Gimme Some Skin
Apr 07, 2011 06:46PM
Over the past several years there has been a marked increase in men receiving spa treatments and the sales of men's skin-care products. A major downside to all this is now men have the same opportunity to waste money on unnecessary or problematic skin-care products as women do. In many ways, however, men have it even harder differentiating between reliable and unreliable products because in general, they are reluctant "cosmetic" consumers and are hesitant to spend too much energy delving into consumer information on the topic. As a result, most men don't use sunscreen on a consistent basis and leave their skin at risk for cancer, not to mention wrinkles. This also means that most men don't know what irritating ingredients might be lurking in their shaving products, and they end up with razor burn, (which is often really "product" burn). While it would be great if it were simple enough to recommend products from skin care lines "designed" for men, it turns out that most of those products are either poorly formulated, contain too many irritating ingredients, or are overpriced and not worth the extra expense. Here is the basic knowledge every man needs to take great care of his skin.
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