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I have a lot of bearded men in my life and they all love luxurious homemade beard care products. For this month's No Shave November, I decided to make a manly gift that every bearded man can enjoy; a masculine beard and 'stache oil to soften those scratchy hairs and moisturize the manly face. You know the ladies would prefer to kiss a man with a soft beard, not a scratchy one!
Dampen your beard before applying
It is suggested to slightly dampen your beard before applying any beard care products. Hair has an aqueous layer that can prevent proper absorption, but when dampened with water-based ingredients it can help your hair to absorb the oils better! While water will work just fine, I suggest spraying your beard with facial toner as the perfect pre-beard grooming ritual.
DIY Beard Conditioning Oil
INGREDIENTS
- 1 oz. glass bottle with dropper
- 1 Tbsp. hemp seed oil
- 1/2 Tbsp. avocado oil
- 1/2 Tbsp. apricot kernel oil
- essential oil blend (see below)
DIRECTIONS
- Combine all of the ingredients in the glass bottle with a dropper top and label for the hairy hippy in your life!
TO USE
After dampening your beard, pour 5-8 drops (depending on the beard size) of beard oil into the palm of your hand and massage into your beard combing through with your fingers, from your face to the tip of the hair.
MANLY ESSENTIAL OIL BLENDS FOR BEARD AND FACE OILS
HERBAN MAN
- 10 drops rosemary essential oil
- 5 drops lavender essential oil
- 5 drops thyme essential oil
- 10 drops lemon essential oil
EARTHEN SPICE
- 5 drops patchouli essential oil
- 3 drops cardamom essential oil
- 3 drops Virginia cedarwood essential oil
- 10 drops bergamot essential oil
TROPIC THUNDER
- 10 drops Virginia cedarwood essential oil
- 10 drops clove bud essential oil
- 3 drops lime essential oil
PIRATE'S BOOTY
- 3 drops nutmeg essential oil
- 2 drops vanilla oleoresin
- 3 drops bay west indies essential oil
- 5 drops sweet orange essential oil
GREEN GOD
- 3 drops pine essential oil
- 10 drops rosemary essential oil
- 3 drops juniper berry essential oil
- 10 drops Virginia cedarwood essential oil
AUTUMN HARVEST
- 10 drops sweet orange essential oil
- 3 drops nutmeg essential oil
- 5 drops clove bud essential oil
