Anti-Aging Skin Care Tips for Men

Hey gents, this one’s for you! Most marketing for skin care products is aimed toward women, but it doesn’t have to be. You care about your appearance and your skin health too, but there’s not as much information out there for you about how you can keep your skin looking bright and youthful. To give you a hand, here are some top anti-aging skin care tips that are specifically for men.

Keep Your Skin Clean

It might not be the most exciting thing but cleansing your face really does make a difference. It helps you minimize your skin’s exposure to irritants and clogged pores, so your skin is clearer and smoother. Specifically, you should wash your skin in the morning and at night, plus after you sweat or work out. Use a facial cleanser that’s designed with your skin type in mind.

Minimize Shaving Irritation

If you’re a man who enjoys a clean shave, you can rock that smooth skin as much as you want. But if your shaving irritates your skin, the inflammation can make you look older by making lines and wrinkles more prominent and giving you an uneven skin tone and texture. Use these tips to keep shaving irritation to a minimum:

• Shave in the direction of your hair growth
• Don’t pull your skin taut while shaving, as this could be creating too close of a shave in a way that’s irritating your skin
• Use a single or double-blade razor rather than multi-blade razors
• Wet your skin and hair well before you start shaving so it’s softer and less prone to irritation
• Change your razor or blade often: about every five to seven shaves

Make Sunscreen a Daily Must

You may have heard this before but it’s true – sun damage is the primary cause of premature aging. You don’t have to stop enjoying the sunshine, just make sunscreen part of your typical daily routine. Put it on when you’re getting ready in the morning and reapply if you’re outside for a few hours or more. Not only does this help keep you younger but it lowers your risk for skin cancer.

Hydrate Your Skin Well

Moisturizing your skin is one of the most effective things you can do to maintain a younger look. When your skin is hydrated, it’s smoother and plumper, and that makes lines and wrinkles less visible. Plus it strengthens your skin’s protective barrier so your skin is less prone to irritation and inflammation. The general rule is to moisturize in the morning and at night, after washing your face to lock in that hydration. But if you really want to make it count, try an anti-aging moisturizer or even one that’s specifically designed for men.

Use Your Facial Products on Your Neck Too

This one’s tricky and a lot of ladies don’t know this either, but your neck needs skin care just as much as your face does. Your neck can give away your age with wrinkles and sagging, but keeping it youthful is easier than you might think. Any facial product can be used on your neck too so just bring it on down. If your neck is starting to look a bit worse for wear and you want to give it an extra boost, there are specialized neck firming products you can incorporate too.

Identify Your Top Priorities and Treat Them

Everyone’s skin ages in different ways, and that’s why the skin care market is packed with so many different products that do so many things. But more isn’t always better – using too many skin care products can lead to irritation or other issues.

To figure out how to customize your skin care routine, take a good hard look in the mirror…literally. Try to see your face objectively and see which areas are aging the most so you know what to focus on. Genetics play a large part in how you age too, so it can also help to look at how your parents or other family members are aging. Look for patterns like whether several family members have dark circles or bags under their eyes, wrinkles in a certain area, and so on. This can give you clues about where to put your preventative care. From there, you can choose products to add to your routine that focus on those issues, like eye creams, brightening serums, and so on.

Aging Confidently

As a man, you can be proud of your appearance and you can invest in your skin health to give yourself many years ahead of feeling comfortable in your look. Aging gracefully often comes down to health and self-care, and your skin care is a key part of that. The tips above will get you started on that road.