and that ’s beards are as dirty as toilets .
if the city were to find similar samples in the water system , golobic said .
even though some of the bacteria wo n’t lead to illness , golobic said it ’s still a little concerning .
while it is true that human faeces are partially composed of gut bacteria , it ’s not accurate to describe those bacteria on their own as faeces .
“ there would be a degree of uncleanliness that would be somewhat disturbing , ” golobic recommends a thorough beard scrubbing and lots of hand - washing .
however , as far as i can tell there was no proper study , no team of microbiologists and no poo in beards .
quest diagnostics microbiologist john golobic tested the swabs , and the results blew his mind .
“ those are the types of things you 'd find in ( fecal matter ) , ” golobic said , referring to the tests .
further , even if this was a properly conducted scientific study with a large number of samples and published in a reputable journal , there would n’t necessarily be any cause for concern .