Best DIY Beard Oil Recipes To Make At Home (2024)

Trying new products can be scary when growing a healthy beard and caring for your skin. How do you know which one will cause a reaction? Sometimes, it’s best to make your own from DIY beard oil recipes so you know the exact ingredients, which lead to awesome results such as thicker beard growth.

Beard oil recipes include carrier oils, essential oils, and special ingredients like shea butter and aloe vera. Depending on what you want to improve your beard, you may choose other ingredients to customize your homemade beard oil recipe.

Get to Know Homemade Beard Oil Recipes

Beard oil has so many amazing benefits for your beard. You can choose the ingredients that will best benefit your skin and hair by making your own.

For example, adding ingredients like saw palmetto oil into your DIY beard oil may lead to thicker hair growth.

Before Mixing Your First Beard Oil

A custom beard oil recipe creates the best benefits for your skin, hair, and scent. You’ll be able to pick from any carrier oils and essential oils.

Just scroll down if you feel overwhelmed by the options; we will guide you through what these oils can do for your skin and hair.

Those who create beard oils for themselves typically include different essential oils for their aromatic properties. Cedarwood and sandalwood are popular scents for men, but unscented is also an option—more in the guide below.

How to Make Beard Oil

First, let’s go through what you’ll need to mix up your DIY beard oil, followed by our Bald and Beard oil recipe to tackle dry skin, poor hair growth, and coarse beard hair. (Skip to beard oil recipes)

Let’s mix the oils and create your DIY beard oil. Remember, this guide works for all carrier and essential oils, so feel free to mix your own. We’ll share some information on the best oils for your skin type below:

1. Gather Supplies

Making your beard oil requires a few tools, especially if you want to preserve the life of your carrier oil and beard oils. Here’s what we suggest:

• 1 oz applicator bottle or dropper bottle (dark amber glass bottles preferred)
• Measuring cup, shot glass, or tablespoon
• Small funnel
• Carrier oils
• Essential oils

Always try to work around a clean, sterilized surface, particularly if you have pets. Trust me, you don’t want to apply your pet’s dander or loose hair with essential oils to your skin.

2. Start with Carrier Oils

Carrier oils are made from plants and help essential oils absorb into your skin. Since essential oils are so potent, their natural concentration may irritate if applied without a carrier oil.

Most carrier oils have a light or no scent and won’t interfere with the healing properties of your essential oil selections. 

Things to consider when picking a carrier oil:

What to Buy

Only pick organic, cold-pressed carrier oils from trusted manufacturers for the best skin and hair results. Choose products sold in dark amber bottles (UV rays break down nutrients in oils).

Shelf Life

Choose carrier oils with longer shelf lives if you want to use your beard oil for longer than a few months. We’ll go over which carrier oils have the longest shelf life.

Scents

Some carrier oils, like coconut oil, have a distinct and pleasant odor. Be sure to mix oils you’ll enjoy smelling on your beard.

Skin Type

A few carrier oils are too oily for your skin and won’t absorb properly. Jojoba oil is the best carrier oil because it absorbs quickly and won’t clog pores. 

Allergies

Always test carrier oils on a small patch of skin. Avoid oils derived from tree nuts, such as sweet almond, argan, and apricot kernel, if you have nut allergies.

Popular Carrier Oil Types

• Coconut Oil: Use unrefined coconut oil for its skin-nourishing fatty acids and polyphenols. Long shelf life of 2 to 4 years. Great for dry skin but not for oily or acne-prone skin.
• Jojoba Oil: Excellent carrier oil that works with all essential oils and helps with skincare and hair growth. Longer shelf of 5 years. Perfect for all skin types.
• Argan Oil: Great carrier oil for skin and hair because of its anti-inflammatory properties. A long shelf of 3 years. Works with most skin types. 
• Olive Oil: Extra virgin olive oil can be a quick carrier oil for a DIY recipe. Shelf life of 18 months to 2 years. It’s not the best for oily or acne-prone skin.
• Grape Seed Oil: Rich in vitamin E, this carrier helps heal the skin and reduce wrinkles. Short shelf life of 3 months. Neutral scent. 
• Rosehip Oil: Used for its natural retinoid properties, including vitamins A and C, this carrier can fight aging and reverse sun damage. Shelf life of 6 months to 1 year. Slightly nutty scent.
• Avocado Oil: A special ingredient with oleic acid that can help dry, damaged skin. Shelf life of 6 to 8 months. It is not for oily or acne-prone skin types, as it increases sebum production.
• Black Seed Oil: Best for issues with dry skin, dandruff, beard acne, and psoriasis, this carrier oil has incredible anti-inflammatory properties—a shelf life of 2 years.
• Apricot Kernel Oil: Best for softening and calming itchy, dry skin. Shelf life of 6 months. 
• Sweet Almond Oil: One of the best carrier oils for skin care and acne scars. It has a strong, nutty scent—a shelf life of 6 months to 1 year.
• Sunflower Oil: Best for skin moisturizers as it protects against toxins and beard germs. Neutral odor. Shelf life of 2 years. Best for all skin types.
• Oenothera Oil: Commonly known as evening primrose, it helps with dry skin and brittle hair. Neutral odor. Shelf life of 2 years. All skin types are welcome.

For example, Amazon sells packs of “men’s essential oils,” which comes in handy if you want to experiment or even sell your beard oil:

How to Dilute Carrier Oils to Mix with Essential Oils

For adults, we suggest the following dilution steps:

• 2.5% dilution: 6 teaspoons of carrier oil with 15 drops of essential oils
• 3% dilution: 6 teaspoons of carrier oil with 20 drops of essential oils
• 5% dilution: 6 teaspoons of carrier oil with 30 drops of essential oils
• 10% dilution: 6 teaspoons of carrier oil with 60 drops of essential oils 

Want to try something small? Then try .5 to 1% dilution with 3 to 6 drops of essential oil for every 6 teaspoons of carrier oil.

3. Add in Essential Oils

Now that you know a little bit about carrier oils and mixology, you can choose the real active ingredients for your DIY beard recipes. These essential oils will absorb into your skin and hair, so choose the ones most benefit your skin.

Below are some of our favorite essential oils for scents, healing, and soothing dry skin. Choose 1-3 essential oils first to see what works for your skin, then add more to get the right scent or enhance your beard oil even further.

• Lavender 
• Peppermint
• Rosemary
• Cedarwood
• Lemongrass
• Thyme
• Tea tree (acne healer, hair growth)
• Saw palmetto oil (hair growth)
• Eucalyptus (skin health, hair growth)
• Japanese Mint oil
• Hemp oil
• Meadowood
• Sandalwood
• Orange
• Juniper 
• Clove

Skip ahead to popular oil combinations and beard oil recipes.

4. Mix and Apply

Start with carrier oils, following the dilution recipe in step 3. Drop in your chosen essential oils once you’ve added your carrier oils. Please put on the cap and shake it up to mix properly. 

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