Tired of people looking at your beard in disgust because it looks like you just arrived on a Viking ship? Have you stopped brushing and combing your beard because you break or pull out hair by the roots as a result? Looking to transform that hairy mess into a sculpted manly masterpiece,
it is time to start considering some DIY beard oil. Each time you shower, you are washing and shampooing the hair on your head, it only makes sense to start giving your beard that same attention. It will take you a few minutes to make your own beard oil, resulting in your facial hair looking and feeling healthier and stronger.
What Are the Benefits of Using a Beard Oil?
The biggest benefit to the DIY beard oil is that you will lubricate both the hair shaft and the skin on your face, reducing a discomfort that results in painful itching and flaking of the skin. That flaking looks like dandruff in your beard, and that is something no one wants to see. Each day that you massage the beard oil into your hair and skin, the facial hair not only becomes softer, it gains strength to grow longer and healthier.
You will notice in a few days that you can brush and comb your hair with less tangles, and as the comb glides through the beard, you experience less breakage and tugging. Your beard will look shinier, and it will encourage other hair to grow long and strong as a result.
Now that you know all about the benefits of beard oil, you might be surprised how many options you have to purchase this product. One alternative simply gets the ingredients yourself and make as much as you need. The following DIY beard oil recipes take less than ten minutes to make, and you can easily experiment with the ingredients until you find one that works best for you:
Main ingredients in your homemade beard oil recipe will be carrier oils and essential oils.
Carrier Oils
They “carry” and dilute the essential oils, because if only applying the essential oils is harmful to the skin, causing skin problems like irritations and burns. Both are the main ingredients in your beard oil recipe.
Most commonly used carrier oils are:
- Organic Sweet Almond Oil (best seller)
- Organic Jojoba Oil Cold Pressed
- Organic Argan Oil Cold Pressed
- Extra Virgin Coconut Oil (best seller)
- Organic Grapeseed Oil
Essential oils are components that give your beard oil the main scent, and extra skin and hair benefits to help you with a healthy growth. They come mainly from roots, peels, berries, and flowers. Every time you make your own homemade beard oil, try to choose a different scent to find your perfect combination.
Choose your starter pack:
– 64 Essential Oil Pack
– 32 Essential Oil Pack
– 14 Essential Oil Pack
– 6 Essential Oil Pack
– The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy
DIY Beard Oil Accessories
Before starting to make your own beard oil, here is list of items that you will need in the procedure:
Bottles:
1oz bottles
2oz bottles
Measuring Cup
5 Most Used DIY Beard Oil Recipes:
1. Black Forest DIY Beard Oil Recipe
For guys who want to smell like they just got done chopping down a few dozen tall trees in the forest, why not mix up your very own black forest beard oil? This woody and manly scent will put the signal out to the ladies that you are all about the outdoors and you have the beard to prove it. To begin, you will need essential oils and a carrier, and about ten minutes of your time.
Start by adding 17 ml of grape seed carrier oil into a 30 ml bottle, then mix in about 10 ml of jojoba carrier oil. Place in 3 drops of the lavender oil, 3 drops of lemongrass oil. 3 drops of fir needle oil, and 2 drops of eucalyptus. Seal and shake the bottle, and you are ready to oil up your beard and start improving the health of your facial hair.
Start by adding 17 ml of grape seed carrier oil into a 30 ml bottle, then mix in about 10 ml of jojoba carrier oil. Place in 3 drops of the lavender oil, 3 drops of lemongrass oil. 3 drops of fir needle oil, and 2 drops of eucalyptus. Seal and shake the bottle, and you are ready to oil up your beard and start improving the health of your facial hair.
2. Tropical Scent Beard Oil Recipe
This tropical DIY beard oil recipe not only will give you a fresh smelling beard, it eliminates tangles and gives you the control to shape and style your beard any way you like. The soothing aroma of the tropical beard oil will relax you each time you catch a subtle hint of the ingredients throughout your day. Place 20 ml of jojoba and 7 ml of grape seed carrier oils in your 30 ml bottle. Place 3 drops of sandalwood and 6 drops of bergamot into the bottle and seal and shale. Regardless where you live, now you will smell and feel like the beach is in your own backyard.
3. Fast and Simple Beard Oil Recipe
Of all the beard oils we will be making, the next one is for guys who have a little time on their hands to be mixing ingredients to improve the quality of their beards. This recipe is short and sweet, and will allow you to get back to more manlier tasks when you are done. Grab your bottle and add just 2 drops of eucalyptus oil, 2 more drops of tea tree oil, and 2 drops of sweet almond oil. That’s it, you have a simple bare bones oil that will get deep into the hair and moisturize the beard so that you can manage it more easily. The combination of the ingredients smells great too, something a little extra for the ladies to enjoy.
4. Soothing & Relaxing Beard Oil Recipe
One of the reasons it is so important to choose soothing ingredients in your beard oil is because of the close proximity of the facial hair to the nose. During the day, you will get subtle hints of the oil aroma and the more you like the ingredients, the longer you will continue to moisturize the beard and reap all the benefits. To make this relaxing beard oil, grab your bottle and fill it halfway with jojoba oil. Next, we will need to add 5 ml of sunflower seed oil, 5 ml of apricot kernel oil, then finally 5 ml of the argan.
Place 5 drops of sandalwood oil in the bottle, close, and shake vigorously. The sandalwood in the oil has a very soothing aroma that you and those close to you will absolutely enjoy. It will whisk you away to that happy place that you go when you want to get away from the craziness of your day. To mix things up each week, swap out the sandalwood for spruce, cedar, or rosemary.
5. Sunshine State of Mind Beard Oil Recipe
Want to smell like you live on the beaches in Florida all year long? This fun oil for your beard is a breeze to make and will allow you to close your eyes each day and take deep breaths as you drift away to the tropical sounds of ocean waves, margaritas, bikini-clad women, and Jimmy Buffet tunes on the radio. To prepare this ocean breeze recipe, place 20 ml of sweet almond oil in your 30 ml bottle. Next, add in 5 ml of the jojoba oil and shake your mixture. Next, add in a 2 – 3 drops of sweet orange oil, followed by a 2 – 3 drops of lime oil. Shake again and you are ready to start making use of your new beard oil.
One of the biggest advantage to DIY beard oil is you can start experimenting with your oils as you find some you like more than others. In the end, these oils are going to save you a small fortune compared to buying beard oil from a manufacturer.
The oils take less than ten minutes to make, and you can stretch out these ingredients for a year. Some of those high-end beard oils run well over $40 per bottle, your cost after you get mixing your own DIY beard oils will be less than $4 per bottle.
Just remember these simple grooming tips: always use the beard oil after you shower and the facial hair is still damp. Massage in the oil all the way down to the skin below, starting at the hair end, working towards the roots and then back again. In no time, you will notice a complete transformation in the health, the look, and the smell of your beard.
If you want all of these healthy skin and beard growth benefits but can’t get all the ingredients or simply don’t have time to do it, here is everything you need in one bottle:
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