Black Sun Apothecary

Had to reprint labels due to an improvement to our formulation. These are infinitely better than the first batch. So excited!

How's your No Shave November coming along? :-)

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Just a few more days until you can pick your poison! STRYCHNINE is a manly blend of leather and vanilla. New beard oil line launches Nov. 1 -- just in time for No Shave November!

Just a few more days until you can pick your poison! POLONIUM is a sweet blend of lemon and bergamot over a cedarwood base. New beard oil line launches Nov. 1 -- just in time for No Shave November!

Just a few more days until you can pick your poison! CYANIDE is a delicious blend of apples and spices perfect for the fall and winter. New beard oil line launches Nov. 1 -- just in time for No Shave November!

In olden days, when a king wanted to add earnestness to any royal message, he would attach three beard hairs to the wax seal.

- This years' results!

Winners of World Beard and Mustache Championships unveiled Thousands of facial hair aficionados flocked to Austin, Texas over the weekend to witness the crowing of the 2017 World Beard and Mustache Championships.

Are beards good for your health? Do beards hold the key to a new generation of disease-fighting antibiotics?

The Mermaid Beard Flip Is Instagram's Hidden Treasure It's...so...glorious.

The University of Southern Queensland found that facial hair can block up to 95% of the sun’s harmful UV rays. This means that beards can go a long way in protecting you from things like basal-cell carcinomas. They can also help prevent visible signs of ageing around your face, head and neck.

These Halloween Costumes For Men With Beards Are Sure To Grow On You Don't shave costume planning for the last minute.

Brigham Young University makes an exception in their dress code policy if you have a beard for a medical reason. Should there be no medical reason, their policy states, “Men are expected to be clean-shaven; beards are not acceptable.” Oddly enough, Brigham Young had a beard himself. Go figure.

Cleveland Weatherman Won't Shave Gnarly Beard Till The Browns Win It could be a while.

Abraham Lincoln became the first U.S. to sport a beard in 1860. This historical moment didn't occur, however, until a 11-year old girl named Grace Bedel first wrote to Lincoln, saying that “You would look a great deal better, for your face is so thin.”

And so he grew and grew.

People certainly took notice, as did the tabloids. It wasn't before long before the Illustrated News of NY touted claims that Lincoln had used Bellingham’s Stimulating Paste. Only later would it prove to be untrue as Bellinghams was merely an advertiser of the newspaper and it was all a ploy to sell more paste.

Guess who still can't grow a ?

If you guessed , you're right!

The 7 Best Grooming Moves We Saw This Week Starring Justin Bieber's sad facial hair.

When good go bad.

He came to the U.S. for a beard competition. Law enforcement was waiting. U.S. authorities accuse the French national of selling OxyContin and Ritalin online.

In 1535, Sir Thomas More was placed upon the guillotine and awaited his beheading. Before it could begin he reached down for his lengthy beard and pulled it aside, stating that "it had never committed any treason." (Hume, David, 1813, The History of England, p. 632)

"The genes that determine color are so-called ‘incomplete dominant hereditary traits.’ This means that there isn’t one single gene that’s dominant over the rest, but all influence each other,” Petra Haak-Bloem, a specialist at Erfocentrum, the Dutch national information center for genetics, told Motherboard. The red hair itself is caused by a mutation in what researchers call the gene. Having two mutated genes gives someone all red hair, but having just one can give a person red hair in unexpected places. In non-Gattaca terms, that means even if a gene that signals brown hair is dominant in your family, another gene for red hair may still be present in your genetic code.

So if you've got a red , someone at some point in your family had red hair, but those genes can express themselves differently in different people across different generations.

Why Your Beard Is Red, Even If Your Hair Isn't One of hair's great mysteries, solved

Did you know? All of our beard oils, beard balms, and beard waxes are based on a proprietary potion concocted of jojoba oil, argan oil, grapeseed oil, coconut oil, h**p seed oil, avocado oil, and pure 70,000 IU vitamin E oil.

is the chemical that promotes both and among men. Seasonal changes affect its level in the body, making for bushier summer beards.

Back in the early 60’s the came up with a plan to put thallium salts into Fidel ’s shoes. Thallium salts are a very strong depilatory, and the goal was to ruin Castro’s public image by making his signature fall out (and taking out his eyebrows and p***c hair as collateral damage). Of course, the plot failed to materialize and neither his shoes or beard were ever tampered with.

Peter the Great encouraged cleanshaveness and for those who didn’t comply, he taxed them 100 rubles a year for a medallion that served as a license to wear a . The principle behind the medallion wasn’t just about money, though, as the inscription on the edge of the beard license coin read "the beard is a superfluous burden" (БОРОДА ЛИШНѦѦ ТѦГОТА).

The Time Peter the Great Declared War on Facial Hair Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

When it comes to record holders, what man has the longest in the world?

The current living world record holder with the longest beard in the world is Sarwan Singh from Canada. His beard was approximately measured to have a length of 8' 2.5" in September 2011 when he was measured in Surrey, British Columbia in Canada.

But the true title for the world’s longest, although no longer alive, belongs to Hans Langseth. His Norwegian beard was stretched to 17' 6" after his death in 1927. He died in Kensett, Iowa after being a US resident for 15 years, and his legendary beard made its way to Washington, DC to be stored at the Institution in 1967.

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/longest-beard-living-male

Longest beard - living male The Guinness World Records Official site with ultimate record-breaking facts & achievements. Do you want to set a world record? Are you Officially Amazing?

Some interesting history and .

Your Beard Is Saying a Lot More Than You Think A fascinating Q&A with the author of the new book 'Of Beards and Men.'

COMING SOON!

We are proud to offer our flagship beard oil, Cyanide. This is a fan favorite for wives and lonely men alike due to its ability to attract and please the delicate senses of the fairer s*x. This premium beard oil is a delightful mix of fruity floral and fresh green apple. It has top notes of green apple, crisp citrus, and nuances of berries with peach mid notes and a light musk at the base of the fragrance. The delicious yet masculine scent is sure to start conversations. Formulated with only the finest natural oils, this unique scent will help ensure a good night for both you and your beard.

Warning: May turn you into a s*xual tyrannosaurus. Side effects may include unusual amounts of attention, lewd text messages, and late nights.