Kevin Hall, a master barber, says genetics determines beard thickness, not products. Eat salmon and leafy greens, brush daily with a stiff brush, rinse every day but shampoo only twice a week to keep natural oils. Let it grow untouched for 4-6 weeks to see what you actually have.
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Listen, stop caking your beard up with all these products in hopes that you're going to grow this outstanding beard. It's going to be this high, it's going to be super thick. No, it's not. Listen, I'm a product person. I like products. This is one by Shea Moisture. This is a conditioning oil, right? And I'll put this on, it's a topping. That's all the product, oil or, or the pomades that they sell, it's a topping. That's it. It doesn't promote growth. Don't let them tell you that that promotes growth. It does not. What promotes growth, number one, is your genetics, your chemical makeup. Some men have— they come from their Dads and grandpas, they can grow a real dominant beard. Everyone can't grow a beard. I can't grow a beard that I find stops right there below the corner of my mouth. Take what you can get, right? But what maintains healthy skin and hair is a great diet with your salmon, your green leafy vegetables, your fruit. Keeping your skin hydrated, that's what promotes growth and healthy skin and hair, right? This is my beard brush. I carry this with me and I brush my beard in the morning. I brush my beard after I eat. Why? You don't want particles, food particles, in your beard. That's nastiness. You don't want to do that. I recommend rinsing your beard every day, not shampooing your beard every day. It's not necessary to shampoo your beard every day. You're stripping your beard of its natural oils. We produce sebum and keratin all by itself. You have nothing to do with it. So when you shampoo that, that product, your natural product, your natural sebum, your natural keratin out. Now you stripped them. Now your beard becomes brittle. You don't know why. It's because you're stripping it of its goods. Leave it alone. I'm telling you, the more you use product, it's not doing anything but caking up wax on your beard. Then you lay down and now the pillow your pillowcase is black with grease. It's not necessary. Shampoo your beard maybe twice a week, tops. Twice a week. In between those times, it's a rinse-off. And trust me, maintaining your beard with the brush— this is a nice stiff brush. If you want the link to it, I got it off of Amazon. Zilberhall. I'm not selling the brush, but I'll put a link down if you want. Just let me know. This is what I do. That's it, man. This is how we get to a healthy beard. It starts with genetics, not with products. And then letting it grow, see what happens. Let it grow for 4 to 6 weeks. Let's see what happens. All the while, you just maintaining it because this stimulates growth. Under the hair, under this, under the skin. So if there's any stimulation, if there's any hairs want to grow because of what you do outside of genetics, it would be this, because this stimulates, it stimulates the skin and it feels good. It's a little harsh, but it feels good. You get used to it. That's it. I'm your dude, Master Barber and personal brand coach. Kevin Hall, tracksuits. It's not about no product, buddy.
