The balm works best when applied to a damp beard. For example, pat-dry your beard after a shower. The amount you use will vary depending on the length and style of your beard. I advise starting off with a small amount scraped out of the tin and rub it between your palms until it has completely melted. Rub the balm in starting from your sideburns, along your cheeks, and into the front of your beard. There is no need to use it in your moustache. Claw the balm through your beard from this point, be sure to go against the grain under your beard as well. At this point you should know if you want to apply more beard balm. Again, add it to your beard in small amounts. A little bit of Big Dobs Beard Balm goes a long way.

Should you want to use a brush or comb now would be the time to use it. I advise that any comb you use to have wide teeth. Avoid laser-cut wood combs as unfinished / sanded teeth with will result in beard hair being ripped out. I personally use a plastic detangling comb on my beard.

If you’re trying to straighten out your beard there are number of methods and tools you can use. I advise a plastic detnagling comb and a hair dryer. Just like the hair on your scalp, you can over-do it with heat and fry your hair so do be cautious.