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>Beards are cleaner than shaved faces
—Eric Bandholz
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Not so long ago the media was circulating stories about how beards had fecal matter in them. But today they’re singing a different tune. We recently reported on a story about new research from the Journal of Hospital Infections that claims bearded faces actually contain less bacteria than the faces of our completely-shaven brothers.
What’s more, scientists have found that there is actually potential to utilize beards in the creation of antibiotics.
