There may be a lot more hairless faces after you hear this: men's beards are full of poop!
According to a new study, beards contain just as much, if not more, fecal bacteria than a toilet. KOAT 7 reports that microbiologist John Golobic, of Quest Diagnostics in New Mexico, swabbed a number of beards searching for bacteria.
'I'm usually not surprised, and I was surprised by this,' said Golobic.
While some beards contained normal bacteria, others contained a ton of fecal matter. Although none of the levels were enough to cause illness, the Golobic says 'there would be a degree of uncleanliness that would be somewhat disturbing.'
Your best bet if you're pro-beard: lots of hand washing, a thorough beard scrubbing, and keep your hands away from your face as much as possible.
Look, this is... well... "all beards are poop beards". If anyone needs me I'll be shaving/scrubbing my face forever http://t.co/oRj9g5TQuH
— gerry (@geraldmellor) May 3, 2015
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