Hey Beardos -- A Question

jarubla

Oh bearded dudes, what are you using for beard oil?

I have tried Paul Mitchell hair treatment, coconut oil, and now levenrose un scented beard oil.

Anything you'd recommend as a must have?

And just to clarify, I am too old for hipster douchebaggery. I just *really* hate shaving

-Jay

peter4jc

I've never heard of beard oil, so I'm curious why do people use it?

ExpendableYouth

I just wash mine out with bar soap during my shower.

Amos_Umwhat

ExpendableYouth said:

I just wash mine out with bar soap during my shower.

This.  What's beard oil?

YankeeMan

I keep mine trimmed kind of short, but I just wash it with shampoo when I'm washing my hair.

pelirrojo

I used this last winter and liked it. 
https://www.etsy.com/listing/169060353/25-oz-beard-cream?ref=shop_home_active_5

Also got a beard shampoo that worked well. 

Dark_Roast

I remember a episode of shark tank where a guy had a whole line of beard products. He didn't get any sharks to invest and I don't remember name of product but maybe you can Google shark tank/beard product and it will come up. Good Luck

jarubla

So, beard oil, for those who ask, is a conditioner designed specifically for facial hair. 

I shampoo my beard, but have found that treating it with a leave in conditioner helps keep it tame and presentable.

A co-worker had a bottle of this company's product a while back:

http://www.thestache.com/c/grave-before-shave.html?gclid=CMjO9MO19sUCFROTfgodKFUALw

Bob_Luken

I hate shaving. But, my beard would be worse. It's unbearably prickly,.....it grows in sparse with lots of  grey, and it's just,.....uh,.......cactus-like

jarubla

Bob, mine has grey in it as well, and is wiry as he'll.

The beard oil seems to help tame the beast a little bit.

-Jay

peter4jc

Bob_Luken said:

I hate shaving. But, my beard would be worse. It's unbearably prickly,.....it grows in sparse with lots of  grey, and it's just,.....uh,.......cactus-like

Per your avatar...   hehehe.

Bob_Luken

peter4jc said:

Bob_Luken said:

I hate shaving. But, my beard would be worse. It's unbearably prickly,.....it grows in sparse with lots of  grey, and it's just,.....uh,.......cactus-like

Per your avatar...   hehehe.

Well, shoot, I wish I could claim that full 'stache. But the chin hairs look about right. 

[Deleted User]

I make my own beard oil.  Personally I make it using a JaJoba Oil base and then add different essential oils depending on what I want the oil to do and smell like.  Usually like to stick with Tea Tree, Lavender, and Patchouli.   When using the essential oils though, a little goes a very long way. As a base if you don't like Jajoba, you can try Almond as well, that works really well.

webmost

Gravy works well for me. Any hunk of dead pig fresh off the barbecue. Certain excited secretions from the gash that never heals. In a pinch, leave your motorcycle helmet visor open and a bug or two will do the trick.

But seriously, I have been bearded the last forty years, yet this is the first I ever heard of beard oil. Isn't this just another invented need?

Gray4lines

@Bob_Luken I think we grow similar beards... I could not shave for a month and barely have any stubble around my cheeks, very sparse.  

I'm not gray though!

penn

The gray hairs suck - at least mine do.  They grow in different directions and are thick like fishing line.  My barber hates shaving me more than I do because they are so tough and my wife makes clip this special one in my 'stache that always points straight our and keeps poking her. 

jarubla

Hey Webmost, 

Mayhap you are right on the invented need. Do you do any other miscellaneous grooming on your face toupee? I am guessing you shampoo and condition it and trim the bugger (if you have 40 years of growth, post a pic and I vote you change your handle to CaptainCaveman, Lol).

I whacked my beard back 3-4 months ago, and for shytes/giggles picked the hair up off the floor into a ball. It was like a Brillo pad. 

So, this beard conditioning shenaniganry seems to keep my pot scrubber/sandpaper texture down a bit and the missus happy.

I draw the line at abt $12/bottle of oil/conditioner tho. More than that is cutting into cigar budget!

-Jay

webmost

Martel

I can vouch that webmost has a fine beard.  Well trimmed and neat, for sure.

jarubla

Webmost, my humor may have hit a bit off the mark. I apologize.

Beard oil, conditioner, bug juice, it is all good.

I disparaged hipsters earlier--apologies. I am never going to dye my beard, and I don't wear clear lens wayfarers. But if a hipster wants to, it really doesn't matter what I think of him (hell, or of her for that matter).

Again, apologies if my humor missed the mark.

-Jay

webmost

Knock it off...

If you can't give a guy schidt, then he's not your friend.
Next guy who apologizes is not my friend.

blutattoo

I use bourbon, beer, or the occasional rum on my mustache. The rest of my beard is au natural. Can't say for certain if that helps soften it any, but I am too lazy for anything other than that. I don't even own a comb so that ought to tell you something. 

Hays

Been bearded since 17 (my opinions on this have been clearly stated in my Sig for years), and I tried beard oil about 6 months ago. Honestly, didn't seem to do squat for my beard (which is generally fairly short and soft), and just left me with a strong smell right under my nose. Given that I'm not one to have all kinds of different smells going on - give me simple deodorant and the same cologne I've used for years - I elected not to continue. Perhaps it would be more effective for those with longer beards, or those with much more wiry facial hair, but I couldn't say.