Unruly beard hairs can make your grooming routine a nightmare, and can add minutes onto your morning routine. If you’re wondering how to make your curly beard straight, you’ve come to the right place.
In this article, I will cover how to make your curly beard straight with a variety of different straightening tips.
Without further ado, let’s get started.
Before I get into the tips of making your curly beard straight, gaining a better understanding of what makes a beard curly in the first place is important.
What Makes A Beard Curly?
There are a variety of different factors that go into making a beard curly. These factors include but are not limited to:
Genetics
A big factor that can make your beard curly is genetics! Genetics, as well the size of your hair follicles determine the thickness of your hair. If you come from a family with curly hair, then it is likely that you will have curly hair.
In addition to this, how curly your hair is determined by the follicle’s curve and asymmetry.
The more curved the follicle path is, the curlier the hair becomes.
Dryness
Another reason for a curly beard is dryness. When your beard is dry, the tips of the hair shafts start to curl, resulting in a beard that looks messy and unkempt.
Dryness can be a result of many different factors, but a lot of the time it comes down to using harsh shampoos that strip your hair of the natural oils.
You can prevent your beard from becoming too dry by using beard appropriate products such as beard oils and beard conditioners.
Bad Hygiene
While overwashing your beard can dry your beard out, bad hygiene can also make your hair more curly than you would like.
This typically comes down to you touching your beard with your hands throughout the day, transferring dirt and grease from your hands to your beard.
Not only can this make your beard look more greasy, but it can also lead to the hairs becoming curly.
The Problems Associated With Curly Beards
Many men struggle to keep up with the maintenance of growing a beard. You likely know that more than anyone, that’s why you’re reading this article.
Not only do you need to shape your beard to keep it from looking scruffy, but you also need to dedicate time to keeping it clean.
Tangles and knots are another problem that you might be facing, especially if your beard feels very wiry and is hard to brush through on a daily basis.
This leads to many people deciding to shave their beard off or ensuring that they keep their stubble to a minimum for convenience. However, this seems like a waste when you can grow an impressive beard, and not everyone wants to resort to such drastic measures!
Despite the issues a curly beard can present, there are some straightening tips that you can follow to make managing your curly beard easier.
3 Pro Straightening Tips For Curly Beards
Brushing It Out
This might sound simple, but daily grooming is absolutely essential for keeping your beard straight.
Establishing it into your morning routine, like brushing your teeth, not only makes it easier to maintain, but will help to keep your beard straighter for longer.
While you shouldn’t be washing your beard every day, making sure that you comb or brush it every single day helps to keep your hair free of tangles and knots.
Keeping It Moisturized
Keeping your beard moisturized is one of the most important tips out there. As I’ve mentioned above, if your beard becomes dry and brittle, the hairs become unruly, and you’re left with a curly mass to contend with.
Making sure that you’re staying on top of your moisturizing game is an essential part of ensuring that your beard remains straight.
Getting yourself a good quality beard balm is a good way of maintaining your straightened beard. Beard balm is similar to beard oil, only it has a much denser consistency and a slower absorption rate.
Beard balms are excellent for ensuring that your hair and skin remain hydrated all day, as applying it results in a thin film which helps to prevent your beard from drying out.
Not only does it give your beard a boost of hydration that lasts all day, but its holding power also helps to keep your beard straight for longer.
Applying Low Heat
Whether you decide to use a blow dryer or a flat iron to straighten your beard, applying low heat is a great way to keep your beard looking straight for longer.
Guiding your hair down with a blow dryer on a low heat and a brush works, as well as straightening your beard with a flat iron.
That being said, it’s essential that you take the necessary precautions by applying a good quality heat protectant to your beard beforehand.
Although you can’t get away from the fact that any type of heat will damage your hair, you can minimize the damage by taking this step and by applying the correct aftercare products including a good beard conditioner.
To begin, you will first need to gently towel dry your hair so that it is semi dry before you attempt to blow dry it.
When drying your beard with a towel, make sure that you aren’t vigorously rubbing your beard with a towel as this will result in tangled and frizzy hair and make the straightening process harder.
Step Two – Apply Heat Protection Spray
Once you have towel dried your beard, you will want to apply heat protection spray to your beard.
Step Three – Use Your Comb In Combination With The Blow Dryer
Taking your comb in one hand, and your blow dryer in the other, lift the hair upwards and outwards to direct them away from the skin.
Turn your blow dryer to the cool setting, and begin to dry your hair. The reason that you don’t want it to be on a hot setting is that the humidity can have the opposite effect on your beard, and can make it more brittle if you’re doing this on a regular basis.
Make sure that you are pointing the blow dryer toward the base of the hair shafts as you blow dry your beard.
Continue doing this until your beard is nearly dry.
Step Four – Switch To Downward Combing
Once your beard is nearly dry, you will want to switch up your technique by combing downwards and pointing the blow dryer in the direction of your hair growth.
Step Five – Hydrate Your Beard With A Beard Oil Or Beard Balm
Once your beard is dry, it’s a good idea to hydrate your beard with beard oil or a beard balm.
Apply a small amount of product to your beard, and you’re set for the day!
How To Straighten Your Beard With A Flat Iron
Equipment You Will Need
A flat iron
A beard balm or oil
A comb
Heat protection spray
Instructions
Step One – Start With A Clean Beard
When you’re straightening your hair, for the best results you will want to make sure that you start off with a clean beard.
Ideally, you’ll want to straighten your beard after washing, conditioning, and drying your beard.
Step Two – Brush Your Beard
Once your beard is dry and completely clean, you will want to brush your beard to make sure that it is free of any knots or tangles before you start straightening it.
At this point, you can begin preheating your straighteners on a low setting.
Step Three – Apply Heat Protection Spray
Once your beard is free of tangles, you will want to spritz your heat protection spray throughout your beard.
Step Four – Straighten Your Beard
Now that you’ve applied your heat protection spray and your straighteners have warmed up, it’s time to start straightening your beard!
Taking your comb in one hand, and your straighteners in another, you will want to start straightening your beard section by section.
Comb your way through the hair smoothly as you straighten steadily from the top of your beard, to the bottom, before moving onto the next section.
Tip: Make sure that you’re not staying on one section for too long, as you don’t want to fry your beard hairs.
Step Five – Brush Your Beard
Once you have finished straightening your beard completely, take your brush and smooth out your beard by brushing through it once more.
Step Six – Apply A Beard Oil Or Balm
Last, but by no means least, add beard oil or a beard balm to smooth everything out and to set your hard work in place.
Other Methods For Straightening A Curly Beard To Avoid
Beard Relaxer Creams
Beard relaxers are chemical straightening products that you can use at home.
Beard relaxer creams are designed to make it easier for you to style and manage your beard.
However, while it is true that these products are highly effective for straightening your beard hairs, they are known for being incredibly harsh on your hair, and can damage and even destroy the keratin bonds that make your beard hairs naturally curly.
Maintenance Tips For A Straightened Beard
Refrain From Washing Your Beard Too Regularly
While good hygiene is important, you need to strike the right balance when it comes to washing your beard.
If you don’t wash it enough, your beard will become unruly, but if you wash it too much, then it will quickly become dry and brittle.
As I have discussed, neither of the options are ideal for keeping your beard straight.
To keep your beard in the best condition possible, you should only really be washing it 2 to 3 times per week. If you wash your beard too often, the hair strands will become dry and brittle, and will begin to curl.
In addition to this, you should invest in a good quality beard shampoo and conditioners since these have milder formulas specifically made for nourishing facial hair.
Are Beard Straighteners Bad For Your Hair?
Whether you use a hair straightener or beard straightening brush, applying any kind of heat to your hair can damage your beard hair. This is especially true if you’re not taking the proper precautions to protect your beard.
Just like you would when you’re styling the hair on your head, it’s essential that you apply a heat protectant to your beard to protect your beard from heat damage.
Make sure to do this prior to blow drying or straightening your beard, as applying any kind of heat to your beard is going to cause some damage.
However, with a good quality heat protection spray, you will minimize the damage while also enjoying a straight beard!
In Summary
So, there you have it! Hopefully after reading this article you have a better understanding of how to straighten and manage your curly beard.
Keep these tips in mind when it comes to straightening your beard.
My name is Doug, and I've been growing a beard on and off for many years now.
I've not had a perfect journey on the road to growing a beard. I've spent more time than I want to admit learning about growing a beard. I'm not one of those blessed with perfect beard-growing genes. So, I've encountered many frustrating and challenging obstacles along the way.
I hope some of my mistakes and victories along the way will help you on your journey to your perfect beard. Of course, reach out if I can help and share this content with your friends that are beginning or struggling on their journey as well.
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