Essential Oils For Beard Growth
Who doesn’t love a good beard? With a range of beard growth oils available, it can be hard to filter through what will work best for you. Luckily, some essential oils are known to not only stimulate beard growth but also soothe irritation and itch, so you can focus on looking your best.
Benefits Of Essential Oils For Beard Growth
Essential oils are an effective, natural way to soothe and nourish your beard. With anti-inflammatory and stimulating properties, essential oils promote balance, stability and replenishment. Here are a few ways essential oils help stimulate beard growth naturally:
- Promotes hair growth and thickness
- Moisturises skin
- Increases blood circulation
- Prevents hair loss
- Relieves itchiness
- Adds volume and shine
Best Essential Oils For Beard Growth
A healthy beard is a product of what you put into it. Essential oils not only moisturise the skin, but they offer a natural way to promote beard growth, volume and shine. Here are some of our best essential oils for beard growth:
Lavender Essential Oil
Lavender Essential Oil instils a calming, sweet and herbaceous aroma while being known for soothing irritation and stimulating beard growth. It is also known to stimulate blood circulation and hair thickness as well as balancing sebum production. Lavender Oil deeply nourishes the skin and contains anxiolytic properties that may help reduce stress levels.
How To Use Lavender Essential Oil for Beard Growth
Lavender Oil can be used in the following ways:
- Diluting: Dilute with your favourite carrier oil, add your dilution to a roller bottle or glass pipette bottle and gently massage into your beard. We recommend a 1 - 2% dilution for facial application.
- Moisturiser: You can also add Lavender Essential Oil to your chosen moisturiser and apply it on the skin. For facial application, we recommend a 1 - 2% dilution.
Cedarwood Essential Oil
Cedarwood Essential Oil carries a masculine, woody and warm aroma and is considered one of the best essential oils for beard growth and nourishment. It is perfect for conditioning the beard and promoting volume and shine while also preventing hair loss by balancing oil glands. It may further promote hair growth by stimulating hair follicles and for this reason it is a popular ingredient in beard oils.
How To Use Cedarwood Essential Oil for Beard Growth
Cedarwood Oil can be used in the following ways:
- Diluting: Dilute with your favourite carrier oil, add your dilution to a roller bottle or glass pipette bottle and gently massage into your beard. We recommend a 1 - 2% dilution for facial application.
- Moisturiser: You can also add Cedarwood Essential Oil to your chosen moisturiser and apply it to the skin. For facial application, we recommend a 1 - 2% dilution.
Clove Bud Essential Oil
Clove Bud Essential Oil holds a spicy, woody aroma and is known to soothe the skin, promote healing and reduce inflammation and itchiness. It is also known for its antiseptic effects that work to help cleanse and nourish the beard.
How To Use Clove Bud Essential Oil for Beard Growth
Clove Bud Oil can be used in the following ways:
- Diluting: Dilute in your favourite carrier oil, add your dilution to a roller bottle or glass pipette bottle and gently massage into the beard. We recommend a 1 - 2% dilution for facial application.
- Moisturiser: You can also add Clove Bud Essential Oil to your chosen moisturiser and apply it to the skin. For facial application, we recommend a 1 - 2% dilution.
Sandalwood Essential Oil
Sandalwood Essential Oil carries a woody, earthy aroma and is known for its anti-inflammatory and soothing properties. Nowadays, it is believed to promote volume and shine while also deeply moisturising the skin to relieve itchiness.
How To Use Sandalwood Essential Oil for Beard Growth
Sandalwood Oil can be used in the following ways:
- Diluting: Dilute with your favourite carrier oil, add your dilution to a roller bottle or glass pipette bottle and gently massage into your beard. We recommend a 1% dilution for facial application.
- Moisturiser: You can also add Sandalwood Essential Oil to your chosen moisturiser and apply it to the skin. For facial application we recommend a 1% dilution.
Dilution Guidelines
Essential oils are extremely concentrated so it is important to make sure you are using a safe amount when diluting and using on the beard. When using essential oils for beard growth we recommend diluting with a carrier oil. Some of our most popular carrier oils (that are also known for their nourishing properties) include:
- Coconut Oil
- Argan Oil
- Almond Oil
- Jojoba Oil
You should apply a test patch on a small area of your skin before applying it to your beard and face. Discontinue immediately if you experience a reaction within 24 hours.
Other Tips For Treating Beard Growth
Aside from essential oils, there are several ways that may help promote beard growth naturally:
- Include vitamin D foods in your diet
- Avoid smoking
- Regularly clean and moisturise skin
- Microneedling
- Improve sleep quality
Where To Buy Essential Oils For Beard Growth
While essential oils are generally available to purchase at health, wellness and retail stores, it is important to keep in mind that the purity and quality of these essential oils will vary. That is why we recommend finding a reputable supplier.
Here at AWO, we have a wide selection of 100% pure essential oils and organic essential oils that are sold at reasonable prices. Because our stock is purchased in bulk quantities our costs are significantly less, which allows us to offer our high-quality products at affordable prices. We are also based right here in Australia!
Essential Oil Safety
Whilst essential oils are natural products, they are extremely potent and can cause serious harm if used incorrectly. For this reason, we recommend the following:
- In line with the Therapeutic Goods Act, we do not recommend ingesting essential oils without the guidance of a registered Aromatherapist or Naturopath.
- Avoid using essential oils during pregnancy and whilst breastfeeding.
- We recommend storing your essential oils in a cool, dry place at room temperature, ensuring that they are not directly exposed to sunlight and are out of reach of children or pets.
- Essential oils can be very concentrated and are likely to cause irritation or reactions if applied directly to the skin. For this reason, it is important to first dilute your essential oils before using topically (on the skin). Our recommended dilution percentages can be found under the ‘Best Essential Oils For Beard Growth’ section.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any illness.