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What does fruit have to do with growing a great beard? Surprisingly, a lot!

by Jozette Cooper

We’ve all heard that greatness comes from within, and we’ve also been told that eating fruit regularly helps our bodies in many ways.

So it makes sense that eating certain fruits can help the health of your beard. Even better, natural ingredients in your beard oil and beard care products that contain fruits, vitamins and other minerals can provide even more benefits to your beard and skin.

Want the best beard around? Try these combinations of tasty natural treats:

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Oranges

Oranges include beta carotene and magnesium. They’re a great source of Vitamin C, which help the structure of your hair, plus Vitamin E, which helps provide natural vibrance. Citrus fruit are recommended to help fill in patches, which can be a challenge for people just starting their beard journey.

Raspberries

These fruits include a distinctive type of antioxidant plus certain minerals and vitamins that help your beard grow well. They’re a great source of Vitamin C, which produces collagen, a material that’s good for your skin, absorbs nutrients, and enhances the speed that your beard grows.

Blueberries

Reduce hair loss and better growth? What a combo! That’s what you’ll find with these berries that naturally include all sorts of minerals such as Vitamins A, B5 and E. Vitamin E is also known to boost hair growth while encouraging follicle stimulation.

Apples

Besides keeping the doctor away, they also keep beards from looking patchy by strengthening beard hair roots and promoting fuller hair growth. They provide plenty of fiber plus all sorts of healthy vitamins and antioxidants.

Grapes

These lovely fruits are known for slowing digestion and boosting fatigue. Besides being one of the more fun fruits to eat, they also have all sorts of antioxidants, which help cut down on hair loss and promoting the growth of new hair.

Plums

Plums aid blood circulation and protect hair structure from damage along with the skin around where beard follicles emerge. They also have plenty of Vitamins A, C, K, and B1, plus folate, magnesium, zinc, calcium and phosphate.

Prunes

Many of us already know that prunes can give extra umph to our digestion. But they also can cut down on hair loss, stimulate new hair growth, make beards shiny, and slow down the process of going gray. Even better, they’re loaded with Vitamins B, C, and K plus lots of good iron.

Strawberries

So many people love these because of the sweet-yet-tart taste. As a snack they are great and provide all sorts of good benefits for beard growth, including Vitamins B and C that help follicle production, hair elasticity and overall strength.

Kiwi

This exotic fruit offers plenty of zinc, which helps growth and keeps away dryness and flaking. Plus there’s Vitamin C, E and phosphorus to help your overall circulation.

Avocado

Avocado. Another super food with super powers gives protein, Vitamins C and K, folate and omega-3s. They repair damage, cut down on thinning and jump-start nutrients.