Welcome to the Board, Redsparrowe!
It looks like you are a fast grower and that will help you achieve wizard status faster, perhaps. It all depends on what your terminal length will be and ultimately what your wizard status will be. I am still working on my "wizard" status, LOL! I am the Patrick that Keith referred to in the above. It is great that you want to explore what your terminal length will be. Few guys ever do this or even consider. Now I consider this to not be an easy feat, as many things can derail you along the way. Now do not let heat derail you again, as you have discovered that it did not make a difference whether you were bearded or not in the heat. I actually am cooler with the beard in the summer for many reasons.

As far as condtioning goes, some of us only condition with oils and skip the condtioner at the end of the shower. I am one of those guys. I also discovered with increasing beard size, I shampooed my beard less often. I am down to once or twice per month with that, but I do rinse it everyday in the shower with cool water to get out the surface dirt and sweat residue. Now if I have a cold or something like that, I will wash the stache and soul patch area each day to get off any excess germs, but that would be it. This works for me.

Now grow, post updates and let us all celebrate as you grow on to wizardry!
Patrick