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Probably best just to use coconut oil. I've tried many and they smell nice but a lot of them irritate my eyes if I can't wash all of it off my hands and then rub my eye hours later.
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You are not supposed to put the oil in your eyes!
Yeah but if it's in your beard and you touch your beard then touch your eyes it happens.
Never had that issue...
I've been using the Bulldog oil for months because it's reasonably priced, readily available and does its job well enough.
As for washing, I just use any half decent shampoo and conditioner these days, I'm not that picky.
My beard is so wirey now, and bushy. Mrs ik9000 put a hairband in it the other day. It's like a topknot but on my chin. Hurts too after a while. There is enough there now to also put a proper parting in it and do an inverse bram-stoker's dracula look. I'm going to either have to get this thing styled by someone or have it shorn off. It's becoming too unruly.
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Styling usually involves cutting at the neckline never the chinline otherwise you look like a Guido.
Then either fading at the edges is optional.
And trimming stray hairs so that everything is the same length. Rather than clippering everything to the same length just cut the stragglers.
Not a lot to it. Fading is the hardest part but I managed fine even on my first attempt. Just use several guards and I think I marked 1cm spaces for each guard to blend to using wife's eyeliner which wiped / washed off after. After that I didn't even bother using marks and just used prominent features of my ears to line up with.
Please tell me beard shampoo. Not normal hair shampoo.
My current go to's
https://www.amazon.co.uk/PRORASO-Beard-Shampoo-Cypress-Vetyver/dp/B01LYZE9EN Beard wash
Oils
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Certified-...l+beard+oil&qid=1606927724&s=drugstore&sr=1-3
https://www.amazon.co.uk/MISSION-BE...jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==
Leave in Conditioner
https://www.amazon.co.uk/REUZEL-BEA...s=reuzel+beard&qid=1606927896&s=beauty&sr=1-5
What's wrong with 'hair' shampoo?
I use whatever my wife has for her hair. Some big pump bottles from a salon. Seems to do the job fine and beard feels healthy/soft. I tend to only shampoo/condition once, rarely twice a week.
I'll give those oil's you linked a try. Here is another from amazon that I like https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beard-Guild-Premium Pretty much what I use daily at the moment. Right up there with some more expensive oils I have used.
Hair shampoo removes all the natural oils from your hair.. Something you don't really want with your beard.
https://www.thebrightonbeardcompany.co.uk/blogs/news/116172996-beard-shampoo-vs-regular-shampoo
just stop shampooing your beard and let the natural oils do their job....er… naturally, instead of wasting money on artificial chemical oils, shampoos and conditioners.
just stop shampooing your beard and let the natural oils do their job....er… naturally, instead of wasting money on artificial chemical oils, shampoos and conditioners.
Er No thanks... Thats a bit gross. I'm not a fan of leaving food and drink in my beard. So I wash it regularly.
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Everyone's skin and the amount of natural oil secreted is different.
Therefore whatever works for you won't work for everyone else.
If you have no issues using shampoo then I see no reason not to use it.
Alternatively if you get dry skin, extremely itchy and spots it could be a sign of too much or too little oil.
It's best you find what works for you.
Coconut oil is a wonder product. Can be used for a lot of different things from cooking to moisturiser to healing wounds. It's natural doesn't need chemicals or heat to be extracted unlike a lot of other oils. It's a much more natural product.
Therefore whatever works for you won't work for everyone else.
If you have no issues using shampoo then I see no reason not to use it.
Alternatively if you get dry skin, extremely itchy and spots it could be a sign of too much or too little oil.
It's best you find what works for you.
Coconut oil is a wonder product. Can be used for a lot of different things from cooking to moisturiser to healing wounds. It's natural doesn't need chemicals or heat to be extracted unlike a lot of other oils. It's a much more natural product.
Beard shampoo recommendations folks? I know there will be a good few suggestions within this thread but what are your favorites? Currently using Bulldog shampoo but was thinking of trying the L'Oreal 3-1 Shampoo/Conditioner stuff as its about the same price?
I use Dove
When I started growing a beard I used all the trendy products, now I just use whatever I can get my hands on for a good price. It doesn't bother me and I don't notice much of a difference.
Top tip before growing a beard, is to have about a days growth, and apply hair removal cream (No competitor discussion!) to it. This dissolves the sharp cut hair ends into rounded tips. So no itchy scratchy feeling as it start to grow.
Also interested in hearing what shampoo people use. I've bene using this for a couple of years now, which seems ok and does the job but wondering if anything better now?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00HBSC3JA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Beard oil, been using the honest amish, highly rated but not sure I'm a fan tbh, also not keen on the scent:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00M49SG0Q/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00HBSC3JA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Beard oil, been using the honest amish, highly rated but not sure I'm a fan tbh, also not keen on the scent:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00M49SG0Q/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I'm am sorry but putting hair removal cream on your face?
EDIT: OK, there are special facial ones too made by VEET and NAIR.