Honest Amish Heavy Duty Beard Balm -New Large 4 Ounce Twist Tin

I ordered Heavy Duty Beard Balm and the Leave-in Conditioner (all natural). My beard is nearing two inches right now, so it had a nice poof to it. I began using the Balm/Conditioner a month ago. Overall, these two products work great. You just need to experiment a little with how and when you apply them and determine which product is right for you. As a side note, I generally have dry skin in the winter, therefore my face itched and my beard became brittle and at times a little bit itchy. Application: I prefer the Heavy Duty Balm. I am washing my beard ever 2-3 days and adding the balm daily. I will use a little bit at a time (enough to cover my finger tip) then rub two fingers together until the balm is liquid. Then I apply the balm to individual areas of my beard, to make sure it is evenly disbursed. I do scratch and dig into my beard a little bit prior to application just to separate hairs. This seems to help my face from itching less. Time between uses: I use the balms 1-2 times a day. The Heavy Duty in the morning (after my beard has sufficiently dried after a shower) and the Leave-in Conditioner in the evening or immediately before bed. I may use a little more here and there if my face feels dry. (weather dependent) Vs. The Heavy Duty gives my beard a little bit more structure and is not as oily as the Leave-In Conditioner. Maybe I am using too much of the leave-in, but from different approaches to how and when I apply each balm, for all day use, the heavy duty does the trick. The leave in is definitely good on my skin. I hate lotion, so I don't like the feeling it leaves on my hands if I touch it at all through the day. Smell: The smell is there. It is good. If you don't like things that have a smell, then don't use this. If you like smelling good, use this. (the smell has the girlfriend's stamp of approval)

About me: I've grown my beard out for the first time ever. As it has gotten longer, I've had to adapt in how I care for it. I have a little bit of a medical background and the circles I run in fear beards like the plague due to poor information put out about how uncleanliness, unprofessional, dirty, etc they are... most of which I disagree... I recently read a medical study that clean shaven men actually harbor more threatening bacteria (e.g. Mrsa) than our bearded brethren... it's because the micro abrasions in the skin, warmer, temperatures, etc. allow these bacteria to feed is the theory. Anyhow, back on to reviewing the product. The product matters because looking presentable matters. So the main brands I've been using for about a period of 6 months are: Grave Before Shave, Viking Revolution, and now the Honest Amish regular (not Heavy Duty). I've been using Grave Before Shave the longest as the fragrances have been interesting and the product fairly consistent. The brand logos/art for different fragrances is pretty neat/entertaining too. The hold has been decent overall, but it seems as I go throughout the day it only lasts for a few hours or so before the fly aways kick in and it has a subtly oily residue. Overall, a solid product. Viking Revolution is the first beard balm I began with. I didn't know any better at the time but it made the thinner parts of my beard greasy, stringy/thin, and oily looking. I wasn't sure what was causing all of this, but time and experience have helped me in learning to style a beard that is a few inches from my chest now... I'll probably throw this product away. I don't like it touching my beard. The regular version of the Honest Amish beard balm just didn't hold well and the fragrance was nothing interesting (it's ok, just doesn't stand out much). I'm not much interested in the fragrances anymore, but more so a product that just works and gets me through the day. This version of balm is more like a moisturizer than something to keep flyaway hairs in place. The Honest Amish Heavy Duty Beard Balm is now my default go-to. It does not have much of a greasy feel in moderation, gives my beard a moisturized matte-appearance , and is very easy to get out of the container and apply... texture of a smooth-sticking paste. I'll be using my grave before shave for daily use (running around), but the Honest Amish will be my default go to for a product I know works well and I'm confident in for work and dressing up on occasion. The fragrance is subtle and subsides within the hour. I like this enough that I'm going to order a 4oz container after just receiving my 2oz container within the week. I don't want to risk not having any how this stuff on hand/beard.

I already have a review for the regular beard balm, so I'll try to not repeat myself. I liked the regular enough to give this a try. It is definitely good stuff, however they are not really the same thing. My initial assumption was that this product was the same as the regular, but it simply had more control. The regular product is really great for conditioning. Another reviewer said it best when they said that they really knew how good the product was when they quit using it. The regular balm gradually conditions so that you hardly notice how much of a difference it makes until you stop using it for a week or so. My point is that after using the heavy duty balm for about a week, I really noticed how much conditioning the regular balm does. This product does not seem to soften the beard much at all. Maybe it does, but compared with the regular product it does very little. I still like the heavy duty stuff quite a bit. As in most things in life it is a tradeoff. You trade some conditioning for additional control. So now I use it when it is important to me to appear more neat or clean cut. You can shape your beard significantly better with the heavy duty balm. It is kind of fun to use because of it. I don't know if it is stiff enough for a handlebar mustache, etc., but you can definitely add some shape and tame a lot of those strays with it. The two products complement each other very well, but they are not interchangeable. Finally, this product does not have the licorice smell that the regular balm has. I don't like licorice, but I did enjoy the scent of it in the regular balm. I only mention it because many people said that it was strong, though I have never found it so. If that is/was a concern, then you don't have to worry about it with the heavy duty balm.

Normally I use the regular leave-in conditioner, but decided to try the Heavy Duty this time around... It seems there are 2 noteworthy differences between the 2 products. First, the Heavy Duty has a small amount of wax giving it a bit of a "beard holding" property. Handling the two, you can feel the difference in viscosity when rubbing it on the hands and eventually onto the bears. It's not super strong, but there is a noticeable difference. Second is the scent. The Heavy Duty is more of a "no scent added" type product. It smells like a mixture of oils and butters, but none of them are overpowering or too forward. It ultimately comes off as a very meh-like smell that doesn't last or linger very long. Short of that both left my beard feeling soft, tangles were easy to comb out, but the Heavy Duty resulted in fewer stray hairs. The smell or lack of smell with the Heavy Duty isn't a big deal because most of the time after about 20minutes I don't notice the smell of the beard product anyway unless I'm actively trying to smell it. Previously I was using the regular leave-in conditioner and adding a light wax after, the Heavy Duty mostly gets rid of that so I think I may just use the Heavy Duty from now on. **The indentation in the image was done by myself, testing the consistency, thickness, and so on. The product arrived perfect and without lumps. IF yours arrived with lumps, simply melt the compound fully back into a liquid, then allow it to cool/solidify again.

I was very skeptical of this balm at first. Switching from balms is scary when you already know your balm works. I saw all the positive reviews but again that never satisfies me because Im my own worst critic. I like to know how I like things because if Im wrong then I can only blame myself. I opened the container which is bigger than most tins. I smelled it and it didnt have the smell like my old one. But I cant let that get to me because scent shouldn't be all about a beard. And I didnt really like the idea of this smelling like licorice which it doesnt really have that strong of a smell after a while. I put it on and tried it for a week. After a week I noticed my beard was not soft like it was before but durable. It was soft and durable. My last balm made my beard soft and yes it did work but it wasnt making it as healthy as this balm. I then kept using it for a while and was pretty sold. Then the other day after using this for a month I combed my beard. My beard is pretty curly and makes a lot fo knots and combing it can be a chore. So this is why I only comb my beard once a week or maybe only every other week. But when i combed my beard everything was pretty smooth. Normally I have tons of knots an Im worried about pulling out a lof of hairs. Yes hairs came out like normal but I didnt have the tangles like I normally do. Once the balm was rinsed off I could feel my beard was soft but the haris were durable. Not super soft like my last balm. I also noticed I got a little more length but not to much. This could attribute to the health of my beard. So in the end this doesnt smell super bad and isnt like those fru fru balms that are made to smell good. This is made to work well and thats it. I have a hard to deal with beard and this balm made my beard more manageable. Hopefully I will get a longer and thicker beard from this which Im already experiencing but I want more. Thanks Honest Amish for making a great product and not lying to your customers.

I've been using this beard balm for about three years now, and it’s easily the best I’ve found. It’s less greasy than other products, has a nice hold, and is really easy to apply. With a long, full beard, I find myself reaching for this every single day. Highly recommend.

To be honest I only bought this for one reason. I had searched the vast regions of the interweb looking for a solution to my dilemma! I know you have probably heard of the term “bed head”. That’s where you wake up in the morning and depending on how you slept your hair has been compressed and formed into a wild shape. This can take sometimes hours of volcanic heat from a professional hair dryer and tons of take your pick ( hair gel, spray, Mousse etc). Well my top covering has long gone many winters ago. I now sport a magnificent beautiful bald head. However at a certain age and I’m at it I might add hair in other places develop their own personalities. I do tend to keep a full beard or goatee but this is not what I needed Honest Amish for! You might ask then what does a middle age man with a full beard and bald head need this product for? I will tell you! My right eyebrow! I can wake up some mornings and it will be in strange positions. Sometimes I think it’s trying to hold hands with my upper eyelash honestly! I have trimmed and plucked and tried to use hair products to tame this wild beast with no avail! I suppose I sleep in my right side and this is part of the cause of the problem but now I have a solution! A little dab of Honest Amish and a few gentle strokes and that brow succumbs to my will! Now I don’t have to worry about being that guy in Guardian of the Galaxy! My fears of knocking down people with my wild brow that once poked forward have all be quelled! My wife loves the new look! She asked “did you do something with your beard” and I just smile. It’s honest Amish and my little secret! I find the smell of the product pleasing and its effectiveness. for my needs to be highly satisfying. After using it on that one wild brow I decided to use it on my beard and not thinking much of it beforehand. However looking closely I did not realize how unruly it was. I run some in gently and all those protruding beard hairs laid down like wet grass after a hurricane. I can’t guarantee you that it will work for you but it’s worth a shot if you have had the same problem. Give Honest Amish a try!

So I've been using this for awhile now, about half the tin. I like how it makes my beard and skin feel. Nothing worse than your skin feeling dry under your beard. However, and this is a big however, around week two of using this I started to break out with fairly large pimples under my beard. Not single pimples but clusters of two or three. I wash my face regularly and use beard wash in the shower daily. For the life of me I just couldn't figure out why I kept getting these crazy pimples. But it's been non-stop for weeks. I've never been particularly prone to facial acne with the exception of the occasional ingrown hair if I shaved too much. Today it finally dawned on me, after seeing a story on t.v. about bacteria testing facial hair, that my Beard Balm may be contaminated with bacteria. I'm a clean person and I wash my hands routinely. However, I know there's been a few times I've used the balm without washing my hands first. My usual routine is to apply it right out of the shower, but I know there's been a few times I've added some extra later in the day. Also, I have a terrible habit of playing with my beard during the day. It's all new to me and I just can't help it I guess. Any way, I have no proof of this and no way to test mine. This is strictly my opinion and just a hypothesis. And, I certainly don't want to disparage the product or company - it's nothing that's their fault. I'd give this a five star rating if it weren't for the constant acne. So, today I stopped using it and switched back to beard oil. I don't like it as much but I've never broken out while using it. I'll see what happens over the next few weeks. If I do find a major difference I'll post back here. If they made it in a squeezable tube, like toothpaste, I'd be all over it. - Hint -