Current Events > Any other guys on here have a skincare routine? Looking for ideas.

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I don't have acne anymore, but Iunno I guess my skin could look a little nicer.

My younger sister tried to get me on a routine, mentioning a lot of dudes do it and it'll help me look younger and healthier.

Though she also believes in astrology and the health benefits of leaving water out under the moonlight, so I dunno.

I believe in taking care of myself, and a balanced diet and a rigorous exercise routine.

In the morning, if my face is a little puffy, I'll put on an ice pack while doing my stomach crunches. I can do a thousand now. After I remove the ice pack, I use a deep pore cleanser lotion. In the shower, I use a water activated gel cleanser. Then a honey almond body scrub.

And on the face, an exfoliating gel scrub. Then apply an herb mint facial mask, which I leave on for 10 minutes while I prepare the rest of my routine. I always use an aftershave lotion with little or no alcohol, because alcohol dries your face out and makes you look older.

Then moisturizer, then an anti-aging eye balm followed by a final moisturizing protective lotion.

Fuck I should've seen that coming lol

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because alcohol dries your face out and makes you look older.

I don't know if it's the way he says it or not but for some reason this part in particular just lives rent-free in my head.

A pretty basic and simple routine would be:

• Wash your face with a cleanser in the morning and at night.
• Exfoliate (something like twice a week) to help get rid of dead skin cells.
• Use a moisturizer in the morning and at night after washing your face. Moisturizers tend to be sold as "day cream" and "night cream" with the night cream being lighter and less likely to make your skin look greasy during the day and the night cream being thicker and better at moisturizing, but can make your skin look greasier. For day creams it is also generally a good idea to either find one that has an SPF rating, or add an extra layer of sunscreen on after the moisturizer.

It can be pretty overwhelming trying to pick products since there is a whole host of other things that could be added to a skincare routine and there are probably dozens or hundreds of different moisturizers alone you could find. To start I would recommend just picking a brand and buying products from that geared towards your skin type. CeraVe is a relatively cheap drugstore brand that would probably be a good place to start. I like Burts Bees and use a lot of their products in my routine, but they are a small bump up in price from something like CeraVe (though nowhere near the astronomical prices you can find on the higher end brands).

A quick disclaimer that I only started getting into skincare after I realized that I was trans, but your sister isn't wrong that anyone could benefit from a skincare routine )even if she is wrong about astrology and moon water).

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I believe in taking care of myself, and a balanced diet and a rigorous exercise routine.

In the morning, if my face is a little puffy, I'll put on an ice pack while doing my stomach crunches. I can do a thousand now. After I remove the ice pack, I use a deep pore cleanser lotion. In the shower, I use a water activated gel cleanser. Then a honey almond body scrub.

And on the face, an exfoliating gel scrub. Then apply an herb mint facial mask, which I leave on for 10 minutes while I prepare the rest of my routine. I always use an aftershave lotion with little or no alcohol, because alcohol dries your face out and makes you look older.

Then moisturizer, then an anti-aging eye balm followed by a final moisturizing protective lotion.

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i just use moustirizer+sunscreen in the day, and sleepin mask in the night

Facial cleanser every morning and night, then I use moisturizer, and use a scrub maybe once or twice a week. I might buy an eye cream soon.

A healthy diet and change your pillow case weekly, done.