This is a familiar thing - many people face such a problem, especially at the start. The first thing to do is to switch to proper care: special soap or shampoo for beards, oil or balm, combing, and, importantly, regular trimming. When I started reading seriously about it, I realized that a beard needs no less attention than the hair on your head. Somewhere there was a good selection of step-by-step care, and I took all the advice from there.