Men’s skin care is one of those items that is rarely thought about. It is placed somewhere on the “to-do” list between laundry and grocery shopping.
With facial skin being the most exposed and under-protected part of the male body, most men should change their game plan with regard to their mugs and take some quick and easy steps for facial skin maintenance. Think about it, everyday the face is left barren to many hash elements like sun, dirt, and pollution.
Here are some tips for luxuriously maintaining a good face:
- In the morning and at night, start with a good facial cleanser to remove all the dirt and grime from your day. Some great products include: Malin + Goetz Grapefruit Face Cleanser, Kiehl’s Facial Fuel, Anthony Logistics Glycolic Facial Cleanser and Eyre BioBotanics Active Enzyme Facial Cleanser. And be sure to wash behind your ears!
Malin-Goetz Grapefruit Face Cleanser - Next up is twice daily facial moisturizer. Finding the right one depends on skin type. Besides being rich in vitamins, antioxidants and different types of oils, there are some other ingredients that will benefit your skin. They include: green tea, great as an antioxidant, shea butter or coconut oil, try to avoid any moisturizers that use petroleum based products, these will not penetrate your skin and could leave it with a very greasy look.
Kiehls Facial Fuel Moisturizer - Finally to begin protecting against the ever-present advancement of age, yes, the dreaded wrinkle, there are some new products on the market, that, although a bit pricey, may keep skin looking young and refreshed.
Heaven Bee Venom Serum
The newest rage for women and men are venom-based lotions. These have both real and synthetic ingredients (e.g., Acetyl Hexapeptide-8) from the venom of bees and snakes. Don’t get freaked, Botox is a by-product of the virus botulism. So, why would the venom from these creatures work on skin – to reduce wrinkles? The key is the tiny amount of venom has enough potency to cause the skin to be mildly paralyzed, providing a wrinkle-free look. Bee venom based lotions have been the favorites of Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Moss, and Kate Middleton, both as a facial and a daily use product.
To find out more, consider products from UK-based Heaven Skin Care that offers some small jars of their bee-venom lotion for about $80. Also, on the synthetic snake venom side are products such as Revision Revox II, which contains Acetyl Hexapeptide-8.
What do you think? What’s your favorite facial product?
Kevin is the Lifestyle Editor and a contributing writer forLuxuriousPROTOTYPE. He is also a contributing writer for the Examiner.com and a former Contributing Writer for NearSay New York. He can be found on Twitter @Kfeat and also on Google+.
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