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Written by Karine Sevigny
5 September 2026
A healthy-looking beard doesn’t need hours of attention. Our beard care tips cover four simple steps to help keep rough hairs, dryness, and flakes in check. You’ll also find our favorite tools and products, like beard balm, to make daily grooming easier and more comfortable.
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From light stubble and a neatly shaped mustache to a full beard, facial hair is a personal choice. Your routine will vary with the look you prefer, but every style benefits from regular care, including beard balm. These beard care tips will help you keep yours looking its best.
Whether you wear stubble, a short beard, or a longer style, regular trimming keeps the shape tidy and makes daily grooming easier. Even out the length, tidy fuller areas, and define the edges to maintain the look you want. Small, consistent touch-ups can save you more work later.
Browse our full range of barber tools to find what you need.
Your beard collects oil, dirt, and even food throughout the day. Regular washing removes that buildup and helps keep the skin underneath clean and comfortable. One of the simplest beard care tips is to work a gentle cleanser through your facial hair and down to your skin, then rinse thoroughly.
Here are our favorite cleansers to make this step quick and easy:
Price
$15.90 – 70 ml
What’s its little extra?
A quick-absorbing dry cleansing foam that requires no rinsing? No need to say more about it to make you understand why it is among our favorite products!
Price
$33 – 250 ml
What’s its little extra?
This product offers balanced cleaning that quickly eliminates dirt, bacteria, and unwanted odors thanks to its fresh and invigorating scent.
Price
$14.90 – 250 ml
What’s its little extra?
The fact that it’s sulfate-free! Some skin types are more sensitive than others, which is why this shampoo is ideal for deeply cleansing while hydrating beards and caring for sensitive skin without causing dryness, helping to reduce irritation. Psst… it also helps eliminate dandruff.
Price
$23.90 – 120 ml
What’s its little extra?
Sometimes, in addition to a shampoo to clean the hairs, an exfoliant is still necessary to properly purify the skin underneath. This one is our favorite as it is made up of 98% natural ingredients!
Price
$2.90
Perfect for hair and beard, this brush makes cleaning in the shower easier and allows for deeper cleaning to dislodge dead skin cells and dandruff more quickly.
After cleansing, give your beard and the skin underneath some moisture. Conditioners, oils, beard balms, and butters offer different textures and benefits, so choose according to how dry or coarse your facial hair feels.
A beard conditioner is a good starting point for softening your beard and making it easier to manage.
Beard oil and beard balm both help condition the hair and are useful options for short to medium-length beards. Beard balm also provides light hold, helping you shape your beard and keep stray hairs in place.
For very dry, coarse facial hair, beard butter offers richer conditioning. Its creamy texture helps soften rough strands and improve comfort.
One of our key beard care tips is to match the formula to your needs. Here are our favorites in each category:
Price
$20.90 – 237 ml
What’s its little extra?
It softens even the toughest, tangled, and unruly hairs! You will immediately see a difference in the ease of managing and styling your beard.
Price
$22.90 – 28 g
What’s its little extra?
This multifunctional oil can be used before shaving as well as after as a finishing treatment. It instantly improves the appearance of the beard thanks to its moisturizing properties that add softness, shine, and flexibility to the hairs.
(Best seller)
Price
$25.90 – 30 ml
What’s its little extra?
Formulated with castor oil, this beard oil hydrates, softens, and gives a shiny finish. It soothes dry skin under the beard while strengthening and revitalizing facial hairs.
Price
$37.90 – 118 ml
What’s its little extra?
This moisturizing treatment for the beard, formulated with shea butter, is the best ally for bearded men whose hairs are very dry and coarse. It also helps condition the skin under the beard to limit unwanted itching.
Finish your routine with a beard brush or comb to work through tangles, shape your facial hair, and distribute your conditioner, oil, balm, or butter evenly. This quick step gives your beard a neat finish and helps you get more from the products you’ve applied.
Here are our go-to tools:
Price: $13.90
Perfectly fitting in your pockets, this comb offers two sections of teeth (wide and fine). It is ideal for styling short to medium beards and prevents pulling when brushing the hairs.
Price: $8.90
Boar bristles are known for their ability to improve the natural texture of beard and hair and eliminate static electricity. This brush is truly essential to complete your routine!
Whether you already wear a mustache or plan to grow one, a good wax is worth having on hand. It helps you shape your style and keep stray hairs in place, including those that tickle your nose. Add it as the finishing touch for a neat, comfortable look.
Here’s our all-time favorite:
Price: $24.90 – 15 ml
What’s its little extra?
A tiny dab of this mustache wax will allow you to showcase your hairs in their best light! Handmade, this treatment uses pure and essential ingredients for a perfectly styled mustache.
These four steps give you a starting point, but your barber can offer beard care tips tailored to your facial hair and the look you want. If you’re in the Québec City area, stop by one of our two partner Blades Barber locations at Place de la Cité or Galeries de la Capitale. The team can answer your questions and help you fine-tune your routine.
* Prices and availability of products are subject to change without notice.
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