How To Use Beard Oil Effectively!
A great beard should complement your face and not just be a lump of hair looking all shaggy. It should be smooth, soft, thick and well distributed on your face. Growing such beard requires some grooming strategy. Proper use of beard grooming oil is one of the most important parts of daily beard maintenance. And by proper we mean regular grooming so no slacking!
Beard grooming oil is mainly a mixture of a natural oils that make the hair follicles smooth, soft and healthy with some soothing cologne. It’s like a doctor for your beard, it will not only keep your beard healthy but also stimulate the growth of your beard leaving a nice scent afterwards.
When To Apply Beard Oil
In order to get the fullest benefit from the oil it is preferable to use the oil after a shower, especially a warm shower because that’s when the skin pores are open, and the hair roots are soft. Applying the oil at this time enables the nutrient of the oil to pass through the skin pores and underneath the layer, making the beard strong and healthy. I would also do it after you do any beard trimming for the morning.
Even if you didn’t take a shower, you can rinse off the beard with warm water to get a similar result. After showering or rinsing the beard, wait for a while to dry off the water in the beard. If the beard is not dried when the oil is applied, the oil won’t be able to come into contact with the beard properly, as the oil is repelled by the remaining water.
Remember, a main goal of applying beard oil is to make the skin oily, which sounds contradictory to the general thought that oily skin should be avoided. But to avoid dry skin under the beard and irritations/itching while providing nutrients to the follicles, we need to keep the skin well moisturized. Beard oil takes care of that.
How much Beard Oil To Use (Size Matters!)
In order to get the fullest benefit from the oil it is preferable to use the oil after a bath, especially a warm bath because that’s when the skin pores are open, and the hair roots are soft. Applying the oil at this time enables the nutrient of the oil to pass through the skin pores and underneath the layer, making the beard strong and healthy.
Even if you didn’t take a shower, you can rinse off the beard with warm water to get a similar result. After showering or rinsing the beard, wait for a while to dry off the water in the beard. If the beard is not dried when the oil is applied, the oil won’t be able to come into contact with the beard properly, as the oil is repelled by the remaining water.
Remember, a main goal of applying beard oil is to make the skin oily, which sounds contradictory to the general thought that oily skin should be avoided. But to avoid dry skin under the beard and irritations/itching while providing nutrients to the follicles, we need to keep the skin well moisturized. Beard oil takes care of that.
How to Apply Beard Oil (Massaging your Beard)
Applying the oil is nothing difficult at all. Just put the oil on the palms of your hands and start rubbing them together. This will spread the oil over your palms and finger and make a thin film for even distribution.
Now rub the beard with both palms. Start from the throat and gradually move to the upper cheek. While doing this run your favorite beard comb or your fingers through the beard to work it in. Massage like this for a few minutes. Then use a comb to reshape your beard. Using a comb is a good idea as it distributes the oil to the whole beard evenly and improves the blood circulation in the skin and underlying muscles.
Applying the beard oil on the whole face is not a bad idea, but of course, it depends on the ingredients of the oil. If it’s natural oil, which most of them are, then there is no harm in applying it all over the face. But some mineral oils and special formula might prove to be too strong for the skin around the eyes, especially the eyelids.
Rubbing oil on the face increases the blood flow in the skin and opens the closed pores so that new hair follicles can grow. If you have a mustache then you can oil on that as well—one drop should be enough.
But remember to cover the whole beard and especially the skin under the beard with oil. Otherwise it will not give the desired result. Massaging the skin after the oil is applied, is also very beneficial.
Frequency of Use
The frequency, or how often to apply beard oil, depends on the ingredients used in making the oil. The carrier oil, which is the natural nutrient oil for the beard, is the determinant. If that oil is heavy and consists of oils like castor oil or coconut, then it should be used only once a day and if the oil consists something light then it can be used 2-3 times per day on very dry skin or in a dry or chilly climate.
Experts are unanimous that the oil should be used according to the type and need of the beard and skin. If someone’s skin is always oily then it is a good idea to use the oil only once a day or even every other day. And if the opposite is the case then it can used as much as 4 times a day, but of course after a trial and error period to determine what is the optimum need and time gap.
The frequency of using the oil also depends on the season as it can change the climate drastically. In winter, the skin tends to stay dry and the chance of skin flakes increases. Therefore, the use of the beard oil should be more than it is in the summer. However, among all these different criterions the most important is to change the habit of according to the result of the beard oil.
Conclusion
Following these simple rules and steps will groom your beard to what you always craved for, not only making it smooth, soft, and even but also adding a nice scent to your masculinity. Make no mistake, a well-groomed and cared for beard can make you confident and stylish like nothing else could.