As soon as we reach puberty age, we start noticing various changes in our body, including facial hair. This change reminds the famous saying from the movie Spiderman, “Great power comes with great responsibility.”
We are not saying that the beard is a symbol of power, but it is a change for which we are responsible. As a team of bearded guys, we take the responsibility to help our users in adding beard products to their beard grooming routine.
For today’s topic, we choose beard balm because we received several questions like:
- What is beard balm?
- Can beard balm tame my wild beard?
- Can I use beard balm with beard oil?
- How does Beard Balm work?
To get the answer and to know, keep reading the article.
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What is Beard Balm?
Beard balm is a combination of carrier oil, essential oil, beeswax, and butter. It is a leave-in conditioner that not only has moisturizing and conditioning properties but also taming ability. Plus, it allows you to style your beard.
Applying only beard oil to your facial hair will supply nutrients that moisturize the beard and skin underneath it, but the moisture doesn’t last long. It requires concealing, for which beard balm is a one-stop solution. We do the same thing; use beard oil first and then apply beard balm.
Ingredients like shea butter moisturize the skin, carrier oils condition and promote beard growth, essential oils add fragrances to your facial hair, and beeswax helps to tame the unruly whiskers.
Now that you know what beard balm is – let’s unveil the ingredients and their roles in making beard balms superior.
Essential Ingredients of Beard Balm
In our opinion, the Honest Amish Beard Balms is the best-in-class and made with quality ingredients. Beard balms that we recommend do not contain synthetics, parabens, and additives. And the natural ingredients are as follows:
Carrier Oils
Most beard products contain carrier oils because of their moisturizing and nourishing capabilities. These oils are jojoba oil, sweet almond oil, and argan oil.
Carrier oil is important because it offers a bunch of benefits to both your skin and your beard. It closely resembles sebum oil produced by sebaceous glands, keeping the beard moisturized, preventing flaking that causes beard itch or beard dandruff.
Essential Oils
Another ingredient that we are fond of is essential oils. It not only saves costs in buying colognes or perfumes but also offers antibacterial or antiseptic properties. The main source of essential oils is tea tree oil, lavender oil, sandalwood, mint, lemon, and citrus.
Though we don’t try all the beard care products, we still manage to dig deep into a particular product and know every nitty-gritty about it. It becomes our duty to understand the product first and then recommend it to others.
Beeswax
The primary job of beeswax is to keep your beard in a position the way you want and ensure that not even a single whisker grows in a different direction. Though the beeswax offers a light hold than beard wax, it still makes sure that it works best on your beard. Want to know how beard wax is different from beard balm, check out our new blog on it.
Besides, it is one of the reasons behind the thick consistency of beard balms. And it even acts as a protectant to safeguard beards from unwanted external elements. Also, it is the main reason behind locking the moisture underneath your facial skin.
Butter
The malleability that you will find in beard balm comes from adding a special ingredient called butter. Whether it be mango, cocoa, or shea butter, it will make the waxy substance into something malleable.
Shea butter brings a world of difference by adding a layer of moisture to keep your beard healthy and fresh.
So these are the core elements of beard balms that deliver nutrients to your beard follicles. Now let’s look at the right way to use for better and more effective results.
How to Use Beard Balm?
Most beard grooming products come with usage instructions. Since you landed on this page, it becomes our duty to help you in the decision-making process as well as let you know how to use a beard balm.
Firstly, wash your beard with beard shampoo to clean and remove unwanted particles. Dry it after washing to apply beard balm.
Note: Drying a beard is important because beeswax won’t be effective on wet or damp facial hair.
Now when you complete the pre-application work, take a dime-size amount of beard balm, rub between your finger and palm to warm and melt.
As soon you feel the consistency is ready to apply, start from the neck in an upward direction. Also, do not forget to massage the roots to deliver maximum conditioning and moisturizing benefits.
Tip: Use a beard brush or comb to straighten the beard and distribute the beard balm evenly.
The beard comb will also help you to style your beard and enhance your beard grooming experience. Also, the presence of beeswax helps to hold the beards at one place throughout the day.
The use of beard balm is quite simple and easily understandable. We hope if you are already applying, then it’s the same way as discussed and if not, then make sure your way massages both facial hair and skin beneath it. You can also know the benefits the beard balm offers from this post.
Now let’s answer a few questions to know what doubts users across the globe have.
FAQs:
1. What Does Beard Balm Do?
Beard balm is a leave-in conditioner that conditions, moisturizes, and softens your facial mane. The quality beard balm contains no chemicals and causes no side effects. Also, it keeps beard itch and beardruff at bay.
2. Does Beard Balm work?
Beard balms work incredibly well, irrespective of hair length. It protects your hair and tames your stubborn facial mane. Also, it keeps your facial mane strong, healthy, shiny and promotes beard growth.
3. Why use beard balm?
Beard balms contain thicker consistency that controls unruly and wild facial hairs. It shapes thicker and coarser hair. Plus, it helps in reducing beardruff and itch.
Conclusion
We hope that we have answered your question of what hair balm is and how to use a beard balm. Lastly, we wanted to say that always buy products that are alcohol-free as they may irritate your skin. Buy a balm that focuses on enhancing the experience and promoting hair growth.
