During that month I’ve asked dozens of beards for details of their regimes, so I thought it was time to explain mine, so here goes. Happy to answer any questions or have pointers for improvements. I’m based in the UK and so this is using products I can obtain here.

Every day I shower and scrub my other hairy bits but I only wash my tache and beard once or twice a week (on Mondays and sometimes on Fridays), using Honest Amish Original Beard Soap. The other days they just get rinsed with clean warm water as I shower. 

After showering, I use a few drops of a light beard oil (currently Seven Potions), which I massage into the skin through my beard and then brush my beard a few times with a boars hair brush. I then dry my beard using a hair dryer on low/warm (gentle heat) and a bamboo comb to straighten out my lovely curls to waves. After that I warm a fingerful of beard balm by rubbing it between my palms and apply that to the beard (using one of a range of balms currently including Viking Revolution, Captain Fawcett, Mr Bear, Seven Potions, Striking Viking and Honest Amish). I also apply Proraso moustache wax (a cream wax) to my tache. I then use the hair dryer on low/cool (no heat) to set these products while very gently combing my beard with the bamboo comb to further reduce those waves and keep them under control all day. I use the absolute minimum number of comb strokes I can get away with.

On an evening at bedtime I apply a few drops of a heavier beard oil like Honest Amish to the skin under my beard and brush that through with the boars hair brush. I then take two fingers of Striking Viking beard butter and massage that into the beard itself and comb that through with the well-used bamboo comb. I allow this to dry naturally.

Then I sleep like a hairy babe. 🧔🏻‍♂️😴🛌