12 Winter Skincare Tips for Men

You know what nobody should be doing in 2020? Ignoring their skin and letting the colder seasons wreak havoc on their faces, hands, and necks. Now, even though 90% of the skincare advice out there is for women, it sometimes seems like 90% of the people who really need the advice are men. And this is never true more than in the winter. So, here are 12 winter skin care tips for men

Balms Over Creams & Lotions

The basic gist of all skincare regimens is that you have to moisturize. This is especially true in the winter when the cold weather and biting winds are more likely to actively damage your skin. Cream moisturizers and aftershave lotions won’t cut it — you need a balm. All balms are different, but they will usually be thicker and (ironically) creamier than cremes. They’ll also do better at moisturizing your skin!

Gentle

The goal of winter skin care is to be extra nice to your skin. This means that you have to be gentle when washing your face, shaving, and applying skincare. Less rubbing — more massaging into the skin. Less scraping — more gentle exfoliating. In fact, we’ll cover exfoliating in the next tip!

Chemical Exfoliant

What you don’t want to do is irritate your skin with particle exfoliants. Instead, go for a chemical exfoliant if you don’t have any allergies to the most common ingredients. As an extra bonus, chemical exfoliants tend to smell very pleasant and take slightly less time to accomplish the same level of exfoliation.

Add An Extra Few Minutes

Most of these tips will require you to spend a little more time on your skincare routine than you would in the spring or summer. But, in addition to that time, please add more time. First of all, if you do things a bit slower you’ll be more likely to do them a bit gentler. Secondly, you need to be sure you’re 100% dry and all your products have been 100% absorbed before you leave the house. Any “excess” moisture on your skin will only make it more susceptible to damage from the cold weathers of the biting winter.