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Contents The Essential Guide to Beards ........................................

Contents The Essential Guide to Beards ...............................................................................................................5 The Best Time to Start Growing a Beard........................................................................................7 What Makes A Beard Grow?..................................................................................................................8 How Long Does it Take to Grow a Beard?......................................................................................8 The Cycles of Beard Growth...........................................................................................................8 How Long (what length) will a Beard Grow?..................................................................................9 The Difference between Head Hair and Facial Hair.......................................................................9 Starting the Beard Growing Process............................................................................................10 Essential Tips for Growing a Beard..................................................................................................11 Be Patient....................................................................................................................................11 Have a Shave................................................................................................................................11 Beat the Itch................................................................................................................................12 Commit to the Process.................................................................................................................12 Use Beard Oil and Moisturize that Fuzz.......................................................................................12 How to Grow a Beard Faster............................................................................................................13 Take Care of Your Body................................................................................................................13 Eat Protein, Vitamins and Minerals..............................................................................................13 De-Stress......................................................................................................................................13 Exercise........................................................................................................................................14 Exfoliate.......................................................................................................................................14 Additional Minerals and Vitamins ...............................................................................................14 Massage your Face......................................................................................................................14 Keep Hydrated.............................................................................................................................14 Conclusion...................................................................................................................................14 Trimming and Maintaining your Beard............................................................................................15 Dealing with the Neckline............................................................................................................16 Dealing with the Cheek line.........................................................................................................16 Beard Care Products: What they are and why you need them .........................................................................................................................................................17 Beards Through History...................................................................................................................19 Beard FAQ’s.....................................................................................................................................27 Beard Trivia......................................................................................................................................29 © The Beard & The Wonderful – The Essential Guide to Beards Page 2 Beard Styles.....................................................................................................................................31 What Style should I Choose? ...........................................................................................................31 Stubble.........................................................................................................................................33 Goatee.........................................................................................................................................34 How to grow a goatee..................................................................................................................34 Styling & Maintenance of the Goatee.............................................................................................34 Goatee and Moustache...............................................................................................................35 Styling & Maintenance of the Goatee and Mustache......................................................................35 Extended Goatee.........................................................................................................................36 Styling & Maintenance of the Extended Goatee .............................................................................36 Classic Full Beard.........................................................................................................................37 Ducktail Beard..............................................................................................................................38 Garibaldi......................................................................................................................................39 Horseshoe....................................................................................................................................40 Mutton Chops..............................................................................................................................41 Friendly Mutton Chops................................................................................................................42 Balbo Bembo................................................................................................................................43 Circle Beard..................................................................................................................................44 Brett............................................................................................................................................45 Chin Curtain.................................................................................................................................46 Egyptian Goatee..........................................................................................................................47 Verdi Beard..................................................................................................................................48 Spade...........................................................................................................................................49 French Fork..................................................................................................................................50 Old Dutch.....................................................................................................................................51 Hipster.........................................................................................................................................52 © The Beard & The Wonderful – The Essential Guide to Beards Page 3 Copyright © The Beard and The Wonderful - Written by Steve Sanger All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. Published 2015 www.thebeardandthewonderful.com 1 Roman Close, Heybridge, Maldon, Essex, CM94PW, United Kingdom © The Beard & The Wonderful – The Essential Guide to Beards Page 4 The Essential Guide to Beards Welcome to The Beard and The Wonderful’s - ‘Essential Guide to Beards’. Hopefully you have already grown a beard, have decided you want to grow a beard, or are still in the just thinking of growing one stage. If for some strange and unfathomable reason you are not convinced that facial hair is for you, then please pull up a chair and pin back your ears, because we need a man-to-man chat. In this world of political correctness, women’s rights and removal of gender roles, there is still one last bastion of hope for men to become a real man, a warrior, a commander-in-chief, a beardsman of the highest order, a legend. And that last bastion of hope my friend, is for you to grow a beard, entice a moustache, and cultivate a facial forest of manliness. Growing a bushy thick beard and/or mustache is seen by many cultures as a rite of passage for men and a symbol of power. But not everyone has the beard gene and growth rate of beards will depend on both genetics and testosterone levels, as well as requiring perseverance and patience. This means that some men can only produce wispy bum fluff, whilst others can produce a forest of beardness by just raising one eyebrow. But you owe it to yourself to beard up. This fine book will guide you through the life-affirming changes that growing a beard will bring. We will help you on your journey, answering those difficult questions, helping you on this wonderful journey. So without further ado, let us head to better place. All the answers you have been seeking are right before you. Let us help to make you complete..... © The Beard & The Wonderful – The Essential Guide to Beards Page 5 Why Grow A Beard? Why should you grow a killer beard? There are so many reasons you need to grow a beard, and they include:-  The ultimate symbol of masculinity  Can make you look older and more distinguished  Makes you look more powerful  Good for hiding an odd shaped or weak chin  You will look more attractive to many people  Adds character to the face  No chance of being mistaken for a girl  Protection from cold weather and biting winds  Protection from being punched or blows to the face.  Can act as a filter, to filter germs from entering the nose and throat.  Look cool, hip and trendy  Can attract the opposite sex, and even (if you’re that way inclined) the same sex! OK the decision is now made, and you WILL be growing a beard. Once you have decided to grow a beard, you can just let it grow freely and wild or you may want to decide what style of beard may best suit your face. From a goatee to a full beard, what kind of facial fuzz is for you? The best course of action is to simply start growing a beard first, and then make your style decisions once it gets established and you can see what suits your particular face shape. © The Beard & The Wonderful – The Essential Guide to Beards Page 6 Tip: A good tip is to set a date in your diary, maybe six weeks from when you start to grow your beard and wait until that date to decide if you are going to join the beard brotherhood or reach for the razor! One thing that you need to be mindful of is that the hair on your face is different to the hair on your head. When you first grow a beard you will notice that the hairs do not grow over your entire beard area. There will be small areas where hair will not grow. The solution is to either choose a beard style that suits your growth or to let the beard grow long enough to cover any patches. So now you have seen the light and committed yourself to embarking on a beard quest, let’s get cultivating. The Best Time to Start Growing a Beard It is sometimes the toughest decision, when to start growing your new beard. You may not want to start looking scruffy and have that initial unshaven look at work, you could face objections from people you know, friends and family may think you’re weird for wanting a beard. Because of this you may want to grow a beard whilst on a break or holiday. Having an extended break from work/relatives could also be a good time to let it run wild. You can plan it over a long weekend or a trip abroad. Once it is starting to get established you can face everyone with your facial hair in a good state of development. © The Beard & The Wonderful – The Essential Guide to Beards Page 7 What Makes A Beard Grow? This may seem like a stupid question, but seriously what is a beard and what makes it grow? Well just like all human hair on the body, a beard is composed of a protein called keratin. How Long Does it Take to Grow a Beard? A beard will generally take between 2-6 months to grow. This of course is dependent on the person, the genes, and the genetics. The Cycles of Beard Growth The growth of a beard is subject to a bit of a journey whilst growing, a series of stages that lead to the holy grail of the long beard. There are three different stages of growth – anagen, catagen, and telogen. Anagen This is the stage we are most concerned with as it is where your beard will grow the most and is the stage of active growth. The length of this stage (whilst dependent on your genes and genetics) will take around two months or so. This same stage for head hair lasts a mammoth two to six years! Catagen This is the phase between anagen and telogen, and is a period where your hair stops growing. This period usually lasts around 2-3 weeks. Telogen This phase is where no new hair growth occurs and the hair stays the same length. During this stage the cells prepare to start back at the beginning in the anagen stage again. This period can last from 3-9 months before it all starts again from the beginning. How Long (what length) will a Beard Grow? The average beard, if left untouched, will grow three feet long. The total length will again depend on your genes. It may grow less or even longer. © The Beard & The Wonderful – The Essential Guide to Beards Page 8 The Difference between Head Hair and Facial Hair If you are a smart cookie then you may have noticed that head hair looks and feels a bit different from the hair on your face. This is because different parts of the body produce different kinds of hair. After puberty a male body grows head hair and androgenic hair, which is uploads/s3/ beard-guide.pdf