5 Beard Care Tips For Men

1. Wash Your Beard

Just like your face or body, your beard needs love too. You cannot use just any regular shampoo or bar soap. Not only will this dry your skin out, strip it of its natural oils but it also dries out your beard. Those together are BAD then you get MAD!! 

Massage your Beard Wash into your beard for about 1 minute. This feels oh so good. This will help wash away any residue or smell that may have accumulated during the day. You will need to wash your beard a min of 2-3 days a week. Rugged Roots Beard Wash is safe to use daily if needed or desired. Depending on your skin and hair type, you be the judge.  

2. Gently Dry Your Beard

After washing, gently dry your beard. You don't want it to be too rough, as this could damage the hair. Pat dry and get the majority of the water out of your beard. If it's a little damp that is ok. 

3. Apply Beard Oil.

This may be the most important piece for a truly healthy rugged beard. You will want to use this daily, preferably after a shower or wash. Beard oil will help alleviate the itchiness, dry skin, beard-druff( beard dandruff), and split ends. 

The health and conditioning properties of a premium Beard Oil are ridiculously underrated. Once you start you won't be able to stop. You can use it 1-3 times daily. Your beard will become softer, more fragrant, better looking, and much easier to style. 

4. Apply Beard Balm

This is the one-two punch for an amazing looking beard. Beard balm is a great moisturizer and conditioner for your beard. While both the oil and balm are great options it will come down to preference.  Balm will give you a little more of a hold so if you're into styling your beard, you may get better results when shaping your ruggedness. You will get the best results when using the Balm and Oil together.

5. Comb and Brush

Once you have applied oil and balm you will want to comb or brush it to help evenly distribute the goodness. Combing in an up and down fashion will help provide a fuller more manageable beard. You will now be able to style and shape depending on the beard length. Rugged Roots offers a Comb/Brush Combo Kit so you get the best of both worlds. You get a double-sided sandalwood comb with a narrow and wide tooth side. This comes in a nice carry pouch and tin, great for traveling. Combs come in handy once your beard reaches 3" in length. Plus it's a bit easier to carry at all times compared to the brush. 

Both are essential for an amazing beard. The brush will help tame those unruly hairs but is harsher on your beard than the comb. You should only use the brush once a day but can use the comb 3-5 times. Brushing will help give your beard a fuller, plush looking beard. Again, a good idea to have both. 

What is Beard Oil and Beard Balm? Do they work? Are they needed? Let's dive into each to help give you some insight.

Beard Oil: What the heck is it? You may have asked yourself if it is something you should use or not or why in the world would I want to put oil in my beard? Those are great questions and I had those same thoughts. So I decided to jump in and see what this whole world was all about. It was confusing at first. Who has the best oil or scent? Should I be worried about what is in it? Will it work for me? Let's take a walk and cover these concerns. 

Beard Oil: It's exactly what it sounds like. Oil for your beard. Your skin and beard produce natural oils already. Those get stripped away throughout the day through nature's elements and when you wash your beard. This is where the oil comes in. Beard Oil works to help maintain hydration and moisturize your beard. The key is to get under your beard to the skin. This will help alleviate itch, beard dandruff (beard-druff), dry hair, and split ends. Yes, your beard can get split ends. Plus you will have a great smelling beard for you and your loved ones. After using the right Beard Oil, your beard will become way more manageable. Your course hair will become softer, smell incredible, and much easier to style. This will help you become more confident while maintaining your ruggedness. 

Balm:  Beard Balm is designed to  condition and moisturize you beard while providing a stronger hold. Balms have shea butter and beeswax which will help style and shape your beard. Balms help lock in the moisture, soften and protect your beard from free radicals. You will look and feel amazing and have a nice manly shine while still looking rugged.

Rugged Roots Beard Care comes in a variety of amazing scents. 

Tobacco Vanilla - Warm and Spicy. This is a complex and rich, yet smooth. You will be reminded of Grandpa's tobacco pipe with just the right amount of smokiness and rich vanilla tones. This will give you the confidence and power to start your day off right.

Vanilla Coffee - A robust blend of smooth Vanilla and fresh ground coffee. If this does not get you going, we don't know what will. It's that good.

Orange Cedarwood - Bursts of juicy orange brought together with notes of cedarwood to give that sweet, woodsy aroma.

Bamboo Teak - This brings together sandalwood, cedarwood, musk, floral, and sweet fruit to give you a fresh clean scent. It's light and refreshing. 

Amber Sandalwood - Inviting and warm scent that combines a woodsy, spicy, earthy profile with top notes of bergamot. 

Citrus Spice - Fresh citrus aroma with a kick. Lemon, Frankincense, Patchouli, Sandalwood, and lime bring this all together for a clean, light scent.  

LumberJack - This makes you feel like your out in the woods. A nice pleasant aroma of cedarwood, lavender, tea tree, and rosemary. 

Bay Rum - Woodsy, sweet, and spicy with notes of cinnamon. 

Incognito - provides you all the benefits without the scent. If your sensitive to anything but still want your beard looking awesome, this one's for you.

Not all beard products are created equal. Rugged Roots uses only premium quality ingredients with no parabens, sulfates, silicones, synthetic colors, phthalates, petrolatum, PEG's, or animal ingredients. Never tested on animals.

Everyone has different skin tones, hair, and scent profiles and we took that into account when developing our products. We offer a 100% money-back guarantee so you can purchase with complete confidence. 

When we started this journey we set out to find the best quality products. We spent endless weeks of testing numerous oils, balms, washes, combs, and brushes. After over a year we felt confidant and excited that we produced something in a class of its own.  Our focus was to use safe, natural ingredients that we felt were beneficial to our skin/ beard.  We are excited for you to try the best beard care products available. We focus on bringing you the best customer service and experience. We are constantly developing new products and scents and encourage all feedback. 

We are confident you will feel the same way we do about our products. That is why we offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee. It's that simple. You can now buy in confidence knowing that you will be taken care of. 

What others are saying about us...

“Tobacco Vanilla smells incredible! My wife can’t stay away!! I’ve ordered a few times now and absolutely love it. You won’t be disappointed..” — Stevie

"THIS STUFF IS AMAZING!! Gave it to my boyfriend for Christmas and he and I both LOVE IT. His beard is definitely softer and the Amber Sandalwood smells amazing! The scent lingers for days! He says that his beard and skin feels a lot healthier after using it. Definitely recommend this product!!" - Megan

"This balm smells great. My family commented on it when they walked into my office today. In addition my beard finally feels soft. Good stuff!!" - Jason

"This stuff smells amazing, my husband is supper picky about scents. And I am too but only because some scents give me a headache. This stuff is great, he loved the oil so much when his beard was short that now it’s getting long so I ordered the balm in the same scent. His beard is softer and he hasn’t been complaining about his skin itching like he’s done before ever since he started using this stuff." - Crys

All Rugged Roots Products are tailor-made with all natural ingredients so you can feel good about what your putting on your skin!

We care about making our products safe and healthy for you—and our planet. That’s why we use no parabens, sulfates, silicones, synthetic colors, phthalates, petrolatum, PEG's, or animal ingredients. We also never test our products on animals.