In a recent study, men were rated as appearing to be more mature, attractive, and healthy as their beards became fuller.

Although it might seem tricky to grow and maintain a beard – its a lot easier than it looks. You just need to know a few important things to ensure that you have a healthy beard.

Many men want to grow a healthy beard that is, free of patches, split ends, breakage or dandruff (beardruff). Remarkably, a health beard will help you stay more healthy because growing a beard gives you many health benefits.            

Well, for guys that keep looking in the mirror hoping to see some strands of hair pop up, but to no avail I will be taking you through a few steps, that can give you fuller and healthy beards and give you that masculine look you desire. So how can you grow a healthy beard that is free of patches, breakage, split ends, and dandruff?

      1. Do not shave

Just allow it to grow. Shaving does not make your beard grow any faster. Although regular cutting helps to even patches out to give a more groomed and thicker look. It should, however, be avoided during the first month or first few months.

After the first few weeks, you might begin to feel some itching, you need to resist the scratching urge. Just get a lightweight beard oil. It helps ease the irritating feeling.

       2. Get enough rest.

According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, in a study conducted in 2011, it was found that ‘sleeping for 5 hours or lesser decreases testosterone levels by as much as 15 percent.

A patchy beard, especially around the cheek area is common at the early stages of growth, and especially after a few weeks. This can be explained by the reduced blood flow to the cheek area when compared to the chin, making less beard-growing hormones (dihydrotestosterone and testosterone) available to those areas.

You can always maintain a healthy testosterone level by sleeping more and reducing stress, this is very important as it also ensures you become an overall healthy being.

      3. Good diet

A balanced diet/healthy diet is vital in growing a healthy beard. Protein, vitamins, and minerals are essential classes of food that have been proven to improve the growth of a healthy and thicker hair. Make sure you get a full dose of these daily.

As earlier mentioned, you need healthy testosterone levels, and those are aided by saturated fat. Eggs are great for beard growth. Reduce your sugar intake as it only grows very weak hair.

      4. Exercise

Cardio routines and weight lifting are examples of exercises that help to build up your testosterone naturally. You don't have to go all pro about it; the main goal is to keep yourself fit and in shape. Although you can't change your genetic makeup, at least, you are trying your best to give your beard the chance to reach its full potential.

Patience is very vital to the growing of beards, the longer you leave your beard to grow, the fuller it gets. There is no beard that grows uniformly from the start, full beards are products of ‘grooming in patience.

If your facial hair keeps breaking off, causing split ends, it is because your beard follicles becoming brittle and coarse, which frays the tips of your follicles, it happens as a result of blow drying your beard, or applying dye often to your beard, or not lubricating your beard properly, or excessive combing. If you discover flakes (dandruff) in your beard, it can be due to a fungal infection, extremely dry skin, shampoo residue, etc.

So in addition to the basics mentioned above there is some regular maintenance that you need to do to keep your beard healthy and looking great: washing and oiling.

What should I wash my beard with, and how often?

As often as you wash your hair. There are lots of beard shampoos. They are also good for treating beard dandruff, by exfoliating dandruff from the root of your hair using your fingertips when washing with the shampoo.

Why should I oil my beard?

To keep your beard hydrated and soft, as well as to keep the skin under it soft and healthy, and they also help to prevent split ends and hair breakage. When applying beard oil, make sure it touches the root of your hair. Although it’s highly recommended for treating beard dandruff, caution should be taken to use it lightly (in little quantity), because heavy use can lead to clogging of your skin pores, and this can lead to dandruff itself. Jojoba-containing beard oil can always do the trick. Oiling should be done as needed, depending on the texture of your skin, weather condition, etc.

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