Recently, foreign experts found that beards have the characteristics of adsorbing harmful substances. When people breathe, they can discharge a variety of harmful chemical gases, all of which can stay on their beards; The atmosphere contains a variety of heavy metal particles, especially in busy streets, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and lead emitted by automobile exhaust will also be adsorbed by beards; Smokers, carcinogens such as benzopyrene in smoke, will also stay on their beards. In addition, the epidermal oil of long beard is secreted more, so it is often difficult to wash your face with water at ordinary times. Studies have shown that oil has the property of adhering to dust and microorganisms.
Foreign experts analyzed the shaved beard with gas chromatograph and found dozens of harmful substances, such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, benzopyrene and lead. Under the microscope, you can also see a large number of microorganisms on the beard. These harmful substances may be sucked back into the respiratory tract with human breathing, which is harmful to human health.
In fact, it is not that the beard is getting thicker and thicker, but that the top of the shaved beard is a truncated surface, which is relatively flat and visually thicker than when it is not shaved. It's actually an illusion.
Men's shaving methods and procedures
1) Clean the skin
Wash your face with neutral soap before shaving. If there is dirt and dust on the face and beard, the razor will irritate or slightly hurt the skin during shaving, and the dirt will cause skin infection.
2) Soften the beard
After washing your face, cover your beard with a hot towel or apply a beard softening cream to soften it. After a while, apply shaving cream or soap to help the blade shave off the beard and reduce the irritation to the skin.
Shaving cream is a special product for men's shaving. There are two kinds of shaving cream: foam cream and non-foam cream, and some can automatically heat up. The use of shaving cream is relatively simple. Wet the beard with warm water first, then squeeze out a small amount of shaving cream and apply it evenly on the beard. After the foam appears or after a period of time, you can start shaving.
3) correct shaving
When shaving, tighten the skin, reduce the resistance when the razor runs on the skin and prevent the skin from being damaged. Especially for elderly or thin people, the skin is prone to wrinkles, so it is necessary to tighten the skin and maintain elasticity and support. The order of shaving is: from left to right, from top to bottom, first scrape along the pores, then scrape against the pores, and finally scrape along the pores again, basically scraping clean. Be careful not to scratch one knife in the east and one knife in the west. After shaving, wipe the foam with a hot towel or wash it with warm water to check whether there is stubble.
4) Maintenance after shaving
Pay attention to skin care after shaving, because shaving will stimulate the skin to some extent and easily damage the skin membrane. In order to protect the skin before the new sebum membrane is regenerated, we should apply it with a hot towel for a few minutes after shaving, and then we can use it externally, such as aftershave water, aftershave water, skin care fat or moisturizing cream. This can form a retention film, so that the skin is less stimulated by the outside world.
(6) beard trimming and maintenance
For the beard, when trimming the beard, you can use a small wooden comb with fine teeth and a small elbow to cut it. First comb the beard flat, and then cut off the beard that is longer than the beard, so as to keep the trimmed beard clean and crisp. The lower edge of the upper lip beard should be neat, otherwise it will affect the appearance.
If you want to change the image of the beard, you can carefully cut off the unnecessary parts with small scissors. Don't cut too much at once, so as not to miss it and affect your beard.
The maintenance of the beard should be cleaned first, and the beard should be carefully cleaned every day to avoid dust and dirt polluting the beard and the skin at its roots. After washing, you can apply a small amount of moisturizing cream to keep your beard soft and shiny.
(7) Modeling design of beard
Beard is a symbol used by men to express their temperament, personality and unique demeanor, and it will also have a certain impact on face shape. The following principles are for men with beards:
A face with a pointed chin is not suitable for a goatee. Because the shape of the goatee will make the chin look sharper. If possible, growing a beard can make the pointed chin inconspicuous. If you only keep the upper lip beard, the beard should not be too wide, because the wide upper lip beard is easy to form a strong contrast with the sharp chin, making the chin look sharper.
If the distance from the bottom of the nose to the upper lip is short (that is, people are short), the upper lip should not have a beard. Because the upper lip beard has the feeling of lateral widening, it makes people look shorter. People with a small mouth can keep a wider beard and cover up their small mouth with a wider beard. A person with a narrow forehead and a wide chin can cover the mandibular angle with a beard to make his face harmonious.