A few months ago I read an article about bacteria found in beards & on dogs, the study had fewer humans than animals & the humans were far dirtier - what a surprise, not. Our skin is covered in all sorts of bugs, including one that apparently takes 16 days to move across the face, Alison Young's never found a product to deal with that little cutie! I like beards if they are well-groomed & my Mr T has had one similar to Paul Hollywood's for most of our married life, it's now nicely grizzled, gets washed twice a day & has never given him or me any issues. I won't write about the worst dirty human action I've witnessed as I'm still scarred by witnessing it.