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Kyle K asked in HealthMen's Health · 1 decade ago

For you guys growing beards.?

I have been trying to grow a beard, and everytime I let my facial hair grow, it itches and it gets really annoying. I know I should just go ahead and shave it off but do you guys have any suggestions as to how to make it less irritating?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    I feel the same and gave it up:the itch all day:gross.

    Sky

  • Maple
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    My husband has a beard -- I don't! He says the itching stops after it grows out for a few days, but he has had the beard so long that he can't remember how long it took for the itching to stop. But he says it is a bit hot in summer. He has very sensitive skin and always had shaving rashes, so he loves not having to shave anymore. I love how it looks and feels! My advice is to give it at least a couple of weeks; after that it should feel fine.

  • 1 decade ago

    Hey man I grew a beard a few times and yeah, it IS a little annoying. I don't know what to say other than try not to think about it. I liked how I looked in the beard for a while but I got tired of it itching and stuff...Just be sure to wash it with shampoo in the shower. Don't neglect it!

    I am back to my thin mustache/round trimmed gotee combo. I love it and it doesn't bother the hell out of me.

    Source(s): my life
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Patience. It will quit itching after a few days of growth; if you have naturally dry skin you could try using some aloe vera gel on your beard or any moisturizing lotion, tho those smell sometimes.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Try rubbing in some hydrocortisone cream. it stops the itch in some of the other bearded parts of the body.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    My husband wears a beard and I use shampoo and hair conditioner on it. He never complains of it itching.

  • 1 decade ago

    What are you trying to hide? Who are you trying to impress?

    Don't you have anything better to do than trim a beard? Then there is the nuisance of trying to keep in washed and out of your soup, trying to get food under it, attracting girls who do not mind a mouthful of hair. And to some people it looks unclean or like you are trying to make a political statement.

    Esthetically beards are not universally looked upon with favor.

  • 1 decade ago

    For me , when I get my hair cut I ask them if they could cut it off, because when useing a shaver instead of getting it cut by the barber it makes the hair curve back into your skin as it grows.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    you must have sensitive skin. use shaving gel with aloe and use good quality of razor. 4 blades is good and less irratation. and use after shave.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    what i do,is i wash my face in warm water,then i dry my face,then i use aftershave,it stops the itch,until it gets out a ways,then it doesnt itch anymore.

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