Father’s Day is just around the corner, and if you have a bearded Dad in your life, you’ve come to the right place! By using quality, natural beard care products bearded Dad’s across Australia can look and feel their best with minimal fuss.
Whether his beard is short like Chris Hemsworth’s, mid-length like Jason Momoa’s, or as long as Ned Kelly’s, our easy-to-follow guide will help you pick the right products to gift this Father’s Day. Plus, we’ll share some hot tips and the best times to use each product for maximum results.
- BEARD OIL
Purpose: Beard oil is the basis of all beard care. It stops dry, itchy and flaky skin beneath the beard. It also strengthens and hydrates the beard hair itself. For many men, as soon as the beard starts growing (even at the stubble stage), the skin beneath the beard can become dry and itchy. Beard oil can help to relieve the dry itchy skin, which is often accompanied by white flakes (commonly known as beardruff) that can look like dandruff and cause great embarrassment.
Best For: Beard oil is beneficial for all beard lengths, from George Clooney’s stubble to the majestic mane of Gandalf.
Hot Tip: Apply beard oil to a damp beard, this helps the oil to be distributed more evenly throughout the beard. Also, don’t apply more beard oil than you actually need. Odyssey Beard Co’s beard oil is designed to absorb into the beard within a few minutes without leaving a greasy feeling. If after 5 minutes your beard is still feeling moist, you’re using too much beard oil.
Best Time to Apply: A few drops of beard oil applied both morning and night will keep your beard looking and feeling it’s best.
- BEARD BALM
Purpose: Beard balm is a styling product that helps to style and shape the beard with a medium-hold. Beard balm is great to taming flyaway hairs, especially along the jawline, and for keeping the beard looking neat and tidy in between barber visits.
Best For: Beard balm is beneficial for short to longer length beards.
Hot Tip: When using beard balm, apply a small amount at a time, until you achieve the style that you want. Using excess beard balm can leave the beard looking greasy.
Best Time to Apply: Beard balm is typically applied in the morning to style the beard and keep it looking sharp all day. Beard balm is applied after applying beard oil as it also helps to lock in the beard oil close to the hair follicles and keep the beard hydrated for longer.
- BEARD BUTTER
Purpose: Beard butter deeply hydrates and softens the beard, making it feel smooth and look well-groomed. Odyssey Beard Co’s beard butter is filled with nourishing natural ingredients that genuinely softens even the most coarse and dry beards.
Best For: Beard butter is beneficial for mid to longer length beards.
Hot Tip: Store your beard butter in a cool dark place to keep the product in its original consistency. The three natural butters that it contains will melt in the heat and the beard butter isn’t as pleasant to apply in a melted form.
Best Time to Apply: Evening. Let the butter work its magic overnight for a super soft beard in the morning.
- FOAMING BEARD SHAMPOO
Purpose: Beard shampoo cleans the beard by gently removing dirt and preventing a build-up of beard care products. It’s very important not to use hair shampoo for washing your beard! Hair shampoos are designed to strip the oil from the scalp. This level of cleansing is too harsh for the delicate skin on your face and it can cause skin irrigation and excessive dryness.
Best practice is to wash your beard 1-2 times per week. If you have a hobby or job where you become particularly sweaty or dirty, Odyssey Beard Co’s foaming beard shampoo is mild enough to be able to use on a daily basis if required.
Best For: Foaming beard shampoo is suitable for all beard lengths.
Hot Tip: Use lukewarm water to wash your beard - hot water can dry out the skin and hair.
Best Time to Apply: Morning or evening, depending on your routine. A clean beard feels fresh and looks great any time of day.
- BEARD COMB
Purpose: A beard comb is used to detangle and evenly distribute beard products.
Best For: Beard combs are beneficial for medium to long length beards.
Hot Tip: Comb your beard from the bottom up. This helps to detangle the beard more easily.
- BEARD BRUSH
Purpose: A beard brush exfoliates the skin beneath the beard, and helps distribute beard oil, beard balm and beard butter evenly throughout the beard.
Best For: A beard brush can be used from the stubble stage of growing a beard to gently exfoliate the skin and stimulate the blood flow to the chin. This can help to encourage new beard growth. Beard brushes are also used to distribute oil throughout the length of the beard, and to style the beard after beard balm or beard butter is applied.
Hot Tip: For medium to longer length beards, try brushing the beard from underneath so the beard is sitting vertically up around your chin. Then brush the beard back into place from the top. This can help to give your beard a fuller look, and also help to straighten your beard without using a beard straighter which can damage the hairs.
Conclusion: Choosing high quality, natural beard care products can make all the difference in keeping a beard looking and feeling its best. Whether you’re shopping for yourself or a special bearded gent in your life, this guide will help you pick the right products.
Happy Father’s Day, and here’s to keeping those beards looking sharp and stylish!