How To Use Our Shaving Balm and Beard Butter
Whether you are clean shaven, have a mustache, a bit of a scruff, or a beard, the skin on your face needs moisturizing. This skin-soothing cream is great as an after shave balm to gently soothe freshly shaven skin or as a beard butter to conditioner the beard. It is alcohol-free and will not dry out sensitive facial skin.
As an After Shave Balm
Our shave balms are specifically designed to soothe the sore and irritated skin that occurs after shaving. Even if you don't feel the irritation, the uppermost layer of your skin will have lots of tiny abrasions and micro-cuts from the razor blade.
- Right after shaving, rinse your face with cool water.
- Gently dry the skin to remove excess water. It does not need to be completely dry--you want it to be a bit damp.
- Take a small dime-size dollop of balm and rub it over your fingertips.
- Starting from the bottom up, use your fingertips and gently massage the balm into the freshly shaved skin.
- Don’t forget your neck.
- Allow a few minutes for the balm to be fully absorbed.
- Reapply after each shave.
- The balm may also be used before shaving to help prevent irritation.
While it might be tempting to slather a thick layer of balm all over your face, especially if it feels irritated, more is not better! The balm should lightly cover all of the freshly shaved skin. If you apply too much, there will be too much to absorb into the skin which can result in a greasy feeling and blocked pores.
If you are unsure how much to use, start small. You can always add more until your learn what your unique face likes.
As a Beard Butter
Our shave blend is a leave-in conditioner that contains a bit of beeswax (not as much as a typical beard balm or wax) which helps tame and smooth flyaways to help style and shape the beard.
The balm ingredients work together to moisturize the skin, soften the beard hair, minimize itchiness, and give your beard a healthy shine.
Our beard butter is also great for mustache hair. Skin under a mustache is often neglected and can easily become dry and flaky.
Whether you are growing a new beard and only have a bit of scruff or your beard is exactly the right length for you, a beard butter does an excellent job keeping both the hair and the skin underneath moisturized.
- Beard butter is best applied to a dry or barely damp clean beard.
- Our beard butter is quite concentrated and little goes a long way so start with a small amount (about dime size) of beard butter. Obviously your beard length will determine the amount of balm needed, but you can always add more.
- Scoop out the dime-size dollop with your finger.
- Rub the balm between your hands to warm and soften it.
- Apply the beard butter directly to your beard using your hands.
- Work your fingers through your beard to distribute the butter evenly and don't forget the skin underneath.
- Use a beard comb to distribute butter evenly throughout your beard.
- Leave the beard butter in place for a few minutes or until it's fully absorbed.
- You can style your beard as usual after the butter is absorbed.
Quick Tips:
- Apply beard butter only to clean hair. Using the balm on a dirty beard will lead to buildup that can cause skin irritation and a very unhappy beard.
- Be sure to wash your beard to remove the residue from a previous application before applying more beard butter.
- More is NOT better. Too much conditioning balm can weigh your beard down, cause excess buildup, and give the beard a greasy look and feel.
- Do not combine beard butter with other beard grooming products which can also lead to buildup and greasiness.
- We suggest a beard comb since the butter washes out of a beard comb more easily than beard brushes.
If you work a beard butter down to the facial skin, you can use beard butter in place of beard oil. Beard butter is designed to keep your beard hairs hydrated and healthy but can also help the skin underneath your beard. But if you choose to use both, apply the beard oil to the skin first before using beard butter.
If you have very sensitive skin or are simply trying a new product for the first time, we always recommend doing a patch test.
For external use only. Discontinue use if irritation occurs. Best if used within 6 months of opening.
