Hola BandedWoodrow:
Welcome to the board. Cute kid. And when you regrow your beard, you can improve to make yourself feel better about it. Washing it is probably hard on it if you do it too much. There is Jojoba oil that if you add a couple of drops in your beard maybe once a day would help with split ends I do know that healthy hair is helped with B Complex vitamins, which has Biotin in it. All that is also good for healthy skin and hair. Brushing hair with hard brushes can also be the culprit for making split ends. That would do that to your head hair also. Many on this board use what is called a boar's head brush. It is softer, and can be found in drug stores. Try one thing, or all, these are some ideas. It's helped others.

It will be good to see photos of your history. Give us updates, and have fun growing. Tom