Men's Aesthetic Skincare Routine is More Than Just Longevity - Dr John Spencer Ellis REPORT
Women Have Been Doing This for Thirty Years. Men Are Just Finding Out. Ask a woman in her fifties what she puts on her face and she will list five things without pausing. Ask a man the same question and you will usually get a shrug, possibly the word "soap," and occasionally a defensive joke. That difference is not vanity on one side and toughness on the other. It is a thirty-year head start — and it shows up in more than appearance. Men start with the better skin Here is the part that makes the gap genuinely frustrating: men are not biologically disadvantaged. They are biologically ahead. Androgen stimulation produces skin that is roughly 20 to 25 percent thicker than women's, with a tougher texture. Men produce approximately double the sebum , which functions as a natural moisturiser and waterproofing layer. And at every age, men carry higher collagen density — the protein that gives skin its firmness and resistance to creasing. Because collagen content dire...