How do you use beard oil in three steps?

Warm a few drops between your palms, work the oil through from the skin out to the tips, comb it through, and stop. The Norrdic Thoughts ritual is three steps: warm, work, stop.

Three to six drops. A short beard needs three, a long beard closer to six. Add more only if it still feels dry.

Many men use it once a day, often after washing. Start there, then use it less often if the beard feels heavy, or more often in cold dry weather.

Most men apply it to a clean, towel-dried beard, which helps it spread evenly. It also works on a dry beard as a finishing touch.

A comb helps spread the oil evenly from root to tip. Combs are also among the most common grooming finds at Viking-age sites.

On a mustache, yes, in a very small amount and kept away from the mouth. We have not tested or designed this oil for head hair, so we make no recommendation for it.

No. Oil is a finishing step. Wash your beard as you normally would, then oil it. Oil does not clean.

Yes. Put a small amount on the inside of your forearm and wait a day before using it on your face. Stop using it if you notice irritation.

Beard hair is generally thicker and coarser than head hair, and the skin makes its natural oil (sebum) at the root, so the oil has to travel down the hair. The longer the beard, the less oil tends to reach the ends. Face wash, hot showers, wind, cold air, and indoor heating can all strip more away.

It makes the most sense when you are growing a beard out, once the beard is long enough to comb, in dry or cold weather, after washing, and before styling. If you like how your beard feels now, you can reasonably skip it.

Short stubble, a beard that already feels soft, or very oily skin are all cases where many men skip oil or use less. If a product ever feels greasy or heavy on your skin, use less or stop.