Anti aging:Is there Really a Difference Between Men’s and Women’s Skin-care Products? by Lorne Caplan

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When we shop for skin-care products, men tend to look for a quick fix, in an appealing, yet simple and manly package. Just look at the success of the Axe brand owned by Unilever. What was a conservative consumer brand giant, has become a fully integrated generational “mash-up” as many articles have recently reported.

I’ll be avoiding the inter-generational argument here, as we are focused on anti-aging beauty issues, whether male or female. The Unilever brand Dove has had quite a publicity success in it’s effort to show beauty at any age and the suggestion is that Dove is a strictly female brand and one for women in their mid to later life. So would a man do himself harm, or have no effect if using Dove? Are the ingredients in Dove, not well suited for a man?

To explore this issue, we need to put to rest some myths about male versus female skin. They are indeed made of the same material. Hyaluronic acid, capillaries, fat (of the now three varieties, including brown), follicles, nerves, collagen, fibroblasts and the like. So what sets them apart? Hormones. It is with the difference in levels of certain hormones between men and women that men tend to have thicker and more hydrated skin, especially during menses. The process of shedding and rebuilding the lining of the uterus is not one that should be considered lightly. It takes a great deal of energy and blood supply (and the rebuilding of blood supply) to complete this process and we men don’t have to deal with that at all. Health and Beauty Tips