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I have got to warn you. What is typically advertised as being the best skin creme for men will not do anything to heal your skin. In fact, the majority of the male skin products will not only tend to make your skin care problems worse, but they could also have a negative effect on your physical health. Why is it that these products are of such poor quality? Is there a “best”? or are they all just the same standard fare?

The major cosmetics companies typically advertise all of their male oriented products as the best skin creme for men, but all that you need to do is look at the ingredients that they use in order to discern that this simply isn’t true. Aside from a handful of “natural” ingredients that are included in these products, there are always a bevy of chemically based ingredients also included.

That is why I recommend that before you begin your search for effective male skin products, always familiarize yourself with a few of the most common (and dangerous) skin care ingredients.

Doing so will create virtual “STOP! DANGER AHEAD” signs that can help you avoid the most dangerous skin crème pitfalls. You will be surprised at how many companies use these dangerous chemicals.

Often, the product that are touted by the manufacturer as the best skin creme for men will contain chemicals that have been scientifically proven to cause serious harm to humans. These chemicals include neurotoxins, endocrine system disruptors, organ toxins, and chemicals containing carcinogenic properties. None of these chemicals would be allowed in the food you eat, so why should they be allowed to absorb into your body through your skin?

In a nutshell, I would avoid products with alcohols, mineral oil, fragrances, parabens, polyethylene glycol (PEG). Of course, this is just the tip of the iceberg. You can hear more about ingredients to avoid at my website hyperlinked at the bottom of this article.

What you have to do in order to gain healthy skin, and to maintain your health, is to locate male skin products whose manufacturers are willing to tackle the extra expense of using all natural ingredients in their products. The reason that chemical agents are so often used by the major manufacturers is simply because there are fewer manufacturing costs involved. This guarantees maximum profit.

The best skin creme for men will include a multitude of natural ingredients, all of which are aimed at meeting the specific skin care needs that you have. You want compounds that will relieve the redness, itching, and irritation that most often accompany the daily shaving ritual. There are several natural ingredients that will take complete care of these problems, and will gently nurse your skin back to health.

For maximum effect in this area you have to be on the lookout for male skin products that contain the following three all natural ingredients. You need Capuacu butter, Babassu palm wax, and witch hazel for their powerful effect against the redness, and irritation that you are constantly suffering. D-Panthenol, or vitamin B5, is also excellent due to its ability to repair damaged skin tissue.

The best skin creme for men will also include plant based oils, a strong mixture of antioxidants, and enzyme, proteins, and extracts that encourage the increased production of collagen and elastin. You can find all of those things in other natural ingredients like Phytessence Wakame, manuka honey, Olivem 800, Jojoba oil…

When you find a product that combines all of these things then you have found the answer to your skin care problems. So where do you find the “Perfect Storm” of these natural ingredients coming together? Visit my site, hyperlinked below for a more extensive discussion on these “nature’s miracle” ingredients and where to find them in the truly BEST skin crème for me.

Reading the ingredients on skin care products can be quite confusing.  The labels use terms such as pentapeptides 3, Rentinyl, Palmitate  and Ascorbyl Pamitate and to the average person these terms are bewildering.  However, terms such as the ones listed above are clinical names of very common vitamins.

Just as our body needs the necessary nourishment and proper about of vitamins to stay healthy, the same is true with our skin care program.  In order to have a healthy complexion our face, neck and cleavage area needs nourishment too.

Below are is a short list of typical clinical terms used in skin care products and the common term associated with it. 

Vitamin A – also known as Retinal Palmitate. A vitamin A derivative which is commonly found in skin care products are retinoid.  Products such as Retinol contain Vitamin A, however there is such a small amount of the vitamin A derivative that it may take some time to actually reap the benefits.  Vitamins play an important part in our overall health.  Vitamin A gives the most benefits to the eyes.  If you suffer from blurred vision, dry eyes, or night vision blindness you may have a Vitamin A deficiency.  Additionally, Vitamin A is recommended by dermatologists to maintain youthful and smooth skin and also responds well to Acne breakouts. Vitamin A increases blood flow, stimulates the skin and protects against sunburn.  Beta carotene is found in dark green leafy vegetables, carrots and apricots, has been found to good for skin, as they convert to Vitamin A.

Vitamin A – Facial Mask
1 cup milk
1 tsp. honey
1/2 cup fuller’s earth
1 tsp. of apricot essential oil for normal skin.
Mix all ingredients thoroughly and apply to face.  Wait 15 minutes and rinse it off with cold water.

Vitamin B’s – B3 is known as niacin and B-5 is known as pantothenic acid.  Vitamin B plays in important part in your overall health and in your skin care regimen. B-Complex Vitamins support health of the skin and hair.  The American Academy of Dermatology cites vitamins B-3 and B-5 as popular additions to skin products, mostly because they help hold moisture in. In a study (funded by Procter and Gamble), B vitamins were shown to be effective exfoliates; that is, they removed dead surface skin cells that clump up and make skin texture appear dull.  Another study was done testing B5, B3 and Vitamin E on skin with rosaceous, skin treated with this product experienced a 36% increase in hydration, although it’s not clear if this improvement was from vitamin E or the B vitamins.

Avocado Mask Recipe
1 egg yolk
Half avocado
1tbls honey
Peel and mash the avocado with a fork.. In separate bowl, mix the egg yolk and honey together, then and add to the pulp. Use the mixture immediately, applying to your face, neck and shoulders. Leave for at least 20 minutes before rinsing with warm water. Finish with a toner and moisturizer. Avocado contains:  Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin B1 (thiamine) Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), Niacin, Folate, Pantothenic Acid, and Vitamin B6.

Vitamin C – also known as L-ascorbic acid and its greatest benefit in skin care is it antioxidants to repair sun damage and defend against free radicals.  Additionally, Vitamin C enhances repairing sun damage and enhances the production of collagen. 

Vitamin C facial serum recipe:
1/4 teaspoon Vitamin C also known as L-ascorbic acid. Do not use vitamin C tablets or calcium Ascorbate.
1 teaspoon glycerin
1 teaspoon water (preferably distilled)

Dissolve the l-ascorbic acid in 1 teaspoon of water in small glass sterilized container. Make sure the acid has dissolved before proceeding. Add 1 teaspoon glycerin and mix well. Apply once a day, preferably at night and increase to twice daily if your skin tolerates the serum. Store in dark container and refrigerate. Light will degrade vitamin C, therefore, it is important to watch for yellowing of your serum, this indicates that the vitamin C is oxidized. Once oxidized the vitamin C has lost it usefulness as a facial serum that delivers nutrients to the skin. As it undergoes oxidation the ascorbic acid takes on a yellowish tinge, so it is important to check your creams or serums before you put them on your face, and if there is any yellow discoloration, discard. Vitamin C in skin care offers many benefits such as reducing blotchiness, stimulates collagen, reduces fine lines and wrinkles and also protect against sun damage.

For informative skin care articles, how to videos, and skin care recipes, visit Complete Skin Care Therapy

Do this and don’t do that.  Sometimes it is very confusing to read all the labels in the store and to know what to believe.  It takes a little time but by reviewing and learning about your skin, you will be able to make an educated decision that your skin will thank and reward you for making. 

The first skin care tip is all skin needs to be cleansed.  Unfortunately, many people take this step to an extreme.  If the skin doesn’t feel tight, it must still be unclean.  Wrong.  Tight skin means the vital natural oils have been removed and the result can be rough, red, dry skin. 

Cleansing the skin with warm water and any of the mild liquid cleansers for most people will clean the skin but leave the natural oils intact.  Bar soaps can be irritating and facial cleansers don’t always take care of excess dirt and oil, so stick to mild, non-soap cleansers.

After you have cleansed the skin don’t stop, you are only half way done.  Moisturizing is a vital component and your next skin care tip.

Any daytime moisturizer worth using has to provide a solution to neutralizing free radicals, helps restore normal skin function and should help the skin produce the vital proteins needed for normal skin.

It is important to note that while most of us wash our face more than once a day, it is also important to moisturize our skin more than once a day.  Night time cleansing can be done using the same product used in the morning but night time moisturizing is critical to good skin health.  So the next skin care tip is to use a second moisturizer that is made for over night use.

An over night moisturizer tends to include vital skin ingredients that can not be used in day time products because the inclusion of these ingredients makes the product to heavy.  Emollients and shea butter as well as other natural products all play important rolls in the nourishing of our skin.

The over all best

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 is to cleanse and moisturize twice a day.  Research the products to be sure they include natural ingredients that are healthy and safe for you skin and are formulated to be used together to optimize results.  With a little diligence you can eliminate the confusion in the skin care aisle and create a new skin care routine that will leave your skin healthy and radiant and will reduce the signs of aging making your next look in the mirror one you will love.

Do this and don’t do that.  Sometimes it is very confusing to read all the labels in the store and to know what to believe.  It takes a little time but by reviewing and learning about your skin, you will be able to make an educated decision that your skin will thank and reward you for making. 

The first skin care tip is all skin needs to be cleansed.  Unfortunately, many people take this step to an extreme.  If the skin doesn’t feel tight, it must still be unclean.  Wrong.  Tight skin means the vital natural oils have been removed and the result can be rough, red, dry skin. 

Cleansing the skin with warm water and any of the mild liquid cleansers for most people will clean the skin but leave the natural oils intact.  Bar soaps can be irritating and facial cleansers don’t always take care of excess dirt and oil, so stick to mild, non-soap cleansers.

After you have cleansed the skin don’t stop, you are only half way done.  Moisturizing is a vital component and your next skin care tip.

Any daytime moisturizer worth using has to provide a solution to neutralizing free radicals, helps restore normal skin function and should help the skin produce the vital proteins needed for normal skin.

It is important to note that while most of us wash our face more than once a day, it is also important to moisturize our skin more than once a day.  Night time cleansing can be done using the same product used in the morning but night time moisturizing is critical to good skin health.  So the next skin care tip is to use a second moisturizer that is made for over night use.

An over night moisturizer tends to include vital skin ingredients that can not be used in day time products because the inclusion of these ingredients makes the product to heavy.  Emollients and shea butter as well as other natural products all play important rolls in the nourishing of our skin.

The over all best 

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 is to cleanse and moisturize twice a day.  Research the products to be sure they include natural ingredients that are healthy and safe for you skin and are formulated to be used together to optimize results.  With a little diligence you can eliminate the confusion in the skin care aisle and create a new skin care routine that will leave your skin healthy and radiant and will reduce the signs of aging making your next look in the mirror one you will love.

Originally posted 2009-11-15 01:23:09.

Karl Swanson MD discusses skin care products available at Ultimate Image.

Did you know it is literally impossible for you to achieve soft healthy skin by using the majority of the skin care formulas on the market today, despite what the developers of these products will tell you?  You see their ads in magazines and on television touting the effectiveness of their latest formulas, but the truth is that with the quality of ingredients in most skin care formulas there is absolutely no way that they can help you.

You probably wouldn’t believe just how many of the formulas that are claimed by their manufacturers to be all natural really only contain synthetics versions of real ingredients.  Manmade compounds are what make up the bulk of most skin care products, and these compounds only provide you with a small fraction of the vital elements that natural proteins, enzymes, and plant derivatives do.

You cannot get soft healthy skin by applying ingredients that don’t provide you with an ample supply of antioxidants.  Free radicals cause oxidative damage to your skin cells over time, which is part of what produces the lines and wrinkles that form on your skin.  Infusing your skin with a wealth of antioxidants will eliminate the free radicals, repair the damage to your cells, and reduce your wrinkles.

There are many supposedly effective anti aging skin care formulas that are said to take care of your wrinkles by introducing new collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid to the skin.  This type of formula is the bread and butter of the cosmetics industry, as sales of these anti aging skin care formulas bring the cosmetics companies billions of dollars in profits each year.

You will never achieve wrinkle free, soft healthy skin by applying collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid, because what most people don’t know is that your skin is incapable of absorbing them.  These compounds are incredibly dense molecularly, and have no effect except binding water to the skin.  This gives the illusion that the skin is smoother than it is, which convinces people that their formulas are actually working.

The use of Phytessence Wakame and Cynergy TK on the skin is what is going to help you achieve the younger looking skin that you are after.  Phytessence Wakame is a kelp derivative proven to raise your hyaluronic acid levels by shielding the polymer from enzymes seeking to break it down.  Cynergy TK is a keratin protein blend shown to increase your collagen and elastin production significantly.

The formulas featuring Cynergy TK and Phytessence Wakame guarantee you success in achieving soft healthy skin, by providing plant based compounds such as Maracuja passion fruit extract, grape seed oil, and Babassu wax.  There are many other natural compounds that these formulas deliver that will moisturize your skin deeply, and give it all of the essential fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals that it needs.

So remember, it is not so hard to get wrinkle free, soft healthy skin if the products you are using provide you with the correct mixture of natural ingredients.  Don’t settle for less than your skin deserves when it comes to choosing the products you are going to use.