Great topic, and love the balanced approach as well, changing up regularly every week. Weather aside, I like a nice thin oill after the weekly stripping wash and conditioner, for penetration and saturation. Other than that, weather becomes more of a factor in which order I use for the week, as well as diet and and how ive cared (or not) for my beard recently. Always on point, amazing advice,. So much important basic info shared at a glance: weather, hair color, skin type, etc. Listen up yall, great info, delivered perfectly as always. Thank you Dan 😊

Do you have any merch? Digging that hat!! Love this channel, and Hank you for your dedication to sharing all this great info for us bearded guys!!

I try to stick with a medium viscosity 80% of the time, and rotate in a thin or a thick oil in the other 20% of the time. My bigger dilemma is figuring out which butter or balm to use because they vary so much from company to company. Usually I just use a matching butter or balm if I have the same fragrance, but when I don't it's a toss up.

I have just started using a beard shampoo and would like to find out if ingredients are ok for beards. Aqua,potassium pleated,potassium cocotte, glycerin, potassium citrate, citric acid, parfum

Thanks Dan!

Do you apply this mixture the same way you would apply regular beard oil? Do I dampen the beard first? Do I apply it to the skin too when I put it in?

Hey yo Dan when growing a beard can I just use oil or would I need a balm and butter?? And do you have a video on Beard minaplotion??

Hey Dan, would you consider Honest Amish a quality product? It works for me. What’s your opinion?

I’ve probably been guilty of staying thin too often. Thanks for the reminder to work in some thicker as well.

I have a varriety of viscosities in my rotation. I alternate from week to week and find that is the best for me. At first I had that one company and it was good, but by branching out to others I find my beard just feels better. I cannot put my finger on why until I saw this video.

I've been figuring out how and when to use different oil thicknesses for a while, but I've never heard it all put together so concisely and elegantly. This is like a common core dissertation. Knocked it out the park man

Hey Dan, could you do a video reviewing light, medium and thick viscosity oils? Maybe revealing your favourite for each viscosity? Thanks!

Back when I hit 12 months i was like nah f it looks good so im on month 15 now im going full hagrid before Im happy

I always enjoy watching dans content it’s informative & straight to the point, Dan is a beard sensei 🥋🙏🦁🤣🤘😎 Also I hope all is well Dan! 🙂😎

Ingredients not viscosity is what my beard/skin notices most.

I'm a gray beard. I find it helpful (for me) to have ostrich oil in my rotation to help soften my beard. So, it's not just viscosity but also the oil and the characteristics it brings. Thanks for the great presentation, Dan!

just recently went on vacation and brought a solid wash bar and reliable oil. it was the water i was washing with that i noticed the most. i come from hard water up in the northeast. i was in the southeast for vacation. the oil and wash at home left the beard easy to style and soft, good all around which is why i brought it. with the softer water, my beard was almost too soft and did not style at all. i still managed. as soon as i got home all was back to normal. i agree, the climate could have something to do with it, but i use the same stuff/rotation all year and have never had this issue.

I need to know what are good brands for each viscosity because right now I’m new to this and I only have Viking Revolution and Honest Amish products

I have usually leaned towards the thicker oils. I really like ostrich and emu oils which feel very thick as compared to something that is more coconut/sunflower/safflower/vegetable base carrier blends. The nut based carrier blends seem like they land more in the middle. I live about a mile inland from the Pacific Ocean and it almost always has humidity in the 75-90% range. Being that it's a coastal desert though, it's not humidity like what you feel in Houston or New Orleans type of places. It's like a dry humidity. My beard isn't what I would describe as high density but it does have a lot of volume for how low density it is. When I started, my hairs were solidly in the brown scale and now I have that plus a dusting of white and Grey. Individually, my beard hairs feel double or triple the thickness of my head hair. I have no idea what "normal" is for that but as I have learned and listened to DC and my beard, I have definitely come around to a mixed up routine and I am working on trying to improve that. For those who see this and are skeptical like me (not to mention hard headed!!!), the best things I have done for my beard is to try these varied routines and stuff. I have emailed back and forth with DC on a number of occasions and brought up questions I had and he always responds. This bearded brother of ours walks the talk and he knows what he's talking about. Do I enjoy cold rinsing my beard? No, it kind of sucks to end a nice hot shower with some cold water. Do I do it? Yes, as often as I can stand it because it's made a positive difference in my beard. I used to only wash my beard 2-3 times a week and condition it 1-2 times. Now I wash it 5-6 times and condition it at least 4-5 times. My beard loves it! Do I have a perfect routine? Nope. Is it better than it used to be? 100% yes! Looking back, I can see where I was prior to having any routine or even knowing about any products and I can see improvement every step of the way. The only thing I would go back and change if I could is my willingness to try different things.

I’d say figuring out how to make it symmetrical and sharp

What if I have a red and brown 😂

As my beard has grown thicker oil’s work so much better for my beard but thinner was better for my beard in the beginning. With the advice of Dan C I do balanced routine and I feel like a stripping wash is so important to refresh my beard after using a daily wash Daily.

Sound advice! I think I bought my first beard oil in 2015 and have yet to find one my beard doesn’t like. I started rotating thick, medium, and thin oils (daily) less than a year ago, and can’t say I’ve noticed much difference in my white beard and Mediterranean climate. But rotating does 2 things you didn’t mention - Individual bottles last longer because they aren’t used every day, and oils get to be used sooner than when “one-until-done”. For that reason, I feel better about the bottles I haven’t gotten to yet.

Thanks as always for making this video. I use a combination of medium viscosity oils and thin oils. I also have brown hair, so that oil type fits with my hair type. My go to is by Eighteen 21 because the bottles are mini oil cans and I like the look. Also like the Tonka Bean one from the blind barber. Added bonus both oils are made in the US, so I feel good supporting US companies.

Good content. I used to use a thicker oil, Honest Amish, all the time. I recently started rotating in a thinner oil from a local company called Pure River. Seems to be working well using both, but until now I didn't know why!

My rotation generally uses light to medium-thick oils. I'm in humid Coastal North Carolina so that plays a factor in not having the super thick oils.

Hi Dan, I too believe in rotation. I use Beard Octane, Luxurious Bastard & Artius Man for light, medium, & thick. Like some others, I would love to hear a list of quality companies in between. Also, sometimes when I am staying home, I will use older, by date, oils & butters, the oldest being 3 years, they seem to work, but do you think it's harmful to the beard & skin?

Do the Beardbrand utility bars fall into the "stripping" category?

Just discovered you wanting to know if I'm missing any crucial steps out of cleaning my beard brush. The top vid on YT is yours from 5 years ago bro. Good to see you're still creating informative content in 2025! Thanks brotha, you've earned a new follower 🫡

I've been experimenting and Rotating for the past few years. JBCOil and Unrefined Shea Butter work Overall Best for me. Thanks Dan 👍🙏.

Just been going Day thine oil and little butter. Night thick oil and little more butter.

I have a red beard and do have different companies and oils in the rotation. Just wondering if it’s ok to add a few drops high quality castor oil to my palm while I have a thin oil there to help make it a thicker oil. Not all the time just to make the thin oil thicker that day! Great advice as well thank you.

I’m red headed, My first beard oils were thin viscosity, used for months the same oil. Tried medium viscosity premium oil and it made a world of difference. I feel the benefits of alternating between thickness. Great information, as always.

I’m constantly rotating oils from carrier blends to viscosity. If I use the same type of oil more than 2 days in a row my facial hair really starts to feel off. So try and rotate daily or even twice daily morning and night.

Thicker in the winter and thinner in the summer. This all makes sense to me.😊😊😊

Yes, I do the seasonal brand oil and butter specific for my 8" ish curly chin curtain rotation in MI, winters/fall, goto Beard Octane and BABC, for spring / summer, BrokeAzz and GBS.

I asked a couple of weeks ago why beard product companies don't list the viscosities of their oils. You commented that it was probably because it was subjective. That being said, how does one shop for their desired vicosity? Is it purely trial and error? Just keep buying until you find the right viscosity for you? There must be an easier way. Or am I missing something?

I need a thicker oil for this beginner beard of mines.. Something that will make my beard shine but not break me out

I like to use thinner oils on days I use conditioner and thicker oils on no conditioner days. Idk if that does anything but it works for me

Any super thin oils you recommend besides beard octane? Love beard octane but looking to try something else thats thin.

Would you recommend a few brands of each thickness for us? I rotate between Beard Octane and Artius Man.

Enjoyed this video. I’m fairly new to this beard thing. Many companies do not list the viscosity of the oil. So what then? Thanks Dan

This is crazy because just a few days ago I was thinking about this exact topic. I have a nice rotation of about 8 quality companies total. Some I use more than others. This time of year (Long Island, NY), I feel like thinner oils suit me better. The thickest I use is Copper John's, and not too often. I usually go 2 days on each brand in alphabetical order so I don't forget where I am lol. Great video as always, Dan.

Love this topic and it’s very important too! I am the biggest believer in rotating through different companies daily.. Oil, butter, wash and conditioner as well as pine tar soap! From simple to exotic carrier blends.. Although I will say this, I have two companies which I won’t name but if I need my beard to look absolutely and feel on point for that very day or occasion, I will use one of those companies..

All good info Dan, I like to use a rotation of oils to manage my red/blond and now graying beard straight. Generally speaking though the medium to thicker oils get mine settled nicely, but if I keep using the thick oils my beard turns curly and lately I’ve been embracing the curly beard so I’ve not been rotating as much. So I use the oils to effectively style my beard to the desired look for my beard type it’s curlier the heavier the oil is.

I’d say I’ve been balanced but put more emphasis on the thicker oils. I’ve tried a number of different companies. Could you recommend the thick oil companies? (Without animals derived oils please).

I love rotation of oils. I do tend to grab lighter oils in the summer and heavier oils in the winter. BTW Wisconsin here

100% accurate in my experience. Right now with the dry cold air leaning a little more into thicker oils, during the summer when the air is moist lean more thin. Thanjs Dan!

Another great informative video Dan! I definitely rotate through my oils and do base the viscosity on the day. I do always use a thick viscosity on stripping days. It may be helpful if you were to post on the Facebook page or Instagram all your affiliates and their viscosity’s for new beardsmen and those that may not know. 🤝

I agree with you on the rotation. I use 3 right now. Looking to add 1 more quality company.