Reddit mentions of Ultra Conditioner/Softener for Beards by Beardsley and Company, Beard Care Products, 8 oz

For beard oil I can't help in the UK, I use a product made near me that's sold in a few local barber shops (US denizen), but I love it because it's a beard dry oil/beard balm.

I much prefer dry oils/balms over regular beard oil because they're just barely solid at room temperature, melting with just a little friction. Makes it way less messy than straight up oil, and goes on real easily with warm hands and a warm beard out of the shower.... and good scent is key!

For conditioners (yay, they're available in the UK!), I rotate between Art of Shaving Beard Conditioner and Beardsley Ultra Conditioner. The peppermint oil feeling in the art of shaving product is a little intense for me to use daily, but it's so refreshing.

I usually use my regular shampoo for the beard, but I'll use a dandruff shampoo (head and shoulders or equivalent) for a few days if the skin under it is starting to get flaky. And the peppermint oil conditioner right after that shampoo is way too much and irritates my skin.

Here's my routine:

• Beard oil applied daily after I shower in the morning.
  
• Condition beard with beard-specific conditioner daily.
  
• Wash beard with beard-specific shampoo once or twice per week, or as needed.
  
  Washing the beard too often or with too harsh a shampoo will dry it out which will lead to itching and hairs breaking off. I've used balm before and it's nice for holding down stray hairs, but I don't think it's necessary.
  
  EDIT to add: Most everyone I know uses beard oil daily. He might be able to get away with using it weekly, but I wouldn't expect to see significant results.
  
  As for products, here's what I use:
  
  
• Beardsley Beard Conditioner
  
• Bluebeard's Beard Wash
  
• My own mixture of coconut and/or sweet almond oil with added essential oils for nice smells.
  
  I've also used Bluebeard's conditioner, which is good. I'm using up the last of my shampoo and I'll probably try the Beardsley shampoo after I run out.
  

It's exam week, so all I'm doing at the moment is shampooing/conditioning my beard every morning before my long days at the library. It keeps it super soft, without having smells iritating my nose, or getting my fingers oily during breaks of pondering and moustache twirling.

Here's the shampoo I use.

And here's the conditioner I use.

You can find both on most online American beard stores, but I'm UK. The conditioner isn't usually that pricey, it's generally £14.99

I've used the conditioner every day for 3 months now and I reckon I've got about half left. I use a little less than a pea-sized amount and that works for my just-shorter-than-medium-sized beard.