Essential Skincare Tips for Men

Veena Kumaravel, Founder of Naturals unisex Salon & Spa, india shares useful men skin care regimen that will make your skin do the talking!

- Veena Kumaravel

Before we get onto to suggesting a good beauty regime for you, it’s important for you to know your skin type. The first and foremost thing is to identify the kind of skin you have. Do the OCD (Oily, Combination or Dry skin) check right away.

OILY:

Oily skin looks shiny and feels greasy, is prone to blackheads or white bumps, typically has acne breakouts along with enlarged, often clogged pores. For such skin type, one needs to avoid bar soaps and scrubs as it worsens the acne and breakouts. Pick the right kind of face wash that is oil free and gives you good cleansing. Secondly, use a scrub or an enzyme-based exfoliator. Exfoliation is a process of removing dead skin cells from your face. Scrub will help remove the dead cells and exfoliate the face. Look for one with walnut base or jojoba beads— they are gentler on the skin than harsh scrubs and better for the environment than scrubs with plastic microbeads. Following this, apply a matte finish sunscreen. Also be watchful as to not break your acne, as it leaves scars.

COMBINATION:

A combination skin would have both oily and dry areas. Cheeks look normal, centre of the face looks oily and area under the eyes may seem dry. For such skin types post cleansing, a light moisturizing base exfoliation, matte finish sunscreen and a moisturizer will be the ideal to go with.

DRY:

For such a skin type, do go in for a cleanser that has a cream base or a moisture lock formula. Secondly, exfoliation plays a vital part for dry skin. More specifically, alpha hydroxy acid AHA is the dead cells “detacher” from your skin. AHA works by loosening up the glue and letting the cells fall away easier. This helps to reveal brighter, healthier, and plumper skin beneath. it is most commonly found in the following three forms: Glycolic, lactic, and mandelic. it is highly advisable to use products based on these formulas.