BEARD GAME

Putting on your protection gear for the Winter Season

by Jozette Cooper

Your beard protects your skin from the elements all year round. Depending on where you live. Exposure to the wind and the snow, your beard protects your skin from drying out, chapping, being irritated and brittle. If the temperatures get low enough, your skin and hair follicles will close up in order to prevent your body from absorbing more cold air than the body needs. This can cause the hair growth to slow down and look dull. Because of the cold temperatures the decreasing flow of blood in the beard area.

Making your beard ready for the changing weather can be as simple as changing your beard routine.

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Using cool or warm water on your face or while taking showers. Hot water can strip your natural oils from your hair and skin. It is best to use a moisturizer on your skin and beard. Take advantage by applying Beard Oil after your shower while the skin is still moist. Depending on how dry your bread may be, apply the beard oil in the morning, reapply once during the day. A Beard Balm should be applied after the beard oil, it adds extra moisture to your beard.

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Try co-washing instead of your normal washing routine. Co-washing means you don’t use shampoo at all. Instead wash your facial hair with a beard conditioner. The conditioner has a small amount of detergent, so it will not strip the natural sebum oils from your beard. Meaning the glycerin, carrier oils and buttery fats formulated in the conditioner will help soften and nourish the beard while keeping your skin moist.

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Hydration: One of the most important things you can do for the summer and the winter is keeping your skin and facial hair hydrated. Increasing your water intake will help in preventing your skin and facial hair from drying out. Drinking that extra glass or glasses of water will help moisturize your beard, skin and body. Adding a humidifier can add moisture back into your home or office, or where ever your heat is blasting. This keeps your body and beard healthier.

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Remember brushing your beard keeps its clean, it distributes the beard oil evenly into your beard, keeps it tidy and in good form. It stimulates healthy beard growth.

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Trimming your beard when needed. Trimming your beard on a regular bases will keep those split ends in control and keeps your ends healthy enough to avoid damaging due to the extreme temperatures.

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Wiping off any rain, snow or ice from your beard keeps it from drying out.

Covering your beard with a bandana, scarf or mask. Helps protect it from the weather.

Remember moisturizing your facial hair and skin, trimming your beard when needed and the right beard oil will keep your beard looking healthier and feeling great all year round. The advantage of making your own beard oil recipe can better accommodate your needs for your beard.

Here are a few recipes to get your started:

Fresh and Clean Beard oil recipe

½ oz jojoba oil

½ oz argan oil

5 drops lemon essential oil

5 drops eucalyptus essential oil

2-3 drops tea tree oil

Smells like a fresh morning breeze

Help you sleep beard oil recipe

½ oz argan oil

½ jojoba oil

5 drops Lavender essential oil

2-3 drops lime essential oil

2-3 drops bergamot essential oil

Smell nice to help you sleep after a long day.

The Bold Man Beard oil recipe

1/2/ oz jojoba oil

½ oz argan oil

¼ oz grape seed oil

3-5 drops tobacco essential oil

2-3 drops cherry essential oil

2-3 drops amber essential oil

Smells like a bold masculine cigar.