Beards May Contain Fecal Matter

[orangeblossom]

Yuck

nypost.com/2015/05/04/scienchttp://nypost.com/2015/05/04/science-proves-that-beards-contain-fecal-matter/e-proves-that-beards-contain-fecal-matter/


The hipster beard revolution may still be a thing — but a shocking new study has warned that facial hair could be dirtier than a toilet bowl.


According to a group of microbiologists in New Mexico, the rancid bacteria that beards collect could be putting owners’ health at risk.

Microbiologist John Golobic, of Quest Diagnostics, swabbed a number of beards searching for bacteria for the study and found that some of the bacteria “are the kind of things that you find in feces.”


“I’m usually not surprised, and I was surprised by this,” he said. “There would be a degree of uncleanliness that would be somewhat disturbing.”


Apparently the key to a poo-free beard is to make sure you wash your hands regularly and avoid playing with and twirling the hair.

“Try to keep your hands away from your face, as much as possible,” Golobic added.

[wawa]

Ok...so if beards are that dirty - the hair on my head is too? I wash my hands after I use the bathroom, but I touch my hair constantly. So...yes? Bacteria abounds?

[ESF]

May 4, 2015 14:46:04 GMT -5 wawa said:

Ok...so if beards are that dirty - the hair on my head is too? I wash my hands after I use the bathroom, but I touch my hair constantly. So...yes? Bacteria abounds?

I am wondering this too.

But I will say, nothing kills my desire to eat delicious hipster food like the unkempt beard of the hipster serving it to me.  Shave that shit, food service hipsters.

[ttt]

Sending immediately to H.

I TOLD HIM TO SHAVE!

[heyjude]

Man I don't care. Beards are sexy.

[mbcdefg]

MH shaved his giant beard off a few weeks ago. And he's a biology guy. I'll have to share this with him tonight. 

[elleblue]

Wait. This just says the bacteria found "are the kinds of things found in fecal matter", not fecal matter itself. There seems to be a distinction between the two, no?

[dirtyred]

Everything is covered in fecal bacteria.  It's one way we keep our gut flora going.

[ESF]

I like beards, but I do not want this man serving me bacon.

[meshaliuknits]

May 4, 2015 14:46:04 GMT -5 wawa said:

Ok...so if beards are that dirty - the hair on my head is too? I wash my hands after I use the bathroom, but I touch my hair constantly. So...yes? Bacteria abounds?

I was wondering if this means dudes don't wash those things. Iknow H shampoos his.

[AJL]

[heyjude]

May 4, 2015 15:17:41 GMT -5 ESF said:

I like beards, but I do not want this man serving me bacon.

If you can't tell where the beard ends and chest hair begins, it's probaly too long.

[AJL]

May 4, 2015 14:49:37 GMT -5 heyjude said:

Man I don't care. Beards are sexy.

I thought so too. In fact DH looks super sexy with a beard. Then one night we were just making out and I had this sudden realization that my dad also has one of these lumbersexual beards. My brain just went to beard=Dad. I told my DH that there would be no more kissing or anything until that beard came off.  

[gault]

May 4, 2015 15:19:36 GMT -5 heyjude said:

May 4, 2015 15:17:41 GMT -5 ESF said:

I like beards, but I do not want this man serving me bacon.

If you can't tell where the beard ends and chest hair begins, it's probaly too long.

We would get much better clarification if his v-neck wasn't down to his fucking belly button. YOUTHS.

[EloiseWeenie]

I love my H's beard. Thankfully, my H is a clean man and washes his hands.

[LadySusan]

May 4, 2015 15:02:35 GMT -5 elleblue said:

Wait. This just says the bacteria found "are the kinds of things found in fecal matter", not fecal matter itself. There seems to be a distinction between the two, no?

Yes.  Its an important distinction.  But more clicks mean more revenue so...

[mominatrix]

fucking hipsters have to ruin everything




get.off.my.LAWN.

[darnkatz]

My H keeps his beard very neatly trimmed and washes his face about 4 times a day. He's a little OCD. He also deep conditions it at least 2x a week. lolz

[ringstrue]

May 4, 2015 15:06:23 GMT -5 dirtyred said:

Everything is covered in fecal bacteria.  It's one way we keep our gut flora going.

I bet those bearded dudes have like no allergies.

[orangeblossom]

May 4, 2015 15:54:16 GMT -5 LadySusan said:

May 4, 2015 15:02:35 GMT -5 elleblue said:

Wait. This just says the bacteria found "are the kinds of things found in fecal matter", not fecal matter itself. There seems to be a distinction between the two, no?

Yes.  Its an important distinction.  But more clicks mean more revenue so...

Eh, it's splitting hair, but there is bacteria that's generally resigned to fecal matter, so technically, it's not wrong in saying there is fecal matter found in beards.

[elleblue]

So what about pubes, armpit hair, hair on your head, or even eyebrows? Are the only fecal bacteria free people the ones with alopecia?

[ESF]

May 4, 2015 16:20:55 GMT -5 darnkatz said:

My H keeps his beard very neatly trimmed and washes his face about 4 times a day. He's a little OCD. He also deep conditions it at least 2x a week. lolz

What product does he use to deep condition? 

[orangeblossom]

May 4, 2015 17:26:43 GMT -5 elleblue said:

So what about pubes, armpit hair, hair on your head, or even eyebrows? Are the only fecal bacteria free people the ones with alopecia?

I think the concern is more with the proximity to your mouth.

I don't think fecal matter isn't really that big of a deal in terms of getting an infection, however, staph and other skin infections in beards can be a real issue.  Bottom line, clean/wash your beard well, and you should be fine.  Keep your hands out of your face, easier said than done, in general, and you'll be okay from a host of issues.

[darnkatz]

May 4, 2015 17:27:32 GMT -5 ESF said:

May 4, 2015 16:20:55 GMT -5 darnkatz said:

My H keeps his beard very neatly trimmed and washes his face about 4 times a day. He's a little OCD. He also deep conditions it at least 2x a week. lolz

What product does he use to deep condition? 

This stuff. It smells freaking amazing, too.

[ringstrue]

Honestly tho beards are one of those "how the hell have we survived?" things for me. I don't get how you live a clean lifestyle with a bunch of facial hair and no running water. Must be those cork screw microbes.

See? You thought I wasn't reading those articles!

[Deleted]

May 4, 2015 15:03:01 GMT -5 @soudesafinado said:

May 4, 2015 14:49:37 GMT -5 heyjude said:

Man I don't care. Beards are sexy.

This and can't lie, "beards may contain fecal matter" made me think it's because of where the beard might be while a man is um, pleasing a lady. 

I'm in the corner but no cookies cause we had an ice cream sundae social today

I thought the same thing.  And then, if that's the price to pay, so be it.