It is true that men are usually perceived as rough and tough who do not need too much beautification. However, men too like and need to take care of their skin. Okay, they do not take care the same way as women do; but they do it in their own way because they need to.
Men's Skin Care is Different
The skin of men is different because they have higher levels of testosterone in their blood for which their skin is thicker and gets lesser wrinkles with age. Because of the skin thickness, men's skin has more sebaceous glands also, which produce more oil. This oil traps the moisture inside the skin providing natural protection against dryness.
Women regularly need to exfoliate their skin to keep wrinkles at bay. Men on the other hand do not have this need, since they shave daily and their skin is exfoliated in this process. This and the fact that men's skin is thicker, makes it more carefree than the skin of women. This explains why men look better in their 40s and 50s effortlessly, while women need a lot of care to maintain a youthful look at that age.
Hence, men's skin care is quite different from women's in the fact that it does not need so much attention and pampering as the latter. However, men's skin care includes the same routine, i.e. cleansing, toning and moisturizing as the women's. It is heartening to observe that men have started paying attention to their facial skin, a thing that was unthinkable say, some two decades ago as this would have been considered unmanly. Macho was synonymous with ruggedness, roughness and carefree looks. Facial skin care was considered and still is in many parts over the globe, a womanly thing.
Fortunately, the past decade has seen a great change in this trend. Men are not ashamed to be portrayed as sensitive and suave; being caring, sentimental and aware of their looks is not considered unmanly or a homosexual trait anymore. This trend is reflected in the sudden boom in men's skin care products in the market. There are moisturizers, toners, fairness creams, tanning creams specially formulated for men and the segment is increasing every day.
Beauty salons which cater specially to men have seen a brusque increase in demand. Men are regularly going for facials and overall enjoy a good regime of men's skin care. Side by side they are more aware of their overall health and particular about their eating habits which also reflects on their skin and looks.
