Best Men's Grooming Products

 

Whether he is bearded or not, the modern gentleman likes to take care of his body. Of course, this does not make him a "douchebag" either. Set apart if he spends more time in front of the mirror of the bathroom as his girlfriend. Anyway, "douchebag" or not, any self-respecting man has his own daily grooming routine.
 
Generally, this grooming routine includes a skin treatment, a hair treatment, a body odors treatment and a tooth brushing.
 
The next few lines will explain the benefits of the different grooming products to use as well as the different treatments to do.

 

Skin Care

 

Men looking to maintain their skin properly requires good products such as skin cleanser, facial scrub, and body and/or face moisturizer cream. Why all these products, you may ask? Simply because they each have their own purpose and a specific function as explained below.

Anti-Wrinkle Cream

The skin aging is unavoidable for humans being. This phenomenon is particularly evident and emerges by the loss of elasticity of the deeper layers of your skin. Certain factors can accelerate and decelerate the skin aging such as smoking, bad diet, and sun exposure. To prevent skin aging, several ranges of serums, wrinkle creams, and anti-aging treatments are available for you. These skin care products are primarily designed to protect your skin from the bad effects of a sun exposure. In addition, these products also act as a scrub and assist in the stimulation of the regeneration of elastic fibers of the skin.
 
Finally, three elements must be taken into consideration when you choose a wrinkle cream: the type of your skin, your gender, and your age. There are creams for skin aging specially designed for dry skin, for oily skin and for mix skin. There are also anti-wrinkle creams for men, for women, for young men and for young women ...
 
  

Skin Cleanser

By definition, a skin cleanser is a cosmetic product specifically designed to deeply clean the skin. The skin cleansers attack bacteria, sebum, pollution particles and any other impurities that are located on the skin and which clog its pores. These accumulations of impurity are often responsible of inflammation, pimples and white and black points (comedones). Daily care of your skin with a good cleanser allows you to keep control over the imperfections appearances.
 
* If you already use a skin cleanser and that it works well for you, do not try a new one just for fun and keep it. Sometimes an "X" product can cause skin reactions. On the contrary, if you already use a skin cleanser and you do skin reactions, put it away and look to try a new cleanser that contains no alcohol and paraben.
 
  

Scrub

By definition, a scrub is a granular substance (microspheres) which aims to remove dead cells (dead skin) located on the surface of the skin. So, a skin scrub allows your underlying skin layer to be smooth and visible. A removal of dead skin cells through an exfoliation allows your skin to have a nice texture and color and stimulates the skin absorption ability and cell renewal.
 
Exfoliation should be performed in addition to daily cleansing. It is recommended to use a scrub one to twice time per week to get a nice skin with a healthy glow.
 
  

Moisturizing Cream

A moisturizer by definition seeks to increase the water content in a body to keep it soft and smooth. Moisturizers, such as we know them, are available to you in 3 varieties. Each of them meets specific needs and is made with different agents. There are humectants, emollients, and occlusive agents.
 
  

Moistening Agents

Wetting or moistening agents have a hygroscopic (readily absorbs moisture from the air) power. Their main function is to retain water in a body. They, therefore, help your skin to retain its moisture. The most popular wetting or moistening agents are amino acids, glycerol, sodium lactate, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, sorbitol, and urea.
 
  

Emollients Agents

The top layer of your skin (epidermis) naturally created micro-cracks between its cells. Emollients agents have for mission to smooth, soften and protect this layer of your skin against these micro-cracks. Since they are made from natural lipids, emollients agents deeply penetrate into the pores of your skin and play an active role. Among the emollient agents, there are aloe vera, shea butter, hydrogenated or not vegetable oils, mineral oils and waxes, herbal extracts and animal fat.
 
  

Occlusives Agents

Occlusive agents, also known as sealants, have for main function to seal the moisture on the skin. To do this, they create a small waterproof film. Among most commonly used occlusive agents, there are shea butter, beeswax, sweet almond oil, liquid petrolatum, lanolin, paraffin, and petrolatum.
 
To simplify your choice, many moisturizing creams brands are making creams mixing humectants, emollients, and occlusive agents and are non-comedogenic. Thus, their products meet the needs of your skin and are suitable for all skin types.
 
  

Lip Balm

You have dry lips or feel them becoming dry and want to prevent them to drying up? You can do it with a lip balm. This pharmaceutical product often related to women is surprisingly also popular among men. The lips are a part of your body that is very likely to suffer from dehydration and cracking (especially during cold seasons). The lip balms are designed to hydrate and protect your lips from these climatic variations. A wide variety of lip balm is available to you in several odors, flavors, textures, colors, and ingredients.

 

Hair Care

 

Scope attention and maintain his beard is quite a common denominator among many men, however, we do not say the same when it comes to those who are interested in their hair. The hairs among men are too often overlooked, even tho they require special care. Oily hair, dry & breakable hair, and dandruff are all hair problems that can be avoided by using the right products.

Hair Shampoo

When it comes to hair shampoo, it is favorable to opt for a shampoo without sulfates and/or parabens. Moreover, it is important to choose a shampoo that suits it's own hair type. In other words, there is a type of shampoo for virtually any type of hair. The shampoo that works perfectly on your girlfriend's hair does not necessarily work for you. So, make a choice according to the need of your hair and not according to the popular shampoo of the moment.
 
Men shampoos are separated by category. There are shampoos for normal hair, dry hair and for oily hair. They are also anti-dandruff shampoos and shampoos for colored and gray hair.
 
  

Hair Conditioner

The hair conditioner is the last hair care step to perform when you are in the shower. An after shampooing or conditioning of your hair will help them to have more shine, flexibility, and volume. As with shampoos, there is a wide variety of conditioners. You can find a conditioner for virtually any type of hair. It is, again, important to make a choice that will fit the needs of your hair type.
 
  

Hair Pomade

In double-quick time! It is an expression that we like to use to describe the action of styling his hair with a hair pomade. These styling products are simple, fast and easy to use.
 
Usually, hair pomades are used for medium length fine hair. The texture of these products allows you to opt for mess up and rebels styles while keeping a natural look when your hairs are dry. Hair pomades do not have a definitive fixation. Thus said, you can easily do touch-ups throughout the day.

 

Body odors Treatment

 

Naturally, the human being, whether it is a man or a woman, releases its own body odor. Every day, he sweats from his feet and armpits. Some have stubborn odors on their hands while others have a bad breath. Depending individuals, these odors can be subtle or very strong. For some, without being pleasant, their odor do not bother them while for other their odor can be very unpleasant. Some are even obsessed with their own body odor.
 
Fortunately, there is a wide selection of men's products to perfume, masking, absorbing, and even treat these odors. You can purchase deodorants, antiperspirants, perfumes, colognes, toilet water, toothpaste and more. Here are the most popular body odor treatment products types.

Solid Cologne

The solid colognes are just like beard balm, but for those who are clean shaved. This type of product is applied directly to the skin where you like to be perfumed. The fragrance resulting of solid colognes is generally refined, subtle and long lasting. Unlike liquid colognes, solid colognes evaporate much more slowly and therefore act on your skin much longer.
 
Another interesting fact about the solid cologne is that their scent has time to work with your body temperature and adapt to it. Sometimes, from one individual to another, the fragrance may even change.
 
  

Deodorants and Antiperspirants

Before embarking on these products, it is important to first define what is sweat. Of course, your sweat glands secrete a biological fluid when you sweat. This phenomenon plays an important role in the swing of the body temperature. This organic liquid is, at first, water and is odorless. Why underarm odor, will you ask? The smells just come from the marriage between the bacteria present on the skin and the sweat. It is these bacteria that you want to get rid. The question to ask is then deodorant or antiperspirant? What should I choose? Everything is a matter of preference. If you do not sweat a lot, you can opt for a deodorant. On the contrary, if you sweat a lot, an antiperspirant will be more appropriate.
 
  

Deodorants

Deodorants are primarily intended to reduce or mask unpleasant smells from under your armpits. Generally, deodorants contain acidic and savory ingredients and perfume. These ingredients help to remove bacteria that develop when in contact with sweat while the perfume is to mask unpleasant odors.
 
  

Antiperspirant

The function of an antiperspirant is, meanwhile, a little more complex. The antiperspirant not only aims to mask odors, it also aims to combat the production of sweat. And that, on a long period. How antiperspirant can prevent odors, you may ask? To answer simply, antiperspirants contain inorganic salts that act under your armpits as a barrier. The salt particles temporarily clog the pores of your skin and thereby the sweat ducts. Therefore, sweat is not able to reach the surface of your skin, preventing it from entering in contact with bacteria.
 
  

Toothpaste

Toothpaste is a grooming product to clean teeth. Just like your hair and your body, your teeth require a daily maintenance. In general, for a good oral hygiene, you should brush your teeth when you wake up and before going to bed and after every meal. Such maintenance will keep you away from dental problems such as dental plaque and bad breath. In addition, you will eliminate the risk of suffering from diseases related to poor oral care as gingivitis. To have beautiful teeth, it is important to brush your teeth in the right way and with a good toothpaste. The vast majority of toothpaste is made with fluoride. This ingredient is particularly recognized for his significant cario-protective effects and for its ability to fight against caries.

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