It depends on the nature of your beard. The nature of the beard decides about the use of the beard oil or the beard balm. The men having the thick beard must go for beard balm. Beard balm is thick and has beeswax which is more sticky than the beard oil so it lasts long. However, the bearded men with thin and short beards can use beard oil as the beard oil is best for the hair follicles to make the beard strong, thick, and healthy.