If you have not yet decided to let it grow, it must be because you are not fully aware of the benefits of having a beard. Beards are generally thought to be worn only for aesthetic reasons, reflecting our personality. This may be the main reason why you use them, but do not forget about the benefits that you have not suddenly thought about yet.

One of the most important ones, and which most people can agree with, is that you will no longer have to run the blade as often on your face, and at the same time save yourself some time. That is an advantage.

But did you know that it also has health effects? Yes, you heard that right.

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1.- Works as a shield against respiratory diseases

These diseases during the winter time, are usually a headache, but calm, there is no problem if you have enough hair on your face, and how does it work?

Simple, a beard and mustache will help you keep your body temperature high by giving you a coat, realize that it is as if you will always carry a scarf to protect yourself from the cold, in this way you become less vulnerable to catching a flu or a cold.

2.- Reduces the symptoms of allergies such as asthma

Well, dust, pollen, smoke or smog particles are triggers to start developing the annoying symptoms associated with asthma.

This is where your beards could be the solution, because it will act as a barrier to prevent all these particles from reaching your airways, but yes, don’t forget that it must be cleaned!

3.- You will no longer have an irritated face

The shave produces a lot of irritation on the face due to the amount of skin that you remove with each pass, it should also be mentioned that on many occasions you end up cutting yourself.

By reducing the frequency of shaving, you are helping the skin to take its rest and repair itself from the damage caused by the friction of the blade. In addition to mentioning, that you will not have to buy them so often, that would also represent a savings for your pocket.

4.- Protects you from skin cancer

Protecting yourself from ultraviolet rays is an obligation and a priority. Because these burns cause permanent damage to the skin.

When this damage is excessively accumulated in our skin, we may be at the imminent risk of developing melanoma or carcinoma, being more frequent that they appear on the face, ears and hands.

It is there where we see the health benefits, having a little more hair on the face, because it will act in the area where it grows, as a protective shield against the sun’s rays.

5.- Helps to slow down the aging process

The most notorious sign of aging skin will be its flaccidity, the appearance of expression lines on the face. The most determining factor for its appearance remains the excessive exposure to the sun.

As an important fact we commented that facial hair can block almost 90% of the sun’s rays, it is a very considerable figure, you should start worrying about your skin. Thinking about how to stop aging is no longer just a matter for women and your beard can serve as an ally for you to look younger and more groomed skin.

6.- Retains the natural moisture of your skin

Your beard serves as a mask to prevent the skin from peeling due to external factors such as air, cold, sun and environmental pollution, causing you to begin to lose the natural oils that your skin produces.

The beard oil that you should use for your care also gives you excellent moisturization for this area, if you look closely, they are two benefits in one. Because letting it grow will not only help your skin not lose its natural moisture, but also the products you use to care for it provide you with extra moisture, helping to combat dryness.

7.- Avoid ingrown hairs

And to whom it has not happened? They are those painful ingrown hairs that you do not know how to remove and that also give your skin a bad appearance. You should know that the reason why they stay there is because when you are looking for a closer shave, you start doing it in the opposite direction to hair growth.

This causes the hairs to take a curved shape, making them become embedded in the skin again, producing an inflammation as the hair begins to grow, for which suddenly you will require antibiotic treatment and you will have to avoid shaving the time that we take the recovery.

Suffering from ingrown hairs can be very common in men who grow very thick and curly hair. This would not happen if you got used to letting it grow from time to time.

8.- Prevent your skin from being stained by the sun

The part of the face, neck and hands is the most sensitive area to sun spots, and this can happen because sometimes you can forget to apply the sunscreen before leaving the house. The sun does not discriminate gender, because it stains the skin of men and women equally.

Stains on the face can become difficult to remove, so it’s best to prevent them, and your beard hair may help with this.

If you want to bundle up, if you need to protect yourself from the sun, if you want to let your skin rest for a while from razors. Anyway, you already know the health benefits of letting your beards grow, but please remember that in order for it to continue to be, you must be careful with grooming.

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