Do you moisturize?

Castiel said:
The only thing worth doing is protecting your skin from the Sun, other than that water is sufficient.
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I don't read the Sun, so I'd say my skin is well protected. That aside, your idea that your skin won't flake just because you drink lots of water and don't go out in the sun is demonstrably false. I myself am a counterexample. I don't go out much, I drink massive quantities of water, but the skin around my nose refuses to behave itself. I have to use some sort of cream just to not look like I've got crumbs under my nose. It's worse when I shave.

You do not need to be a Neanderthal to realise that all you are doing is bowing to media induced hype and the vast majority of products aimed at men are a waste of money and all you need to do is drink plenty of water, eat a healthy balanced diet and stop putting chemicals onto and into your body.

Quit stripping your skin of it's natural oils and you will have no need of expensive facial treatments and other such marketed nonsense.

There is nothing knuckle dragging about that, it is simply common sense.
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Oh, so putting a bit of effort into looking after your skin suddenly means you're bowing to media hype does it? Ignoring all the medical reasons for moisturising, are you saying there's no chance that a man might independently decide to put a bit of effort into his appearance? I suppose you never bought yourself a nice looking shirt or suit either? And who said anything about expensive facial treatments? Moisturiser is not expensive. I have a whacking great tub of E45 that lasts for years and I think cost me less than a tenner.
 
Gustov said:
I didn't misunderstand. The majority of mainstream moisturizers will do a lot more harm than good to your skin.
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Well my experiences would suggest that i'm not using the majority of mainstream moisturizers then :p

I'm a teenager - i'm going to get acne. When i moisturize regularly i get far fewer spots less often. Them's the facts of the matter.
 
SlyReaper said:
I don't read the Sun, so I'd say my skin is well protected. That aside, your idea that your skin won't flake just because you drink lots of water and don't go out in the sun is demonstrably false. I myself am a counterexample. I don't go out much, I drink massive quantities of water, but the skin around my nose refuses to behave itself. I have to use some sort of cream just to not look like I've got crumbs under my nose. It's worse when I shave.
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Whether you read the Sun or not is of no interest to me. However drinking plenty of water and keeping well hydrated has a demonstrable effect on the condition of your skin, including combating dry and flaky skin. This has been proven time and again medically and it is foolish to suggest otherwise.

Also protection your skin from the sun doesn't constitute staying indoors, regular exercise, healthy diet and fresh air will also contribute to healthier skin without the need of beauty products.



SlyReaper said:
Oh, so putting a bit of effort into looking after your skin suddenly means you're bowing to media hype does it? Ignoring all the medical reasons for moisturising, are you saying there's no chance that a man might independently decide to put a bit of effort into his appearance? I suppose you never bought yourself a nice looking shirt or suit either? And who said anything about expensive facial treatments? Moisturiser is not expensive. I have a whacking great tub of E45 that lasts for years and I think cost me less than a tenner.
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If you read some of my other posts, you will see that I am referring to the myriad selection of male orientated beauty products and such that offer little or no proven benefit.

Taking care of yourself and putting effort into your appearance doesn't need to be limited to or indeed include at all most of the extraneous products that are marketed to men.

However, far be for me to tell you how you wish to express your femininity, it just is not necessary for me to do so as I take other steps to make sure I am fit and healthy and my appearance is acceptable.
 
Castiel, I often agree with you but not this time. Your argument seems to be heavily influenced by the fact that you believe it's feminine to use these products. Drinking water is certainly important for your skin as well as your body in general but moisturising after, say, shaving can reduce the dryness that can result.

It's great that you can simply drink water and never need these products - and yes, many of them are over priced for what they do - but to suggest that no one should need them is probably a step far.
 
Castiel said:
Whether you read the Sun or not is of no interest to me. However drinking plenty of water and keeping well hydrated has a demonstrable effect on the condition of your skin, including combating dry and flaky skin. This has been proven time and again medically and it is foolish to suggest otherwise.

Also protection your skin from the sun doesn't constitute staying indoors, regular exercise, healthy diet and fresh air will also contribute to healthier skin without the need of beauty products.





If you read some of my other posts, you will see that I am referring to the myriad selection of male orientated beauty products and such that offer little or no proven benefit.

Taking care of yourself and putting effort into your appearance doesn't need to be limited to or indeed include at all most of the extraneous products that are marketed to men.

However, far be for me to tell you how you wish to express your femininity, it just is not necessary for me to do so as I take other steps to make sure I am fit and healthy and my appearance is acceptable.
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Reading comprehension. Do you have it?
 
Never seen the need to moisturise really, so never have done regularly. I can only think of one or two times ever, and that was when I had very dry skin/sunburn on my face and was heading out.

I do have a good laugh at all of the anti-ageing and other related creams though!
 
[FnG]magnolia;19351869 said:
Castiel, I often agree with you but not this time. Your argument seems to be heavily influenced by the fact that you believe it's feminine to use these products. Drinking water is certainly important for your skin as well as your body in general but moisturising after, say, shaving can reduce the dryness that can result.

It's great that you can simply drink water and never need these products - and yes, many of them are over priced for what they do - but to suggest that no one should need them is probably a step far.
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As I have said creams such as E45 are of benefit, however I was referring to the myriad of male beauty products that, like many women's moisturisers make claims that are simply false.

The simple fact is that the majority of us only need to live more healthily to solve the issues that these products claim to address. If you have medically diagnosed acne or a dermatological problem then of course certain creams are beneficial.

As for the femininity issue, I would not take everything too seriously, in fact my original post was entirely tongue in cheek, however someone decided to get all bolshy about it and be insulting, thus the continuing references.
 
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