7 Tips to Prevent an Itchy Beard
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An itchy beard can have various causes. Men who grow a beard can suffer a lot from it. This is the main reason why some men cannot keep growing a beautiful beard. They can no longer tolerate that annoying itch. The solution lies in good care with the right products . A goodbeard oil in particular is the ideal tool. Read the causes here as well as our 7 ultimate tips, straight from the barber, to prevent an itchy beard.
Causes of an itchy beard:
- A growing beard from stubble to longer
- Using the wrong care products
- Dried out underlying skin
- Irritated skin
- A stiff, hard, dry beard
- Flakes in the beard
- Constantly fiddling and scratching your beard with your hands
- Washing too often
Solution: 7 Tips to Prevent Beard Itch
1 - Wash your beard a few times a week with a beard shampoo or beard soap |
2 - After washing, brush the beard and underlying skin with a beard brush |
3 - Use a beard conditioner after washing and brushing |
4 - Use a beard oil daily |
5 - Distribute the oil with a beard brush or a beard comb |
6 - Style your beard with a beard balm |
7 - Distribute the balm with a beard brush or a beard comb |
The Causes Explained: Why Does My Beard Itch? Dehydration is the Culprit!
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A growing beard means an itchy beard
A growing beard is always accompanied by itching. With a starting beard, you will experience a lot of discomfort after a few days and also irritation. After all, the body's own oil goes to the beard hairs and as a result the underlying skin dries out and becomes irritated . In addition, a starting beard still has sharp and hard hairs that prick against the skin. This causes even more irritation and consequently beard itch.
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Using the wrong care products causes itching
Good beard care requires specific products that serve this purpose . For example, washing with a regular shampoo or shower gel that you also wash your hair with is not a good idea. A regular shampoo will dry out the skin under your beard, and that is precisely the main cause of an itchy beard.
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Dried underlying skin causes itching
The sebaceous glands of the beard hairs produce oil to ensure that the skin does not dry out. However, as the hairs grow, this oil will be absorbed by the hairs themselves and not by the skin. This causes the underlying skin to dry out. Using a regular shampoo or soap can also cause the underlying skin to dry out. This causes irritations that in turn cause itching.
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Irritated skin causes itching
Irritated skin is a direct result of the dry skin and the sharp hairs of the growing beard. And these skin irritations cause itching.
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A stiff, hard, dry beard causes an itchy beard
A stiff, hard and dry beard is also a direct result of the underlying skin drying out. Because of the drying out, both the hairs and the skin lack nutrition. And this will eventually cause that annoying itch.
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Dandruff in the beard causes itching
Flakes come from the underlying skin that does not get enough moisture and nutrition and therefore dries out. These skin flakes also give an unkempt appearance because they also end up in the beard. And again, this drying out is the cause of an itchy beard.
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Constantly fiddling with your hands and scratching your beard causes itching
Frequently fiddling with your fingers will also cause the skin to dry out. In addition, moving the hairs over your skin causes extra irritation, which in turn makes you want to scratch. This will put you in a vicious circle, which will only make things worse and you will only suffer more from an itchy beard.
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An itchy beard is caused by washing too often
If you wash your beard too often, the underlying skin will become drier, and dry skin will become irritated and itchy.
All causes of an itchy beard are related to dehydration. The solution lies in good care with the right products.
The solutions to avoid an itchy beard explained: nourishing and hydrating is the key:
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1 - Wash your beard a few times a week with a beard shampoo or beard soap
It is advisable to wash your beard a few times a week. However, it is not a good idea to use a regular shampoo or soap for this. Instead, use a beard shampoo or beard soap . If you use a regular shampoo, your skin will dry out and become irritated and your beard will feel hard and stiff. You should definitely avoid this because this is exactly what causes the itching. Beard shampoo and beard soap are formulated in such a way that they do not dry out the skin, but do nourish and hydrate it. And it is this hydration that is the key to a beard without itching.

Nordic Shaving Company Beard Soap Craft Gin 80gr
The Nordic Shaving Company Craft Gin 80gr is a 100% natural and vegan beard soap, handmade in Finland. The soap washes the beard, does not dry it out and leaves a fresh, pleasant scent.
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2 - After washing, brush the beard and underlying skin with a beard brush
By brushing the beard and the underlying skin well after washing, you will remove the dead skin cells and flakes. This will prevent them from causing an itchy beard. In addition, you will also get a smoother skin that will more easily absorb the nutrients that you will use in the next steps.

Clochard Deluxe Beard Brush
This brush is essential for the daily care of your beard. By brushing every day, dead skin cells are removed so that no flakes appear in the beard.
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3 - Use a beard conditioner after washing and brushing
A conditioner will nourish and hydrate the skin and beard. This prevents the skin from drying out. And it is this drying out that causes an itchy beard.

Barbertime Beard & Hair Conditioner Spray
The Barbertime Conditioner nourishes the hair and makes it easy to comb. It does not need to be rinsed out.
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4 - Use a beard oil daily
Beard oil has a caring, moisturizing function. This is really the secret and the indispensable product to prevent an itchy beard. By using a few drops daily, you will nourish, protect and soften the hairs and especially the underlying skin. The oil will penetrate deep into the skin. The result is less itching and less skin irritation . It is in fact not your beard that itches, but the underlying skin.

Sapiens Beard Oil Cedar & Citrus 50ml
The Sapiens beard oil nourishes the beard and the underlying skin so that itching is reduced and the beard shines beautifully.
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5 - Distribute the oil with a beard brush or a beard comb
First you massage the beard oil into your beard. Then you can use a beard comb or a beard brush to distribute it evenly starting from the roots and continuing to the tips of the hairs.

Clochard Deluxe Beard Comb
The perfect comb for the daily care of your beard. Handy size that is easy to carry.
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6 - Style your beard with a beard balm
If you have carefully followed the previous steps, the most important part of the care is behind you. Now you can shape and style your beard with a beard balm . This will also keep the wild hairs in place.

Men's Master Premium Beard Balm
Men's Master Premium Beard Balm to care for and style your beard, with a fresh lemongrass scent.
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7 - Distribute the balm with a beard brush or a beard comb
First apply the balm evenly with your fingers and massage it well into the beard and the underlying skin. Then brush it well with a beard comb or a beard brush .

Mr Bear Family Beard Comb
Beautiful comb made of maple. Perfect for combing your beard daily to condition and style it.
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Why do I suffer more from an itchy beard in winter?
In winter, the skin becomes drier than in other seasons. It is precisely this drying out, and ultimately drying out, that makes the beard itch more. This means that in cold weather, care becomes even more important and that more nutrition and moisture must be provided to avoid those annoying irritations. We already know that using a good beard oil will prevent the skin from drying out, and therefore also prevent an itchy beard. But especially in the autumn and winter months, it is very important to brush it well with a beard brush after washing it with a good beard soap or beard shampoo before applying the beard conditioner and beard oil . This is really the crucial step to prevent an itchy beard in cold weather. Washing and nourishing is not enough as care in cold weather. There are more dead skin cells on your skin than in milder and warmer weather. These dead skin cells then become flakes and these ensure that the nutrients in the care products are less well absorbed by the skin, because they simply cannot reach the skin as well. All this in turn ensures that your beard becomes stiff, hard and dry and that the skin starts to dry out. And this in turn causes that annoying itch.
By brushing the beard thoroughly after washing it, you will brush away those dead skin cells and flakes and in this way the nutrients from the care products can reach the skin underneath better, so that they can then do their work. You are actually first going to clean the skin, by removing those dead skin cells, and prepare it for the
next steps in the care ritual. Especially in the winter, when it is cold, this brushing, before applying the care products, is an essential step to prevent an itchy beard. This while this is the step that is skipped the most. In less cold weather this is not so bad, but in the winter you really have to do this.
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THIS IS WHAT YOU SHOULD REMEMBER ACCORDING TO BARBER JULIEN TO AVOID AN ITCHY BEARD:
- Beard shampoo , beard soap , beard conditioner and beard oil = care = moisturize = nourish = moisturise = AVOID AN ITCHY BEARD
- Beard oil in particular is nourishing, which means the beard will itch less
- Beard balm = a little care + mainly styling and shaping
- Do not pick or scratch your beard
Barber Julien has years of experience and can therefore give you tips and advice tailored to your needs. If you have any questions, you can contact him via info@julien-deluxe.com . He will contact you as soon as possible.
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