Porcupine beard

[Mike E. P.]

I made it to week four growing my beard back. I was clean shaven for quite a while but decided it was time to regrow my goatee. I decided to just stop shaving. I'm not sure whether this will stay a beard or be cut back to a goatee, but I am in the same place I was in the winter. I had grown my beard seven weeks. I was at a point where things had filled in and I was getting to like it. Then in attempt to trim it, I butchered it, and then shaved it all off.

What bugs me is how course my beard is, particularly on my chin. The hair will not lay flat. When I look in the mirror, I see white hair just sticking out. I kind of look like a brush. Anyone have any ideas in getting it to behave? I feel like I am looking sloppy. Is it just a matter of giving it more time?

[slymyke]

Hey, Mike.  I'm at week 7... and my beard is pretty course too.  It even gets curly.  It seems to help if I blow it dry after a shower.  (It feels weird to use a blow-dryer... I haven't had the need for one in a while  ).   Don't give up... I think it will get better as it has more length.

[slybeard]

Some guys use beard oil to help tame a beard, but I do not have any personal experience with it.  With more length it will begin to lay down.  This is what us bearded guys call the scruffy stage, and you really just have to grow through it.  Similar to growing out a close buzz cut when the hair is too short to comb or style, but too long to be a normal buzz.

[Cave Dweller]

One thing I noticed about seven years ago, when I had been wearing a full beard for about twenty-five years, was that my hairs became straight and stuck out as they turned gray. The brown curled or lay flat, but not the gray. It started to look really bad. That was the main reason I shaved it off.

My latest attempt proved the hairs had not changed. There were just a lot more gray so it was a more uniform bushiness. The longer I grew the length, the less they stuck out due to the weight of the hair, but they still did not take very well to laying flat.

I found that wetting down and combing out the goatee about three or four times a day keeps it under control.

[greatnessinc]

Try using lotion on it. Also use an exfoliator on it in the shower, I find that helps reduce the coarse hair a bit.

[reddog]

As my goatee got longer, it got unruly, so after showering, while still damp, I blow dry it. Then I apply a little hairstyling paste.

[Mike E. P.]

Thanks for all the suggestions. I will carry on!

[greatnessinc]

Have you washed it with shampoo? That also helps soften the hair.

[EN4CER]

Hi guys.. I too am a week in to growing a beard and notice it to be wispy and uneven in places.

I was wondering whether I should trim it down with my clippers and guard to training the hairs and keep them in check?
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This is my first attempt at growing a beard so all help welcome