Grandma's recipes for growing a beard: Bonhomme put them to the test
What would any barber be without his faithful grandma to give him his best secret recipes? How to grow a beard just got easier, thanks to the many beard-growing products available from your local barber. However, homemade recipes are possible and Barbier Bonhomme has tested each product to provide you with the best advices. Here, without hesitation, are our picks for the best recipes your barber should know...
How to grow your beard faster with a recipe for Grandma's beard oil?
While it's true that beards have been super-trendy in recent years, your Barbier Bonhomme barber in Paris can confirm that many barbers wonder how to get a big beard, or how to make their beard grow faster. Do our grandmothers know the secret to beard growth? Should all male barbers apply these secret recipes? Here are the results of our tests!
Beard oil, beard oil, beard oil...
If you're an avid consumer of beard oils as well as an excellent cook, you'll be more than happy to opt for our favorite recipe. After all, every grandma has her own secret, even before beard-growing products hit the market. Among all these secrets, oil is the key to success, as any male barber will tell you.
Our grandma's recipe, tested and approved for all barbers who wonder how to grow their beard faster, as well as for all beard oil fans, is as follows:
- Mix a tablespoon of argan oil, coconut oil and castor oil;
- Leave for a few minutes and brush your beard;
- Delicately, take a dab of the mixture and rub it between your fingers to warm it up;
- Apply the mixture to your beard, strand by strand;
- Once this step has been completed, leave to rest for 10 to 30 minutes for best results;
- Gently rinse your beard and pat dry with your towel - rubbing is the best way to irritate your beard hair.
Beard oils on the market: better than our grandmothers?
As you're no doubt aware, there are many beard oils on the market, and it can sometimes feel like you've lost track of what's out there. How do you grow your beard with all the beard oils on offer?
First advice: barber, always choose organic beard oil! A beard-growing product must be of the highest quality, free from parabens and other toxic products that can disrupt beard growth and give the illusion of soft, shiny hair. A soft beard has to be earned, and a real men's barber like Bonhomme in Paris will tell you so.
Second tip: don't limit yourself to just 1 beard oil! From coconut oil to argan oil, you'll find dozens of different beard oils with different properties.
While all our grandmothers undoubtedly have the best tips, you shouldn't hesitate to alternate between a homemade blend and one offered in a store, as the latter can offer you other virtues by adding a few natural or plant-based products (vitamins, fatty acids, etc.). If you'd like to find out more, don't hesitate to ask for advice from your favorite barber at Bonhomme in Paris.
Your Bonhomme barber in Paris takes on the challenge of finding you the best beard-growing product.
Well, while our beard oil recipe is handy, there are other solutions that are just as natural and less time-consuming to prepare. Here are all the products for growing beards, or at least known to grow beards, tested by Barbier Bonhomme in Paris, your favorite men's barber.
Brewer's yeast
Well-known in barber circles, brewer's yeast is without doubt the best product for growing beards. It's highly prized for its composition of living organisms - microscopic fungi - and its high content of vitamins B3, B5 and B9, three vitamins that activate keratin regeneration for natural protection against the external environment. You can take it in capsule form, or mix it with water. Don't be too greedy in terms of quantity: about 2 tablespoons in half a glass of water is more than enough. Barbier Bonhomme recommends this recipe and vouches for its success!
Cook and prepare your treatment at the same time
How do you grow a beard? Barbers, you had the solution right before your eyes with an onion! Your barber Bonhomme in Paris will confirm that it's now very common to use an onion in your beauty routine. To benefit from its effects, you need to extract the juice and apply it directly to the areas where you want your hair to grow.