5 Mens Beard Oil Recipe Expert Blends For Better Beard Growth

Learn how to make beard oil for men with the 5 Men Beard Oil Recipe Expert Blends For Better Beard Growth.

Three drops a day consistently for two months, and your beard still stops at the same patchy line at week 6, and you still look like a teenager.

Three drops a day for two months continuously and the beard is still at the same patchy line along the jaw that it hit back around week 6 and you look like a teenager. You've changed your bottle twice and each time you get the same result: shinier hair, still no gaps, still slow crawl alongside the guy at work who doesn't touch up his hair, and grows twice as fast.

That's the thing most guys get wrong, it was not really about the oil you selected. Oily hair is on hair that has grown in — it can't get into a clogged follicle, and it can't reverse what is going on under the skin that occurs before a single hair emerges from it.

A growth problem and a grooming problem are two separate repair jobs that have the same symptoms and when treated as such, two identical beard care plans yield the same disappointing results. Each of the five blends listed below is designed to work in a particular way — skin, ratio, timing, season and the itchy urge to cut too soon — rather than a single blend covering all of the above at the same time.

Clogged Follicles are Clogging Growth – even with the oil!

When you run your finger along your beard line (the place where beard growth is thinnest) you should feel it before you see it, it's a small bump, and somewhere in that spot the hair is a bit waxy and seems to be curling back in, not pushing out.

All that dead skin and old product on top of the opening of the follicle and a good rub of oil won't help.

It's important because this is typically the place guys refer to and explain that the patch just won't fill in when the follicle below is fine and capable of growing — it just got blocked.

It's because most beard care regimens wash the face, but do not introduce anything directly into the beard skin itself, causing the same level of accumulation to build up week after week with every little bit more.

This is a simple pre-oil scrub, not another oil.

Apply 5 drops of tea tree oil to a tablespoon of jojoba oil and fine sugar, and massage into clean, damp skin for 60 seconds on the patchiest areas.

Repeat twice a week before each evening oil – not instead of it.

Jojoba's molecular structure is similar to natural skin oils, so it will not dehydrate your skin, and the tea tree helps prevent the reintroduction of bacteria, keeping the follicle open between cleanings rather than reblocking.

Featured in this video is a 90 Second Pre-Oil Step Stops that halts the urge to trim too early.

The new growth feels itchy, particularly in the first three to six weeks and most dudes do not tolerate it so they cut it out and the clock starts again – that is, their beard isn't ever getting beyond the stage that irks them.

It is important because a beard that continues to be reset every week at four will not attain the length that the patchy spots will fill in.

It's due to the fact that the skin beneath new growth is drier than it appears, and many face washes rob the skin of whatever oil it's utilizing to deal with.

Apply 3 drops chamomile or lavender essential oil to a tablespoon of argan oil and make sure to rub daily into the damp skin, not just the hair, for 90 seconds, gently rubbing with strong pressure on the jaw and neck area.

The fatty acids in Argan replenish the skin's barrier more quickly than many carrier oils and chamomile helps to soothe inflammation that is actually the root cause of itching.

Men who continue this beard growth for the past 7 days nearly always find that itch goes away long before the beard fills in.

Your Blend's Oil Ratio Is Feeding Shine, Not Growth.

Most of the bottles found on the drugstore shelves are 95% grapeseed or coconut carrier oil, and then just a couple or three drops of rosemary or cedarwood to make them smell appealing.

That proportion gives hair shiney – that is why it is sold – and it is still not packed enough to help a hair follicle under it.

It's important since guys wear these things for months, see the shine, and say “boy, my beard doesn't seem to grow much,” and then the mix lacked enough of one ingredient that could have made a difference.

That is the equivalent of about 3 to 4 percent, which is rather high, but the combination of two tablespoons of jojoba or argan oil and eight to ten drops of rosemary essential oil and four drops of cedarwood is used nightly.

Use the batch within 8 weeks, to ensure potency of essential oils.

One of the few things a topical product can realistically impact is the flow of blood to the scalp and skin, and that's where Rosemary oil's compounds are believed to have a plus.

A lot of beard oil producers offer their products in the form of sprays, gels, or creams.Many beard oil brands come in the form of sprays, gels or creams.

If you put oil on your hair in the morning, then add moisturizer or a hair product, and go out and get sweaty for 10 hours, it's only really on your hair for a couple of hours.

It's important because anything below the surface requires a lot longer than a few hours of contact time to be of any benefit to the active ingredients.

It occurs because it's a rush in the morning and the oil is piled under or over other morning activities.

Change the time, not the ingredients:

• Use 4-5 drops on clean, towel dried skin directly before bedtime and apply no further treatments.

• Allow to sit undisturbed for 6-8 hours overnight.

• Only rinse in the morning and reapply light application if desired for the day.

When used O/N, the oil has six to eight uninterrupted hours of contact as opposed to two hurried hours, the difference being whether the oil gets to the skin or not, most of the time on the pillow.

Why One Winter Blend Can Undo A Whole Summer Of Growth

In July, a light grapeseed-based blend was all you needed to keep your skin in balance, but in January when the humidity drops below 30% (or 40%), it doesn't do much except get in the way.

Your skin is so dry, it cracks a bit at the jaw line and becomes the same source of growth as you had originally put in place months ago.

It's important because guys feel like their beard only has a growth stasis problem, while the routine has maintained a complete growth stasis.

Make two different versions of your nightly drink and rotate them according to the season.

In colder, drier months, combine castor oil and jojoba and add 6 drops of cedarwood — Castor's thicker viscosity will retain moisture on the skin for a much longer period of time than a light oil.

In warmer, more humid months, change the castor to grapeseed at the same rate, don't seal-up more moisture than the air does.

Change blends every 3-4 months, when there is any noticeable change in the heat or humidity, instead of waiting for the skin to start flaking.

Putting It Together

A slow-growing beard is hardly ever a single misstep: it is a series of minor wrong steps taking place over time that culminate in a standstill.

When you have a problem with your beard like clogged pores, an irritated jaw, a weak ratio, morning only timing, or a blend that never changes with the season, it's not just my beard that does not grow, it’s five different, fixable habits.

In reality, the five blends are combined as five routines.

Exfoliate twice weekly to keep follicles clean, use the argan and chamomile mixture to soothe the itch in the initial rough weeks, use twice the normal amount of essential oil in the base oil mixture in the nighttime application, apply directly on clean skin and not over the morning products, and change the base oil application mix when it gets colder or drier.

Together, that's a system, not five bottles jostling for space on your sink.

Be patient and wait for results.

The amount of itching and flaking decreases significantly in the first 2 weeks, patches of hair start to look fuller at week 6-8, and the line is even and filled in at 3 months, corresponding to the length of time it takes a single hair to go through the growth phase.

None of these changes alter your genes.

If you have a real balding area due to a hormonal or medical condition, there's no blend, ratio or timing trick that will cover it up and if a dermatologist said so, it wouldn't be worth it, would it?

Anything else was a fix for the everyday patchiness and slow growth, though.

It's the same beard that clogged up that spongy line about week six, but this time with nothing holding it back underneath.

FAQs

How many times a day should you apply a beard growth oil mix?

For most of these blends, just one night is sufficient as the contact time overnight is more important than the number of nights. Does not double up the effect of the follicle — just wastes more product. Consistently follow the same nightly routine for 6-8 weeks before determining if a blend is effective.

Does beard oil really help to grow hair more quickly or does it just make it look thicker?

In isolation, light carrier oils generally have a positive effect on shine and softness, but little effect on growth rate. If it is a blend made with actual rosemary or cedarwood, it will help the skin and circulation conditions that allow hair growth to occur, but it is not commanding new hair to grow in a day.

Are you able to safely create your own beard oil?

Yes, you can use it as long as you keep the amount of essential oil in the carrier oil reasonable, typically 3-4 percent essential oil in the carrier oil, and do a patch test on the inside of your forearm for 24 hours before use. Some essential oils, such as rosemary and tea tree are strong enough to irritate skin if used neat.

Can you leave beard oil on all night?

No, and most of these mixes it's a point — you can't get 6-8 hours of uninterrupted contact from a quick morning dose. Rinse in the event of any irritation, unless a specific ingredient is the cause of irritation, then rinse it off and use a lighter dilution.

When will you see results from a beard oil blend?

Itching and flaking will typically be seen in the first two weeks and visibly fuller patches will be seen around 6-8 weeks. A full even line will need about 12 months as this is approximately the cycle of one hair.

Can rosemary oil help grow beard?

One of the only aspects of a topical product that it can meaningfully affect is improved circulation at the skin and follicle level, which Rosemary oil is connected to. While most commercial blends have a few drops only, it is best used at a real concentration, of about 8 to 10 drops in a 2 tablespoon carrier oil.

Can blocked hair follicles be unclogged with the use of beard oil alone?

Not by itself. Oil does not remove dead skin and product buildup that obstructs a follicle opening, but rather lies on top of skin and hair. The key is to exfoliate two times a week before applying the oil.