If
a youthful appearance was really sold in a bottle, do you
suppose women would be the only ones flocking to the
shelves to sell-out the product? It’s Doubtful.
Although most men are still warming up to skin-care
produced and marketed for them, the huge anti-aging
industry may be the most easily accepted introduction to
the male population. Looking young and maintaining youth
is equally desirable to both males and females and there
is no stigma attached to men who pursue youth as being
less masculine. Quite the contrary – masculinity, much
like femininity, is highly associated with youthfulness.
What Causes Premature Aging in Men?
Premature aging of the skin happens for men in much the
same manner as it occurs for women. Although aging may be
caused by the same factors, the rate at which it does so,
researchers have recently discovered, is different. In
case you haven’t heard, the biggest contributors to
premature aging are overexposure to sunlight and smoking.
What makes that such great news, is that they are both
completely in your control. The majority of premature
aging is completely preventable. Other factors that
contribute, in smaller amounts, to premature aging in men
include poor diet, stress, and general disregard for and
neglect of the skin.
One of
the best things to be born of the “metrosexual” movement,
or just the plain and simple development of men’s skin-care,
is the discovery of new ways of detecting how premature
aging occurs. Researchers, in their attempts to determine
the differences in premature aging in men and women, have
found new ways to detect its occurrence and this may mean
great things for the future of anti-aging. Regardless,
researchers have discovered that women’s skin ages at a
faster rate than men. Additionally, not only do men start
out with greater amounts of collagen and elastin in their
skin (the cells responsible for firmness and smoothness),
but they loose it at a slower rate. Although researchers
do not know why men are superior in collagen production
and retention, it’s yet another great thing about being a
man! Your skin ages slower than a woman’s.
What To Do About Aging Skin
For men
concerned about premature aging, we’ll give you the same
advice we give women. An ounce of prevention is worth much
more than a pound of cure and there has yet to be found
any cure of premature aging. Your best bet? Avoid
overexposure to sunlight, don’t smoke, use natural and
well-balanced skin-care products, exercise, eat right, and
drink plenty of water. To date, products that offer any
anti-aging benefits have yet to prove any significant
results although some do offer minor improvements in
premature aging symptoms such as small surface wrinkles or
sun spots.
Strategies that may offer more dramatic results when it
comes to repairing the affects of aging may be found at a
spa and include microdermabrasion, laser resurfacing, and
surgery. If you are interested in pursuing any of these
methods of anti-aging treatment, you will want do your
homework thoroughly before investing as they all employ
different methods, have different recovery times, and vary
in cost.
