any long beard growers here?

scottyboy76

Im growing mine out, might try letting it really go.

I was wondering if anyone has experience with a brush in cream or paste that keeps the strays a little neater looking, and sort of keeps a the beard shaped like it is after a hot shower and a wet brushing in the morning.

There are ten tons of products at cvs for hairdos, and some would probably be ok.

would gladly buy something over the internet if it is something you have used with good results.

thanks.

scottyboy76

Im growing mine out, might try letting it really go.

I was wondering if anyone has experience with a brush in cream or paste that keeps the strays a little neater looking, and sort of keeps a the beard shaped like it is after a hot shower and a wet brushing in the morning.

There are ten tons of products at cvs for hairdos, and some would probably be ok.

would gladly buy something over the internet if it is something you have used with good results.

thanks.

mrbiron

Creams are for sissies. Be a man and use Pine Tar. I personally matte my mustache hairs down with snot and let all of the food fallout help tame the goatee hairs.

When i grow it out long(er), i use a hair trimmer (head, not face), where you can use the larger settings to even the whole job out. Also use scissors a couple times a week to grab the quick stray.

The real issue is when your nose hairs and 'stache hairs decide to have a civil war....

Good Luck Jeremiah Johnson!

mhardy6647

I was thinkin -- I've been growin' mine for about 30 years now, but that's not what he meant by "long", is it?

steveinaz

I keep my beard close, but I would imagine any hair conditioner would help keep it from looking unkept. It takes a while to settle in and look right, just like growing your hair long.

Nightfall

Long unkempt beards are a staple in my music genre of choice.

Here's the vocalist for Amon Amarth:

tonyb

You guys like wearing fly catchers on your face ? I dunno man, starting to worry about some of you.

mikeyb128

Extra virgin organic Coconut oil. Keeps it soft, while also moisturizing your skin. Smells nice too. I don't have a beard now, but did, my beard hair grows fast and thick. Those creams and oils from beard shops are priced ridiculously for a tiny tin of it. I wouldn't waste my money on that.

voltz

I tuned 54 this year and had my beard since I was 27 hmm....27+27= 54?

mhardy6647

offered strictly for amusement/entertainment purposes -- I like the different "fragrances" available:

http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/product/dirt-simply-great-beard-oil-29409.aspx?ev3=pdp-related-products

cnh

The Beards! The Beard Accessory Store.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Upcq8gfYZU

decal

Jojoba oil is what I use.

lightman1

I have found that American Male hair thickening shampoo and the matching conditioner works great on mine. Found at your hair cuttin place or CVS, Walgreen's. Look at my avatar. Stunningly gorgeous!

tonyb wrote: »

You guys like wearing fly catchers on your face ? I dunno man, starting to worry about some of you.

Flavor savers, Tony. Not fly catchers. Rookie move, there.

scottyboy76

Awww, shoulda known better askin around here, besides we know lightmans pic is just at the moment he finally cut the wrong wire while out in the field workin on power lines.

Snot, pine tar and food residue, Imean really, you think I haven't already tried those?

I am kinda thinkin maybe even goin for the look of the guy at the longshoremans office in "Inside LLewen Davis."

lightman1

Just went to pee. It's American Crew hair care.
Makes ya pretty!

mhardy6647

Mine won't grow long even given an infinite amount of time, I fear.
That said, I never really had the nerve to find out...

sfosselman

you can do it mhardy...believe in the power of the beard!

littlewoodboats

I use the same conditioning shampoo for the beard I use on my head. My beard stays at around 14". Have not trimmed it in years.

westmassguy

I don't have a full beard, because the sides get ratty looking. I've had a goatee for 20+ years however. I have to keep it no more than 1/4"-3/8" otherwise it goes wild.
I'd use regular conditioner on it, rather than over-priced specialty beard products.
If you comb or brush it into shape while still damp from the shower, it will usually stay that way once it's dry.

nooshinjohn

No beard for me... these bushy beards are actually getting on my nerves. Hard to tell who's working for ISIS and who's not.

mhardy6647

mine's more ground cover-y than bush-y.

afterburnt

If I wanted to be neat and clean I wouldn't have a beard. I wear a beard as a warning "Follow. But! Follow only if ye be men of valor! For the entrance to this cave is guarded by a creature so foul, so cruel, that no man yet has fought with it... and lived! BONES of full fifty men lie *strewn* about its lair! So! Brave knights! If you do doubt your courage or your strength, come no further, for death awaits you all with nasty, big, pointy teeth..."

lightman1

That Rabbit's dynamite!!!!

lightman1

Mine use to be chest length. Trimmed it back a little. Gonna go back to a little longer.

ZLTFUL

Professor Edward J. Fuzzworthy's Beard Care Balm...

http://www.amazon.com/Professor-Fuzzworthys-Conditioner-Leatherwood-Essential/dp/B000V8IBXE

Wash it with the same manufacturer's beard shampoo...
http://www.amazon.com/Professor-Fuzzworthys-SHAMPOO-Tasmania-Australia/dp/B00HBSC3JA/ref=pd_bxgy_194_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0Y8Q5HE56DBMA4PCAP32

mhardy6647

Are there any products with ZZ Top tie-ins? Seems like a no-brainer in the hipster era...

oldmodman

I have had a beard since 1983. Not super long. I get it trimmed when I get a haircut. Every four months. Plus now it's all white. Just like Santa.

afterburnt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjRRgAYWnUA

gwh

A friend of mine runs this company, has a lot of nice beard products as well as cool t- shirts and hats. Mention my name when ordering and maybe he will give me a free shirt to karma here.
https://m.facebook.com/bikersblendbeardco/

cnh

Soup and bread crumbs! Tough to keep those out. When I had a full beard I used to let it grow out. The purpose was NOT to bother with it. And I didn't. No special treatment, no combing, no grooming. Just wash and dry in the shower. Usually, you're going for the wild look. I may return to that soon. These days it's just a goatee which I do hit with a little dye a few times a year because when your face has no wrinkles, why let too much gray take ten years away from you. Why look your age when you can appear ten or more years younger? Especially when you're teaching youngsters all the time!

That's also why I don't keep the full beard, the goatee is less gray whereas the full beard is very gray on the sides. For a lot of people they begin to gray at the temples and the upper beard. For some of us, the beard grays first, and the hair later. For others their hair goes first then their beards (can't identify with that). [The above was not brought to you by Kate Turabian or Strunk and White! Grammarians are so anal retentive!]

Beards leave trails of crumbs on kitchen tables, but that which is edible doesn't care!

littlewoodboats

oldmodman wrote: »

I have had a beard since 1983. Not super long. I get it trimmed when I get a haircut. Every four months. Plus now it's all white. Just like Santa.

I play Santa at the hospital for any kids that may be there over the holidays.

When it comes to hair care products for beards I have always had good results with the basic products for hair care. Pick the product based on hair type. My hair is very dry so I use something to add moisture or my hair tangles and breaks when I brush my beard. I never got carried away with specialized beard care products preferring to keep it simple.