Many black men who grow beards in the winter will notice that their beard is patchy and uneven. This is because of a combination of genetics, dry skin, and facial hair growth patterns. While this can make for an uncomfortable experience, it’s not impossible to improve your situation. Below are effective ways to treat a patchy beard.
Grow It Longer
If you typically wear your beard shorter, consider letting it grow out a bit more. This will give the hair time to thicken and fill in thin patches. You can also help this process by exfoliating with a scrub before showering and applying an oil like castor or olive after drying off from your shower.
Growing it out longer can have another benefit as well. Many people choose to shave off their beards during the summer months anyway, so by growing it out, you won’t have to worry about shaving twice a year.
Groom It Thoroughly
Another way that you can treat your patchy beard is by grooming it every day with an all-natural boar bristle brush. This will help to distribute the natural oils from your skin throughout all of the hair on your beard, which will help improve its overall condition. In addition, it is essential to use a quality beard balm or wax in order to keep those pesky flyway’s under control.
Clean the Lines
It is important to keep your neck and cheek lines clean. This means shaving the hair on your cheeks so that they are all even instead of patchy. Also, be sure to shave around your jawline in order to maintain a nice clear line between skin and beard growth. The lines are usually the most visible when the beard is shorter, so if you have a hard time growing your beard out, focus on keeping these lines clean.
Manage Uneven Growth
If your beard growth is particularly uneven, then you may want to try out a beard trimmer. This will help you to even things out and make the overall appearance of your beard more consistent. It is best to start with a more extended setting and then go back over it again with a shorter one if needed. Just be careful not to take off too much length in the process.
If you ever find yourself with a patchy beard, there are some things that you can do to make it look better. You could shave the whole thing off or grow it out for a while until the patches become less noticeable. The important thing is not to panic and try your best to hide what’s going on in public by combing over any thin spots with hair from other places on your head. Remember that how people perceive you has nothing to do with where individual hairs are located on your face.