How to Use Beard Balm
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As with the hair on your head, healthy-looking facial hair requires regular maintenance and the right beard care products, including beard balm. It’s essential for keeping frizz, flyaways, and dryness at bay. What exactly is beard balm, and how and when should it be applied? Here’s everything you need to know about this essential product.
What is Beard Balm?
Beard balm is a conditioner that softens facial hair and styles your beard. Jack Black Leave it in Hair & Beard Balm is designed to moisturize, reduce frizz and flyaways, and improve hair strength and texture for stronger, healthier-looking hair. The lightweight, creamy formula absorbs quickly without leaving a sticky or greasy residue on the hands. Leave-in balm moisturizes the skin underneath hair and beard, helping to calm itchiness and flaking while softening, smoothing, and conditioning hair for a natural finish. Key ingredients include:
- Squalane: Excellent emollient that softens and soothes skin, prevents moisture loss, and restores hair’s natural oils.
- Jojoba Seed Oil: Reduces hair breakage, promotes healthy hair, moisturizes, and supports the skin barrier.
- Snow Mushroom (Tremella Fuciformis Sporocard Extract): Natural humectant that hydrates and supports the skin barrier; contains antioxidants to protect against free radical damage.
- Rosemary Leaf Oil: Natural aromatic oil providing a refreshing scent.
- Organic Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice: Calms, soothes, and softens the skin.
Beard Balm Benefits
Along with softening and taming your beard, other notable benefits are:
- Easier beard styling
- Prevents itchiness and dandruff
- Enhanced shine
- Increased volume
- Prevents split ends
- Improved control
- Healthier skin and hair, which promotes growth
How to Use Beard Balm
After shampooing, rub a small amount between your palms before massaging it into clean hair and beard — the longer the beard, the more you’ll need. Do not rinse. Leave-in balm provides a light hold and may be used with additional hair products for men. You can use beard balm daily as part of your grooming routine to help protect, style, and condition your beard.
Do you apply beard balm wet or dry? That’s up to you! Unlike beard oils applied right after showering, balm can be used on a damp or dry beard.
Do You Wash Beard Balm Out?
No. Since beard balm is designed to hold and condition facial hair, it should not be washed off until your next shower.
When Should Beard Balm Be Applied?
Apply your beard balm right after showering, cleansing your face, or using a beard wash.
Beard Balm Vs. Beard Oil
What is better, beard oil or balm? One is not superior to the other. Both hydrate, nourish, soften, and protect the beard and skin. The difference: beard oil is a lighter moisturizer without the shaping and styling qualities of balm. You can use both products, especially for coarse or gray facial hair.