General information
A skin cream is an emulsion containing fatty products, water and emulsifiers. This makes it a semi-solid, spreadable preparation for application to the skin. For centuries, skin creams have been used to improve certain conditions of the skin.
In the past, skin creams were mainly used by women. Nowadays, however, it is taken for granted that men care for their skin, just as women have been doing for many years. Cosmetic manufacturers have responded to this with a wide range of products.
The motives are different, some men care more intensively for their skin to look good, others simply want to counteract skin aging. Men’s skin is different from women’s skin. Men’s skin contains a higher proportion of certain proteins such as collagen and elastin in the connective tissue of the skin, making men’s skin thicker.
The sebaceous glands of men are also more active than those of women, so men’s skin is generally more oily. The increased thickness makes skin more ruby and wrinkles appear later, often after the age of 40. After that, the skin ages more quickly. In addition, men’s skin is irritated by shaving associated with facial hair.
Skin types
There are different skin types, which differ in hormones, genetic predisposition, age and lifestyle. Appropriate care in addition to a healthy lifestyle can reduce signs of aging and improve the general condition of the skin. If a woman’s skin care cream corresponds to a man’s skin type, it can be used.
However, men’s products are adapted to men’s needs by certain characteristics, this would be the fragrance, a fast-absorbing formula of the cream, which is supposed to give a refreshing rather than a caring feeling. The skin is fine pored, elastic, well supplied with blood, matt and smooth. The skin has large pores and produces more sebum, is poorly supplied with blood and has a slight shine.
It is usually wrinkle-free, but tends to inflammatory redness. It often feels oily. Pimples and blackheads develop and make shaving more difficult.
During the summer, oily skin often becomes even more problematic due to increased sweat and sebum production. The skin should be provided with a mild alcohol and oil-free moisturizer. The skin has fine pores and feels slightly tense.
Rough and dry skin areas often appear. The skin scales, redness and burning especially after shaving occur. This skin type also tends to wrinkle early.
The skin suffers from a lack of moisture, especially in the winter months. Here, moisturizers rich in natural vegetable and essential oils that stimulate the natural sebum production should be used. The forehead, nose, chin (also called T-zone) is rather greasy and tends to be prone to impurities.
The cheeks and eye area are rather dry and suffer from lack of moisture. This skin type often suffers from burning, stinging, redness, inflammation or allergic reactions. The skin reacts more strongly to environmental influences, stress, colds, nutrition, chemicals, lack of oxygen, dirt or lack of sleep.
A soothing, mild moisturizing cream that does not contain alcohol or fragrances should be used here. This skin type is characterized by increased dryness and the early appearance of wrinkles and lines. This indicates a severe lack of moisture, insufficient supply of oxygen and a lack of proteins of the connective tissue (collagen), as it occurs during the normal aging process.
This premature aging can occur due to enormous stress, alcohol or nicotine abuse, excessive sun exposure or poor nutrition. Those who use sunscreen in summer, in addition to later skin aging, also suffer less from age spots at an advanced age, which appear on areas of the skin that are exposed to the sun, such as hands and face. The only way to treat age spots is usually a cost-intensive laser treatment.
This type of skin is affected by pimples, blackheads and other impurities. Blackheads or comedones are small black spots in the pores. Clogged pores occur when sebum cannot drain away.
If blackheads become inflamed, pimples can develop. If more than 30 nodules appear on the face for more than six weeks, dermatologists call them acne. A treatment with antibiotics and vitamin A is then recommended.The causes of acne are different, for example hormones, such as excessive testosterone production can also cause increased sebum production, food, drugs, chemicals, pollutants in the environment, even bad ingredients in cosmetic products can be responsible for it. Hygiene is especially important here, as the skin is cleaned of dead skin cells and environmental pollutants and then moisturized.
