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These 7 beard oils are the key to softer stubble

Take care of that facial hair

By Briar Clark

BEAUTYcrew Beauty Editor / August 15 2022

A beard oil is key for any well-thought-out beauty routine if you’re a facial-hair-having fellow.

And for all the energy people put into keeping the hair on their heads looking A1, there’s still a large number of ungroomed beards walking around out there and we’re not having it any longer.

So get ready to groom those dehydrated beards friends, because we’ve got a wealth of strand-softening beard oils that’ll take care of even the most unruly of facial hair.

There’s really no excuse for looking like Tom Hanks in Castaway with one of these seven beard oils in your kit.

Somic Mars Beard Oil

A richly nourishing blend of botanical oils (as well as hydrating cocoa butter and calming vitamin E), this formula will guard against irritation, hydrate the skin, provide covetable gloss-factor (it's a thing) and leave you smelling of vetiver and mandarin.

$26 at hardtofind

Tom Ford Conditioning Beard Oil Tobacco Vanille

Enjoy the iconic fragrance of Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille alongside a slew of beard and skin-loving ingredients including conditioning, softening and nourishing almond, jojoba and grapeseed oils and vitamin E.

$91 at Myer

Oribe Gold Lust All Over Oil

This glow-inducing, hydrating oil offering is a one-stop-shop catering to the hair, body and face. It utilises a blend of 17 fast-absorbing oils that simultaneously hydrate, soften, nourish and protect hair and skin from head to toe.

$92 at Adore Beauty

Le Labo Beard Oil

A beard oil that tames even the roughest and toughest of facial hair. This little guy will leave strands smooth, soft and moisturised thanks to a formula that includes protective sunflower oil, smoothing grapeseed and nourishing jojoba. The scent of bergamot, lavender, violet and tonka bean definitely doesn’t hurt either.

$95 at MECCA

Burly Beard Oil

Soothe angry skin and soften bristly beard hairs using this multi-purpose oil. It tackles skin and hair issues simultaneously with a jojoba and argan oil-infused formula.

$30 at The Iconic

Aesop Shine Hair & Beard Oil

Lightweight, hydrating and aromatic thanks to a blend of jasmine and citrus extracts. This shine-inducing pick smooths frizz, flyaways and static for soft strands with lustre.

$37 at Adore Beauty

Ke iAfrica Ndevu Oil

This formula combines essential oils from Africa and Australia to promote hair growth. Plus, its skin-softening and clarifying properties help to tackle any unwanted irritation, dark spots, redness and inflammation.

$24 at Kei Africa

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Main image credit: @champagnepapi

Briar Clark

Briar Clark got her start in the media industry in 2017, as an intern for Marie Claire and InStyle. Since then, her keen interest in fashion and beauty has landed her gigs as a Digital Content Producer and Beauty Editor with titles like Girlfriend, Refinery29, BEAUTYcrew and beautyheaven. She loves the way seemingly innocuous topics like skin care and style have the ability to put a smile on people’s faces or make them think about themselves a little differently. A big believer in self love and experimentation, Briar has made a point of becoming the Australian beauty industry’s unofficial guinea pig for unusual treatments and daring hair trends. When she’s not testing out the latest beauty launches, Briar is big on broadening her horizons, mostly in the form of food but she’s also partial to travelling to new destinations both near and far (and of course, allocating an extra bag to bring their best beauty offerings home with her).