Men are supposed to be rough and tough.
Or at least, that is what they were supposed to be. Like the heroes of cow boy films and advertisements like Marlboro man, this image has been an integral part of male machismo. But things have changed with time. The arrival of “metrosexual man” along with the customer centered professions like sales, marketing, flight attendant etc changed this ideal. Many of these professions required men to be well groomed. Thus skin care regimen has become an integral part of men who are trying to go up in their career ladder.
Sticking to a good skin care regimen can help people to stay healthier and look younger all at the same time. Healthier facial skin means a lot easier shaving too. The time spend on nourishing your skin would be an asset in your future. Proper skin care can delay the results of aging, like lose of elasticity of your skin. As skin is the barrier which is exposed to all the germs and bacteria surrounding you, it plays an important role in your healthy life. Healthy skin is going to help you stay healthy longer. No one wants to look old and fragile. So attaining healthy skin is a win win situation for every one!
Can Men Use Women‘s Skin Care Products And Vice Versa?
If you compare skin care products for women and men, you will find that men’s products are comparatively cheaper than that of women. And most of them have the same or similar ingredients in it. So, it would be a smart move for women to use men’s skin care products from the financial point of view. Sadly, it won’t be beneficial for men.
Financial part aside, the big question is, is it safe for men and women to use their partner’s skin care products? Is it going to affect the nature of the person in any way? Does the use of feminine skin care products going to affect the macho nature of man and change him in to a sissy? Does the use of male skin care products cause women to lose their feminine nature? Skin is just skin and nothing of that sort is going to happen. The only thing that matters is the nature of the person’s skin. If the husband and wife both have the same type of skin, then they can happily share each others skin care products. If not, that can cause breakouts in skin. If either one of you have oily skin and the other one has dry skin, then you are out of luck. Both of you will have to get your own skin care products. Skin care products for dry skin contain ingredients to hydrate the skin. So these can wreck havoc on oily skinned people.
The fragrance of the skin care products for men vary from that of women. This can be a turn off for many men and women. Masculine and feminine scents differ from each other significantly and can be a problem. If both of you can agree on unscented products, this problem can be avoided.
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Your post enlighten my mind on issues where couples use the same skin care products. Excellent post!
I dont think that men and women should use each skin care products vice versa. If somebody found that you’re using cream for women, they thought your gay. Though you said skin is just skin, what does it take is the image. Although practically speaking, that men’s skin care products are cheaper than womens products.
Yes they can of course. I think the skin care products that a man can use are the moisturizer, toning cream and the body lotions. But some men find it irritating when using products for women.
Skincare is sometimes a big deal to most people, it needs a lot of money, time, and effort. Cleansing your face does not have to be a step process, and you don’t have to expend a lot of means to stock up your remedies cabinet with cabinets of products.
nice article. I like the idea of women buying men’s products because they’re cheaper!
for skin care, you can use those topical vitamins, copper peptide and stuffs like that
when it comes to skin care, just use all natural products.
skin care is always at the top of my list, i have a great skin and i always like to keep it in top condition.
skin care is easy, all you have to do is eat nutritious foods and do some daily cleaning routine of your skin.
I really do not agree with this article, sorry to say! Men and women both have different needs for their skins, for example: men’s skin is more sensitive due to shaving and needs to appropriate ‘male products’ such as shaving balms and creams to aid with this.
Women have skin which is a lot more prone to ageing as it is a lot thinner, UV rays therefore can damage it quicker then mens hence the correct female anti-ageing products are essential in order to work! Therefore the majority of time when you see 2 people the same age but one male and one female- the majority of the time the female looks older than the male due to its damage from UV.
Also due to the male consumer having thicker skin they need appropriate products to aid and benefit this.
Brilliant article in the fact- yes- it would be lovely for us to use males skincare – i would save a fortune!! But in reality it would do nothing for me.
My boyfriend always uses my products because hes too lazy to get his own, he still gets awful razor burn and sensitive skin though! He is not bothered by the feminine smells and it has not turned his characteristics what so ever, hes still my boystrious, football mad loving, active Sam.
It would be ideal for us to be able to share products but i just cannot seem to comprehend the benefits for the opposite sexes when each sex has extremely different characteristics in the facial skin to accomodate for.
This topic interests me thoroughly though and thankyou for the insight on all your opinions, i am doing my Dissertation surrounding men and their skin care, and this has openend up lots of possibilities.
Men and woman have the same …. skin is skin ! Doesn’t matter the sex … think about it, are gay people considered man or woman … guess it depends upon their hormones !
shaving does not make the skin more sensitive, I am a woman and I shave my face !
Shaving actually increases the hyuralonic acid content of the skin
which is our skins natural moisturizing factor.
the smell, the ingredients depend upon the actual product and cannot be catergized as men or woman, it is just preference
woman skin is not thinner due to the sun … what if a man has been in the sun more than the woman
the reason men usually have nicer skin is because they shave
a man with a beard and mustache have their skin covered by hair
any way, these are the facts