# Coloring your beard

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coloring-your-beard/824026>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 5, 2018, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coloring-your-beard/824026 "2018-11-05T18:01:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![El\_DeLuxo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_deluxo/32/9043_2.png) [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2018, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coloring-your-beard/824026/21 "2018-11-07T21:42:49Z")

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Avoid synthetic hair colors if possible. They’re made with harsh chemicals that can put a nasty burn on sensitive skin (and facial skin is more sensitive than scalp skin).

Use **Black Henna** instead; I recommend [_ **Light Mountain** _ brand](https://www.light-mountain-hair-color.com/) in the square box with the picture of a [toucan](https://tinyurl.com/y8kpaezs). Black Henna is a blend of regular botanical Henna powder and powdered Indigo; Light Mountain is the best one for beginners IME, because it’s the most convenient to prep and use.

One four-ounce packet of LM Henna is enough to color a whole head of long hair, so a quarter of that would probably do for a goatee. Other than that, just follow the easy instructions from the package. If you want your beard to be really black, keep the Henna for the full suggested duration before you rinse it out.

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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2018, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coloring-your-beard/824026/22 "2018-11-11T04:09:06Z")

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I just got a box of Just for Men and did the allergy test. As soon as I put the mixture on my arm, it started itching like crazy, so I guess I won’t be using that.

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**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coloring-your-beard/824026/23 "2018-11-12T16:06:42Z")

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> [@DavidwithanR](#):
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> “Look, a guy with a grey beard”
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> “Look, a guy who dyes his beard”
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> Your call. 🙂

Could not have put it better. Eschew wigs also.

I yam what I yam.

j

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