Burgundy said:The missus studies dermatology and is heavily into beauty/cosmetic products, and she's critical of abrasive 'scrubs' like St. Ives.
Do you regularly shave your forehead, nose and around the eyes?joe mcclaine said:Burgundy said:The missus studies dermatology and is heavily into beauty/cosmetic products, and she's critical of abrasive 'scrubs' like St. Ives.
What are her findings re the effects of dragging sharpened metal across the skin every morning compared to a twice-a-week face scrub?
Burgundy said:Do you regularly shave your forehead, nose and around the eyes?
I haven't had the chance to ask her as, because of my work, we've had to go 'long distance'. Our skin is somewhat different in a few ways I believe, but I'm a teachwr and not a biologist, so I daren't take a stab at hashing up the science. I vaguely remember from my time at school that there's a correlation between our concoction of certain hormones and collagen amounts/density (thicker skin?) and sebum production (oilier skin). Notwithstanding the obvious fact that we grow considerable facial hair while the majority of women - thankfully - do not. That said, I still don't think there's a reason to shy away from womens' products. There is presumably far more investment put into R&D on their end, our skin exhibits the same traits as theirs (dry, oily, combination etc) and I've heard of a.few instances where beauty companies market mens' products which are the exact same potion but dressed up in a different coloured package and with a more 'masculine' scent. No doubt 'sea minerals'.barlines said:Burgundy said:As a serious answer, I prefer gentle daily exfoliation via hot-cloth cleansing; i.e. with a soft flannel or muslin and whichever face soap you prefer. The missus studies dermatology and is heavily into beauty/cosmetic products, and she's critical of abrasive 'scrubs' like St. Ives. I happily use soap that's marketed for women - skin's skin after all - so I'd probably recommend either this, this or this 'cleanser' - going from least to most expensive.
Thanks for that - interesting stuff, does your missus subscribe to the theory that mens skin is different to womens or is that just the marketing machine making money (Don't burst my bubble on this one as I'd hate to hear its true enough to make any difference!) I only use a scrub maybe once or twice a month at most, but when I need to buy scrub I feel pain as I'm a tight Northerner who needs to move South apparently :icon_razz:
Burgundy said:Do you regularly shave your forehead, nose and around the eyes?
Whatever works for you, Vinny. I couldn't possibly suggest otherwise. Nor could I care less.
Burgundy said:I happily use soap that's marketed for women - skin's skin after all
joe mcclaine said:St Ives is what Vinny uses on his shiny smooth noggin.
Can't whack it for a couple of quid in Superdrug.
Burgundy said:A flannel!