MEN'S SKIN AGES IT LIKE WOMEN?

The men age better than women. Or is this the society that accepts them better when they get older? In any case, the aging of the skin , care for women for years, also beginning to engage their partners. But can they be satisfied with the same care?

Men and women, a question of skin?

Men or women, our skin has the same structure and is formed of the same components. Yet we see the differences (besides the hair , obviously): the men have the skin usually fat, thicker, often subject to the buttons . The reason for these differences is the testosterone . This male hormone secreted by the sexual glands of men (women also have a small amount produced by the adrenal glands) has an impact on the sebaceous glands - those that produce sebum, a fatty substance that is deposited on the surface the skin .

Oilier skin, and better protected for men

Activated by testosterone, the sebaceous glands are most active men. Their skin is more fat on average, although some men have obviously skin dry.However, the sebum, even if it has drawbacks ( skin shiny buttons under certain conditions ...), an important function of protecting the skin . The skin prone to oiliness therefore better than the older skin dry, which explains why men seem often preferred over this terrain!

Men deserve the same care ...

Because the structure of their skin is the same as that of women, the active ingredients found in products for men are mostly the same as those used for women: fruit acids, hydrating and matting, minerals, etc.. The main difference will be that men will be entitled to much lighter textures, because they need less moisture. And this difference increases over the life. For women, in fact, theskin becomes dry when it gets older - especially during menopause. The cream for mature women are richer and more moisturizing. They are therefore much less to the skin of men , which itself does not change over time because hormones decline only very slowly. If men can enjoy youth from biting their pots girlfriend, over time it becomes less and less useful. And if having their products can convince them to get pampered a little, who's complaining?