Yes, Pipedope, I am in arid AZ. I must fess up though, I did have ONE split end, LOL! Just one and I snipped off the end of it. I do not know why I do not get them. Now WI will be much drier than AZ in the winter with your heat running. I use a few drops of jojoba oil about everyday and that is it. I shampoo infrequently and my beard does not look, feel or smell dirty, contrary to what some people may think. I do rinse it out each day with cool water to get out any dirt, sweat and so forth, so that is my form of beard washing. Everyone has a different technique, of course. It probably just comes down to the fact that our beard hairs are genetically different and yours are more susceptible to split ends than mine.

Happy continued growing your most awesome beard and stache. I look forward to seeing you in the tweard club in a very short time.
Patrick