Bounty hunter sets up new beard oil venture

Former American bounty hunter Christian Matlock has set up a notfor-profit beard, hair and skin oil business in his home town of Brechin which he hopes will “give something back” to the community.

He launched an appeal to help the homeless and needy in the run up to Christmas 2017, and now hopes to establish a scheme to support anything from local sports groups and bands to events and models.

Christian, 30, who gained worldwide TV exposure as The Scottish Bounty Hunter, became an unlikely media star when the show portrayed him as the ‘bad boy’ from Brechin who had turned to hunting fugitives who had skipped bail in his adopted homeland in north-east USA. Having become a father and moved back to Scotland in 2017, he hopes he can build on some beard modelling experience in the USA to make the company a success.

“The company is called Northern Ground and we are a not-for-profit beard hair and skin oil business now based in Brechin,” he said.

“It started because I couldn’t get my beard oil from the United States anywhere in Scotland and from experience local companies’ oil in Tayside and Angus doesn’t smell the greatest so I decided to make my own. I spent around six months making different scent combinations to get that where I wanted it to be also.”

Christian said it was only recently that he decided to mass produce and acquired all of the necessary certificates to handcraft it and sell the oil. It went into production in late September.

He added: “What we are now doing is looking for talented individuals and groups – anything from local sports to bands and events and models in Angus and Tayside – and using our profits from the beard oil business and sponsoring them.”

Products are available through First Class barbers, Montrose, City Gents in Brechin, as well as online via www.northernground.co.uk.

Christian Matlock.