This is 100% natural which is great. Place two tea spoons in a bowl, with two tea spoons of apple cider vinegar, 1 tea spoon of olive oil and then add HOT brewed coffe NOT instant coffee like Nescafe. Keep adding brewed coffee and mixing very well until very runny being like cream. Then brush/place on beard and put glad wrap completely around beard and head, cutting a whole in the mouth area so you can breathe. Leave on for one hour and then rinse off in shower DON'T wash out with shampoo and your done. Will last 5 solid days.