Beard Comb Research Paper

How to Choose the Best Beard Comb for Your Beard
A beard comb can drastically enhance your appearance and make your beard look handsome, styled, and even longer. While you're growing your beard, your beard will become more and more unruly and stubborn so investing in a quality beard comb will make all the difference.
Beard oils, balms, and waxes are great, but unless you have a tool to redirect those wild hairs in the beard style you desire, your beard will still look amateur.
The investment of a high quality beard comb goes without saying. So let's look at the top 5 best factors to consider in choosing the best beard comb for you and your beard.
Material:
This is going to be the difference between a $5 plastic comb and a $30 natural, wooden comb. Choosing the right material
of your comb is the crucial step in the grooming of your beard and its appearance.
Low quality, cheap combs will deteriorate the health of your beard by pulling and tearing your beard apart. These combs have microscopic jagged splits between each tooth of the comb because they are mass produced by machinery. These tiny uneven splits will pull on your beard and pluck out your precious beard hairs by the handful. This flawed construction creates friction and static which can be a huge pain.
The best materials in the market include:
1.
Sandalwood
2. Acetate Plastic (not the cheap kind of plastic)
3. Buffalo Ox Horn
Teeth Size
Long, short, pointed, rounded, wide-teeth, fine-teeth, there are a myriad of sizes to choose from. This factor depends on the state of your beard. Is your beard unruly? Thick or thin haired? How "groomed and clean" do you want your beard to appear?
Generally, you should avoid combs with a "pick-like" ending of the teeth as this can be uncomfortable and damaging to the skin and hair. Rounded is the way to go.
• Wide teeth is generally better for men with massive beards (1 year-3 year length). An overly fine teethed comb can have a snagging effect for longer beards.
• Fine teethed combs are perfect for beginner beards and beardsmen just looking for a more kempt and professional bearded appearance.
• Somewhere in the middle between fine and wide is the most optimal and versatile for any beard.
Beard Oil's Best Friend
This factor is ultimately subjective, but a beard comb used with a beard oil can achieve the most desired benefits, plus the uniquely rich mixture of scents. In particular, a sandalwood comb has these features:
• Ability to absorb beard oils/balms to redistribute along your beard
strands.
• Ability to collect beard oils and create a uniquely rich scent that is ingrained into the comb. This will make your beard comb have a punch of personality.
• Comfortable and cumbersome feel in the hand. Perfect size, portable, ergonomic. This is the comb that "just feels right" when grooming in the morning.
• Finish and craftsmanship. Does the comb have a nice polished finish? Does the comb glide through the beard without friction or snag?
Hand-Crafted vs. Machine
As we've mentioned before, low quality combs have microscopic jagged edges along the teeth of the comb. This is due to mass production from large machines, which are then printed and stamped on large sheets. These stamped combs are then separated from the sheets, which leave tiny traces of sharp uneven edges in the teeth which can harm the hell out of your beard.
Hand-Made/Cut combs have years and years of expert craftsmanship behind each comb. Each tooth is able to give the best gliding experience, while having a nice polished finish shine.
Durability
A high quality beard comb will last you a very long time. The material of the comb will influence how durable the comb will last you. Sandalwood, acetate, and ox horn are regarded as the highest standards for lasting a long time. In general, you should avoid overly exposing your comb in water and sunlight.
You'll want to select a beard comb that's moderately thick in size, to prevent possibly breaking.