The Beard Bible

Similar to beard oil, beard balm is also made up of carrier oils. With our particular beard balms, we add castor oil.

If you have seen our YouTube, Connor goes into depth about the difference between our beard balms to many others on the beard market.

He mentions “We add castor oil, for many reasons. Starting with the consistency of the oil, it’s a great way of thickening the beard balm as well as being an easily absorbable oil that helps the beard balm moisturise and condition your hair follicles. While strengthening your hair shaft, giving you a stronger beard. This also contributes to fighting the irritable beard itch, beard dandruff (beardruff) and yes it makes your beard look on top of its game.” 

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Now we have covered the carrier oils, let's talk about my favourite ingredient! 

Again, if you know me you already know what this is haha. COCOA BUTTER, Yes it's sweet, succulent and just the best butter is known to mankind! In fact, it is probably the best natural ingredient to anything ever (change my mind). 

Cocoa butter is the game changer I shall tell you why! 

Yes, it smells like heaven, but do you know some of the benefits? 

Cocoa butter is high in the following: Vitamin E, Iron, Zinc, Calcium & Magnesium. Maximising the benefits for your hair is also great for preventing hair loss. Strengthening the hair follicle (Hair strand/shaft) itself, whilst adding volume to your beard making it a lot more manageable! 

Stand out from the crowd! 

If you're similar to me, you may get a curly beard, this can be rather irritating! 

Knowing how to manage such an irritable beard has now got easier, our products definitely have their individual qualities and are a well-known beard brand within the UK beard industry. 

You can't go wrong with what we have to offer. 

Again, Cocoa butter promotes beard hair growth, by reducing the loss of protein. 

We use organic beeswax, so that balm gets the final hold. Using beeswax is where you will get the hold within your beard, being organic you can be assured that no chemicals have been used and free from animal cruelty! 

How To Use Beard Balm?

Congratulations you just levelled up your Beard IQ,

now it's time to learn how to use beard balm!

Follow these steps to maximise the use of your product and to gain insight to 

The Best Beard Balm Application Instructions!     

• Upon opening your beautiful new care package, you want to grab a small amount on the tip of your finger no more than a 5-pence piece (you can always add more if needed! 

• Melt the beard balm into your hands, turning it from a solid substance to a liquid substance. 

• By warming the beard balm up in your hands, making this turn into a liquid makes the product easier to apply. 

• You don’t want it to be solid when you apply, once melted and applied to your beard. It will then get to work by soaking into your beard hair and giving it the volume and you can start giving yourself that epic beard! 

• Again, similar to beard oil. You want to run your hands up through your beard several times in an up & down type of motion until you have covered your beard with the beard balm. 

• Once covered you want to start shaping your beard, firstly by using your hands to get the beauty into place. 

• Using a Man Made beard comb will help define your individual hair strands to help ease detangling the beard and giving a great shape. 

• When using a Man Made beard brush to finish off that well-groomed beard defining each beauty of a hair will shine in place to perfection.   

We do a range of beard combos (beard gift sets) where both Beard Oil & Beard Balm are included. Here are the Beard Kit’s we do. 

- The Ultimate Beard Kit – (Everything) Best Seller 

- Beard Starter Kit (Oil, Balm & Brush) 

- Monthly Combo (Oil, Balm & Shampoo)   

So when we come on to the subject of washing our beautiful mane, what is your current routine. 

Are you washing your beard every day? 

Are you using head shampoo? 

Do you wash your beard with hot water? 

So if you said yes to any of these questions, then you're doing it all WRONG! 

Let me inform you, why all of the above is actually damaging your hair! 

Yes, that's right, you are actually damaging your beard. So Stop!   

Want To Know My Beard Routine? 

Before you get in the shower, you want to use a decent beard brush, something that’s firm, curved and long on the hair, check out our Man Made Beard Brush for a great example of how a beard brush should be.

By using the Man Made beard brush, before a shower, you can clear away any built-up debris (dead skin) helping break up any built-up.

Now, remember washing your beard every day will put a strain on your beard. Incurring such a strain will only cause split ends and increase the chances of your hair falling out (you won't no longer have a thick beard) also chlorine is used in the water supply, which also dries out your hair (alongside many other chemicals). 

You Don’t Want A Dry Beard Now, Do You? 

Using a head hair shampoo, to clean your beard is also very damaging to your beard 

Due to the added parabens (it's like putting bleach on your beard! Don’t do it!) 

Again, we recommend a more natural beard soap or beard shampoo. 

Unsure what to use?

Put your mind at ease! 

View the awesome beard shampoos & beard soaps we have to offer.

Now, you want to make sure when you're washing your beard and even your face for this matter. If the water isn’t pipe steaming hot if you are allowing your beard/face to indulge in a pleasant after-work shower then it's time to tell you. Doing this actually damages your beard/skin, when showering or even taking a hot bath.  

When the temperature is too hot it can cause the following issues to your beard!

- Dry Skin 

- Itchiness (dry beard) 

- Hot Showers are actually bad for fertility 

- Acne – Potentially increases chances of Acne 

- Damaging to your hair follicles 

So as you can see from the above, there are in fact many disadvantages of indulging in a hot shower. Being something we all love, it's probably rare to have a 5-minute shower. More like 20 minutes because we love to feel warm and comfortable! 

Let me break down some reasons for the above.

Dry Skin, now as mentioned above using incorrect shampoo is damaging to your beard and yes your face but combined with a hot shower you are in fact doubling your chances of increasing dry skin. This then leads to itchiness and what happens when you over-itch your beard/skin, you increase the chances of acne and if you already suffer from acne then you just make it worse. If you haven't already realised that this is also very damaging to your beard, drying out your beard and increasing the chances of hair loss due to the strain on the hair follicles too. 

Yes, it's true, hot showers actually reduce your sperm count! 

Now you're out of the shower freezing your nuts off between your legs, this is normally a good time to dry yourself haha. Yes, we won't go into details on how to dry yourself, moving back to the beard. 

Damp or Dry - When Should I Apply Beard Oil?

Another great question when applying beard oil, I personally damp my beard dry and then apply the beard oil. I also use a hair dryer to blow my beard down whilst using a beard comb, after that, I use man made beard balm to hold and finished off with the almighty man made beard brush for the finest of finishes. 

On the odd occasion, I use a beard straightener but not all the time as this can also damage your beard, if you are using a beard straightener then I suggest your beard be fully dry. 

DO NOT use beard oil before straightening your beard, you will fry your beautiful mane and look a complete idiot! 

Any Questions yet?

Here's a little Beard FAQ 

How long does it take for the beard itch to go? 

Whilst this is normally the growing stage, it will take a little longer as the hair beard is in the early stages of development. If you have a longer beard then the simple answer is lack of oil, if you don’t keep your beard in top condition it will frustrate you. 

Do I need both beard oil & beard balm?

Now some people prefer to simply have just the beard balm or even the beard oil standalone, as mentioned previously I use both. Beard oil for the skin, beard balm for the hair, just like that in simple terms. You can also read the blog I did on Beard Balm or Beard Oil.

I have a short beard, do I need a beard comb? 

Depending on the plan of growth, if you bought a beard combo or beard gift set. There isn't no harm in owning one for when the times are right, you don’t need a beard comb if you have a really short beard but you will still benefit from using a beard brush. As mentioned this removes the build-up of debris and using it before washing is a great way of keeping your beard clean.

I have sensitive skin, can I still use beard oil & beard balm?

I personally have very sensitive skin indeed, our beard balms & beard oils are natural which reduces the chances of inflammation as well as being CSPR Assured. Always patch test when using a new product, on our product pages we mention the ingredients. If you are new to trying your first oil, check out our beard oil samples these will give you a great insight into our scent profiles whilst testing out the beard oil for yourself. 

What’s CPSR? 

CPSR – Cosmetic Product Safety Report, a legal requirement for products to be sold on the market. Some companies don’t abide by the rules, so always ask when using a new supplier for beard care – You can find out more from our blog “What is CPSR” 

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