Tag: beards
Beards vs. Bacteria: Is Your Facial Hair Filthy or Misunderstood?
Beards have always drawn strong opinions—seen by some as ruggedly stylish, by others as hygiene hazards. But are beards truly teeming with germs, or...
To Shave or Not to Shave? A Growing Bacterial Question
A cross-sectional study published in The Journal of Hospital Infection (2014) uncovered some unusual results after swabbing for bacteria in bearded and clean-shaven participants....