Beards are super cool and having a beard comes with lots of benefits you probably didn’t know.
I don’t joke with my beards and after learning beards have benefits, I think every guy should join the beard movement.
Below are 8 reasons why every man should have a beard
1. THE MORE BEARD YOU HAVE, THE MORE SEX YOU WILL GET
Women rate men with beard as tough, mature, aggressive, dominant and masculine. This is according to a 2008 study published in the Journal of Personality and Individual Differences. The study also found that women see men with beards as the best romantic partners either for a fling or a long-term relationship. The researchers noted that beardedness is a biological marker of sexual maturity.
2. BEARDS KEEP YOU WARM WHEN IT’S COLD
Having a beard can help keep you warm when it’s cold. Having beards acts as a barrier of protection when it’s cold as it traps your body heat from escaping thereby keeping your face and neck warm. The longer the beard, the better the insulation you get.
3. BEARDS HELP YOU PREVENT SKIN CANCER
Researchers from the University of Southern Queensland, Revesencio found that keeping a beard can help you prevent skin cancer because 95 percent of UV rays from the sun are blocked by beards.
4. BEARDS HELP PREVENT DERMATOHELIOSIS
Dermatoheliosis is a term used for the characteristic changes to the skin induced by chronic UV rays exposure. According to Dermatologist Bobby Buka in a Huffington Post report, the manifestation of this condition is spots, saggy skin and wrinkled skin. Keeping a beard will help reduce exposure to the sun’s harmful UV rays.
5. BEARDS KEEP YOUR SKIN SMOOTH AND YOUNG
Constant shaving erodes the sebaceous glands which help moisturize the face by secreting natural oil. When you grow a beard, the sebaceous glands function naturally, helping keep your skin smooth and young. You never have to worry about dry skin when keeping a beard.
6. BEARDS HELP YOU REDUCE INFECTION
When you keep a beard, you never have to worry about bacterial infections, ingrowths and folliculitis (infection of the hair follicles). Shaving regularly exposes you to these infections because bacteria naturally exist on the skin and when you shave, openings are created in the skin which can bring in these bacteria leading to infections.
7. BEARDS GIVE YOU A BLEMISH-FREE SKIN
Keeping beards help make the skin look smooth and younger. Shaving regularly leads to roughness of the sensitive facial skin. Not shaving means you don’t have to deal with ingrowths, razor cuts which leaves you having a blemish-free skin.
8. MEN WITH BEARDS ARE ATTRACTIVE
According to a survey carried out by German consumer-goods company Braun, 55 percent of men surveyed said they have received compliments about their beards while 41 percent said a beard makes them feel more confident.
Phil