Beard Softener & Face Cream, Triple-Whipped Cocoa & Shea Butter, Geranium Bourbon & Black Pepper, 75g

Contains natural ingredients, including triple-whipped Cocoa Butter and Shea Butter.

Aqua (Water), Caprylic / capric triglyceride (Light coconut) Oil, Butyrospermum parkii (Shea) Nut Butter, Glyceryl stearate, Peg 100 stearate, Glyceryl stearate S/E, Helianthus annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Glycerine (Veg), Cetyl alcohol, Theobroma cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Stearic acid, Cocus nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Oil, Ceteareth-20, Isopropyl myristate, Polysorbate 20 , Squalane, Camellia kissi (Camellia) Seed Oil, Tocopheryl acetate (Vitamin E), Carbomer , Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin 1, Pelargonium (Geranium Bourbon) Roseum, Piper (Black Pepper) Nigrum.

Geranium Bourbon and Black Pepper. These two 100% natural plant oils complement each other beautifully and are a perennial favourite of Joe. On paper, they shouldn't work as well as they do! The Geranium Bourbon has a sophisticated, light, green, sweet, herbaceous and rose-like scent, and the Black Pepper provides a dark hint of musk, warm wood, and exotic spice. 

Geranium Bourbon comes from the island of La Réunion in the Indian Ocean (a former french colony). The island was formerly known as Île de Bourbon, which is where the name comes from. The plant oil is steam-distilled from the flowers, leaves and stalks of the flower.

Black Pepper: Just before the young berries turn into peppercorns (nearly ripe), they are crushed and the essential oil is extracted by steam-distillation.

Use daily and apply after washing beard (Beard Softener can be applied to wet or dry beards). Dry beard thoroughly (preferably by patting gently dry with a towel, rather than using a hair drier, which can cause beard hair to become brittle).  

Remember; this is a very concentrated and thick cream: You won't need to use much and a little will go a long way. Just scoop out a finger-tip of cream and wipe that into a palm. Then rub your palms together, and use both hands to distribute the thinned cream into your beard. Ensure you have full coverage, and spend at least two minutes massaging the cream right into the roots of your beard, so that the skin also receives nourishment. Start with a small scoop and add more as necessary for longer beards. Finish grooming with a good quality wooden beard comb to ensure that the balm is distributed evenly.

You can then leave your Beard Softener in, the longer the better. If you use it overnight, there's no need to wash or rinse out in the morning. The ingredients are perfectly natural and will continue doing their softening and moisturising work.

You can use your Beard Softener throughout the day, as often as you like, as it contains gentle, hydrating, natural ingredients. As it's extra-thick and triple-whipped, you may find it more suitable as a leave-in overnight treatment, because especially on darker beards, it may leave some white residue for a few minutes, until it absorbs fully.

As your beard grows, the hair needs moisture and nutrients to thrive, which it takes from the skin on your face. This exhausts the finite amount of oils and moisture that your skin holds, as it now shares its stores with your beard, which can lead to both dry skin and brittle hair. This is a common cause of the dry, flaky skin that results in unsightly ‘beardruff’. Gnarly Joe® Beard Softener and Face Cream promotes healthy beard growth by replacing those depleted oils in your skin, soothes itchy skin, moisturises and softens your beard, and helps prevent beard dandruff.

Shea Butter is extracted from the nut of the African Shea Tree. It’s solid at room temperature but melts at body temperature, making it easy to absorb. By penetrating the skin, it nourishes your follicles at a deep level, meaning that you can achieve stronger and better beard hair growth. Shea also regenerates hair, prevents breakage and brittle hair, and protects from further hair damage.

Cocoa Butter works with Shea to induce healthier follicle beds, leading to stronger hair growth with reduced hair loss and a thicker beard.