Who says that beauty is only a woman's nature? As the saying goes, "the love of beauty is common to all people", so men are no exception. Therefore, many men now start to take care of their skin. But what are the principles of men's skincare?
The foundation of male skincare is cleanliness, especially before shaving, the facial skin must be thoroughly cleansed.
Start by applying a hot towel to the face to open the pores, then use soap to create a foam and gently massage the face to remove dirt from the pores. It is best to use a moisturizing facial cleanser, as it contains hydrolyzed animal protein and salicylic acid, which have moisturizing effects. It can maintain skin moisture and eliminate wrinkles, as well as remove deep-seated dirt from the skin, keeping it smooth and soft.
Three key points for men's skincare
Use a scrub once a week to focus on cleaning the T-zone (the area between the forehead and nose). After cleansing, immediately apply toner to prevent skin dryness, restore the epidermal lipid layer, moisturize the skin, maintain water balance, relieve facial stress, and keep the skin fresh and comfortable. Apply moisturizer to form a protective film to prevent moisture loss, replenish deep skin moisture and nutrients for men, prevent skin sagging and the appearance of wrinkles, improve dull skin tone, and keep the skin radiant and elastic. After shaving, it is easy to leave inconspicuous small wounds on the skin, so it is necessary to apply aftershave lotion and aftershave cream to condition and soothe the tense skin, restore vitality and energy.
Men need more moisturizing
Although male sebum secretion can effectively resist the damage of air, sunlight, and humidity to the skin, it cannot effectively moisturize the skin. With age, metabolism slows down, hormone secretion becomes unbalanced, local skin secretion becomes excessive due to the stimulation of androgens, and men have more physical activity than women, resulting in vigorous sebum secretion, which may lead to the misconception that the skin is oily enough and does not require care. In fact, the skin is in a state of dehydration, and wrinkles take advantage of this, so moisturizing is not only for dry skin, but also essential for oily skin.
Gentleness is also required in skincare
Due to reasons such as shaving, the facial skin of men is damaged, losing its natural moisturizing film and easily losing moisture. Even for oily skin, it is necessary to give special care to the delicate wrinkles around the eyes and mouth corners.
Increased wrinkles in the corners of the eyes can make one look older, so it is necessary to use specialized eye cream to carefully care for the eye area. Apply a soybean-sized amount of eye cream around the eyes and gently massage with both hands until absorbed.
Due to weather conditions, the lips are prone to dryness and chapping. Therefore, providing nourishing ingredients to the lips is very important. Apply a lip-specific nutrient cream or lip balm to the lips to make them more moisturized and elastic.
Men's skincare needs to be more careful during cleansing. After care, the skin can immediately become soft and clean, and it doesn't have to be too troublesome. However, if it is acne-prone skin, be careful not to be careless, as it may leave scars after the acne heals. Beauty soap, plant-based and nutrient-based facial cleansers, acne cleansers, lip balms, moisturizers, scrubs, shaving creams, aftershave lotions, facial toners, and men's sunscreens are all excellent choices.
