Learn how to make this DIY rosemary beard oil for that bearded man in your life! This is an easy homemade beauty product for men made with just three all natural ingredients – olive oil, rosemary, and tea tree oil, and it smells wonderful!
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The Big Book of Homemade Products for Your Skin, Health & Home
I have a super cool herbal recipe for you today, homemade Rosemary Beard Oil from Jan Berry’s new book, The Big Book of Homemade Products for your Skin, Health & Home.
Jan Berry is the owner and writer of one of my very favorite blogs, The Nerdy Farm Wife, and when I found out that she was coming out with a brand new book I had to be one of the first ones to check it out.
You might remember her from my How to Make Soap for Beginners post, as it was her amazing Natural Soapmaking eBook that helped to guide me along my first soap making experience. Her knowledge and ingenuity of homemade natural and herbal products make this new book of hers worth every single penny.
Not only that, it’s a gorgeous book and the recipes are practical. I already have so many recipes marked to make as soon as I can.
This rosemary beard oil recipe that I chose to showcase from her book is a simple but great one. Beard products are all the rage these days, but it’s silly to spend a lot of money on products that are questionable at best. Making your own is easy, and has the healing power of herbs!
According to Jan, “By increasing circulation, rosemary stimulates hair growth and improves it’s overall health.”
Rosemary has long been known to be good for your hair and scalp, facial hair included!
How to Make Rosemary Beard Oil
The first and main step is to infuse the oil with dried rosemary. If rosemary isn’t available, try using dried lavender leaves or pine needles instead.
You can also use different carrier oils, or a blend if you’d like. Other good oils to use include sunflower, argan, apricot, grapeseed, or sweet almond.
Jan gives several methods for infusing oils at the beginning of the book, but you can see how I do it here: How to Make Infused Herbal Oils. For this recipe, I did it in a sunny windowsill.
Jan says, “For a stronger scent and more powerful herbal action, pour the freshly strained oil over a new batch of dried rosemary and repeat the process to create a double-infused oil.” I love this idea!
Even products made for men can be beautiful.
After straining, add the optional tea tree oil. This will help if itching or flakiness is a problem. I imagine you could add other essential oils as well to your liking. A manly one that I particularly love is fir needle oil from Mountain Rose Herbs.
Now this beard oil just needs a beard to love! A small amount is all that’s needed, just rub it into the beard all the way to the skin. I think the bearded man in your life will love it!
I want to tell you a little more about this book. There is a natural, homemade, herbal product for everyone here, including your pets!
It covers skin care, lip care, hair care, salves and balms, bath products, pet products, herbal remedies, natural cleaning products, and soap making (Jan’s specialty), of course.
There are beautiful pictures with almost every recipe, and Jan’s writing style is so easy to read. It’s like she’s your friend, making these products right along with you, and she actually *cares* how they turn out.
You can really tell that she put a lot of effort into every single recipe. You can read more on the backstory of her book here: My Big Book of Projects Using Common Herbs and Flowers.
I couldn’t recommend this book any higher! I can’t decide what I’m going to make next, it’s between Dandelion Body Butter or Violet Leaf Lotion bars. I have both of those plants growing right in my backyard!
This book has become a favorite in our household, and I find myself looking through it for ideas and inspiration all the time! Every recipe sounds awesome.
Grab your copy of The Big Book of Homemade Products for your Skin, Health & Home by Jan Berry today!
More Beard Care Recipes
Discover our other beard care recipes! They make wonderful DIY Herbal Gifts for Men!
Rosemary Beard Oil
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup olive oil
- 3 Tablespoon dried rosemary
- 1-2 drops tea tree oil optional
Instructions
- Place the dried rosemary in a pint-size mason jar.
- Completely cover the rosemary with the olive oil.
- Allow to sit in a sunny window for a few weeks.
Notes
- If rosemary isn’t available, try using dried lavender leaves or pine needles instead. You can also use different oils, or a blend if you’d like.
- Other good oils to use include sunflower, argan, apricot, grapeseed, or sweet almond.
How long does the beard oil last before going bad?
A year or longer.
I live on Vancouver Island and ‘weeks of sunshine’ are only guaranteed in the summer months, so I guess this is a summer project, eh? :)
Hi Shelley. It’s not entirely necessary to keep your infusion directly in the sun, but it does speed up the process. Keep it wherever you like!
Was wondering if dried rosemary is for a reason or can you use fresh?
Using fresh rosemary will cause water content to leach into the oil and cause it to spoil faster than if you used dried rosemary.
Would rosemary oil be advisable for a naturally white beard? My hubby is a Santa. =)
Also, any recommendations for keeping naturally white hair from yellowing? He has a challenge with this. We’ve tried many things – from baking soda followed by vinegar rinse (my personal favorite for many years) to special shampoos for this purpose that seem to help somewhat – but is there anything better? Or how to prevent the yellowing in the first place!
Thanks for the recipe, but please how can i turn gray beard to black please.🙏
I’m pretty new to the beard oil thing. How do you feel about coconut oil as a carrier?
Coconut oil is a good carrier oil because it has a long shelf life. I prefer to blend it with olive or another oil so that it is less solid at room temperature.
This might be a stupid question, but what if I just used straight up Olive oil and didn’t let it set in the sun for a few weeks?
I haven’t made beard oil before. Does infusing just make it smell better or something or is it a necessary step? My dry beard is driving me crazy…
I make a lot of body butters and salves, but my rosemary oil is for my potatoes :-D
I did add some rosemary essential oil to hair oil I made for myself (only use about an ounce of my infused oil), plus the rest of the blend. Trying to decide if I want to add beeswax and make a hair salve/pomade or leave it as oil.
I enjoy your website :-)
I love rosemary on my potatoes, too! It is really good for your hair, too. Thanks :)
I don’t make much myself, although I use a lot of natural things that my friends whip up from deodorant to diaper cream. I’d like to learn more!
I have dabbled in homemade items. Mostly soap and facial. I want to try lotions.
Yes, I have made homemade hard lotion bars & whipped body butter!
I’ve made some homemade lotion & my daughters love making homemade beauty products.
Yes! Ironically my husband & I are experimenting with Essential Oil Beard Oils! He has grown a full beard in the last year and is very proud, on one condition from me, that he takes care of it. LOL It looks good & he smells good! :)
I’ve made toothpaste, deodorant, soap, and I don’t know what else! I love experimenting with new recipes to make natural products that my friends and family enjoy using. :-)
I’ve dabbed in soaps an moisturizers, but nothing fancy.