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How to have a 5 day beard?
The 5-day beard is a beard that is often worn by men who want a certain length of beard, without having the inconveniences of the long beard , like the hipster beard . It is true that the 5-day beard will require less maintenance on a daily basis. And yet, it will still be necessary to maintain it well to avoid having a dry beard or an itchy beard.
Here are my tips for properly maintaining your 5-day beard.
How to trim a 5 day beard
The rules for trimming a 5-day beard
To maintain your 5-day beard and have it in its best light, here are some tips:
your 5-day beard must be dry: you must never trim a beard when your hair is wet or even damp. It must be perfectly dry. Promote mowing before going in the shower in the morning.
to properly shape your beard and have a uniform length of hair, do not hesitate to comb or brush it before using the mower. I advise you to use a beard brush instead because it will also allow you to brush your skin and do good to your hair follicle.
The steps to trim the 5-day beard
To trim the 5-day beard, here are the different steps:
You will of course have to use a beard trimmer , it is the necessary beard accessory to trim the beard.
But which comb to use for the 5-day beard? Well it's a bit as you want! Indeed, the 5-day beard being between the 3-day beard and the 10-day beard, then you do as you want! Do not hesitate to use a beard bib to easily recover the shorn hairs and avoid spending hours cleaning everything.
How to trim the outline of the 5-day beard?
The good thing about a 5-day beard is that you have the choice:
or you decide to have a very well worked, well drawn, perfectly clean beard outline . No hair protruding from the beard both on the neck and on the cheekbones.
or you decide to have a cooler, more neglected look and in this case you can work less on the outline of your beard.
In any case, if you decide to outline your beard:
at the level of the neck, it is necessary to keep 1 cm above the Adam's apple. Everything below should be shaved clean. The curve at the level of the neck must follow the shape of the face, to keep a certain aesthetic sense.
at the level of the cheekbones, do not go lower than the line of the beard, just remove the hairs that protrude from the beard. If you find it difficult to outline your beard at the cheekbones, you can use a beard stencil.
How to shave the 5 day beard?
If you have decided not to keep the 5-day beard, the question of how to shave it may indeed arise. Because shaving the 5-day beard can be complex, the hair being relatively long. Here are my tips for shaving the 5-day beard properly:
use a beard trimmer to trim the beard as short as possible. Don't put on any clogs, it will save you some time
then apply a shaving product. Never shave your beard without shaving products, it's the best way to cut yourself and have bleeding. I advise you to use a transparent shaving product, such as shaving gel or shaving oil.
always use a razor with a blade in good condition. A damaged razor blade is a blade that will cut the hair badly, so it risks growing back out of shape and causing an ingrown hair.
Finally, after shaving your 5-day beard, apply a moisturizer to soothe the skin.
Why maintain a 5-day beard?
It is important to take good care of your 5-day beard because if it is not well maintained, you could have various inconveniences:
The rough hair on a 5-day beard
The rough hair is a plague for all bearded men because it makes a 5-day beard that will not be very pleasant to the touch. In addition, it will not be gentle on the people who kiss you. It is therefore necessary to ensure that the coat is as soft as possible, and this requires taking care of it on a daily basis.
The tugs with a 5-day beard
Another problem that men with 5-day beards face is beard pulling, pulling beards. This is very embarrassing because it involves an itchy beard. The solution for many bearded men who are in this situation is to shave the beard, which is still a shame. Also, to avoid this, you will have to apply a beard oil, as I explain below.
Care to maintain the 5-day beard
If you have a 5-day beard, here are my tips.
Shampoos for his 5-day beard
To properly wash your 5-day beard, you will need to clean it regularly with a beard shampoo . Be careful, use a very specific product for the beard, do not use a hair shampoo or a shower gel to wash the 5-day beard, they are not adapted to the structure of your hair.
Also be careful not to over-shampoo, as this may dehydrate your hair:
if you have oily skin, you can shampoo your beard 2-3 times a week,
if you have normal skin, you can shampoo your beard twice a week,
you have dry skin, you can shampoo your beard once a week.
Refreshing beard and face wash with coconut water, argan oil and avocado oil. Menthol leaves the skin feeling refreshed and pleasant.
3-in-1 cleansing gel inspired by the know-how of barbers for cleaning your beard, your face and your hair in a single gesture.
Specially formulated to cleanse the beard, soften it, refresh it and condition it. Helps eliminate the feeling of irritation by nourishing beard hair.
A beard oil for his 5-day beard
Obviously, the longer your beard, the more you will have to use beard oil to take care of your beard. The main interest of beard oil is to hydrate the beard hair, but also the skin under the beard. And more precisely :
well hydrated skin is skin that will not be dry. You won't have an itchy beard ,
well hydrated skin is skin that will not produce excess dead cells, and therefore no less presence of beard dandruff.
Exfoliate 5 day beard
If you're not used to scrubbing your beard , you're going to have to change your habits to take care of your 5-day beard. Because the scrub will bring several benefits to your beard:
it will prevent the appearance of oily beard dandruff, by deeply cleaning the beard, removing excess sebum at the root of the hairs ,
it will prevent the appearance of dry beard dandruff, preventing dead cells from remaining in the beard.
A beard scrub only takes a few minutes because the focus is not on the beard hair but on the skin under your beard.
A sumptuous combination for this exceptional exfoliation with liquid crystals and precious oils which provides a gentle double exfoliating action.
Exfoliating treatment for beard and face. This paste deeply cleanses the beard and face by eliminating impurities and dead cells.
This alpine goat's milk soap developed in collaboration with a soap factory in Ariège was made with apricot kernels ground into very fine particles.
Shaping your 5 day beard
One of the key points of your 5-day beard will be to brush it daily. With a beard brush , it will be more effective, forget the beard comb for this type of care. The comb will be more effective in removing knots in the beard. By brushing the 5-day beard, you will simply brush your skin and therefore increase blood microcirculation, which will do your hair a world of good. He will be in better health and you will have a beautiful beard, very strong and very shiny.
Make a mask for his 5-day beard
For you to have a beautiful 5-day beard, your hair will need to be perfectly hydrated. A hydrated hair is a hair that will be stronger and more robust. You will not have the tip of your hair dry or brittle. And this is important when you start to have a long haired beard, like the 5-day beard.
Also, to deeply hydrate the 5-day beard, it is advisable to do a beard mask once a week. It is a treatment that is easy to do and also invites you to relax. To make a mask, you can:
or use your beard oil, which you will put in large quantities on your 5-day beard.
either apply vegetable oil, such as olive oil, or even a mixture of several vegetable oils, which you will also put in fairly large quantities on your beard.
Leave on for 10 to 20 minutes, enough time to take a nap. It is best to apply a hot towel to your 5-day beard as well, this will open the scales of your hair and allow the mask to penetrate better.
Maintain your 5-day beard with a dermaroller
The objective of the 5-day beard is to have a beard that is as beautiful as possible, with relatively strong hair so as to have a thick beard , a full beard . To do this, I advise you to use a beard dermaroller regularly, two to three times a week. The dermaroller is a beard accessory that will accelerate blood microcirculation and therefore have a strong impact on the quality of the hair follicle. And we know it well, a healthy hair follicle is beard hair that will be in its best possible condition. The dermaroller comes in the form of a small brush with hundreds of very fine micro-needles that will penetrate the skin, creating lesions. The skin will want to repair itself by increasing the production of collagen.
You now have all my tips for having a 5-day beard.
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