Illustration of a man lathering cleanser between his hands before washing his beard.
A gentle wash is the first step in a comfortable beard-care routine.

Wash the skin beneath your beard as well as the hair, rinse thoroughly, then follow with moisturising care. Cleansing, exfoliating and conditioning each have a useful place.

1. Start with a gentle wash.

Choose your regular cleanser for your skin type. Work it through the beard with your fingertips rather than only washing the outer hair. Pay attention around the chin and jaw, where a thicker beard can hide missed areas.

Use warm water and gentle pressure. Your everyday wash should leave the skin comfortable. That squeaky-clean feeling belongs to scrub days, when the Beard Scrub Bar has given the skin underneath a proper going-over. Either way, follow with oil while your beard's still slightly damp.

2. Rinse and pat dry.

Rinse until the lather has gone from both the hair and the skin. Pat with a clean towel instead of rubbing vigorously. Taking a moment here leaves a clean starting point for the next step.

3. Give exfoliation its own place.

Druff Beard Scrub Bar is a cleansing bar containing pumice for physical exfoliation, alongside ingredients including shea butter and sandalwood extract. It adds an exfoliating wash step to the routine.

Use it once or twice a week. Lather between wet hands, work gently through the beard and rinse well. Keep it away from your eyes, and stop if it irritates your skin.New to it? Here's how to exfoliate your beard without overdoing it.

4. Follow with skin and beard care.

Washing removes buildup. Druff Anti Dandruff Beard Oil supplies the leave-on moisturising and conditioning step.

Best applied after a shower or a wash with warm water, while your skin and beard are still slightly damp. Warm the oil between your palms before applying. Use your fingertips to work it into the skin underneath, covering the whole beard area, then smooth what's left through the hair. Morning and evening. The short-beard guide shows how.

Keep the order simple.

Wash, pat dry, oil, brush. On scrub days, the bar goes first. Once the order is familiar, the routine takes far less thought than the flakes on your shirt.

More beard-care guidance

Beard dandruff: what to do and how to exfoliate your beard.

Further reading