Bath and beauty products are often made with women in mind, but men need soap and grooming products too! With Father’s Day right around the corner, now is the perfect time to create something for the guys. One of my favorite handmade gifts for men is beard oil. It’s incredibly easy to make; simply mix together skin-loving oils such as jojoba oil and argan oil. You can see the process in the Beard Oil Soap Queen TV video below. To save even more time, the Beard Oil Base is already mixed and ready to customize.
To give facial hair additional grooming, the Sculpting Mustache Wax easily molds hair into various shapes. It’s made with a combination of cera bellina wax, olive oil, hazelnut oil, castor oil and vitamin E oil. The mixture is melted and whipped to create a light, spreadable texture. Leave the mixture uncolored, or add a little brown or black oxide to give the wax color.
The Sculpting Mustache Wax is perfect for shaping facial hair.
If you don’t have a mustache or facial hair, you can still incorporate ‘staches in your projects. The Movember Mustache Melt and Pour is made with the Guest Mini Mustache Mold to create the bars. They are scented them with Mahogany Fragrance Oil, which is a great traditional masculine fragrance. If you’re looking for more masculine fragrance oil options, click here. The Mini Melt & Pour Foot Ball Soap Tutorial also creates guest-sized soap that’s perfect for any football lover.
Top: The Movember Mustache Melt and Pour creates guest-sized bars.
Bottom: Love football? The Mini Melt & Pour Foot Ball Soap Tutorial will be right up your alley.
The Walnut Facial Scrub for Men was designed with guys in mind. It’s made with no-fuss ingredients like baking soda, walnut shells and kaolin clay. Simply mix it with a little water and apply to a damp face. For dry skin, mix it with a little lightweight oil like avocado oil or sweet almond oil. Of course ladies can use this scrub too!
The Walnut Facial Scrub for Men is great for both sexes, but was designed with men in mind.
If you’re looking for cold process soap, the Charcoal & Cedar Beer Cold Process Soap is made with a dark stout beer and activated charcoal. Cedarwood and fir needle essential oils give the bars a woodsy scent. To use beer or other alcoholic beverages in cold process soap, the alcohol needs to be boiled first. Learn how in this blog post.
With dark beer, activated charcoal and woodsy essential oils, the Charcoal & Cedar Beer Cold Process Soap is perfect for men.
If you prefer melt and pour, the Minty Clay Melt & Pour Bars feature green zeolite clay, charcoal and exfoliating poppy seeds. Scrubby additives are a key component of many masculine products, including mechanics soap. The Havana Layers Melt and Pour Soap features a variety of exfoliants such as shredded loofah and walnut shells for an extra scrubby bar.
Left to right: Minty Clay Melt & Pour Bars, Havana Layers Melt and Pour Soap
What’s your favorite masculine product to create? I love masculine scents…so I like to use “men’s” products as well =)
It’s great fun making products for men. I’ve found that they can be just as interested in different scent choices and soaps, bath salts and oils, and various products as anyone. Brambleberry’s Karma is a great choice for men’s projects–unisex, but men especially have loved it.
It is really fun to make men’s projects! Also, great tip on using Karma Essential Oil. It’s a fantastic unisex option. 🙂
Karma Essential Oil Blend: https://www.brambleberry.com/Karma-Essential-Oil-Blend-P3827.aspx
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
Is red palm oil the same as palm oil and if not, can it be used in soap making?
Thank you
Hi there!
From what I understand, red palm oil and regular palm oil are similar. However, red palm oil is less processed and maintains a red color. Because of that it will color your soap a reddish orange color. But I believe it can be used like regular palm oil! To be extra careful, you may want to check with the manufacturer to see the SAP value and if it’s the same as the palm oil we have. If so, you can plug it into our Lye Calculator: https://www.brambleberry.com/Pages/Lye-Calculator.aspx
Learn more about oil SAP values here: http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/tips-and-tricks/free-beginners-guide-to-soapmaking-common-soapmaking-oils/
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
Thank you. If I ever figure it out, i will let you know. 🙂
Thank you! 🙂
I like to make an after shave smoother with clear aloe vera gel and witch hazel and scent with sandalwood or a foresty fragrance.
That sounds amazing! Nice and soothing on the skin. 🙂
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
For whatever reason, I have trouble getting men’s fragrances to ‘stick’ in my cold process soap. Any ideas as to why this is, or what I can do about it?
Hi Andi!
There are a few tricks to help fragrances stay in cold process soap! Using the strong recommendation on our Fragrance Calculator can help make the scent stick: http://www.brambleberry.com/Pages/Fragrance-Calculator.aspx
You can also blend the scent with something deeper and more complex, like Amber Fragrance Oil. 🙂
Get more tips in the How to Prevent Scent Fading post: https://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/tips-and-tricks/how-to-prevent-scent-fading-in-soap/
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
I have made your beard oil recipe (exactly as written), and it’s really nice. I used Sandalwood Vanilla FO in it, little bit stronger than you listed. It smells great. I use it on my own face (skin, not beard 🙂 ) sometimes and it makes my skin feel great.
I absolutely love Sandalwood Vanilla Fragrance Oil! I imagine it smells amazing in the beard oil recipe. 🙂
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
Sandalwood Vanilla Fragrance Oil: https://www.brambleberry.com/Sandalwood-Vanilla-Fragrance-Oil-P3349.aspx
As one of the few guys here, I feel I should comment, although I am not into the spa thing. I started making my own soap for my sensitive skin and discovered how to give the excess to people who appreciate it. I usually make a favorite batch and keep a few bars for myself. I also test every batch I make before giving it out. I do the tongue test and then the shower test with a very thin slice I cut off the end, even if it is a fru fru pink ladies’ soap. I want to be sure it is safe to use for others. I also make an oil mixture for my skin and beard. Although my beard is shaved now, I grow a thick, heavy beard in the winter and my skin dries out. I use a combination of coconut, olive and castor oils and the coconut oil makes it a soft solid that applies easily. Yes, I am greasy for about one hour, but my skin soaks it up and loves it and so does my beard. Thanks for making a post for us guys!
You’re welcome Eric, glad you like the post! I think testing each soap is a really good idea. That way you know it feels great on the skin. 🙂
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
I realize you can take just about any project or recipe and make it for men, I enjoy seeing the projects created for men too. From what I see there are not many who make products for men and I always have an assortment. My favorite thing to make is a men’s “spa bag”, it has varying things like body and foot powder, deodorant, shaving cream, body spray, etc – and of course soap 🙂 And I like to make sugar scrubs using masculine scents and colors that can be used for super dirty hands.
The spa bag sounds like an awesome idea! Perfect for Father’s Day. 🙂
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry