5 Tips for growing your beard

Introduction

Long are the times are gone of using razors to have a clean shaven face every few days. Once upon a time using a razor every few days became a burden, now we've gone back to embracing our inner hairiness by growing our the beards. 

This blog is about sharing 5 essential tips for growing your beard, something some of us males struggle with.

1. Growing a beard takes time, be patient!

On average, from stubble beards tend to grow 1/4 of an inch every month and different areas of the beard grow at different rates. One of the main things people forget and struggle with is when they see their beard patchy, or not growing the way they would like it to they give up and shave it off. Have patience! give it at least 4 - 6 weeks before you see consistent beard growth. 

2. Moisturise your beard often

The "Beard Itch" Is a real thing. Moisturising your skin underneath your beard is one of the most under estimated routines. Ensuring your skin is moisturised with high quality beard oil and moisturisers keeps your beard and skin moistures thus preventing beard itch. 

3. Build up natural beard oils - Wash your beard twice a week

Self explanatory, this will remove the dirt underneath the skin ensuring the pores on the skin aren't obstructing the hair. Vice versa, washing your beard too much can leave the hair dry, and flaky which eventually leads to drying out the beard. 

Also using a high quality beard brush will remove the flakes and dead skin underneath, before applying moisturiser then beard oil to finish. 

4. Keep your beard neat!

Don't grow a neck beard! It's extremely important to have a neat and tidy beard. This is why we recommend trimming the perimeter of the beard to keep everything nice and tidy. We have a great range of trimmers for this! 

Keeping the cheek lines sharp and tidy makes the beard really stand out as well, ask your barber to razor the cheek lines the next visit or use the one in our kit for this :) 

5. Live, love life, and your beard will follow 

So many of use want instant long, luscious beards straight away this is not how it works. Everything takes consistent progress, time and consistency especially when it comes to your daily beard routine. 

Have a healthy diet, exercise will also contribute to beard growth. Eating lean whole meats, like chicken, fish and omega 3 fatty foods along with some exercise (Our favourite is weight training) will promote higher testosterone levels leading to beard growth. 

Conclusion 

Growing a beard can become a journey, and takes consistency, time and patience. There are no magic pills, and potions, however with the right products, we can assist you with your beard growth routine.