Men with beards dirtier than dogs, study finds

kvue ^ | Apr. 15, 2019 | Tim Chong

[bgill]

Shaving may not only make men look cleaner, but it actually makes them cleaner, a new study found. Researchers say men's beards carry more microbes than dogs, The Daily Mail said. In the study at Switzerland's Hirslanden Clinic, swabs were taken from 18 men with hairy chins. They also were taken from 30 dogs of varying breeds. Professor Andreas Gutzeit said all of the beards were carrying "a significantly higher bacterial load." Only 23 of the 30 dogs had high counts. Seven of the men were even carrying harmful microbes, Gutzeit said.

[EdnaMode]

They look very smart.

[Redcitizen]

I named mine Mikey.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

“Beards are disgusting.”

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You should get rid of your mobile phone too.

http://time.com/4908654/cell-phone-bacteria/

[trebb]

I read that one study claimed that men with bushy beards have smaller testicles?

The bushy "beard" just makes them look smaller...that's my story and I'm sticking to it....

[bgill]

What’s worse is this fad of scruffy face like they forgot to shave for a week. There’s even shavers that cut to that length. They think it’s high fashion.