How to Use Beard Oil

Put a few drops in your palm right after a shower, rub your hands together, work it into the skin under your beard first, then run it through the hair and comb it out. Once a day. Most guys land somewhere between 2 and 10 drops depending on beard length.

The skin is the point. It's what itches and flakes while a beard grows in, and oil that only touches the hair won't fix that.

Step by step

Best time is right after a shower. Beard damp, not soaking.

  1. Drop the oil in your palm. Start small. You can always add more.
  2. Rub your palms together.
  3. Work it into the skin first. This is the part most guys skip, and it's the part that matters.
  4. Then run it through the hair, top to bottom.
  5. Comb or brush it through to spread it out.

How much beard oil to use

This is the question we get most. Rough guide by length:

  • Stubble or short beard: 2 to 3 drops
  • Medium: 4 to 6 drops
  • Long: 7 to 10 drops

Still dry after a few minutes? Add more next time. Looks greasy? Ease up.

When to apply it

Once a day is fine for most guys, ideally right after a shower. Some do morning and night, especially in winter or if they live somewhere dry. No shower today? Put it on a dry beard. It still works.

Using beard oil and balm together

Oil first, right out of the shower, worked into the skin. Balm after, once the beard is mostly dry, for shape and a little hold. Scrape out a small amount, melt it between your palms, and work it through. More on how to use beard balm, or grab both in the Beard Oil and Balm Set.

Common mistakes

  • Only putting it on the hair. The skin under the beard is what itches and flakes. Hit the skin.
  • Using too much on day one and giving up. A greasy beard isn't a sign to quit, it's a sign you used too much. Cut the amount in half next time.
  • Skipping days. It works because you keep doing it.

Long or thick beard?

If your beard drinks regular oil and asks for more, that's why Sara made Heavy Beard Oil. Same idea, thicker formula, and it squeezes out of a tube instead of dropping out of a bottle. Find your scent with the regular trial 4-pack first.

Curious what's in the bottle? Here's what's actually in beard oil. Washing first? Here's how to wash a beard without drying it out. Need a bottle? Shop beard oil.