape and trim using a beard trimmer, or scissors, to keep things growing evenly. | #*If you hope to end up with a Gandalf-style wizard's beard, it's still good to shape and trim using a beard trimmer, or scissors, to keep things growing evenly. | ||
#*If you want a very short beard, and have especially coarse hair, you might find you need to trim it more regularly, like every two or three days. | #*If you want a very short beard, and have especially coarse hair, you might find you need to trim it more regularly, like every two or three days. | ||
| − | #*Always keep your neck trim, up to your chin-line, or at whatever point along the neck looks best to you. If you don't trim the neck hair, beards typically look pretty cave-man-like.<ref>http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2013-06-06/how-to-grow-an-office-beard</ref> | + | #*Always keep your neck trim, up to your chin-line, or at whatever point along the neck looks best to you. If you don't trim the neck hair, beards typically look pretty cave-man-like.<ref name="rf15575">http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2013-06-06/how-to-grow-an-office-beard</ref> |
#Use a beard trimmer. While it's possible to trim longer beards neatly with a pair of hair-cutting scissors, it's very difficult to keep a beard orderly without an electric trimmer, or at least regular hair clippers. The only difference is typically the size of the guards and of the clipper itself. | #Use a beard trimmer. While it's possible to trim longer beards neatly with a pair of hair-cutting scissors, it's very difficult to keep a beard orderly without an electric trimmer, or at least regular hair clippers. The only difference is typically the size of the guards and of the clipper itself. | ||
#*Use a regular beard trimmer for shorter beards or the first few months of beard growth, and try a more hefty hair trimmer for thicker beards. | #*Use a regular beard trimmer for shorter beards or the first few months of beard growth, and try a more hefty hair trimmer for thicker beards. | ||
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#*Pencil-line beard involve leaving only a thin line of beard along your jawline, connecting to your mustache. This typically looks best with extremely short hair, or a bald look. | #*Pencil-line beard involve leaving only a thin line of beard along your jawline, connecting to your mustache. This typically looks best with extremely short hair, or a bald look. | ||
#*Pharaoh beards typically involve shaving everything but the chin, and growing out the chin, sometimes braiding or beading the beard as it grows. | #*Pharaoh beards typically involve shaving everything but the chin, and growing out the chin, sometimes braiding or beading the beard as it grows. | ||
| − | #*Wizard beards, or Civil War type throwback beards will take some time to cultivate, but essentially involve growing the beard out as long as possible, but still trimming the neck periodically, as well as the mustache, so it gets out of the way of your lip.<ref>http://www.esquire.com/style/tips/how-to-grow-a-beard</ref> | + | #*Wizard beards, or Civil War type throwback beards will take some time to cultivate, but essentially involve growing the beard out as long as possible, but still trimming the neck periodically, as well as the mustache, so it gets out of the way of your lip.<ref name="rf15576">http://www.esquire.com/style/tips/how-to-grow-a-beard</ref> |
===Caring for Beards=== | ===Caring for Beards=== | ||
#Clean your beard before you trim it with a moisturizing shampoo. It's important to trim your beard when it's clean, to make sure the hairs are softened and untangled for an even trim. Wash your beard in the shower with warm water and soap. | #Clean your beard before you trim it with a moisturizing shampoo. It's important to trim your beard when it's clean, to make sure the hairs are softened and untangled for an even trim. Wash your beard in the shower with warm water and soap. | ||
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#*Coconut oil is excellent for the hair and makes for a perfectly natural substitute. | #*Coconut oil is excellent for the hair and makes for a perfectly natural substitute. | ||
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== Things You'll Need == | == Things You'll Need == | ||
