Let’s be honest. Throughout history, men in Spain and around the world have mistreated their bodies. Starting with drinking, continuing with smoking, and moving on to daily shaving with nothing more than a little lotion to avoid skin irritation. It’s no surprise that women in their forties look much younger than the men accompanying them.
Most women, as soon as they start noticing signs of aging, begin to use facial creams and moisturizing products. They have anti-aging cosmetics, body lotions, neutral pH soaps, and also exfoliants that are often gentler and less abrasive than a man’s own beard when it grows.
Don’t mistreat your face
Just because you’re a man doesn’t mean your skin is made of stone and needs to be mistreated daily to maintain a masculine look. Being a guy doesn’t mean that the nutrients that keep the dermis youthful fall from the sky like magic. To stay young and healthy, you have to exercise, but you also need to take care of your face. Or do you think your partner is excited to feel like they are touching sandpaper every time they get close for a caress? If you think so, I recommend you keep reading, and if you already know how important men’s creams are, you’ll surely discover something new.
Take care of your face every day
It’s like anything else. If you don’t take care of a part of your body, it may function for a long time without maintenance, but the day will come when conditions will start to worsen, and you’ll be on the downhill. If you care for your biceps, you feel strong and vigorous. If you run, your legs feel agile and light, and if you give your skin the right conditions, you’ll begin to see how signs of fatigue and the dry, cracked appearance of your face start to disappear.
If you sometimes feel tightness, a bit of moisturizing cream can work wonders. It’s like when you get sunburned on your back on a summer day at the beach. A gentle application makes it feel refreshed. Now imagine the mistreatment your face receives every day. Sun, scratches, bumps, pollution, razors from shaving… if you use the right substances, I’m not saying you’ll see a miracle, but many of the negative sensations and the “old look“ can disappear.
What men need to look healthy
The skin covering you is very similar to that of women, and although it may take some time for you to realize it, it needs the same nutrients to remain youthful and healthy. Obviously, men aren’t looking for the same effects of hydration and volume in anti-wrinkle creams. Nor is it necessary to achieve rosy and vibrant skin. But what is necessary is to maintain it with the minimum intake of vitamins, collagen, and beneficial substances that will help delay aging.
Since men’s skin has somewhat different properties than women’s, there are product lines specifically designed for each sex. Some of the ingredients in anti-wrinkle creams for men include vitamins, including Vitamin Cg, Vitamin A, Oxygen CP, collagen, caffeine, aluminum hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, Laureth-7 Hydroxyacids, and hyaluronic acid, for which there is a complete article with various products. You can check it here.
Active ingredients in anti-wrinkle creams
Collagen is a fundamental substance for both men’s and women’s skin. What it does is give strength and firmness to the skin. If you want to maintain a youthful appearance longer, this ingredient should not be missing.
Vitamin A is a vital substance for humans, and unlike other vitamins, it is fat-soluble, meaning it dissolves in fat, which makes it an optimal product to be mixed into anti-wrinkle creams you can buy. Vitamin A is responsible for the generation of skin pigments as well as good vision, but focusing on face care, it has an antioxidant function since it protects against free radicals, those molecules that react with the oxygen we breathe. If you look at the labels of products, you may find it as retinol or antixero.
Vitamin Cg. More vitamins to strengthen collagen synthesis. It provides more even skin and better lighting.
Caffeine is the substance we all know and, to a greater or lesser extent, are accustomed to ingesting. It is present in sodas, coffee, and anti-fatigue creams. It has an energizing effect. If you see a cosmetic product that mentions it contains tea, it’s adding theine, which is essentially the same as caffeine. It is very common in anti-puffiness creams or sticks for the eye contour.
If you want to know more, I recommend you keep reading in creams or in the rest of the sections.
I have slightly oily skin. I’m looking for a sunscreen cream that doesn’t make my skin shine. Thank you.
Hello Mauricio,
The cheaper sunscreens often provide great protection, but they can cause shine. Sometimes, the shine is caused by sweat due to heat. In general, a mid-range sunscreen should work well for you. There are many brands, and depending on where you live, you can find different ones. A little trick is to apply a small amount to avoid excess and shine. To prevent sunburn, you can reapply it more often.