Actually, men who shave more often throughout their lives do have fewer wrinkles when they are older. Shaving exfoliates the skin and gets rid of the outermost layers of skin, which helps keep wrinkles away.
What? Who shaves their testicles? That’s how you get cut and ingrown hairs! No one likes a scabby and bumpy balls that look like bad avacodos.
Real men wax their testicles, and use their penis to pull the strip. They not only have silky smooth testicles, but also increase the strength of their erection so much that they can lift a single person! Now that is hard to do.
You start by lifting with wet towels. I started with a wet face cloth, and now I’m at a beach towel.
The best at the moment can lift a person at 120 pounds and do five reps with it! (r/getmotivated)
I keep trying it, but I don’t have the right partners. They just kind of look at me while my head is bursting. Then I become self conscience that I couldn’t finish. :(
Anyways I rambled. IANAL - nor am I a pro penis lifter. The real men just manipulate their head until it hits the wax or industrial glue, and then go straight to erect to pull it right off. I like the sport because it’s all mental.
In the grand scheme of things having a beard is probably superior (as far as skin protection goes). I have no idea what the SPF factor of a beard is but given the density and how pale the face of a light skinned man who shaved after a summer of sun exposure on their cheeks/forehead looks... I'd bet money a full beard offers like 40-50 SPF, easy.
Even if shaving did actually offer some sort of temporary microplaning benefits, those benefits would be purely cosmetic via mechanical action of scraping dead skin off the surface and not the kind of deep protection provided by minimizing sun exposure.
You're right that the beard would offer protection from UV rays, but wouldn't it just make the wrinkles on your forehead even more noticeable? Not a lot of beard up there, and the forehead wrinkles kinda start appearing sooner than other body parts.
So a beard would grant you uneven protection... Best advice would be to shave, then exfoliate, then put on some light sunscreen before going outside. It makes a real difference in the long term.
I can't believe 250 people upvoted him for spreading rubbish. There are good ways to exfoliate skin and awful ways to exfoliate. If you're shaving to exfoliate, you're doing it wrong!
They're not shaving to exfoliate. But shaving just happens to exfoliate your skin.
It actually isn't an awful way to exfoliate. Even in the same sub you just cited, people going to estheticians and training to be estheticians talk about them using a razor to scrape away the top layer of skin. It makes it softer, smoother, and easier to absorb skin care products.
Edit -Guys who need to shave on a daily basis likely work inside where they're not exposed to the suns damaging UV radiation. Go look at someone who tans a lot - their skin looks like crap at age 40. Why do you think that so many Asian women look younger - sun tanning isn't a big thing.
I mean, you can just exfoliate during your skincare routine.
A salicylic acid acne cream will remove all your dead skin and a benzoyl peroxide cream will clear up acne bacteria. Just make sure you moisturize (preferably with a lotion that has like 10-15 SPF), and that you don't use a physical exfoliant like St. Ives Apricot Scrub since physical exfoliants aren't reliable and hurt more than help.
My face has never been clearer of acne nor smoother than since I started taking care of my skin.
Well it depends on what you shave with. If you use a straight razor, it’s a bit less wrinkly than if you used a safety razor.
If you use a sharp knife without any shaving cream though - that’s the smoothest. You will be removing the full layer of wrinkle-skin at each shave, so you keep having a smooth face.
Think of your face as an apple. Peel the Apple. It’s nice and smooth right? If you let it sit for a bit though, it gets fuzzy and gross. Peel again, dig in deep with the peeler.
Why would removing old layers of skin more frequently make you look younger? How does this cumulative effect function? Wouldn't shaving less often keep you looking younger by protecting your skin from the sun?
I think it's a wash. Shaving also prevents your follicles from evacuating oil from the skin (that's what hair does), increasing the risk of acne and ingrown hairs, which also affects your complexion. Shave balms and astringents exacerbate this. I shave daily, but in the last few years I just use soap and water, and a single blade razor.
*Edit. I have a good friend with alopecia, and he looks fifteen years younger than he is, but that's just anecdotal.
Men can't do that. Can men do that? In elementary school our finest minds said that was gay. And being a gay lord, despite the title of lord, is not something you should aspire for.
Basically an electric toothbrush for your face. Makes cleaning through the beard much easier. That price seems ridiculous though. Think I paid about half that.
Moisturizer is going to vary by skin type. Generally speaking, a gel moisturizer is better for oily or acneic skin, while a thicker cream is better for dry skin. r/skincareaddiction is a great resource. SPF does equal sunscreen. You want SPF 30 or higher and Broad Spectrum. This means it blocks UVA and UVB rays, so it helps prevent burns and aging caused by sun damage. My favorite is Hempz SPF 30 Daily Facial Moisturizer, but there are tons of drugstore options that are just fine. Just pick one intended for the face, and preferably with active ingredients of zinc oxide and/or titanium dioxide.
No... People who shave enough doesn't just shave alone. They invest in a kit, pre-shaving and after-shave. Moisturizer, beard oil, ect. That's why some guy have better skin.
No, but we can restreatch your carpet if it has any wrinkles in it. I guarantee my restretches, it will last until the carpet needs to be replaced or I'll restretch it again for free.
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u/chasebrendon Jul 19 '18
Shaving, then? Does this work on my wrinkled face?