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Beards as dirty as toilets with same bacteria found in faeces
Hannah Osborne
By Hannah Osborne May 4, 2015 10:49 BST
Some men's beards are as dirty as toilets, with the same bacteria normally found in faecal matter, scientists have found.
In a small TV experiment by New Mexico's Action 7 News, a microbiologist was called in to test the beards of a handful of men for germs.
Findings provided some "disturbing results" revealed John Golobic, who carried out the tests. He said: "I'm usually not surprised and I was surprised by this."
While several of the beards contained normal bacteria, some were filthier than toilets, containing "the types of things you'd find in (faecal matter)". It is worth noting that finding the same bacteria as is present in faeces is not the same as faeces itself.
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http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/beards-dirty-toilets-same-bacteria-found-faeces-1499565
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)tridim
(45,358 posts)Not sure why they singled out beards.
mike_c
(36,213 posts)...proudly culturing microbes. Keep yer distance, dammit.
olddots
(10,237 posts)are the devil's neck wear !
retread
(3,752 posts)closeupready
(29,503 posts)IMO.
treestar
(82,383 posts)I'd have hated to be a late 19th century woman. The beards in style then look so unattractive now.
Manifestor_of_Light
(21,046 posts)The guys apparently don't know about washing it, trimming it properly and conditioning it.
I think they are making some kind of a statement with a big, untrimmed, dirty beard. I think it says "Nobody with good sense will stand within 5 feet of me because I'm PROUD of being a germwagon."
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)So I vow to NEVER wash my beard in the toilet again. I had NO idea the water was so dirty.
Cirque du So-What
(25,811 posts)whether on the scalp, face, underarms, or...elsewhere. Coupled with the aerosol spray of fecal matter that accompanies every No. 2 flush, it's hardly surprising to find fecal bacteria in beards. P.S. - it gets in the hair on top of our heads as well, and if you sit while flushing, well...
marym625
(17,997 posts)Never again! EEW!
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)Turns out it's just...cleaner.