How to Handle Your Beard During the Dog Days of Summer
Three top experts share tips on keeping cool and itch-free, and recommend tools from scissors to toothbrushes (yes, for your beard)
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There was a time "beard maintenance" meant just one thing: not shaving. That was before men (and the multibillion-dollar beauty industry) discovered that facial hair didn't have to be itchy, rough, and untamed. With the right care, a bearded look can come across just as neat and professional as a clean shave. But even if you prefer the hipster look, or the drifter look, or (my favorite) the Jon Snow 10-day shadow, there are things you can do to make surviving the hottest and sweatiest month of summer more bearable.
Even though you are wearing what is, essentially, a little fur coat for your face.