Beards
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 10:58 am
Just seen on news that people with beards are 3 to 4 times more likely to be carrying MRSA bug than clean shavers. Yuk!
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Re: Beards
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 11:03 am
You need to re-read the article. It actually suggests that people with beards are three times LESS likely to carry MRSA. Not that I agree with it anyway...
Re: Beards
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 11:06 am
And that is how false rumours startRe: Beards
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 11:24 am
What would Brian Blessed think about this?
Re: Beards
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 11:35 am
Nah, it says beards carry as many bacteria as a toilet. However, eventually you can increasingly develop resistance - that's if you've surbived the MRSA first.
Re: Beards
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 11:47 am
basil6345789 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 10:58 amJust seen on news that people with beards are 3 to 4 times more likely to be carrying MRSA bug than clean shavers. Yuk!
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Re: Beards
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 12:09 pm
1% of the population carry MRSA and never know about it because it doesn't cause any issues. Only a tiny tiny number have an infection from MRSA.basil6345789 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 11:35 amNah, it says beards carry as many bacteria as a toilet. However, eventually you can increasingly develop resistance - that's if you've surbived the MRSA first.
About 1 in 3 will carry the same type of bacteria on their skin, only this version IS sensitive to standard antibiotics. But you usually don't need any because it's just sitting there doing nothing.
Bacteria on the skin, in the mouth, in the gut etc are all good and part of a healthy symbiotic relationship. Having lots of bacteria in your beard is irrelevant really. Unless it's the SAME ones you'd find on a toilet seat
Re: Beards
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 12:31 pm
I find this a brill thread ... people talking about Germs and probably doing so on theirRoosterbooster wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 12:09 pm1% of the population carry MRSA and never know about it because it doesn't cause any issues. Only a tiny tiny number have an infection from MRSA.
About 1 in 3 will carry the same type of bacteria on their skin, only this version IS sensitive to standard antibiotics. But you usually don't need any because it's just sitting there doing nothing.
Bacteria on the skin, in the mouth, in the gut etc are all good and part of a healthy symbiotic relationship. Having lots of bacteria in your beard is irrelevant really. Unless it's the SAME ones you'd find on a toilet seat
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Re: Beards
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 12:44 pm
Re: Beards
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 1:09 pm
Read the article again.....basil6345789 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 11:35 amNah, it says beards carry as many bacteria as a toilet. However, eventually you can increasingly develop resistance - that's if you've surbived the MRSA first.
Re: Beards
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 1:11 pm
You couldn't make it up could you.
Re: Beards
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 1:16 pm
Well I always knew that Mr Twit was a dirty b*****d!!
Re: Beards
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 4:01 pm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35350886
Perhaps there are stats that show that those who shave are more likely to die from bacterial infections?
Perhaps there are stats that show that those who shave are more likely to die from bacterial infections?
Re: Beards
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 4:21 pm
Alive but at great risk as he's clean shaven.
Re: Beards
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 4:26 pm
:Feck me !! Does anybody really believe all this schite?
If you believe everything you read you would never venture out.
What a load of phookin bollix.
If you believe everything you read you would never venture out.
What a load of phookin bollix.
Re: Beards
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 5:10 pm
I'm defo going to tell my husband to shave off his beard and the girlfriend to do the same with her tushingham!
Re: Beards
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 5:18 pm
Not like when you were a young un Basil
Re: Beards
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 6:21 pm
Real men have beards.
Re: Beards
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 7:12 pm
Two weeks in unshaven and that's down to pure laziness and being knackered. Quite like the way mine is shaping up. Looking forward to a few weeks down the line when bits of food get caught in it and I have a ready made snack at work.
Re: Beards
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 8:11 pm
If I’m not expecting to be seen I only shave at the itchy phase, I was being environmentally friendly (and a scruffy, cheapskate) long before it became fashionable.
Re: Beards
Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2021 7:02 am
Re: Beards
Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2021 7:13 am
Anyone else find that bearded men, particularly close cut bearded men, are often quite angry?
Re: Beards
Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2021 8:58 am
Beards like tattoos are sooooo yesterday Im sure you will agree 
Re: Beards
Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2021 11:49 am
Haven’t shaved since reading this, I now have an excuse for forgetting to shave. Getting itchy now so be off before the days out, time to fish out the anti-bac soap.
Re: Beards
Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2021 11:59 am
Call that a beard...
Now this is a beard
Albeit a false one ... so you can experience the best of both worlds 
Or you can have a beard shaper to shave around ... 5 peices (different sizes for different size faces) £6.99 @ Amazon
Now this is a beard
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Or you can have a beard shaper to shave around ... 5 peices (different sizes for different size faces) £6.99 @ Amazon
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Re: Beards
Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2021 12:24 pm
Trouble is you can shave-off a beard and that's that, whereas tattoo ink remains in the body and can cause long term (toxic absorption) to vital organs, especially if the ink originated in China and the tattoo man failed to provide the COSHH/Chemical Data Sheet before you singed for your consent.
Re: Beards
Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2021 12:26 pm
Signed - singe would be a beard!