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The simple fact that all beardsmen already know is that their beards are truly awesome. Once you decide to grow and maintain your beard, it becomes a part of your style and personality. In addition to it being a magnet for women and looking amazing, there are quite a few heath benefits to letting that facial hair grow. The facts are in and quantifiable science has proven your beard can do wonders for your overall health. Consider these 5 reasons why beards are healthy and why you should be growing your very own today!
1. Reducing Skin Infections
Each time you shave, your are roughing up your face like sandpaper to a piece of wood. In addition to all those nicks and scratches, you could be causing red rashes and ingrown hairs to develop. Those painful ingrown hairs are a result of razor shaving and can lead to infections and red blotches all over the face and neck. When you begin growing your beard and stop shaving, the days of ingrown hairs is a thing of the past.
2. Slowing Down the Aging Process
Each day that you are out in the sun, those harmful UV rays are doing a serious number on your skin. Exposure to the sun could lead to aging of the skin, fine lines, wrinkles, making your face look much older than you are. When you grow a beard, those facial hairs will block up to 95% of the sun’s harmful rays. Having a beard is similar to walking around all day with a thick SPF 30 lotion on your face. One added benefit of the facial hair is you significantly reduce the risk of getting skin cancer.
3. Protecting Your Skin in Winter
Exposure to the biting cold winds of winter not only can chill you to the bone, it can cause your face to dry up and begin to turn red. Raw skin exposed to freezing temperatures can cause unsightly red blotches and even cause breakouts. When you are sporting a thick beard this winter, those facial hairs provide an added layer of protection for your skin and keep your face warmer during the coldest of days. Those biting winds are no match for a thick beard.
4. Reducing Allergy and Asthma Symptoms
When the pollen and allergens attack this season, your beard can actually help to reduce the symptoms associated with asthma and certain allergies. Each day you are sucking in those allergens into your respiratory system, leading to serious risk of infections. The beard will work like the filter in your home HVAC, filtering out these microscopic particles and keeping them trapped in your beard rather than inside your lungs.
5. Retaining Natural Oils in Your Face
The skin around your neck and your face produce vital oils that help to keep the area moisturized. When you are clean-shaven, as you wash each day with soaps, you strip away those natural oils responsible for keeping your face healthy and hydrated. Growing a beard will allow the skin to retain all those natural oils.
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These 5 reasons why beards are healthy should help convince you that growing out your facial hair will help you live a longer and healthier life!
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