Beards - bacterial breeding-gounds!

Beards, ever-present in today’s hipster-saturated world and certainly all the rage in Iceland at the moment, are dirtier than toilet bowls. This is one of the findings of a British study on hair and scalp ailments.

Skin infections

According to an article posted on the Belgian Le Soir news website, experts have concluded that beards, even if washed regularly, are hives of bacteria and that bearded men expose both themselves and those around them to many more types of skin infection than clean-shaven men.

Rotting food

Beards collect food and drink debris and even staphylococcus bacteria when the wearer has a cold. Bacteria present on men’s hands find their way onto the beard and food and drink residues begin to decompose.

Expert advice is to clean one’s beard regularly and wash one’s hands and face as often as possible. Or just have a shave!