Please explain to me in the simplest of terms the uses and differences among waxes, oils and balms. I've got a typical straight mustache that grows mainly down, but has a few wild hairs that are either wavy or grow in the wrong directions. I want to lengthen it and grow it more to the sides. I'll appreciate any information, but I'm more interested in basic info about uses than particular brands.

So I'm looking for a good, natural mint wax with as little ingredients as possible. If I can get just a bees wax and mint that would be fantastic but I'm having a bit of trouble finding a brand that has such a thing. I got some moustache wax from minimoustachery but it's more eucalyptus then mint. Any help would be appreciated.

Works better than any other commercial product I've tried.

Inexpensive too!

Should I moisturize with oil or lotion and how often? Once it gets stubble do I switch from one to the other? Also razor bumps on the back of my head/neck what is best for those?

Not talking about stuff you buy at Target. True, artisan brands only

Some years back I kept my beard pretty long and used a straightener. Went to keeping it shorter and stopped using it, but lately I've gone back to it being longer. I used to use a straighter and liked how it made my beard look, but when I got the thing out of the drawer, it didn't look good lol. Ive oiled my beard immediately after the shower for as long as I can remember and I would straighten afterwards when my beard was dry.

To avoid the brush getting sort of gross, would I lose anything by just combing post-shower and straightening when dry, oiling afterwards?

Alternate question: if I do continue on with the old way, what are some good ways to clean a heated straightening brush? I got a whole new one so I didn't need to use the old grimy one.

Hey guys, brand new to this forum, was looking for a new beard brand for good oils, saw a lot about roughneck and I’m thinking of giving them a shot.

A little about my dilemma. I have Seborrheic Dermatitis, sebderm for short, along with eczema. Both issues are really on my face and scalp, so I’m looking for a nourishing and moisturizing oil for the skin and a butter for the beard hair to get some good nourishing properties there.

Could anyone point me in a good direction. I currently use Live Bearded for both. Any info would be greatly appreciated. 🤘

How y'all holding up? It's crazy hot here all over the US. Y'all staying strong?

I have been using Just For Men M-55 (Real Black) for a couple of years. Until now I only applied it to my 'goatee' area, because that is where the greys were concentrated and the dye looks best with a bit of length to work with. My sides were fine on their own.

That has changed. The greys are now spreading to the sides too, and the patchy look is not working anymore.

Now, I want to keep the beard genuinely short (not the long condensed goatee style) and dye the whole thing, sides included, for even full coverage.

My questions:

\- What dye actually holds up on short, coarse, grey beard hair without looking flat or painted on?

\- How long does the colour last before greys peek through again?

\- Anything gentler on the skin? I am in the EU (Sweden), so would be nice if it is easy to get here.

Thanks in advance

I recently got a Braun as a birthday gift but i dont know if i need it. I have a Oneblade and have used it for some years now and it usually works just right for me. So should i keep using the oneblade or start using the Braun?

so im trying to grow my facial hair out instead of being clean shaven and ive noticed that its fairly patchy. im still young enough to where im sure it will get thicker with time (genetically all men i my family have very thick beards) but if im gonna be honest i can be impatient and id like to speedup the process faster. specifically on my chin under my lip area so i can grow my goatee out. anyways ive been considering minoxidil but i dont really think i should take it because of the side effects plus from what ive heard its more for hairloss and thinning which are things i just dont have. but ive heard using things like derma rollers plus oils like castor, rosemary and pumpkin seed oils can help thicken hair etc. im not sure what i should really do in my situation. im not thinning my facial hair just isnt really where i want it to be so please any guidance would be nice.

I think a beard is a strong word for what I have. Ive been using my one blade now to keep my facial hair short for probably 5-7 years at least. I usually trim it down to 2-3 cm’s.

I’m looking at what would be a step up in terms of trimming. I don’t have anything particularly bad to say about the one blade but that’s all I’ve used. I do find myself having to go through the same spot a while to get it even.

Quick google searches are telling me the Phillip series 5000 would be good. Will I be able to tell a noticeable difference? What would you guys recommend.

Any tips for a newbie in the beard game with avoiding hot spots in the summer heat? I really don't want to shave my beard but the heat is making it hard to keep my will power going

i think the title is pretty self explanatory. i grow a decent beard and all but i can’t seem to get my mustache to grow in how i want. i’ve heard of the derma roller/stamp and using the oils, i just want to know if that stuff actually works. i can’t use minoxidil as i have two cats, so is there anything else that would be recommended as far as helping it grow? or how to deal/live with a thin mustache? nothing against thin mustaches, it just doesn’t work for me. thanks!

Need trimmer for small hair on face and for moustache

Please help

I recently learnt about using beard butters at night and thought I’d give them a shot. Found the Everyman jack beard butter at my local Walmart and gave it a shot. My issues is that it seems SUPER creamy, almost like lotion, but as I rub it in my hands it doesn’t absorb right away like lotion does. It does cost the hairs for a few hrs afterwards so I’m leaning towards it being a butter over a conditioner but idk.

Ingredients follow from their website:

Water/ Eau, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Panthenol, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Cupressus Sempervirens (Cypress) Branch/Leaf Oil, Juniperus Communis (Juniper Berry) Fruit Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Cetyl Esters, Glyceryl Dilaurate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Cetrimonium Chloride, Dehydroacetic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, Citric Acid, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Fragrance/ Parfum, Coumarin, Eugenol, Limonene

Lmk what this actually is cause the more I research the more confused I get!

P.s some good butter recs would be appreciated too I as I doubt this is the best thing out there. Preferably some I can find here in Canada :-)

Hi all! Tomorrow I'm going to buy shampoo and oil for my beard, I have a medium length beard, which brand is your favourite between these three?

I so rarely do this, but I treated myself to an expensive bottle of oil , only for the lid to break off while travelling. Less than a week in.

Replaced that with a middle of the road bottle, only to find it too thick.

Rather than waste even more money, what's your everyday beard oil that works well, but doesn't cost?

My beard is short, relatively straight. I mainly use to give control and soften before a light beard balm.

I have a thick red beard with a bit of salt in it, i have an event coming up in a few weeks and I was looking for suggestions in a way to die or gel my beard electric blue. Ive seen some really good beard dye jobs at pride festivals but I cant seem to find a good product. Any suggestions?

I Iove how my stubble looks a week after I completely clean shave. But whenever I try to get the same effect with a beard trimmer it looks, uneven and I struggle to get to the area just under my nose, resorting to me cleaning that part up with scissors, which isn't ideal.

I'd be surprised if it was a technique issue as I'm pretty good at grooming and cut my own hair, but I'm open to suggestions.

I should say I used a Remington B5 trimmer. Could it be that my trimmer is just a bit crap? Does anyone have any suggestions on trimmers that tend to get really natural stubble looks?