Whether you are growing a beard for the first time, or you’re already on the way to the beard of your dreams, knowing how to maintain a beard properly is crucial. The key to having a fantastic beard is taking care of it the right way and using high-quality products. From washing and conditioning to grooming and styling, we want to share our top tips to help you keep your beard healthy and looking great.
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Keeping Your Beard Clean
One of the essential steps to maintaining a healthy, good-looking beard is to keep it clean. Washing your beard is not something that should be done daily; this will dry it out and remove the natural oils that our bodies produce to moisturize and protect our skin.
Typically, you should wash your beard two to three times a week. If you are especially active or spend a lot of time doing outdoor activities, you may need to wash your beard slightly more often to keep it clean and looking great.
Facial hair has a different composition than the hair on your head, and it is important to use products designed specifically for your beard like the Beard Gains Ultimate Beard Wash Kit.
Beard Shampoo
Shampooing your beard is the first step of the cleaning process. Beard shampoo helps to untangle your facial hair by adding weight that smooths and straightens the hair. It also adds nourishment and gives your beard a clean, radiant sheen.
Beard shampoo removes any dirt or grime built up in your beard and can increase your hair’s growth and thickness. Because of the oil blends we use in our beard shampoos, it benefits your skin and facial hair.
When shampooing your beard, make sure the hair is wet and use a small amount of product. After applying the shampoo, let it sit for a couple of minutes before rinsing it out thoroughly.
Beard Conditioner
After washing your beard, it is crucial to use a conditioner; this replenishes your beard and gives it the nourishment that is essential to the healthy growth of a full beard.
By adding the vitamins and minerals that your hair and skin need to flourish, beard conditioner helps your beard grow thick and strong. Beard Gains is the only company that offers fully organic beard conditioners.
You should apply a beard conditioner after rinsing out the shampoo, and you can use slightly more of the product than when shampooing your hair. Let it sit for a couple of minutes before you rinse it out; if there are still small traces of the conditioner in your beard, that’s perfectly fine.
Beard Soap
Your beard is nice and clean now, but there’s one more thing you can do for an even healthier looking beard. Our beard soaps help to soften and strengthen your beard while leaving your skin healthier than before.
Beard soap can help eliminate itchiness and dandruff, and it promotes the healthy growth of your hair. It can also help prevent and fight against dry, flaky skin, acne, inflammation, and more!
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Taking Care of Your Beard
ALT Text: Man with a well taken care of beard
You have a clean, pristine-looking beard, but now what? Maintaining your beard, especially as it gets longer, can feel like a monumental task, but it’s not as difficult as you might think. With the right products, tools, and a few minutes a day, your beard will be looking its best in no time.
Supplying your beard with the nutrients it needs to succeed is an essential part of beard care. Luckily, we make it easy with our Every Day Beard Care Kit.
Beard Oil
Beard oil nourishes and enriches your skin and hair to keep it looking and feeling healthy. It also helps to untangle, straighten, and smooth your facial hair. When you wash your hair, some of your body’s natural oil gets removed; beard oil helps your facial hair maintain the right balance of nutrients.
All beard oils aren’t created equal; our beard oils are blended using only the purest, highest-quality oils available. With these oils, you don’t have to worry about rashes and irritation that can come from using products of lesser quality.
Beard oil is typically applied after washing and before combing or brushing. One of the most vital things to remember when using beard oil is to rub it into your skin; you don’t want it to just sit on the ends of your facial hair.
Beard Vitamins
Beard vitamins are a great way to supplement your beard and encourage your hair to grow thicker, longer, and healthier. If you’re looking to grow an extra-long beard, or want to help your facial hair grow faster, these beard growth supplements can help you achieve that goal.
Packed with biotin, zinc, folic acid, and multiple vitamins, Beard Gains beard growth supplements can help you grow a long, thick, and strong beard that is sure to get attention.
Beard Combs & Brushes
Combing or brushing your beard is as necessary as ensuring it has the nutrients and moisture that it needs. Beard combs are designed in a way that helps prevent breakage and snagging of your facial hair. If you’ve ever tried to comb your beard with a regular comb, you know the importance of using a tool made specifically for beards.
Our wooden beard combs have wide teeth to protect against ripping out hairs while grooming. We have a vast selection with varying shapes, sizes, and designs; you can even create your own!
Using a boar’s hair beard brush can help train your facial hair to grow in the direction you want. It also aids in keeping your beard clean and distributing natural oils throughout your beard. It’s a good idea to brush your beard daily, but if yours is still very short, be careful; it can irritate your skin if you only have a few weeks of growth.
When choosing a beard brush, make sure to find one that uses high-grade boar’s hair for the best results and comfort, like Beard Gains Pocket Beard Brush.
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Trimming Your Beard
If you have plans to grow a very long beard, you may be wondering why you should still give it a trim every once in a while. Whether your goal is to have a beard to rival the Vikings, a short and simple one, or anywhere in between, routine trimmings will keep your beard looking great.
Regularly trimming your beard will help prevent split ends and dryness, and it won’t slow down your growth progress.
Trimming Tips
If you are trying to maintain a specific length for your beard, trimming it every one to two weeks is a good idea. When growing it out longer, you don’t need to cut as often; at that point, you’re mostly trying to keep the length even all over and prevent flyaway hairs.
The best time to get a trim is after your beard has been washed and dried. Running your beard brush against your hair’s grain to make them stick out will help you find the areas with longer hairs that need to be trimmed down. For longer beards, use a pair of haircutting scissors to trim the long pieces. If you’re keeping your beard shorter, you can use clippers to ensure an even length all over.
Trim Your Neckline
How high or low your neckline is can make or break your beard. It’s not difficult to do right, but this is one area that you should take your time with and let your perfectionism out.
The general rule of thumb for where your neckline should be is two fingers above your Adam’s apple. Rather than trimming a straight line from there, the neckline should gradually curve up towards the back of your ears in a “U” shape. Shave all of the stray hairs below this line, and you’re good to go!
Styling Your Beard
Unruly curly hairs and puffy cheeks can become a thing of the past with the right beard styling products. These products don’t only contribute to your beard’s aesthetics, but also promote healthy beard growth. Your beard will look and feel its best!
Beard Wax
Beard wax is designed to style your facial hair by holding and taming it into the desired shape. Stay in control of wild facial hair, frizzy strands, and untamed whiskers. Made with only natural and organic ingredients, our beard wax collection can withstand hot and cold temperatures, rain, and humidity; look your best no matter the weather!
If it’s your first time using beard wax, you may notice that the wax is extremely hard; this is perfectly normal. The main ingredient, and what makes it so effective, is beeswax. All you have to do is heat it slightly before applying the wax to your beard!
Beard Balm
Beard balms are perfect for times when you don’t need quite as strong of a hold as wax provides. It may give a lighter grip, but beard balm doubles as a conditioner; the shea butter and beeswax composition adds nourishment to your skin and facial hair. Our 100% natural and organic beard balms help prevent breakage, irritation, split ends, while allowing you to maintain a stylish beard and enhance its natural growth.
When applying beard balm, you’ll immediately notice the effects; your beard will become thicker and denser. All it takes is a minimal amount; rub the balm on your palms apply it evenly throughout your beard, shaping as you go.
Beard Coloring
Whether you’re unhappy with the color of your facial hair, or you want to fill in some of the patchy spots, Beard Gains beard dye and powder have got you covered.
Maybe you’re sick of the gray patches or have a beard with uneven color that you want to look uniform; beard color balms can provide instant relief that can always be washed out later.
Beard filler powder can be used to fill in gaps and thin patches throughout your beard to look your best while growing out your facial hair.
Mustache Care
Whether you have a mustache by itself or as a part of your beard, it’s just as important to take care of as the rest of your facial hair. The beard oil and wax you use can be used for your mustache as well, but you may want to use combs that are specifically designed for mustaches.
Mustache combs have finer teeth than a traditional beard comb; using one of these helps ensure that you don’t snag or pull out any of your mustache hairs.
Mustache Styling & Trimming
When trimming your mustache, the general guideline is to cut the hairs just above your lip; if the hairs get too long, they can get in the way of everything, and you’ll end up eating your facial hair with lunch. But, this is not a one-size-fits-all solution; if you want a longer mustache without trimming it regularly, mustache wax can be the answer.
Like beard wax, mustache wax is hard and has to get warmed up before using it. Other than adding density and thickness to your mustache, you can use the wax to shape the hairs so that they are out of the way of your mouth. This way, you can keep your long mustache without it interfering with things like eating and drinking.
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Get Growing!
Armed with the knowledge to properly maintain your beard and an idea of some of the best products to use, it’s time to get growing! Utilize these tips on cleaning, caring for, and styling your beard, and you’ll have the most excellent beard known to man in no time. Don’t forget to regularly wash your beard, keep it hydrated and nourished to promote healthy growth, and then style it to your liking!
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