How Often to Use Beard Oil
If you yourself are a beard-man, beard oil is a non-negotiable. However, how often should you be using beard oil? Is there such a thing as too much of a good thing? Good question.
Beard oil has many benefits, from promoting hydration to the skin and facial hair to preventing beardruff and beard acne. Overusing beard oil can lead to oily skin and facial hair. On the other hand, underusing beard oil means you’re not getting the full list of benefits.
Some benefit from using beard oil every day, while others need to use it every other day if they suffer from oily skin.
Why should I be using beard oil?
Need reminding? Beard oil is designed to hydrate, moisturise, and soften facial hair and the skin beneath it. Beard oil, like ours, is formulated with lightweight carrier oils like almond, sunflower seed, grape seed, avocado, hemp seed, and shea oil. Carrier oils are mixed with one or more essential oils to promote benefits like antibacterial, antifungal, or anti-inflammatory properties.
Your skin’s natural oils are essential to your beard’s overall health, helping to hydrate, nourish, and protect the hair follicles. But these natural oils get stripped away in the shower by water and soap, causing your beard to become dry, brittle, and wiry.
In comes beard oil. Beard oil helps prevent facial hair from becoming brittle and prone to breakage. It also reduces irritation and itchiness that can happen when hair rubs against the facial skin. Anyone with any type of beard can use beard oil, from short and trimmed to long and luscious manes.
How often should I use beard oil?
Generally speaking, using beard oil every other day should be sufficient for most people to see all benefits. However, if you have a longer beard, dry skin, coarsely textured hair, or live in a dry climate, you may need to increase your beard oil use to once or twice a day.
There’s no one-size-fits-all when it comes to how often you should use beard oil (annoying, we know). The frequency of how often you should use beard oil depends on a few factors – your hair type and the climate in which you live.
Test it out yourself. Start off with one drop of beard oil once a day and adjust as needed. If your beard is still feeling dry, use more or apply twice a day. If your facial hair and skin are feeling too greasy, cut back your beard oil usage to every other day.
The benefits of beard oil
There are too many benefits of beard oil to count… But we’ll try our best.
Softens facial hair
Beard oil provides deep nourishment and hydration, reducing hair breakage, split ends, and damage.
Promotes strong & healthy hair growth
Beard oil helps maintain a healthy environment for facial hair growth by moisturising the skin and nourishing the hair follicles. As beard oil promotes healthier and stronger hair, it can lead to a fuller, healthier beard.
Prevents beardruff and itchiness
Beardruff and beard itch are common issues among those with beards. These issues are caused by dry and undernourished skin underneath the beard or by the sharp edges of the new beard rubbing against the skin and irritating it. Beard oil, among other anti-beardruff products, will hydrate the skin and soften the hair, relieving the beard itch and preventing beardruff.
Helps avoid beard acne
Acne breakouts can occur when oil and bacteria become trapped beneath the beard; however, beard acne can be avoided when cared for correctly. Whether your acne is caused by dry or oily skin, intertwining beard oil as part of your routine will help hydrate irritated skin and balance skin oils to avoid beard acne.
Tames the frizz
If you’ve ever been tempted to shave purely because of frizz, beard oil will save the day. The hydrating and moisturising properties of beard oil will give you a shiny, smooth, and healthy beard and tame frizz once and for all.
How to make beard oil part of your routine
Dry, oily, sensitive, or acne-prone; beard oil should be part of every beard care routine. Here’s how to integrate it into your self-care regime:
1. Leave beard oil on your bathroom vanity
Leaving your beard oil in a convenient spot next to items you use every day, like your toothbrush or face moisturiser, will remind you to use it every day.
2. Have a shower
To allow the beard oil to penetrate your skin and attach to your hair follicles, ensure your skin and beard hair are clean. Use a facial cleanser and beard shampoo during your morning or evening shower.
3. Keep a beard towel next to your body towel
Before applying beard oil, you will need to gently pat your beard with a towel so it’s still slightly damp but not wet. Keeping a beard towel is a helpful reminder to get started on your beard care routine.
4. Become a pro at applying beard oil
To apply beard oil, drop the desired amount into your palms and rub your hands together thoroughly. Massage the oil into your beard in a downward motion, working to distribute the oil evenly.
5. Treat yourself and buy a comb
Few things in this world feel better than running a comb through your beard. Beard combs also help distribute the beard oil and remove tangles and knots. Adding a beard comb to the routine will make beard oil even more enticing to use.
How long till I see results?
Beard oil is one of those satisfying products that will give you immediate results. The main benefits, like hydrating the beard, moisturising the skin, and taming the frizz, will take effect straight away. Other benefits, like strong hair growth, beardruff and beard acne removal, and softened beard hair from renourished hair follicles, may be more apparent in the long term.