The Case for Male Skincare
How to avoid looking like Tim Walz
“Whoa, whoa. Med. Skincare is for women. Taking care of your face is gay!”
I could see why you may think that given how much women obsess over their skin. Rightfully so — women want to look younger for men. And as I’ve said many times, men don’t need to worry about their physical appearance as much as women do. A man’s character matters far more…within reason. Do you want to look like Tim Walz?
Tim Walz has jowls. His skin is so loose that his cheeks fall over his mouth, forming an upside down smile. His skin looks worn out. Loose and wrinkly skin reminds us of mortality, which turns everybody off. It’s obviously better to have youthful skin than old skin.
However, I’m not Bryan Johnson. I’m not going to suggest that you spend an insane amount of money on injections, take a trillion supplements, and be in bed by 7pm just to look young forever. But there’s reasonable things you can do to have better skin now and avoid looking terrible as you age.
“But Med, I just use a bar of soap and my face looks great!”
I’m happy for you. If you want to clean your face with the same bar of soap you use to clean your asshole, nobody is going to stop you. There’s also old women who live to 100 and eat nothing but chocolate. That doesn’t mean you should do it. Your skin is an organ. It operates in a certain way.
I’m going to walk you through the basics of how your skin works and what you can do to avoid looking like a flabby old man like Tim Walz.
I could just tell you which products to buy, but then you wouldn’t know why you’re using them. That isn’t good. I don’t recommend following advice blindly. In the words of the wise chef Marco Pierre White: “Question why you’re doing what you’re doing.”
Yes, I will recommend the products I use, but first I’m going to explain the basics. Not to brag, but my skin is beautiful. It’s glowing. I have great skin because been taking care of it for a long time.
Before I recommend anything, I’m going discuss water, pores, dead skin cells, free radicals, pH levels, collagen, sleep, and stress. Let’s continue.
