Beard Liberation Front
13th July
Contact Keith Flett 07803 167266
Role of COVID-19 beard care volunteers is an essential part of the ‘new normal’
Thanks to Emma-Louise Williams @underthecranes; photo @LauraZerilli
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that part of the new normal are COVID-19 beard care volunteers.
The author and Arsenal supporter Michael Rosen, who was recently voted Beard of Summer 2020, has detailed how his beard was cared for when he spent a lengthy time in hospital with COVID-19 and how his partner Emma-Louise Williams is now providing excellent beard care at home.
Michael Rosen has revealed that while reading messages and letters written to him by nurses while he was in hospital, one related how they had shaved his beard. This is essential when immobilised for a sustained period to ensure healthy follicles and future beard growth.
Now thankfully in a recovery period Rosen is receiving regular beard care. The Beard Liberation Front has developed post-COVID-19 guidelines for this with Emma-Louise Williams providing an excellent template
Post-COVID-19 Beard Recovery. Guidelines for Volunteers
The beard should be inspected on a daily basis
Issues to look out for include split ends, uneven growth and any ‘bald’ patches
In order to keep the follicles healthy & promote hair growth the beard needs regular nourishment. The BLF has long recommended brief immersion of the beard in a glass of imperial stout but there are now a range of beard balms commercially available that can also do this.
Judicious pruning and trimming is also essential. This can weed out poor quality hairs and promote hair growth in weak areas.
If venturing out for exercise a mask both for the beard care volunteer & the beard wearer will be prudent,if appropriate, perhaps with a picture of a great beard wearer such as Karl Marx or W G Grace on it
Ideally the mask should cover the beard to make sure that there is no interface with rain or small particles of pollution that may damage the follicles
Regular reviews should take place, usually weekly, to ensure that overall beard health is being maintained.
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