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Article #275: Men's Skin Care

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Believe it or not men have the same skin aftershave products sting or even if they
care issues as women. We usually do not should, just remember "pain equals no
hear about them, however, because the gain". Using a razor over your skin
media tends not to focus on them as much scraps the surface of your skin leaving
in our society. Nonetheless, men get it vulnerable; if you apply a product
wrinkles and pimples, they have dry skin with an irritating ingredient afterwards,
and they have oily skin, they are prone it is going to sting.
to skin cancer, and many struggle with If you experience rash like reactions
ingrown hairs much of their lives. Now after shaving, most likely it is due to
that these concerns have been brought to the product being used before, during or
light, the question is: how do men after shaving. Many shaving products
construct a regimen that is best for contain ingredients that may sound nice
them? on the label, but in reality they are
Let's start by mentioning the differences very irritating to your skin. Here are
between men and women's skin care. In some common ingredients put in shaving
general, men don't spend as much money on products that tend to cause problems:
skin care products as women; men don't alcohol, menthol, camphor and peppermint.
wear as much make-up as women; and men If you have products with any of these
shave their facial hair much more than ingredients and you experience irritation
women do. There are product lines on the with shaving, I suggest trying something
market that target men only, and there new.
are product lines that cater to both men Look for shaving creams, foams or gels
and women. Furthermore, men tend to go that contain emollient ingredients to
for basic, no frills labeling and allow for a moisturized, calm, more
products that are multi-purpose, such as soothed skin. Look for aloe, silicone,
a soap that can be used for hair, face or allantoin to be listed in the first 5
and body. or so ingredients of a shaving product.
Here is a good all-purpose skin care On the front of shaving products many
regime for men to follow: cleanse morning times the word "enriched" indicates it
and evening with a gentle facial cleanser may contain skin soothing vitamins and
(no bar soap since it will only dry out emollient ingredients that will
skin and lead to problems), use a mild moisturize your skin instead of drying it
shaving product when shaving, exfoliate out. Another important indicator of a
areas not shaved or if you don't shave potentially non-irritating product is
regularly exfoliate the entire face 1-3 "alcohol free."
times per week, treat breakouts with a So, to the men who are reading this,
disinfecting product, use sunscreen with remember, "pain equals no gain." If the
SPF of 15 everyday, and use a moisturizer shaving product you've been using seems
over areas that are dry. to irritate your skin, it is time for you
Since shaving facial hair sets men apart to try something new. For all the
from women, the subject should be ladies, take my advice and pick up some
discussed further. If you suffer from new shaving cream for the man in your
ingrown hairs, razor burn or any other life and casually swap it with what he is
kind of irritating reaction from shaving, using now, he'll thank you for it
I want you to know that this isn't eventually.
normal. If you've ever wondered why






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