Due to frequent shaving, the beard can sometimes become dry and rough, which may lead to potential itching. However, certain simple actions and products can be adopted to alleviate this type of discomfort and soften the hairs. Find our advice below.
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How to soften the bristles of your beard?
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- What factors cause a beard to become rough and coarse?
- What are the tips for softening one's beard hair?
Published June 3, 2022,
updated on October 4, 2024,
by
Maylis, Chemical Engineer
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5 min read
What factors cause a beard to become rough and coarse?
The first factor is none other than shaving. Indeed, during regrowth, in order to penetrate the epidermis and the horny layer, the hairs thicken, harden and gain strength, hence their sometimes unpleasantly coarse appearance to the touch. Beard hairs thus tend to be rougher than head hair.
Furthermore, poor beard maintenance (lack of hydration, use of unsuitable tools and materials, lack of care during shaving...) enhances its rough appearance. Beard dandruff can then occur. This inevitably leads to numerous discomforts, such as tightness or itching.
What are the tips for softening one's beard hair?
Having a soft and supple beard without frequent visits to the barber is possible! Let's discover together the steps to adopt:
Regularly cleanse your beard.
The beard easily accumulates dust and dirt. It is important to clean it regularly, especially before applying a treatment. Moreover, cleansing unclogs the pores, allowing the treatment to deeply penetrate the hair follicles. Cleaning the beard will also help to sanitise the skin underneath. In this regard, you could, for example, use our purifying cleansing gel. Rich in purifying active ingredients such as zinc PCA, this cleansing gel sanitises the skin, regulates sebum production and limits the development of blemishes.
Note : Once a week, gently exfoliate it with a beard scrub to prevent the development of ingrown hairs under the beard, cleanse the skin and stimulate hair growth.
Apply a beard oil.
After washing, ensure you dry your beard before moving on to the next step. Thebeard oil is an essential multifunctional care product. It helps tosoften and tame the hairs, limit the growth of bacteria, moisturise the skin and reduce potential itching related to shaving, as well as providing a pleasant fragrance to create a true moment of well-being. If you have a dry and brittle beard, you can use beard oil morning and evening, daily. However, those with oily skin should rather apply the beard oil once a day, or even every other day, to improve the appearance of the beard without creating an overly greasy effect.
Thebeard oil from Typology contains several plant-based oils:hemp,castor,argan,sunflower. It also includesgreen mandarin peel essential oil, as well asScots pine needle essential oil. The latter gives this oil a fresh forest and pine sap fragrance. It is packaged in a bottle equipped with a dosing pipette. Simply take a few drops in the palm of your hands and rub them together to warm the substance. Then apply the treatment to the hairy area of the facial skin, from the root of the hair to its tip, while massaging to ensure the product is well absorbed. The active ingredients will also act on the skin to soothe itching and stimulate growth.
Brush the beard to make it supple.
This step is not mandatory, but we recommend complementing the application of beard oil with a few strokes of a beard brush or comb. This precaution is necessary, especially if the hairs are long. This way, you can distribute the treatment more evenly along the lengths and to the tips. In this manner, the beard will be groomed and the beard oil will be evenly distributed.
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