This article was written by Marlon Rivas and by wikiHow staff writer, Dan Hickey. Marlon Rivas is a Barber and Owner of MGX Professional Men's Grooming, a barbershop based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is also the founder of Busystyle.com, a service that provides online scheduling services to businesses in the barbering and beauty industry. Marlon has over 15 years of experience in managing and providing barber services.
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You can wash the hair on your face just like you’d wash the hair on your head, right? As it turns out, your face and beard hair have fairly different needs than the hair on your scalp. To help you maintain the healthiest, softest, most eye-catching beard, we’ve put together a handy guide to washing and conditioning it, including information on how often to do it and which products to use. If you’re ready to take your beard game to the next level, read on!
This article is based on an interview with our professional barber, Marlon Rivas, owner of MGX Professional Men's Grooming. Check out the full interview here.
Things You Should Know
- Wash your beard with beard shampoo at least once per week, but up to three times if you have an active job, exercise frequently, or have oily skin.
- Use beard conditioner and oil after shampooing to retain moisture in your facial hair and skin. Condition up to every day, and apply oil up to twice a day.
Steps
How to Wash Your Beard
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1Wet your beard with lukewarm water. Jump in the shower or thoroughly wet your beard over the bathroom sink. A wet beard helps your shampoo lather faster whether it’s liquid or a bar. The warm water opens up your pores and improves blood circulation.[4]
- Cold water will close up your pores, and hot water might cause slight inflammation and dryness.
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2Apply your beard shampoo and work it into a lather. If you’re using liquid shampoo, squeeze a nickel-sized amount into your hands and rub it into your beard until the lather is big and white. For bar shampoo, rub the bar against your beard until it makes a foamy lather. Use your fingertips to spread the lather in all directions.[5]
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3Rinse out the shampoo and apply your conditioner. Make sure all of the soapy lather is out of your beard. Then, while your facial is still wet, rub a small amount of conditioner in your hands and then run your palms through your beard to evenly distribute it. Let it sit for 1-5 minutes, then rinse it out.[6]
- With conditioner, less is more. Start with a pea-sized squirt in your hands. If your beard is long, use more if needed.
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4Pat your beard dry. Jump out of the shower and use a clean towel to gently rub and pat your facial hair dry. Try using a microfiber towel—it dries faster and doesn’t pull on wet hairs very hard.[7]
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5Apply beard oil. Rub a drop or two of oil between your hands and then massage it into your beard. As you work through your facial hair, try to massage the oil from the roots to the tips of your hair so it can benefit your skin, too.
- Comb or brush your beard with a beard comb to make sure the oil is evenly distributed throughout your beard.
- The more oil you add, the more of a shiny look you’ll achieve.
References
- ↑ https://www.artofmanliness.com/style/facial-hair/beard-grooming-products-routine/
- ↑ https://themenhero.com/how-often-should-you-wash-your-beard/
- ↑ https://www.artofmanliness.com/style/facial-hair/beard-grooming-products-routine/
- ↑ https://themenhero.com/how-often-should-you-wash-your-beard/
- ↑ https://www.tiege.com/blogs/news/how-to-wash-a-beard-in-5-steps
- ↑ https://www.thebeardstruggle.com/blog/how-when-and-why-a-guide-on-how-to-properly-apply-beard-products
- ↑ https://www.tiege.com/blogs/news/how-to-wash-a-beard-in-5-steps
- ↑ https://youtu.be/2nwITgHekSw?t=155
- ↑ https://www.artofmanliness.com/style/facial-hair/beard-grooming-products-routine