Why do I eat my facial hair?

Trichophagia is the compulsive eating of hair associated with trichotillomania (hair pulling). In trichophagia, people with trichotillomania also ingest the hair that they pull; in extreme cases this can lead to a hair ball (trichobezoar).

How can I stop eating my beard?

Keeping Food Out of the Beard As a general rule, when using a fork or spoon to eat your food, if you want to eat with a beard, just don’t overload your utensil. The less food on your spoon and fork, the better chance it will go straight in your mouth and not get hung-up on your facial hair.

How can I make my mustache less pokey?

How to Soften Your Beard

1. Trim your beard with scissors. Often.
2. Wash your beard daily. For multiple reasons.
3. Apply conditioners or oils twice daily to soften beard. Twice a day, apply a beard conditioner or beard oil.
4. Comb and brush your beard. A beard comb distributes any product thoroughly.
5. Style your beard with balm.

Is eating facial hair bad for you?

Eating your hair may lead to a large, matted hairball (trichobezoar) in your digestive tract. Over a period of years, the hairball can cause weight loss, vomiting, intestinal obstruction and even death.

Why do I keep eating my hair?

People who compulsively swallow their own hair are said to have a psychiatric disorder called trichophagia. The disorder is related to a slightly more common one in which people have an irresistible urge to pull out their hair, called trichotillomania or hair-pulling disorder.

Can your body digest hair?

Hair is made up of proteins called keratin which cannot be broken down by our body. They can only be processed at very high temperatures which do not exist inside our body. So, when you swallow small strands of hair accidentally, they just end up passing out of the body with other undigested food.