men were the outdoor protectors of the families, and sunshine does terrible things to skin and lips. Beards are natural protection for these areas.
While surfing up and down the coast of California, Hawaii, the pacific islands, I was known as the "tape man" , for covering my lips, cheeks and of course wearing a hat while on the board. On occasions my lips got burned, I looked like a Hiroshima survivor, my wife refused to kiss me ha ha. That what happens when near arctic dwellers invade other's spaces. so
let proven natural features reign. smooth faces are for the ladies, the biblical "workers at home" .