I've been allowing my beard to grow for some time now, which is another issue entirely. See, i can't use those disposable razors. They break out my skin. The power that be only allow us to use hair clippers (the machine type) once a month and we've got to use them after about 20 or 30 people, depending on where out of the entire unit, in line your pod, tier and cell falls that weekend. Now most of these men have Hep-C (A or B) some have flus and some have everything from HIV/AIDS to nail fungus which is contagious, and head lice or rashes which are contagious. yet, they force us to use these clippers (hair nad nail) in the most dangerous and unsanitary manner possible. Gotta go!