Men and Anti-Aging Skin Care
November 06, 2006
If a youthful appearance was really sold in a bottle, do you suppose
women would be the only ones flocking to the shelves to sell-out
the product? It’s Doubtful.
Although most men are still warming up to skin-care produced and
marketed for them, the huge anti-aging industry may be the most
easily accepted introduction to the male population. Looking young
and maintaining youth is equally desirable to both males and females
and there is no stigma attached to men who pursue youth as being
less masculine. Quite the contrary – masculinity, much like
femininity, is highly associated with youthfulness.
What Causes Premature Aging in Men?
Premature aging of the skin happens for men in much the same manner
as it occurs for women. Although aging may be caused by the same
factors, the rate at which it does so, researchers have recently
discovered, is different. In case you haven’t heard, the biggest
contributors to premature aging are overexposure to sunlight and
smoking. What makes that such great news, is that they are both
completely in your control. The majority of premature aging is completely
preventable. Other factors that contribute, in smaller amounts,
to premature aging in men include poor diet, stress, and general
disregard for and neglect of the skin.
One of the best things to be born of the “metrosexual”
movement, or just the plain and simple development of men’s
skin-care, is the discovery of new ways of detecting how premature
aging occurs. Researchers, in their attempts to determine the differences
in premature aging in men and women, have found new ways to detect
its occurrence and this may mean great things for the future of
anti-aging. Regardless, researchers have discovered that women’s
skin ages at a faster rate than men. Additionally, not only do men
start out with greater amounts of collagen and elastin in their
skin (the cells responsible for firmness and smoothness), but they
loose it at a slower rate. Although researchers do not know why
men are superior in collagen production and retention, it’s
yet another great thing about being a man! Your skin ages slower
than a woman’s.
What To Do About Aging Skin
For men concerned about premature aging, we’ll give you the
same advice we give women. An ounce of prevention is worth much
more than a pound of cure and there has yet to be found any cure
of premature aging. Your best bet? Avoid overexposure to sunlight,
don’t smoke, use natural and well-balanced skin-care products,
exercise, eat right, and drink plenty of water. To date, products
that offer any anti-aging benefits have yet to prove any significant
results although some do offer minor improvements in premature aging
symptoms such as small surface wrinkles or sun spots.
Strategies that may offer more dramatic results when it comes to
repairing the affects of aging may be found at a spa and include
microdermabrasion, laser resurfacing, and surgery. If you are interested
in pursuing any of these methods of anti-aging treatment, you will
want do your homework thoroughly before investing as they all employ
different methods, have different recovery times, and vary in cost.
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