newone321

Hi, I`m a 21 year old guy. I want to know what is the basic skin care routine for men. Especially the face.

ratbastid

My routine: wash it, wipe it, good night.

GreyWolf

Don't use a straight razor when you're drunk; avoid fists at all times; don't hunt with Dick Cheney; don't sleep with your head on your keyboard, a corduroy pillow, or a married woman other than your wife.

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guccilvr

well the skin care will vary depending on what you need. Are you looking to get rid of acne? Smoother skin after shaving? Just better skin? What?

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Plan9

"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 I 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 after shave 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 use that ground peach pit goop with the salicylic acid to scrub my ugly mug. The gritty pain lets you know it's working. I then apply a squirt of cheap, tested-on-Sri-Lankan-children SPF-15 moisturizer so my face doesn't look like an old boot at 50. This routine works well to deter visage volcanos.

I don't shave every day. Hell, sometimes I shave twice a month. I don't like scraping the hair off my face despite how atrocious my Joe Dirt beard looks.

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snowy

I am so glad I read that book.

My SO's routine: Whatever face wash I buy for him+sunscreen. Simple but effective.

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Plan9

Stop quoting my posts before I edit them 81 times, sugarmama.

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Strange Famous

as a manly man, my routine is sticking my face under the shower for 30 seconds each morning.

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Willravel

Facial care? For men? Steel wool made from an old battleship, then mud from Gettysburg, then water made from snow off K2. Polish off with a liter of stout beer and a sporting event. Once a year.

But yeah, a basic scrub, medicated since you're still in late puberty, then maybe some sunscreen.

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Plan9

Good show, Willravel.

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Also: Where you live and what your goals are with your personal hygiene routine are important.

A certain degree of metrosexuality is required in the Washington D.C. Metro area in order to approach women and be successful in the workplace.

Things like washing your face with soap, brushing your teeth, and keeping your mullet trimmed are required.

These groups... they're not down with the Grizzly Adams Well-I-Drink-My-Own-Urine thing. Not so much.

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cj2112

Now you know why I live in southern Oregon!

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remy1492

just neutrogena facial soap, in bar or pump form for me in shower with a puff. Easy enough and not too much dry skin.

JStrider

i just use whatever bar soap I use on the rest of my body.. scrub it with the washcloth I use everywhere else also...

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ratbastid

I also use that same bar soap as shampoo. Ha HA!

newone321

I didn`t expect so many replies. Thanks you guys, you`ve all been of great help.

Plan9

"Were you surprised? I was surprised."

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newone321

I was definitely surprised.

redsneaker

I suggest a moisturizer that has an SPF in it to prevent sun damage. They have oil free versions, if that is a concern.

Poppinjay

I'm lucky I got me a woman before I moved to DC. So I treat my face with bus exhaust and metro grime. It goes over well in Alabama and Detroit, where real men roam free and die of accidental gunshot instead of purposeful gunshot.

There is a total lack of metrosexuals where I work. They're all in to basketball and such.

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Plan9

*heavy note that previous sarcasm fail'd*

Yes, being an unwashed heathen is manly.

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Manic_Skafe

I wash twice daily with medicated Neutrogena face wash.
Exfoliate nightly with whatever I can find on sale.
Shave every 2-3 days with nothing but a sharp straight razor.
Moisturize after each wash with Neutrogena oil-free spf 15.
And I scrub nightly with a washcloth and hot water on nights where I haven't shaved.

I also avoid being too rough or touching my face without having firs washed my hands as either can lead to irritation.

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passthru

I suppose I should read the book as well? (..oh wait was that sarcasm?) I recognize the quote from the movie, but was told by a friend the movie was soft in comparison. He cited the use of a toilet paper tube and a hamster.

Anyway, another way to look at it is in combination with your shave. I started learning the straight edge routine recently, and it's even improved the safety razor shave. I use whatever bar is in the shower, then a boar brush for soap, and after shave balm from Kiehl's. edit: Hot water until the final rinse using cold water to close up the pores before after shave application.

Random trivia: ingrown hairs from shaving are due to the razor heads that "pull" the whisker then cut it, but that doesn't occur with a straight edge because it cuts off a layer of dead skin along with the whiskers.