Don't Shave Your Beard For The Summer
Let's start this by debunking a widespread myth. Although you may think the absolute polar opposite; No-a beard under the hot sunny rays doesn't make you feel hotter. Fortunately, a beard during summer times doesn't act like a balaclava, unless for some creepy reasons your beard is super long & wrapped around your neck. Excluding situations when the hot sun's rays directly beat on your face, a beard rather act a bit like your own permanent little parasol.
Since a beard can keep you warm during the winter, you may be tempted to think that it will also keep you warmer during summer. But here is the misconception; If a beard can keep your face warm during the winter, it's rather because it acts like a windbreaker. It's not because it acts like a sweater. Now that you know it, you can approach the summer's beard through the same perception. A beard during summer prevents hot sun's rays to directly beat on your face. So if you start feeling that your beard makes you feel hotter during the summer, just say to yourself that it's just a placebo effect based on your misconception that hair provides heat.
However, with summer comes both sweat & barbecue sauce, and there is nothing we can do for that. These are little summer demons with which we all have to wrestle with, and even if we are
If you are still not convinced that you don't need to shave your beard for the summer, here are five other good reasons to stay bearded all year long.
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A Beard Can Keep You Cool
I know you've just read it, but for those who only read headlines, it has to be titled and it bears to be repeated.
For that next mate that will tell you ''Damn, you must be hot AF under that mane", you'll just have to answer "Nah, it's just like a bush". It protects me from the wind during winter and it protects me from the direct sun rays during summer.
Whether if you are bearded or not, of course, you'll sweat during summer, just like everybody. Just to remind the crazy ones, sweat comes from the skin pores and not from the hairs. Thus said, for sure you'll inevitably sweat into your beard, but who said that it was a bad thing? It can really work to cool you off. During the heatwave, you'll be with your clean-shaven friends whom sweat and claim that it's just too hot while you'll be there, catching & enjoying the refreshing whiff of breezes into your sweat-moistened beard. What a feeling!
A Beard Can Protect You From Skin Cancer
If I told you that beards can literally save lives during summer, you'll probably tell me that I'm completely crazy, but make
Not so long ago, a recent study made by an Australian University proved that a beard can block up to 95% of UV rays which are responsible for skin cancer & diseases.
As we know the importance of protecting our skin against UV rays, it can be a good thing to keep or grow a beard for the summer.
There Is No Feeling Like Wringing Out A Wet Beard
There is nothing in this world more pleasant than jumping cliffs and swimming in unknown waters you'll say, but yes there is one thing! The feeling of wringing out a wet beard straight after an enjoyable swim.
Like every respectable man, you must be able to say that you've already wrung out your wet beard and that you know the feeling. This is just another things on a man's bucket list.
Beard Growth Is Optimized During The Summer
This statement may be true for the vast majority of men. In general, during summer, we're tempted to spend more time outdoors, do more physical activities and try to lead a healthier lifestyle.
This kind of summer's lifestyle naturally increases the number of vitamins absorbed by our body and our testosterone's production, which is excellent for hairs growth all over our body.
So yes, of course, during summer, the beard growth is really optimized.
Being In The Bearded Elite Has No Price
Even tho many of us only grow a beard during winter which is also great, it takes a lot of balls & personality to walk-in with a year's beard, regardless of what it takes.
Given the situation, we salute every summer beard brother and invite you to keep your beard all year long like a real badass.
You'll see it by yourself, being in the bearded elite is simply an unmatched feeling.
A Healthy Beard Is The Key
During summer, our facial skin & beard are more exposed to the sun's rays, and they can be really damageable on an unmaintained beard. So just make sure that you are grooming with the proper products.
In addition, summer also rhymes with salt water and chlorine, which like mentioned in our previous post can be really hard on your beard. With all these harsh elements that can come in contact with your beard during summer, it's important more than ever to keep the whole thing well-oiled with a natural beard oil & make sure to use a good natural beard shampoo to not dry out your beard.
