I have had a beard for a long time. Suffice it to say, when I first started with bearding Ask Jeeves was as en-vogue as Google. Now, many, many years later there is a glut of information. Just googling “beards” will yield tens of thousands of pages on the matter. However, most of these pages are either littered with incomplete information or focused more on selling you something than passing along the information you seek. Here, we aim to fix that. Below we explain the nuts and bolts of beard growth. We’ll focus on a) what is happening b) how the different beard growth phases vary from person to person, c) some challenges that are likely to arise, and d) how to handle these challenges.
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Since day 1, care for our customers has been a pillar at The Bearded Savant. Suffice it to say, it’s been a journey. We have worked tirelessly to develop a collection that will meet the needs of every man. We do this by sourcing quality ingredients and developing quality scents. So it brings me great joy to announce that we have made one giant leap forward to provide our customers with the best of the best. Starting the first of the year we have moved to USDA Organic carrier oils, butters, and waxes.
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If you look at our average return customer, we're filling orders for them just about every other month. Can we make it easier on you? How about a year's supply of beard oil and balm?
For $17/month, subscribe to our Year of Oil and Balm and we will send you 1 oz of beard oil and beard balm every other month for a year. Its that simple. And to make it even sweeter, your first shipment will include our exceedingly popular Bearded Savant T-shirt. Forget about reordering, forget about shipping, forget about all that; we'll deal with it.
We'll sweeten the deal even more to kick off the holiday season. Purchase a year of oil and balm and we'll add a tin of Solid Cologne. When all is said and done you're looking at $119 in total savings. You're practically making money (or making someone's year)!
We are daily users of both beard oil and balm, but if you're not, we have a Year of Beard Oil (for $11/month) and a Year of Beard Balm ($9/month) for you.
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Over the last year, we have been working tirelessly to not only produce incredible products for you but to put together great packages that are easy to customize and order. We have enhanced our gift packages, added new shirts, hats, and hoodies, and for the first time, we are incorporating our most popular new product, solid cologne.
Gift Packages
We have a gift for everyone. Whether he has a beard, 'stache, or something in between, we have him covered. Pair our beard oil with a balm, a wax, or both. Every package includes your choice of a men's or women's shirt (get them both something), or one of our two hats. New this year, we are allowing you to tack on solid cologne for $5 off the retail price (gasp!).
Apparel
Let's cut right to the chase. Our shirts are possibly the most comfortable shirt you're ever going to wear. The tri-blend material is like being wrapped in sunshine and happiness, not to mention that if you walk around wearing The Bearded Savant logo, people are going to compliment you--it happens to us all the time. We've expanded our line to include a new men's design (and it comes in Children's sizes!), women's V-neck and racerback tank top, and the incredibly soft and comfortable hoodie. Did we mention we have great new trucker and dad hats as well?
Print
Our newest product is the fruit of our collaboration with Telos Design, a beautiful print encapsulating The Bearded Savant ethos. Beauty. Nature. Joy.
Don't see what you want or want to develop a combination we don't carry? Let us know, we'll see if we can make it happen, support@thebeardedsavant.com.
Every bearded savant product was designed with one idea in mind: Creating the best damn product for your skin and beard. This is why the ingredients in our products are primarily moisturizers. People with experience in the skin care industry are always nodding their head in agreement as I list off our carrier oils and butters—jojoba oil, sweet almond oil, Shea butter, cocoa butter, and beeswax. These ingredients not only make amazing men's grooming products (which they do) but more generically, they are the base of premium skin products!
Today, I want to share some non-traditional uses for our products. These are safe ways to apply our products to your body for reasons that have nothing to do with facial hair. Spoiler-alert: most of these suggestions have come from the wives of men who use our products.
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We get this question all the time: Why does my beard itch? Today we look at three growth stages that can lead to elevated itchiness and discomfort, and in extreme cases, beard dandruff. You can also check out our earlier blog post on the subject here.
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Today, we want to step out of generalities and step into specifics. Now, we are going to look at specific maladies. Below we list the most common maladies affecting bearded savants (such as yourself), the scent most apt to address it, and the key essential oil in that scent. Disclaimer: Everyone's skin is different and below are recommendations. So, if you have a malady listed below, give our recommendation a shot, if it works, Fantastic! Let us know! If it doesn't, feel free to reach out to us and we'll try and find something that might work better for you.
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The routine
For those of you that are busy, here's the cliff's notes version:
- Every day—comb it, oil it, balm it, and if 'stached wax it.
- Every week—wash it.
- Every month—trim it.
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I saved the Lion’s Mane for last. Not only that, but I resisted the temptation to post this vignette until now. This story belongs in the winter, it belongs in the cold, because that is where it was born. If you’ve been following along with these vignettes, every scent is inspired by a specific experience or place from my past. Lion’s Mane takes me to the most remote place I’ve ever been: Southern Chile, Patagonia, to the north flank of Monte San Lorenzo.
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While I would like to tell a story about how the Alchemist came to be that was equal parts personal and thought-provoking. But it would be just that: a story. The Alchemist isn't rooted in some childhood experience or important life event. It is just a smell. A really fantastic smell but a smell none-the-less.
I stumbled onto the Alchemist by accident. In the early days of The Bearded Savant I was working to expand upon the initial aromatic offerings I would ultimately bring to market. I wanted something out of the norm, a bit more exotic. So, I grabbed several different essential oils out that fit the bill, mixed them together with my carrier oils, and Alchemist was born. I inhaled it and I knew it was perfect from conception.
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The arborist has an aromatic peer in many of the beard oil companies out there but no peer when it comes to the quality of the aroma. That is to say, nearly every beard oil company attempts to recreate the 'lumberjack' scent but many of them fall woefully short. If these is a generic scent it may seem as though there is not much of a story here, but that would be incorrect.
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THE FIVE O'CLOCK SHADOW:
These are for the gents who's facial hair is short. If you asked them if they need something for their beard/goatee/mustache they'd say, "Why? It's so short!" They may not think they need anything but you know they need something. Why? Sandpaper. Those five o'clock shadow beards, while handsome, are usually just long enough to be rough and uncomfortable when they're pressed against your face. Give him something he would not get for himself and something that will save you: the Beard Package.
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The Naturalist is a blend of outdoors and citrus. Kind of a strange mix. Here's why:
I grew up in Vista, CA, which is about 25 minutes from Valley Center, CA and 2.5 hours from Joshua Tree National Park. These two locations were the epicenter of my upbringing. Valley Center is where you will find Polito Family Farms and Joshua Tree is where I found myself.
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I slinked through high school and the first few years of college. Nothing really interested me and nothing motivated me. After nearly flunking out my freshman year, I returned home and enrolled at Palomar College. It was there that I was introduced to Dr. Spear and Dr. Spear introduced me to Geology.
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For the Alpinist, let's start with the image: A beautiful scene of an alpine lake at the base of a jagged peak.
The summer after I graduated high school I set out to conquer the John Muir Trail. About two thirds of the way between Yosemite and Mt. Whitney is Evolution Valley.
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Let's look at the age old question, "Why does my beard itch?" The reason I hear the most from men about why they don't have a beard is itchiness. So, why does it happen and how can we fix it? Not all itches are created equal, so let's look at them one at a time.
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If you haven't had the chance to take advantage of our Father's Day Sale, now is the time! During this sale you can get 10% off all oils and balms through midnight tonight (11:59 PM CDT, 19 June 2016). Enter code 'fathersday' at checkout to receive the discount.
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Father's Day is just under two weeks away and here at The Bearded Savant, we have your facially haired man covered. What should you get them? That depends on their type of facial hair. But first, the sale:
Father's Day Sale:
Use code 'fathersday' at checkout for an additional 10% off any oil or balm. This deal runs through 11:59 PM CDT on Father's Day.
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Let me start by being honest: I've been really looking forward to writing this post for longer than I'd like to admit. The reason you should apply beard oil right after a shower is a beautifully complex physics problem that highlights the utter simplicity of nature. Like all natural science, it boils down to a complex simplicity, and I love it.
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WHAT IS BEARD OIL?
Beard oil is a mix of carrier and essential oils. It is intended to keep the skin beneath your facial hair healthy, which in-turn keeps your facial hair healthy. Yes, facial hair. Beard oil is not specific to beards, it can be used on any type of hair—some friends of The Bearded Savant even use our products on their scalp and as a (gasp!) deodorant in the underarm.
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