• Victor@lemmy.world
    12·
    3 months ago

    Bros, just do you. Do what you think makes you look your best. Be comfortable in your own skin, that’s the most important part. Respect, bois. 🫂🤝🤜🤛

  • MeatPilot@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    3 months ago

    I’ve had a beard almost the entire time since it sprouted. Briefly shaved for a few weeks because I was curious and realized it was horribly difficult my genetics make it to stay clean shaven. I’d grow stubble back at the end of the day.

    I have big hairy men in my family none of them could go beardless. I’m just glad I didn’t inherit the back and upper arm hair.

  • palordrolap@fedia.io
    2·
    3 months ago

    Beard gives me a chin, which is otherwise weak. (This is apparently a common problem in modern humans. Too much utensil use and not enough flesh tearing begets a reduced jaw.)

    Even so, I take it off occasionally because, even when washed well, it will begin to literally irritate me.

    It’s my own hair. It’s not supposed to do that. And yet…

    aaand now I’m itchy.

    • MeatPilot@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      Get you one of these rubber brushes, put a little oil on it or just scrub your beard in the shower with it. This helps get down to the skin and also grabs loose/dead hair which can be irritating.

    • einkorn@feddit.org
      0·
      3 months ago

      even when washed well, it will begin to literally irritate me

      Define “washed well”. Most men I have encountered complaining about irritated or itchy under their beard don’t use oil or moisturizer.

      • fristislurper@feddit.nl
        1·
        3 months ago

        I don’t think conditioner and oil is part of washing. Besides, I have never used oil on my head-, chest-, arm-, whatever-hair, and still the beard is the only one that randomly goes itchy sometimes.

        • einkorn@feddit.org
          1·
          3 months ago

          That’s because afaik beard hair is structurally different from “regular” hair.

          And depending on your skin and “head”-hair type your scalp can become itchy too. Which is why some people prefer to use oil instead of soap for their scalp.