Editorial Guidelines
Our team of editors and writers are passionate about the world of beard grooming and styles. We are committed to creating original, helpful, and accurate content free of prejudice, bias, or preferential treatment of brands.
In particular, we uphold the following editorial policies:
Sourcing
When sourcing information, we rely on primary sources such as expert interviews, professional social media accounts of barbers and grooming experts, and professional institutions. Every data point, fact, and claim is held to a sourcing standard: peer-reviewed studies, current clinical research, product documentation, or the hands-on experience of our contributors. We are actively reviewing our back catalog against that standard and adding citations where older articles fall short. Our readers’ interests are our top priority, and we avoid clickbait, ensuring every article delivers what it promises in the headline.
Fact-Checking
We uphold the standards of journalistic integrity and fact-check the claims and statistics in our articles, including periodic full-site accuracy reviews that catch errors and outdated advice in older pieces. We ensure that writers accurately cite all direct quotes from qualified experts without distorting or altering the original idea.
If you notice an issue with a specific piece of content or a wrong reference, please bring it to our attention by emailing us.
Editors and Writers Ethics Code
Our editors and writers adhere to standards of honest and transparent writing, independent of advertiser influence. If you visit certain links within our content, we may receive commissions from your purchases, but we do not receive compensation for choosing to feature any specific product. Recommendations are based purely on personal experience using the product or analysis of its ingredients, along with feedback from verified users.
Content on BeardStyle.net is made for people and directed by people. Our editors and writers use professional research and editing tools, including AI assistants, under human editorial control: topics are chosen by our team, claims must be sourced, and a person reviews every article before it is published and again during our ongoing content audits. We involve practicing and former barbers and grooming experts wherever their expertise is needed, and nothing is published on autopilot.
Corrections and Updates
We regularly review and update our evergreen content to ensure it features fresh ideas and reflects industry trends. We do not routinely refresh stories covering daily news and trending topics. The date of the last update is displayed at the top of each article.
If there is an error you would like to point out to us, please do so by emailing us.
Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to sharing multicultural voices and celebrating diverse races, cultures, ages, body types, and beard textures. We have updated our policies and developed actionable steps to promote diversity and inclusion.
- We feature diverse experts representing various cultural and ethnic backgrounds on our website and social media accounts.
- Our brand style guide has been updated to include the use of inclusive language and to avoid bias (intentional and unintentional). We actively review popular articles and articles on culturally and body image-sensitive topics with these guidelines in mind.
- We prioritize submissions and cooperation requests from content creators representing diverse communities to promote their visibility and share of voice in the grooming niche.
- We pledge to duly research and cover beard styles and grooming practices across different cultures, avoiding incorrect or misleading attributions and appropriation.
- We pledge not to photoshop photos of our writers and contributors and their contributions, but we do not take responsibility for the photo editing of images by contributors themselves.
These guidelines ensure that our content is high-quality, accurate, and inclusive, providing our readers with the best information and inspiration for beard grooming and styles.