Dove may be best known for its iconic white soap bar, but most guys will recognize the Dove Men+Care logo from recent ad campaigns or commercials during the Super Bowl. Enhancing your grooming routine, these non-intimidating formulas combine simplicity and efficacy and address any skincare need without reducing your masculinity. Unless you’re on the DL that is, but, if that is the case there isn’t a body wash out there that will make you feel comfortable in your own skin.
Since November is National Healthy Skin Month, it is important to remind ourselves that our biggest organ (that would be skin, duh) needs daily attention. Awareness is half the battle. Having listened to the Dove Men+Care Expert, Dermatologist Dr. Terrence Keaney, at the brand’s event last week, I know every guy out there can use a few pointers. Our skin is thicker and tends to be more oily than women’s, we get hair in exclusive places and proudly overexpose our bodies to the environmental factors that can cause premature aging. You can’t argue with logic. Step up your skincare game.
Because nothing is more important than proper cleansing, Dove Men+Care offers a wide range of options to satisfy every personality, need, and mood. With choices among Body Washes and Soap Bars, your cravings to energize, cool, hydrate, deep clean, and more are covered. Every Body Wash is powered by Micro-Moisturizers, encapsulated moisture spheres that burst when you lather up and condition the skin while preventing dryness. Fans of traditional Soap Bars will be thrilled with the dense and rich shower staple, which just like the original, is formulated with ¼ moisturizing cream. Lightly scented with subtle yet masculine notes that vary from citrus to aquatic, these body washing solutions will leave you feeling comfortable and perfectly clean. My personal favorite is the Clean Comfort scent – fresh and airy.
There is so much more to caring for our skin than simply showering after a workout or a late night, so here are a few tips from Dr. Keaney worth mentioning:
- Moisturize. Day and night. You won’t grow a vagina by simply applying a facial moisturizer. When in doubt, opt for a lightweight lotion formula to avoid looking greasy all day. Also, be sure your shaving cream doesn’t dry you out – check out the Pro-Moisture Shave Cream from Dove Men+Care.
- Wear SPF daily. Proven to be the most powerful anti-aging step one can take, sunblock prevents hyperpigmentation from sun damage and delays the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Get used to SPF 15 and up it to 30.
- Beef up your moisturizer. Look for buzz words like Green Tea, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, or Retinol and make sure your moisturizer has one or more of these antioxidants in their ingredient deck. You want your face hydrated but you also want it bright, smooth, and firm as long as possible.
Explore the Dove Men+Care range at a drugstore near you or shop the collection online at Target.com, , CVS.com, Walgreens.com, etc. You will not have your man card revoked. Did I mention how affordable they are?
*images courtesy of Dove Men+Care
