Control GX + THK Thickening Beard Wash with Grey Reduction, Alpha Keratin Helps Beard Growth, Thickens Hair Up to 20%, Works with Every Hair Texture, 4 oz

First off, it worked - my 1" short-medium fine-haired beard thickened up and darkened nicely after six applications spaced every other day, and is maintained with a weekly application. There are enough testimonials, so this is about some tips I learned along the way. First, they aren't kidding about this stuff staining - wear latex or food service gloves. When you see drippings from the lather or rinse-out on tub/shower or sink you'll appreciate your gloves. Second, I found it better to wash over a sink instead of in the shower. I use a glop about the size of a nickel. The suggested soak time of 3-5 minutes counts, and that's hard in the shower. Next, they say to use your palms or flat of your fingers to work it into your beard, to protect your fingernails from staining (if you don't wear gloves); but gloves or not, a beard & scalp massager (on Amazon) does a better job quickly and gets down to the base (which makes a difference). Use your thumbnail on your lips as you do with shaving cream before starting your 3-5 minutes soak. The beard & scalp massager can also help with rinsing it out of your beard, but however you rinse it out, be sure to rinse your sink from what you’ll see in it from your rinse. Finally, they say to use a dark towel to dry your beard and again, they aren’t kidding. I bought some black microfiber “makeup washcloths” (Amazon) that work well (and also serve as quickie hand towels). The whole process takes about ten minutes. A note on color. Give it a day or so before assessing any change. If you have the wisdom of years, salt & pepper may be more appropriate & distinguished than full dark; but if you have a better half, you know the magic words (“Yes, dear”) – let *her* decide when to stop darkening! :)

Works very good but very messy. Has to be worked into beard and facial hair and left for 5mins then washed off. Advantages - Results are noticed immediately and overall beard darkness gets better after several uses if done as a daily routine. Disadvantages- very messy stains sinks , bathroom floor and finger nails and lips.

Careful. This product works better than the Control GX. What I mean as being careful is that don’t let the product stay on your skin longer than 5 minutes. It will stain your skin. I was able to reduce my grays significantly in 3 days. Compared to others that I’ve tried, where I have to let it stay for about 10 minutes. Yes, it can stain your nails, obviously. It’s the same composition of hair. Recommend buffing your nails or wear gloves prior. Not sure about thickening your beard as I don’t have thin beard. I didn’t get any skin reactions nor itching.

I’ve been using the just for men products for years on my goatee and chest (and lower). The just for men dye works well but does irritate my skin and I have to use hydrocortisone cream. This new product doesn’t bother me at all and I don’t have to use any cream since there’s no itching. I’m very impressed with how well it covers the grey hair. My chest hair has never looked this good. I’m using it every third day so if I did it Monday I’d repeat the application on Thursday. You’ll have to experiment to get the right color for your needs. I’ve learned that beard, chest, and privates hair all react differently to the dye. The most important advice I can give is to use a latex glove or your nails will turn black no matter how careful you are. Also rinse the shower or tub very well and rinse out the product very well. The directions recommend using a dark colored towel to dry off. I wash my dyed hair with a color safe shampoo after rinsing out the dye. I highly recommend this product.

New label, same crappy product. Dye doesn't take at all on coarse beards like mine. The shampoo is great, the beard wash is a complete waste of money