You agree – you’d rather die than be caught by your buddies stepping into a spa or salon. Growing up with a crowd that defines skin care as soap and water, you are afraid to admit that you want better skin. No matter how much you diss the so-called metrosexuals (brave souls!) for their skin regimens that rival ladies’, you are a bit jealous. It doesn’t help either that summer is upon us and your skin is blooming in zits. Okay, admit it – you want to be just like them but don’t know where to start. Before shopping for skin care items, wearing a clown suit, and asking the salesperson for “that thingy with tiny beads, y’know?”, here is a rundown of the things you ought to know.
Recite it all together now: cleanse, tone, moisturize, nourish, and protect. Don’t follow it with a karate chop; it’s not a kung fu mantra. Rather, this is your new creed for improved skin. Michele Probst, an expert in masculine skin care, says that skin is oilier during summer because of the humidity. Heat caused by humidity makes facial oils, or sebum rise to the surface. These oils trap dirt into the pores which bacteria turn into...