Everything You Need To Take Care Of Your Beard

By Stephen J. Praetorius.

In an ideal world, beard care would be a foolproof endeavor. All you’d have to do is decide not to shave, and the follicles on your chin would let loose a deluge of luscious, perfectly coiffed hair. Thick and full, yet not at all frizzy, these robust locks would be eye-catching in all the right ways, attracting deserved attention from women, men, and animals alike, and requiring little to no external help to look their best day in and day out. And once your beard reached the length of optimal aesthetic value, it would simply cease to grow.

Tragically, that’s just not the world we live in. In our world, it takes more than just your will to properly take care of a face forest. In fact, you need a medicine cabinet that’s fully stocked with beard caretools equipped for the job, otherwise you’re going to end up with a beard that’s just too much in no time flat. And so, we’ve rounded-up all the sorts of products you need to keep your face mane in tip-top shape, plus a few examples of specific ones we like. Go forth, and beard better.

This story originally appeared on GQ.com.

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