Health
"A man'sface is his business card today"
NoveletteBodden,.
Certified Aesthetician
How true that is! It's whatpeople see first, and what they will remember. Men have not beenconditioned to care for their skin. The typical regimen is towash with a harsh soap, lather with shaving cream, shave, rinseoff quickly, then splash with an alcohol-based shaving lotion."A Man's skin is also a dependable timetable of his life"and more and more men are becoming aware of this and making changesin their lifestyle.
· In their earlytwenties, oiliness and acne are usually the issues. By thelate twenties collagen, which helps the skin maintain its elasticitystarts decreasing by about 1% per year.
· In their thirties,crow's feet begin to appear around eyes, eyelids being to droop,and skin looks duller.
· In their forties,sleep lines become very noticeable, especially in the forehead,and the nose to mouth lines deepen. Skin gets drierand looser, and a double chin may appear.
· In their fifties,oil gland activity slows down and the skin becomes even drierand flakier. Lips get thin, the nose droops, and jowls appear.
Men suffer from ingrownhair. Ingrown hairs after existing hair have been cut orotherwise removed below the skin surface. Ingrown hairs form whenhairs grow back after shaving, waxing, electrolysis, or an otherhair removal method, and then fail to grow out of the skin. Thehairs curl over inside the follicles under the skin. By curling,the hair creates a foreign body reaction in the hair follicle.The inflammation in the follicle then creates an unsightly "bump".
However male skin does haveslightly different needs that should be addressed. Men have moresebaceous glands due to their high levels of testosterone, andgenerally have oilier skin. Because they produce more sebum, menalso tend to have a more acne-prone skin than woman do; this conditionalso requires care. The scraping action of daily shaving automaticallyexfoliates their faces, so there is less need to remove dead skincells during a facial treatment. However, the same scraping actioncauses irritation, which can be a major problem in men's skincare. Where acne skin is present, shaving can also cause inflammationand abrasions, as well.
Pseudofolliculitis Barbae(razor bumps) occur on the face of men with wiry, curly hair.From 50-80% of black men and 15-20% of caucasian men live withthis problem on a daily basis. Razor Bumps, pronounced are createdwhen the growing hair exits the skin, curl over, and burrow intothe adjacent skin. This creates a foreign body reaction, resultingin an unsightly "bump".
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