It is incredibly rare for a man to be totally unable to grow a beard. This begs the question: why do so many men think they cannot grow a beard? The largest culprits are misinformation, improper growing support & a lack of patience.
There are a few easy changes that you can make to grow your beard faster, thicker, and better than ever before.
First, know that you have a beard growing potential based on age and genetics. Think of this like a restrictor plate that dictates the maximum rate or thickness that your beard will be able to grow. No force but time (your age) will alter this rate. But the good news is that very few men consume a diet or have the grooming habits that allow their beard to grow at its maximum rate.
Your objective on this front is to put the right nutrients into place for your face forest to blossom to the best of its ability.
If in-depth research to the anatomy of hair growth isn’t on your weekend to-do list, then a beard support vitamin will be the most effective way to achieve your maximum growth rate. Regularly taking the beard vitamin of your choice fills in any nutritional gaps that may affect facial hair growth.
Once you have the nutrients in place, you want to avoid anything that subtracts from your maximum beard growing potential. This would includes unnecessary trimming that shortens hairs and unnecessary roughness that pulls out hairs. Every hair you trim sets you back from your goal of a thick, healthy beard. Trimming is a sacrifice of long term growing potential to superficially and short-sightedly alter your beard’s shape in the present. The best method to shape your beard involves no trimming.
The best looking beards require a strong commitment. Every time you bring a trimmer near your face it invites primping and preening that directly contradicts your commitment to a long-standing, powerful beard. Habitually bringing cutting implements to the boundary of your face forest forces the safe keeping of your beard to the whim of your exhaustible willpower. We want to design out the situation where you would ever have a cutting implement to your beard on a bad beard day or with other frustrations on your mind.
Even with proper shaping, you must guard against general roughness on the beard. Shampoos with harsh chemicals, vigorous drying, and frustration-filled beard stroking all create an unnecessary loss of beard hair that can limit maximum growth. Develop more gentle grooming habits for your beard.
The decision to grow a beard is a set and forget endeavor. Now that you have decided to grow a beard, set a simple grooming routine and carry on with your life. Beard oil and a natural shampoo are the cornerstone of a simple, high-quality grooming routine. There are ample sources for beard oil & natural shampoo online. Since you have committed to growing your beard for many months, a subscription service like Dollar Beard Club makes sure the products you need are delivered to your door monthly. I’m a big fan of their oil and shampoo, and their commercials are pretty entertaining too:
If you prefer one time purchases, go for Okamura Farms’ Comfort Beard Oil. It has to be one of my all time favorite scents. It’s simply delightful.
One of the most common issues faced by new beard growers is the beard itch phase. One of the most beneficial uses of beard oil, then, is its ability to sooth beard itch. If you are suffering through beard itch, apply beard oil daily to the skin beneath your beard daily until the skin has been able to properly rehydrate.
Another frequent complaint of a would-be-beard grower is patchiness. Patchiness is a hoax. It’s a lack of patience. What appears patchy at 3 months can be totally concealed as early as 6 months by facial hair that has been given the opportunity to grow unhindered at its maximum rate. If the “attempt” to grow a beard that lead you to believe you were incapable of bearding lasted less than 6 months or occurred before you were 25, try again with more commitment.
Let nothing stand in the way of your bearded destiny.
Big Beard
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