what it s supposed to do [SEP] beard washes are supposed to clean your beard and remove every bit of oils from your beard you are then supposed to add an oil to your beard to rejuvenate that s the cleaning process this product is a good part of that equation i prefer the shea scented the hemp scent just smells like cheap soap but they both work effectively if you have educated expectations of a beard wash i ve actually had washes that dry the beard out even more this one is a good balance and it has a pump top which is hard to find