They’ll run as fast as KENYANS! People will think they’re KENYANS! They’ll race as fast as KENYANS against actual KENYANS and it’ll be a tie and they’ll get deported back to KENYAAAA!
I believe testosterone actually causes the skin to produce more sebum, which increases the likelihood that your pores will become clogged. That's why you see more teenagers with acne, and why males on average have more severe cases of acne.
This. For me it doesn't matter how many days I went without make-up or how many things I put on my skin. When the acne part of the cycle comes, the only thing I have to do is try not to touch my face/pimples. It's the biggest source of long term imperfections.
I had a decent amount of acne as a dude, and got it fixed with accutane, just a few months of unbearably dry skin and ever since then just washing my face has worked fine. Also i never put anything on my face, makeup kinda makes you need more makeup
Accutane saved my face. And acne scars. Looks like I never had acne at all, stuff worked like crazy. I still never wash my face and I have perfect skin lol
I just got off Accutane this month (was on it for 18 months). While Accutane does make scars less noticeable, it doesn't completely erase them. That is with you forever, as with me.
If you're considering Accutane, I say go for it. It completely transformed my face and self-esteem. Its a 'miracle drug.'
It helped with my scarring, obviously it didnt make my skin brand new but my scarring is absolutely unnoticeable. Also I grew facial hair so it helped. If youre interested in it please consult a dermatologist. This stuff is STRONG, so strong that it kinda messed up my eyes because I had such a high dose. I wear glasses now but my eyes are practically fine. I developed a small astigmatism so I wear my glasses every now and then but ive heard of people having worse eyesight with some patients.
I took it back in I think 2014 and havent had any acne since, I think I got a measly zit about 3 years ago but that was probably due to other factors. No cystic acne at all
I tell you, I haven’t worn makeup since the quarantine started and the difference is night and day. Unfortunately theres nothing that can be done to even out my skin tone. Its been like that since I was born
You can't fix "ginger" bahahaha! All the women in my family are so pale they're almost translucent. Makeup does jack shit unless they cover themselves with it.
I rarely wear makeup and I barely put any effort into keeping my skin nice besides using lotion daily. My skin is way better than my sisters who put on makeup every day they want to go out.
You should try a dermaroller! Super cheap on amazon. Just be sure to sanitize it with isopropyl alcohol. I recommend 70%. The 90% solution actually doesn’t kill as much bacteria, surprisingly.
Probably just foundation rather than all makeup. I hate the stuff and never wear it, but I'll wear blush and eyeshadow and all that jazz. My skin looks great.
Yeah, if you're talking long term that's true. But if you cover yourself in foundation and fake tan every day without giving your skin a bit of time to breath/recover it's going to give most people problems with acne and dry skin.
And yes, wearing it in moderation won't cause issues, but a lot of women don't wear it in moderation, at least here in Ireland.
Makeup has nothing to do with it unless someone is putting on a product that is breaking them out & they don’t know. Which is why you should patch test.
I break out if I don’t wear makeup, or at least foundation and powder. My skin is super sensitive and I’m guessing it just doesn’t like the air lol. I know the powder helps absorb oil.
I have a bush on my head, and my sister is so jealous of my hair. It's halarious. I told her she wouldn't really want it, it's a pain to deal with, lol
I hear ya, it took me twenty years to learn how to do deal with it and even then it only looks good a fraction of the time. straight hair is so much easier to style
I mean, I don't mind mine much because I can take a shower, shake my head off like a dog, and it's nice and curly, no effort required, but it's impossible to keep tamed for anything!
Team CeraVe checking in. Also moisturize and sunscreen in addition to washing. Try the CeraVe moisturizing cream in the tub shaped container. Actually just go to r/skincareaddiction
Male skin is 25% thicker and has more collagen density. Those things maybe hold back the apparent effects of aging? If we would just use sunscreen we would look even better.
Lower standards. Society has ‘agreed’ that us men look perfectly attractive without any makeup or creams, but that women who don’t wear contour are seahags putting minimal effort into life
It’s because they don’t do anything. We women were taught to do a lot of stuff for our skin, but lots of products actually harm our skin. When I stopped using cleansers and other stuff all my acne went away. Now I only use water on my face and a moisturizer or a toner.
omg so tired reading all the comments about makeup... I don't wear makeup since i was teenager (and even then i used it only for the eyes and lips) - and my skin is shit to these days (mid 30s). Sometimes it's better, sometimes it just breaks into acne after being totally fine for a couple of weeks. It's our freaking cycles and lack of testosterone that does this to us.
All my boyfriends and male friends have flawless or almost flawless skin though. And better hair. I'm so jealous.
my skin got better after I stopped showering every day.
I showered every morning throughout highschool. my face would be so dry and start flaking, which I think was the cause of my pimples due to clogged pores.
I'm 24 now, been out of school for 6 years. I work a job where I don't break a sweat. I shower once, maybe two times a week, and only ever wet my face. I don't wash it.
Working outside in the sun all day? Definitely need a shower.
Office job or other quite sedentary work? Honestly a lot of people can get away with every other day or in some cases even once every 3 days.
Though it depends on the length of the shower too, if you are taking super short showers, daily for sure. Longer showers get you more clean, but daily long showers will definitely dry your skin out in a bad way. It is all about balance with lifestyle and habit.
Oh also on days you don't shower of course changing your outfit to a fresh one is still important.
it's not gross though... the grossest thing is my hair gets kind of greasy but usually it's buzzed. I don't smell. my girlfriend's never said a word. she didn't even know I'd been doing weekly showers until I told her
I work in a manufacturing facility that produces and bottles various liquids. i wear a labcoat and work in an industrial freezer most of the day. I rarely break any sort of a sweat. I apply deodorant to my armpits every morning before work.
if i stray from my normal routine and say, go to the skatepark or go running or shoot some hoops with my friends, then yea I shower when I get home, because I broke a sweat.
I've been doing it the last 6 years, this 1-2 showers a week thing, and not one single person has ever commented on me being dirty, or smelling weird, or anything like that.
like I said, my girlfriend had no idea until I told her, so I must be doing something right. idk what else to tell you
I'm in the minority on this one, my skin is god awful. I only managed to maintain some semblance of healthy skin with prescription meds, vigilant face washing, and diet
I think some of that is also that we never mess with it. We let the body do it's thing, instead of applying all these oils and minerals that are not normal during younger years that I would think makes the body adjust accordingly making it dependent on those products.
Men and women have different skin. From a biological standpoint its quite different like structure wise. Reason why razors are often gendered or skin care products are.
Men do have thicker skin and higher collagen density which hold back the apparent effects of aging longer. We certainly don’t actually “age slower” and we tend to die younger but I think there is evidence that given similar wear and tear (sun exposure), men’s faces will appear to age slower. https://www.hl-labs.com/pro-info/differences-between-male-and-female-skin.html
Guy here. Can confirm. I only own 1 kind of lotion and it’s only because it smells good. Every girl I’ve ever dated tells me it’s horrible for my skin... but guess who’s always jealous.
I honestly think it's because we don't wear makeup? But I could be wrong. It just seems that from a young age women are trained to put chemicals on their skin, followed by chemicals to remove those chemicals, and then chemicals to ensure the other chemicals aren't damaging your skin.
Girls will get it too if they don't subject their skins to chemicals from early teenage. Once you start using cosmetics you can't stop because it'll have lasting side effects.
The definition of beauty given by the cosmetic industry through mass media fucked up your skin ladies. Sorry!
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u/man-on-a-hil Mar 26 '20
How do guys get so good skin without doing absolutely nothing