All you beardy weirdies, I'll bet you sleep like babies at night...

B. · 10-13-2011, 09:01 AM

...is there a trick to this?

I feel like I am missing something, see I dislike shaving, and think I suit facial fluff much better than a bare face, but it gets so bloody itchy once it gets to a certain length.

It seriously inhibits my ability to sleep, which isn't my greatest strength anyway to be fair, but the facial itch just drives me insane and is literally the only thing that forces me to shave after a while, otherwise I'd probably resemble some sort of fundamentalist Islamic ZZ top member by now.

So, how is this achieved, do I need a beard sling or something?

**SageTree** · 10-13-2011, 09:44 AM

Yea... and once it gets past a certain length it stops itching, beyond the usual itches people get on their face.... it's not always the beard's fault, it's just natural.

I think 3 weeks is the 'no itch' mark, although I can't ever remember having one

granted I haven't had a short/trimmed beard for a long damned time.

Is the itching from the hair, or because you don't wash it?

Bad dog · 10-13-2011, 09:50 AM

it's not so much about length as time. Takes about a month to stop itching.
same after you remove it as well.

Qui-Bong Jinn · 10-13-2011, 09:55 AM

I'm jealous of anyone that can grow a beard, its depressing to see girls that can grow better mustaches then me

**SageTree** · 10-13-2011, 10:11 AM

< BWAHahahahahah!!!!!)

farmergiles · 10-13-2011, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Qui-Bong Jinn

its depressing to see girls that can grow better mustaches then me

Just think how they feel!

**SageTree** · 10-13-2011, 11:03 AM

They lose sleep for other reasons. :/

B. · 10-13-2011, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SageTree

Is the itching from the hair, or because you don't wash it?

Cheers Sage!

Am fairly sure my hygiene standards are adequate, so I'll go with wire like hairs stabbing me in the face, especially bad on the top lip, though I do trim the muzzy when it starts doing this... but lying in bed the side of my face that's on the pillow just gets too irritating after a while, really pisses me off.

Maybe I'll start using conditioner, for a silky soft beard with a radiant glow...

**SageTree** · 10-13-2011, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by B.

Cheers Sage!

Am fairly sure my hygiene standards are adequate, so I'll go with wire like hairs stabbing me in the face, especially bad on the top lip, though I do trim the muzzy when it starts doing this... but lying in bed the side of my face that's on the pillow just gets too irritating after a while, really pisses me off.

Maybe I'll start using conditioner, for a silky soft beard with a radiant glow...

Yea, I don't recall that feeling, but I guess it goes away or my brain is fucked for the last 10 years

I think it goes away after about a 3-4 weeks depending on how fast it grows and how hard your hair is... some people just have naturally softer hair.

Funny enough.. you might try the conditioner until it gets longer....

A little suffering to not have to shave ever again if you don't want to...

Do the math

The Rev · 10-13-2011, 01:05 PM

I've never had itching from my beard, for some reason. I have had itching from trimming body hair, and I always attributed it to the sharp edges of the cut hairs poking back at my skin.

The Rev

Terry · 10-13-2011, 01:37 PM

I can't grow a beard so I wouldn't know.

Canuck Wisdom · 10-13-2011, 01:59 PM

The hair softens after a certain length or time, as was said above.

I don't shave and havn't in years really. I just trim my beard. I keep it between #2 on my trimmer and 2-3 weeks after that.

Sometimes I just do my neck or the top of my cheeks.

I really like having a beard, and I like inspecting/appreciating/hating on other peoples facial hair.

One time my room mate had a party, and there was this one guy I just didnt like right off the bat. I didnt know why at first, but talking to my room mate later I realized it was probably his handle-bar mustache. I figured, if he made the decision to grow a mustache that looks that terrible on him, I didn't trust his judgement/want him in my house.

**SageTree** · 10-13-2011, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Canuck Wisdom

I really like having a beard....

At first I was like:

oooo! I didn't know you had a beard!

[QUOTE]and I like inspecting/appreciating/hating on other peoples facial hair.

And then I was like:

Fuck YEA beard!!!

Quote:

... if he made the decision to grow a mustache that looks that terrible on him, I didn't trust his judgement/want him in my house.

And then:

I give your post like 50/10 stars dude!!!

<---------

Stanton Peedman · 10-13-2011, 02:21 PM

I got drunk and shaved all my shit off the other night! I'm so sad... and itchy

Cambium · 10-13-2011, 03:25 PM

I've been there and sympathize. I don't often trim while intoxicated anymore.

The Rev · 10-13-2011, 03:50 PM

Roommate of mine, in college, shaved his head when drunk once. Kept it that way for 4 months after. It was a good look for him, actually. He just had that perfect baldness cranium.

The Rev

K10 · 10-13-2011, 05:04 PM

My beard only itches after a good close trim. Other than that I find it to be quite comfortable, then again I can't remember what it feels like not to have a beard. In-grown hairs in the midst of a beard are a bitch though.

Geeno · 10-13-2011, 05:38 PM

yeah i only shaved with a razor like once since i stopped workin the restaurant game

and my policy now is that over the winter I grow and groom

Man in Black · 10-13-2011, 06:48 PM

always have winter beard. the first one a grew out itched horribly but since then it really hasn't itched that bad while growing it in. grown in 3 or 4 beards now.

i dont get carded when i have my beard. when i'm clean shaven i look like i'm 17.

Geeno · 10-13-2011, 07:02 PM

I think my beard looks shitty but I get a lot of positive reinforcement on it.

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10-13-2011, 09:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
B. Drexciyan Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 779 Thanks: 22 Thanked 96 Times in 72 Posts	All you beardy weirdies, I'll bet you sleep like babies at night... ...is there a trick to this? I feel like I am missing something, see I dislike shaving, and think I suit facial fluff much better than a bare face, but it gets so bloody itchy once it gets to a certain length. It seriously inhibits my ability to sleep, which isn't my greatest strength anyway to be fair, but the facial itch just drives me insane and is literally the only thing that forces me to shave after a while, otherwise I'd probably resemble some sort of fundamentalist Islamic ZZ top member by now. So, how is this achieved, do I need a beard sling or something? __________________ The Lizard-Man makes his living as a freak... Sound Cloud photos

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SageTree ~Kalyāṇa-mitrā~ Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In Love Posts: 23,414 Blog Entries: 26 Thanks: 13,070 Thanked 6,767 Times in 4,664 Posts	Yea... and once it gets past a certain length it stops itching, beyond the usual itches people get on their face.... it's not always the beard's fault, it's just natural. I think 3 weeks is the 'no itch' mark, although I can't ever remember having one granted I haven't had a short/trimmed beard for a long damned time. Is the itching from the hair, or because you don't wash it? __________________ "What's oppressive is letting your life be confined by old definitions of what everything is." -Zen Meister my_scatterheart YaHooka is.... Cannabis lovers from around the world pulling up a comfy chair, picking up a vaporizer, a bong, a brownie, a pipe, or a joint, getting high, stoned, buzzed or healthy. Uniting our minds in conversation...While Portraying a Positive Image of marijuana and marijuana users to the world. Treat your fellow YaHookans with kindness,respect and tolerance.

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SageTree ~Kalyāṇa-mitrā~ Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In Love Posts: 23,414 Blog Entries: 26 Thanks: 13,070 Thanked 6,767 Times in 4,664 Posts	< BWAHahahahahah!!!!!) __________________ "What's oppressive is letting your life be confined by old definitions of what everything is." -Zen Meister my_scatterheart YaHooka is.... Cannabis lovers from around the world pulling up a comfy chair, picking up a vaporizer, a bong, a brownie, a pipe, or a joint, getting high, stoned, buzzed or healthy. Uniting our minds in conversation...While Portraying a Positive Image of marijuana and marijuana users to the world. Treat your fellow YaHookans with kindness,respect and tolerance.

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SageTree ~Kalyāṇa-mitrā~ Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In Love Posts: 23,414 Blog Entries: 26 Thanks: 13,070 Thanked 6,767 Times in 4,664 Posts	They lose sleep for other reasons. :/ __________________ "What's oppressive is letting your life be confined by old definitions of what everything is." -Zen Meister my_scatterheart YaHooka is.... Cannabis lovers from around the world pulling up a comfy chair, picking up a vaporizer, a bong, a brownie, a pipe, or a joint, getting high, stoned, buzzed or healthy. Uniting our minds in conversation...While Portraying a Positive Image of marijuana and marijuana users to the world. Treat your fellow YaHookans with kindness,respect and tolerance.

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The Rev Clear Light Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In my head, somewhere. Posts: 17,863 Thanks: 5,015 Thanked 5,419 Times in 2,864 Posts	I've never had itching from my beard, for some reason. I have had itching from trimming body hair, and I always attributed it to the sharp edges of the cut hairs poking back at my skin. The Rev __________________ Budforce - My Friend August 29, 1973- May 25, 2012

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Qui-Bong Jinn Jedi High Council Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kingston, Ontario Posts: 2,121 Thanks: 905 Thanked 496 Times in 368 Posts	I'm jealous of anyone that can grow a beard, its depressing to see girls that can grow better mustaches then me

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Terry Militant Pacifist Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Moscow, Idaho Posts: 8,527 Thanks: 2,121 Thanked 2,386 Times in 1,187 Posts	I can't grow a beard so I wouldn't know. __________________ There must be quite a few things that a hot bath won't cure, but I don't know many of them. -Sylvia Plath

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Stanton Peedman Paradorable Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: someplace important Posts: 237 Thanks: 82 Thanked 115 Times in 65 Posts	I got drunk and shaved all my shit off the other night! I'm so sad... and itchy

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Cambium Old School Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 179 Thanks: 35 Thanked 66 Times in 38 Posts	I've been there and sympathize. I don't often trim while intoxicated anymore.

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The Rev Clear Light Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In my head, somewhere. Posts: 17,863 Thanks: 5,015 Thanked 5,419 Times in 2,864 Posts	Roommate of mine, in college, shaved his head when drunk once. Kept it that way for 4 months after. It was a good look for him, actually. He just had that perfect baldness cranium. The Rev __________________ Budforce - My Friend August 29, 1973- May 25, 2012

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K10 Lazy lightning Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: out in the cold rain and snow Posts: 3,142 Thanks: 133 Thanked 337 Times in 184 Posts	My beard only itches after a good close trim. Other than that I find it to be quite comfortable, then again I can't remember what it feels like not to have a beard. In-grown hairs in the midst of a beard are a bitch though. __________________ Just because you tie dye your wool, doesn't mean you're not a sheep. R.I.P. Alice D.

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Man in Black willie d Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: dayton,ohio Posts: 4,817 Thanks: 3,200 Thanked 1,348 Times in 896 Posts	always have winter beard. the first one a grew out itched horribly but since then it really hasn't itched that bad while growing it in. grown in 3 or 4 beards now. i dont get carded when i have my beard. when i'm clean shaven i look like i'm 17. __________________ When I was arrested I was dressed in black.

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