Mostly, I've been writing about all the sports we do in the family, my motorcycle and hiking trips and about eating healthy. A few other interesting topics were about men's health and skin care. This post will be about men's aging... Or actually prevent or delay the aging ;)
Anti aging cream for men is made specifically
not to smell like women's anti aging cream and has other ingredients
that are meant to penetrate a mans skin. That does not men that the
ingredients are greatly different. Both men and women have the same
aging issues, wrinkles, fine lines and leathery looking skin if they
do not do something about it.
There are some tried and true ingredients that
can be found in anti aging cream that are found in cream for women
but the packaging and the fact that it is made for men can easily
drive the cost up quite a bit.
Most companies do not market anti aging crème
specially to men. They market it to women because it is more accepted
in society for a women to be vain and worried about aging BUT just
because you are a man does not mean you want to look like something
that was road hard and hung up wet to dry. Men should be able to buy
anti aging crèmes without the stigma attached.
The Cost
The fact is that these creams are more
expensive for men than they are for women because there is a smaller market of men that purchase these creams and there are less options
that are made specifically for men's skin.
There are some subtle differences between men
and women's skin. Men's skin is a bit thicker and a little harder to
penetrate than a woman's skin so the ingredients of the skin cream does need to reflect this by using different ratios of ingredients to
best suit the use for men's skin. This of course also drives up the
cost.
What you can do is just by cream that is made
for a woman's skin and use a little more of it if you want to avoid
the higher cost. Finding products made especially for men can be
difficult but it is not impossible but you should know that you will
pay more for it than your female counterpart will pay for her creams.
The Products
There are some products that are out on the
market that are perfect for men. Baxters of California offers a full
range of men's anti aging creams that include night time and day time
moisturizers, sun blocks and other products that can help reduce the
signs of aging.
Apothecary also offers a men's line of skin
care products that include anti aging cremes. They are all fairly
priced. Many of the larger men's fashion designer houses also offer
a full line of mens skin care that are dependable and fairly priced.
L'Oreal just started a new line of skin care that
is geared toward men. They already have quite a few skin care products for men. It is rumored that they will introduce a new anti
aging cream for men in the next few months. L'Oreal is an affordable
brand that is reliable. As more men become aware of the need to care
for their skin there will be more products offered.
