That's a stage early in the growth of your beard. The itchiness can be "treated" (conditioning goes a long way) and, regardless, goes away relatively quickly—fo

That's a stage early in the growth of your beard. The itchiness can be "treated" (conditioning goes a long way) and, regardless, goes away relatively quickly—for me it's around the fourth week. In your case, if you ever do grow a beard again, I recommend keeping your mustache trimmed. An untrimmed mustache is a substantially greater exercise in patience. You have to train the hairs to not creep into your mouth and, even then, there is a months-long period of time when the hairs aren't long enough to stay out of the way and eating anything wider than your mouth ends with you playing the "am I chewing on food or whiskers" game. As for me, I grow a beard because 1) I can (thanks, genes plus work environment!) and 2) it keeps my face warm during northeast winters.