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Fred.Imageek · 08-08-2007, 12:52 AM

My girlfriend says that she gets whisker burn from my beard during extended sessions of petting/kissing. Does anyone know of a method to soften the beard hair so that this is less likely?

Thanks
Fred.Imageek

Prince · 08-08-2007, 06:42 AM

Can't say I do. I shave mine off.

I don't think I could ever pull off a beard, unless I want to stop having sex altogether.

kurty[B] · 08-08-2007, 07:18 AM

I've found two options. Let the beard grow out so you more closely resemble a wookie. At that point the hair gets soft, but your girlfriend might find leftovers trying to navigate to your mouth. Otherwise, clean shaven is the way to go.

ruggerp11 · 08-08-2007, 08:02 AM

I keep mine really short 1/16" and I shampoo it every time I take a shower. That helps me a lot but a lot of what you'll have to do depends on how sensitive her skin is and how much you both like the way you look with it on.

mixedmedia · 08-08-2007, 08:18 AM

I used to have this problem, but I guess my skin toughened up a little because I don't anymore. Sometimes my SO shaves and sometimes he grows a short beard. I love them both.

robot_parade · 08-08-2007, 08:53 AM

I've been told conditioner helps, so I slather some on my beard every time I think of it in the shower. Not sure if it really helps or not, though.

Willravel · 08-08-2007, 09:03 AM

Right side = correct
Left side = incorrect

Prince · 08-08-2007, 11:15 AM

Lennon looked horrible with a beard.

Plan9 · 08-08-2007, 12:23 PM

Grizzly Adams was a real man...

...who probably never got laid.

ItWasMe · 08-08-2007, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robot_parade

I've been told conditioner helps, so I slather some on my beard every time I think of it in the shower. Not sure if it really helps or not, though.

It helps. Use a thick 'deep conditioner' and let it sit for 1-3 minutes before rinsing it out.

MrFriendly · 08-08-2007, 08:09 PM

Yeah, I condition my beard to make it softer. I'm not so much doing it for feel as I am for look. I like my beard to look nice and soft, it sort of matches my personality and manner better that way.

yummy75 · 08-15-2007, 11:06 AM

Kind of on the same line here... I shave everything down there and when my friend was performing oral on me he was telling me that his lips got very raw from the sandpaper like feeling of my skin in that area. Anyone have this happen before and what can I do besides waxing to make it easier on his lips?

Thanks.

08-08-2007, 12:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
Fred.Imageek Upright	Whisker Burn My girlfriend says that she gets whisker burn from my beard during extended sessions of petting/kissing. Does anyone know of a method to soften the beard hair so that this is less likely? Thanks Fred.Imageek

08-08-2007, 06:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
Prince /nɑndəsˈkrɪpt/ Location: LV-426	Can't say I do. I shave mine off. I don't think I could ever pull off a beard, unless I want to stop having sex altogether. __________________ Who is John Galt?

08-08-2007, 08:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
ruggerp11 Cautiously soaring Location: exploring my new home in SF	I keep mine really short 1/16" and I shampoo it every time I take a shower. That helps me a lot but a lot of what you'll have to do depends on how sensitive her skin is and how much you both like the way you look with it on. __________________ Patriotism means being loyal to your country all the time and to its government when it deserves it. --Mark Twain Do What makes you happy --Me BUT! "Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness" - Chuang-Tzu

08-08-2007, 08:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
mixedmedia has all her shots. Location: Florida	I used to have this problem, but I guess my skin toughened up a little because I don't anymore. Sometimes my SO shaves and sometimes he grows a short beard. I love them both. __________________ Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

08-08-2007, 11:15 AM	#8 (permalink)
Prince /nɑndəsˈkrɪpt/ Location: LV-426	Lennon looked horrible with a beard. __________________ Who is John Galt?

08-08-2007, 07:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
kurty[B] Sauce Puppet	I've found two options. Let the beard grow out so you more closely resemble a wookie. At that point the hair gets soft, but your girlfriend might find leftovers trying to navigate to your mouth. Otherwise, clean shaven is the way to go.

08-08-2007, 08:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
robot_parade Junkie Location: San Antonio, TX	I've been told conditioner helps, so I slather some on my beard every time I think of it in the shower. Not sure if it really helps or not, though.

08-08-2007, 09:03 AM	#7 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	Right side = correct Left side = incorrect

08-08-2007, 12:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
Plan9 I Confess a Shiver	Grizzly Adams was a real man... ...who probably never got laid. __________________ *Whatever you can carry.* "You should not drink... and bake."

08-08-2007, 08:09 PM	#11 (permalink)
MrFriendly Psycho Location: Australia	Yeah, I condition my beard to make it softer. I'm not so much doing it for feel as I am for look. I like my beard to look nice and soft, it sort of matches my personality and manner better that way. __________________ You are not a slave

08-15-2007, 11:06 AM	#12 (permalink)
yummy75 Upright Location: USA	Kind of on the same line here... I shave everything down there and when my friend was performing oral on me he was telling me that his lips got very raw from the sandpaper like feeling of my skin in that area. Anyone have this happen before and what can I do besides waxing to make it easier on his lips? Thanks.