4 Beard Care Tips for Winter
In winter your beard needs more hydration with oil, drying without strong heat, cool water when you wash it and a beard design done on well-prepared skin.
When winter arrives, a beard is a great ally against the icy wind on your face, and the look goes very well with warm, heavy clothes. But if a beard fits winter so well, it also suffers in low temperatures and needs special care.
That is why Von Barbarov put together this article, with tips on how to look after your beard in the months when temperatures plunge.
1. Hydration is essential
You probably know this already, but it never hurts to remind you: to wash your beard, use a shampoo made for beards and then a conditioner, which closes the scales the shampoo opened. In winter, that is not enough. You will also need beard oil. And if you already use it, consider adding more drops and applying it more than once a day. At Von Barbarov locations you can find products for this. That way you keep your beard hydrated.
2. Keep your beard dry
In winter, everything takes a long time to dry. That goes for your bath towel and for your beard too. The cold and the weak sun keep a beard wet for longer after a shower, a feast for fungi. So help it dry, especially if your beard is long. Use a dry towel without rubbing too hard, so you do not damage the hairs. If you want to use a hair dryer, use the lowest temperature possible. Intense heat is your beard’s enemy.
3. Water temperature
And speaking of heat, there is nothing better than a hot shower in winter. Except for your beard, which hates high temperatures. The solution is simple: take cold showers in winter. Just kidding! If that is not an option for you, wash your beard at the bathroom sink with cold water. That keeps it from losing its natural oils and drying out.
4. Beard design with a hot towel
Last but not least, we recommend a beard design. First the barber works out what you want from your beard: letting it grow, keeping it shorter, or going for a squarer or more triangular shape. This is decided together with you. After the first adjustments, we use an exfoliant to open the pores and reduce the skin’s oiliness. Then comes the relaxing hot towel, which prepares the skin and improves how well it absorbs products. At the end, after the razor, we apply oil, balm and aftershave. That leaves your beard and face hydrated and well cared for this winter.
Members of Club Barbarov get 10% off beard hydration and the other add-on services.
