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    DIY Beard Oil Recipe

    Published Jul 30, 2015 · Updated Oct 23, 2019 · 30 Comments

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    DIY beard oil recipe, made with essential oils. Perfect homemade gift idea for men for Christmas, birthdays, or just because. Includes a free label printable download!
    DIY Beard Oil Men's Gift Idea

    DIY Beard Oil

    Last Christmas, we were able to buy one gift for our son, but my husband and I decided not to buy each other anything.

    However, I could not just leave him hanging! (Isn't that how the no-gift-giving vow always work out?)

    I decided to give him a homemade gift - but a useful one and one that I already had the supplies for since I was on a budget. Not an easy task.

    My husband was coveting all these expensive beard oils and creams. (After being in the military for five years and having to shave daily, he decided to grow out a beard! Who can blame him?!)

    Of course, he has a wife that likes to tries to do everything herself, so I said, "I can make you some beard oil!"

    And that's when the Christmas gift idea of DIY beard oil was born.

    DIY Beard Oil Men's Gift Idea

    Homemade Beard Oil Ingredients

    Each ingredient in this beard oil recipe has a purpose (and makes it smell awesome!)

    The oil base (I used apricot oil because it is what I had on hand and it's pretty inexpensive) helps to moisturize and tame the beard.

    Vitamin E oil is very nourishing for your skin and promotes the growth of healthy hair.

    Tea tree essential oil will help heal any tiny cuts from the razor around the edges of the beard - and also helps to maintain cleanliness as it has disinfecting properties.

    Cedarwood essential oil is known for it's soothing and anti-inflammatory properties. This is great for a beard that might be irritating or itchy sometimes (especially growing one back out after a shave.)

    Lavender essential oil is another great addition to this beard oil because it is relaxing and promotes healthy hair growth. It also helps to remove any bacteria from the area which will ward off infections from razor cuts.

    While all of these ingredients have a purpose in this recipe, the essential oil combination smells awesome (and pretty manly.)

    Personally, I prefer to use 2oz amber dropper bottles to store this homemade beard oil.

    DIY Beard Oil Recipe

    4.30 from 17 votes
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    Author: Karissa Besaw

    Ingredients

    • Oil base - IE: Sweet almond oil, apricot oil, jojoba oil - whatever your preference.
    • 2-3 drops Tea tree essential oil
    • 2-3 drops Cedarwood essential oil
    • 2-3 drops Lavender essential oil
    • Amber dropper bottle
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    Instructions

    • Fill the dropper bottle up ¾ of the way with the oil base you chose.
    • Add in 2-3 drops of each essential oil.
    • Fill the bottle the rest of the way with vitamin E oil.
    • (Of course, make sure to leave a little wiggle room so the dropper top can fit on without any spillage.)
    did you make this recipe?please leave a star review and a comment below!

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    1. Richard says

      June 09, 2019 at 5:46 am

      How much of the base oil do you use? Thanks

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    2. Hannah says

      December 17, 2018 at 3:48 am

      Looks amazing. I will try it as my husband loves his beard 😀

      Reply
    3. Julie says

      December 01, 2018 at 11:17 pm

      Thank you. I look forward to the emails also.

      Reply
    4. Susana says

      November 10, 2018 at 10:35 am

      5 stars
      This smells soooooo soooo goood!!!! I’m snexcited to give this to my boyfriend of 4 years. I was on such a small budget and only had to buy the apricot oil and dropper! Love this recipe!

      Reply
    5. Andrea says

      October 25, 2016 at 8:47 pm

      How do I get the downloadable pdf label?

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      • Karissa says

        October 26, 2016 at 1:02 pm

        There is a sign up box right above the recipe card. The label will be delivered to the e-mail you enter. 🙂

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        • Leah Titus says

          October 21, 2019 at 8:42 pm

          Could you email me the label. I cannot find a signup box.
          lt37153@yahoo.com

        • Karissa says

          October 23, 2019 at 5:55 am

          Hi, Leah. I'm very sorry but I no longer offer the printable labels.

    6. Marcedez says

      December 18, 2015 at 9:42 am

      I used this recipe plus I added a few drops of doTerra's blend a Holiday Joy!

      Reply
    7. Jennifer says

      December 01, 2015 at 8:10 pm

      What could you use as a substitute for tea tree oil?

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      • Karissa says

        December 05, 2015 at 2:02 pm

        You can just leave it out 🙂

        Reply
    8. Mandy says

      November 07, 2015 at 10:00 am

      Could coconut oil be used as the base for this? It's what I have on hand already but want to make sure it won't change the yummy smell! Super excited to make this for hubby for Christmas 🙂

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      • Karissa says

        November 07, 2015 at 7:18 pm

        Sure, that's fine! Just put the mixture into a small mason jar instead of the dropper bottle.

        Reply
    9. Ashley says

      October 30, 2015 at 2:27 am

      Hello, I was curious how much should be used at a time?

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      • Karissa says

        October 30, 2015 at 8:25 pm

        It depends on how thick/long the beard is. My husband uses 2 droppers full for a medium length beard.

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    10. bree says

      October 17, 2015 at 3:12 pm

      What is you recommend use for the beard oil?

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      • Karissa says

        October 18, 2015 at 1:42 pm

        It is intended to be rubbed into the beard and then brushed (my husband prefers a boar-bristle brush as it tames the hair better). Once a day should do the trick!

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    11. Jan says

      September 19, 2015 at 6:37 pm

      What size of bottle did you use?

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      • Karissa says

        September 21, 2015 at 2:24 pm

        I used a 2 ounce amber bottle 🙂

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        • Wilma says

          December 17, 2016 at 1:07 pm

          Can this be used with a pump spray? And where are you getting the bottles? Thx

        • Karissa says

          December 19, 2016 at 1:32 pm

          The oils will likely clog up a spray bottle. The amber bottles I use are linked to in the recipe card 🙂

    12. Shannon @ GrowingSlower says

      August 28, 2015 at 5:47 pm

      What a sweet gift! I bet it smells great!

      Reply

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