If you want your beard to grow, simply stop shaving and let your facial hair grow to a sizable length before having it shaped or trimmed. Shaving frequently will not help your facial hair to grow faster or thicker. This is an urban myth that will only derail your beard-growing process. Trimming too early is also another mistake most rookies make. Even if you want to keep your beard short, letting it grow a few inches long before trimming it makes more sense than shaving your beard as it grows. If you don’t wait, you might cut off more than you really wanted and this could take weeks or even months to fix.

After a good and close shave, the skin on your cheeks, chin, and upper lip will usually feel nice and smooth. A couple of weeks later, the short, spiky hairs start growing and the itching begins. That’s when most men shave. So if you experience itching, don’t give in. Just stick it out because this is usually a temporary side effect of shaving. You can sooth the discomfort by applying a gentle moisturizing lotion to the affected areas. Your facial skin will eventually adjust as your beard grows longer.

Eating healthy can help your beard grow faster. Studies have shown that certain nutrients help to promote the healthy development of hair. Biotin, for instance, a B complex vitamin, has been found to be a great nutrient for boosting hair growth. If you want to grow a beard quickly, you should include foods that are rich in this nutrient in your diet.

Some research findings suggest that stress and lack of sleep can interfere with normal body functions, including hair growth. If you’re trying to grow a beard, it’s best to get adequate sleep and avoid stressful situations. The health benefits of adopting these two practices ultimately stretch beyond helping you to grow a great looking beard.

Beards don’t take care of themselves once fully grown. They need some upkeep, which is something that most men prefer to do on their own.

Unless you want to shave everything with a razor, it’s never a good idea to wet your beard when trimming it. Water straightens hair thus making it look longer. For this reason, you might find that too much was cut off after the moustache or beard dries.

Running a wide-toothed comb through your overgrown beard in the direction that your hair is growing will free it from tangles. What’s more, using a comb and a pair of scissors is recommended if you want to keep a bushy yet well-trimmed beard. To get an even level, cut the hair that is outside of the comb. For the moustache, use a fine-toothed comb and start from the middle while trimming slowly toward the sides of your mouth. When trimming the rest of the beard, use a wide-toothed comb and start from the ear as you proceed with trimming down to the jaw and chin. Next, repeat this step on the other side. Using a comb and scissors will take some practice to perfect but it can help you avoid cutting too much hair by accident.

Most beard trimmers come with an adjustable trimming guide. This function allows you to control how close the rotating razors can shave. All you have to do is adjust the beard trimmer to the desired level. But before you perform any major hair surgery on your beard, make sure you check the instructions that that come with your trimmer’s user manual for precise details on how to operate the trimming guide. Remember that when trying to maintain a good looking beard, it’s always better to make an error by not cutting enough rather than having too much off. With that in mind, play it safe by adjusting the trimming guide to a longer length until you have fully mastered how to use your trimmer.

A shaped beard should have a well-defined outline, and a trimmer is a perfect tool for this job. With the adjustable trimming guide, it’s now easier and faster to shave a fine line along the neck, cheek, chin, and moustache area. When dealing with stray hairs, use a razor instead of plucking them out.

The cheek line is a very important part of your beard’s shape. For a natural full beard look, you need to keep the cheek line well defined. Unless you have excessive facial hair that goes all the way below your eyes, the cheek line is one of the easiest parts of a beard to maintain. In most cases, it’s just a matter of removing odd strands of hair that grow out of place. A razor can easily shave off those stray hairs to help you maintain a natural looking cheek line.

The area where your head meets with the neck is your beard’s neckline. Cutting the hair along that line too high up can make you look as though you have a double chin. On the other hand, neglecting stray hairs that extend from the neckline to the point where they become long enough to reach the long strands on your chest hair can leave you with a sloppy and unprofessional look. The key to trimming your beard’s neckline is to ensure that the outline is well defined and no stray strands have been left to overgrow.