About Our Blends
Our Beard Oils, Butters, and Balms were a labor of love. We have chosen the blends we use because we truly believe they deliver the best results but also the best value available. We use the highest quality carrier oils that are always cold-pressed when available. Cold-pressing involves crushing and pressing to produce the oils, which means no heat or chemicals are uses in order to retain maximum nutrients. We also use the highest quality essential oils and skin safe fragrance oils. Our soaps, washes, conditioners, and fragrances are also SLS/SLES, phthalate, and paraben free. Cruelty free too!
Shea Nut Oil (cold pressed) - Extracted from the nut of the shea tree found in tropical regions of Africa, this dark to golden colored oil is used in various hair care products. It is valued for its abilities to restore and seal moisture, decrease dreaded frizz, eliminate dandruff, and prevent the loss of nutrients. The application of shea nut oil to the roots helps to add volume to the hair while styling.
Golden Jojoba Oil - Produced in the seed of the Simmondsia chinensis plant, a shrub, which is native to southern Arizona, southern California, and northwestern Mexico. Unrefined jojoba oil appears as a clear golden liquid at room temperature with a slightly nutty odor. Jojoba oil isn't a moisturizer itself; it seals in moisture. It actually preserves and seals in hair shaft moisture. It is non comedogenic.
Argan Oil - Argan Oil is derived from the kernels of the argan tree. Moisturizes, adds shine, protects hair, protects from breakage and increases elasticity. Helps protect hair from mechanical stress which means it stays looking healthy. The composition of argan oil may help to keep your hair healthy, even with hair styling and using heat tools.
Fractionated Coconut Oil (certified organic) - An ideal carrier oil for essential oils for several reasons: It blends well. When you combine fractionated coconut oil with essential oils, they mix well, making for even distribution. Dilutes the oil. A little goes a long way with highly concentrated essential oils. A carrier oil can dilute them (in a good way) so that they are gentler on the skin yet still offer all the benefits. Enhance the effects of essential oils. Fractionated coconut oil is packed with nutrients, and has significant moisturizing abilities, so it can help enhance the effects of the essential oil you’ve chosen to use. Fractionated coconut oil sinks into your skin quickly and is less likely to clog your pores than normal coconut oil.
Sweet Almond Oil (cold pressed) - Almond oil is produced by ripe almonds - typically sweet almonds. We choose to use unrefined sweet almond oil, which means extraction by pressing which produces a superior oil rather than using a heat and chemical extraction process. Almond oils is fantastic for skin health, promotes hair growth, and has antibacterial properties. It also contains a substantial amount of the vitamin B7, or biotin which can promote hair growth.
Avocado Oil - Avocado oil is a fantastic source of omega-rich oils and antioxidants for healthy hair. Full of bio-active phytochemicals, including vitamin E tocopherols, vitamin D, and carotenoids (lutein and beta carotene) that defend hair from UV damage, environmental aggressors, and pollutants that can make hair feel dry and look brittle. Rich in oleic acid and monounsaturated fats gives avocado oil the ability to penetrate deep into the hair shaft.
Grape Seed Oil (cold pressed) - A lightweight oil that is extracted from the seeds of grapes and penetrates the skin quickly. It is rich in many other advantageous compounds, including beta-carotene, vitamins D, C, E, and polyphenols that have excellent antioxidant abilities making it a strong source of antioxidant benefits, including free radical scavenging and protection from environmental aggressors such as UV radiation or pollution. Virgin organic grapeseed oil contains linoleic acid and plenty of antioxidants. It is non-comedogenic, meaning it does not clog pores and works well with other natural oils like avocado, almond, and jojoba.
Vitamin E - A potent scalp antioxidant and hair hydrator that stimulates hair growth and increases hair strength/shine. Vasodilation and vasoconstriction properties meaning increased blood flow which encourages hair growth. The natural antioxidants in Vitamin E may help with maintaining hair growth by preventing the breakdown of existing hair follicles.
Shea Butter - Derived from the nuts of the African shea tree. This hydrator offers moisturizing and softening benefits as well as protection to the hair shaft. Thick, coarse, dry, or damaged hair will love this nourishing butter.
Coconut Oil - This multitasking hydrating oil not only moisturizes but may strengthen the hair as well. Extremely dry and/or curly hair will most benefit from using coconut oil. It is packed with healthy omega-3 fatty acids along with vitamin E, making it an ideal ingredient for treating dry hair.
Beeswax (organic) - Beeswax is made by worker honeybees and is the natural wax that makes up the structure of the honeycomb. Moisturizing, barrier-creating, with antibacterial properties, it moisturizes and seals the hair, smoothes flyaways, and assists with hair growth.
Let customers speak for us
from 833 reviewsGreat clean, masculine, and woodsy scent! This is a great cologne type scent to wear day or night!
This is FANTASTIC! You get the feeling of being outside in the crisp fresh air in the middle of a flower garden! The musk helps to make this a great floral cologne!
If you are looking to try a lot the True North's scents tbis is the way to do it. It is gpoing to take months to try them all.
Winter Break was an unexpected collaboration with TNBC and one of the best friends I've never met. It's a wonderful bright citrus scent that will brighten up a gloomy day. It's great on the bucket, and even better in your beard. Don't forget the artwork! TNBC does their art in-house, and their work is outstanding. So, if the weather where you are is as crappy as the weather is where I am, buy this scent. Take a little mental vacation with TNBC and Winter Break.
This is my top scent from the black Friday drop. Doughbuster smells just like a cinnamon sugar doughnut. It's a sweet mix with a pastry like finish.
Auld Lang Syne ended up in my top 5 scent list without even taking out of the bucket. I've used several buckets now, of course, but it's incredible just in the bucket. The first thing I get is the wonderfully tart cranberry, then the sweet pear, and the scent finishes with a bubbly champagne kind of smell. I don't know how they make you smell bubbles, but they do. Add this scent to the ultra smooth butter TNBC is known for, and you've got yourself a top 5 scent without a doubt.
That's not a joke. This smells so much like strawberry shortcake, you'll find yourself wanting to taste it. DON'T! I think TNBC had to put the warning label "for external use only" on their scents because they smell so much like real food you'll want to stick it in your cake hole. Other than the incredible scent here, the ultra smooth zero grit butter is something that everyone is talking about. If they're not, they should be.
This scent smells exactly like the snickerdoodle cookies your grandma used to make. Snickahdoodle if your grandma was from Boston! Really though, it's a great blend of cinnamon and sugar with the buttery cookie to round it all out. Smell like your grandma's kitchen at Thanksgiving. You'll thank yourself later.
Do you like waffles? Of course you do. Waffles are S tier. How about berries? Yep. We all do. Only weirdos don't like berries. Do you like waffle and berries together? There's no doubt you do. They're both incredible, and their combination is hard to beat. That is what That's My Jam brings to the table. Sweet berries and that light pastry scent combine in an ultra smooth zero grit beard butter that will soften your beard, and make the people's mouths water around you.
Do you like grape soda? Would you like a beard butter that smells EXACTLY like grape soda? Trust me, you would. My doctor even complimented me on the scent right before putting me under. True story. It's a great scent. You will not be disappointed.
Stranger Beards is great! It smells like the little smarties candies we all ate as kids. Well, most of us anyway. So of you are still babies, and don't know what smarties are, but that's your problem. We're not here for you're problems. We're here to review this beard butter. I already said it smells like smarties. So, if you like that, buy it. If you don't, buy it anyway. It'll be good for you. You could always go to the store and buy some smarties first to see if you like the way they smell, but jokes on you...Stranger Beards smells the way smarties taste! Just buy it, you'll be happy you did.
This smells like a strawberry laffy taffy, but in a nice zero grit beard butter that makes your beard oh so soft. Unlike actual taffy, it's not sticky, and won't screw up your beard. The one drawback, there aren't jokes on every label. So, I'll write one here so you're not disappointed:
Why are there only two doors on a chicken coupe?
Give up?
If there were four it'd be a chicken sedan! HAHAHAHAHA
This scent smells like a fresh fruit smoothie. It's smooth and fresh citrus....which is the reason for calling it a "fresh" fruit "smoothie." It's silly that I needed to explain that, but I could tell you were confused. Don't be young padawan, Matty Ice has you covered. If you like citrus-y smells, and like a smoothie, this scent is like a smoothie for your beard. Buy it, and give your beard a smoothie designed for it, not just the slop you slob on yourself somehow.
Nectar of the Gods is an incredible fruity scent. The peach and apricot pair wonderfully together, and the pear rounds out the scent. I'm quite certain TNBC had a direct line of communication with Aristaeus himself to get this incredible fruit scent. Another badass scent from badass people.
True North lists this one as a Medium / Strong scent. I'd say definitely to the stronger side! Very masculine, long lasting leather scent. No new shoes or new car leather here - think harder hitting, punch you in the nose, dank, musky leather - and yeah, you can actually smell the tobacco and trail dust. Really unique scent creation and made for those who crave a much more potent scent. And did I mention leather?