OLD highlights how men are neglecting their skin

MisterShogunate · 2021-07-03T08:55:18+00:00

Western culture glorifies getting a tan, puts alcoholics/druggies on a pedestal and worship people who go clubbing til daybreak, so yes you won't find too many men who take good care of themselves.

wtknight · 2021-07-03T10:18:49+00:00

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Gerryaran · 2021-07-03T13:45:36+00:00

Drink a lot of water too

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Learningtolove2021 · 2021-07-04T03:21:15+00:00

YES. I went on the OLD market in my early 40s and many men my age looked 10-20 years older while I look 5 years or more younger. Sunblock, wide brim hats, and staying out of the sun are your friends.

Cold_Pea_395 · 2021-07-03T10:27:51+00:00

LMAO it's cause they think they look "rugged"

woxmei · 2021-07-03T08:29:01+00:00

I actually think women tend to have worse skin because they spend a decade putting harmful chemicals into they skin (make up) when men don't.

carla0816 · 2021-07-03T10:20:57+00:00

I think this also is a gene 🧬 thing… I am not one who really cares for all this women stuff and I once in a while use moisturizer, I drink, used to smoke and pretty much never use sunblock… with almost 37 I still can’t buy a bottle of booze, no matter if it is in the US or Europe, without being asked for my ID…

parahacker · 2021-07-03T13:49:13+00:00

> despite what some men think, makeup is not witch magic that will make bad skin look flawless.

I must profoundly disagree. I had a makeup artist friend who was clearly versed in dark magic. What she could do with a dab of foundation and such was clearly not physically possible without otherworldly assistance.

That being said, I'll agree that what most women do with makeup isn't breaking natural laws.

MrShitPost123 · 2021-07-03T07:16:34+00:00

I've been doing all of that every day since my early twenties. My father doesn't do any of it, yet he looks almost as good as me. Why? Because this shit is mostly genetics like almost everything else...

Psychological_Wear_7 · 2021-07-03T07:15:10+00:00

I don't think this is the case. Most couples irl have similar skin, good or bad.

Women just look better cause they use makeup

TomorrowsWar · 2021-07-03T14:06:02+00:00

I tried dating men in their 40s and it’s so disappointing. I was hoping to find a stable guy with decent looks I could connect with but men really do stop taking care of themselves after their 20s. Idk why. I guess I’ll have to stick to my age

collapsedcuttlefish · 2021-07-04T11:11:55+00:00

My dad has never washed his face in his life. My mum wears very little make up but she has a good skin care routine. They both live in the UK. My mum is 61 and my dad is 52. They both eat the same diet. My dad is Mediterranean and my mum is irish. Shes 9 years older than my dad, has more frail skin than my dad, and she looks about 20 years younger than my dad. He doesn't look old because of hardwork either, because my mum is the one who has been working for 40 years while hes been unemployed.

People talk a lot of shit about genetics but it means a lot less than people make it out to be. Genetically theres no way in hell a frail old irish woman would look younger than a oily skinned younger greek. My dad looks like shit because he is lazy.

fdslied2U · 2021-07-03T08:36:35+00:00

For the majority of men, the quality of our skin doesn't add enough value to our lives to care about it. Like unless he is a social media influencer. Hes not making money on that and it's not helping his dating life. Would you date a broke man with perfect skin long term? I doubt it. I understand it would be nice if we could take care of ourselves better but the world demands we actually produce tangible value more often than not. Like especially if you're dealing with a hustler, working a side business after work and on weekends in addition to a 40 hour work week. He has no time to care about something so insignificant. Maybe date rich men born into money? They have time for that kind of maintenance

TheMailmanic · 2021-07-03T10:40:16+00:00

THIS IS WITHOUT MAKEUP. Besides, despite what some men think, makeup is not witch magic that will make bad skin look flawless.

Clearly you haven't seen some of the transformation videos

Anyway I agree with skin care... moisturizer, sunscreen, and water go a long way

TheBookOfSeil · 2021-07-03T09:29:45+00:00

Haven't you seen the memes? We can wash with motor oil and a rock and still look fabulous while women have their exfoliating bar made with shea butter blessed by the pope, ground unicorn horn, elf queen magic, gold from the tomb of King Tut, and diamond flakes, but still need makeup to cover blemishes, pale skin and eye bags.

Sultmaker_9000 · 2021-07-03T12:39:16+00:00

The women I've met who are in their 40's who can pass for mid 20's always had guys who looked much older with them never saw it as an issue. Most women don't think like this, but your advice on making the best of yourself is still valid, but mostly down to genetics.

Things go in cycles anyway, if anything its women who always had a tan that look like prunes now, and much worse than men.

idrinkapplejuice42 · 2021-07-03T13:00:43+00:00

Is anybody gonna mention how much more likely women are to use filters that smooth out their skin and photos? Most men arent using filters.

onestH · 2021-07-03T08:37:30+00:00

Sunblock is often estrogen based and let me tell you that reactive oxygen species are not anti-aging. For skin health you need to get all the micronutrients and most people are deficient in a handful of them. Choline, menquinone, creatine (anti-oxidant found exclusively in meat), magnesium and zinc come to mind. People are also deficient in l-glycine, which makes up one third of collagen, and people are on average getting 2-3g but need 10g. Research has pointed out that this is the biggest contributr to the decrease in skin elaticity as we age. People are eating too many carbs which glycosilate with lipoproteins and generate advanced glycation endproducts which cause stiffening of the skin (arteries, joints, intestines...). People eat too little meat. Meat contains carnosine which is the only thing that prevents the glycosilation of carbs from reaching the advanced, permanent state. In fact, anti-wrinkle cream contain carnosine — but we wouldn’t say that we are cream deficient. And yes, the smoke, binge drinking and poor sleep hygiene are factors as well.

yungthrowaway97 · 2021-07-03T09:41:29+00:00

Men have naturally thicker skin. So I kinda doubt this is the case.

makinganimerealer · 2021-07-03T20:53:53+00:00

We're not gay

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EdwardCircumcizehand · 2021-07-03T13:52:36+00:00

The reason we have more beautiful “angelic” faces is because of fat distribution and elasticity. Men can definitely do these things but it’s not as much an issue of men not taking care (but not many people do take care) of themselves as it is the natural effects of androgen and its effects on males who are highly receptive to the hormones

ryanwilliamtaylor · 2021-07-03T17:23:37+00:00

use sunblock

don’t smoke

No.

01011001011000010110 · 2021-07-04T10:22:55+00:00

I do have a skincare routine and I have a fairly fair skin which means it's healthy tho. People still always say I look like I'm straight out of Twillight. It doesn't really help in dating. I had more success before I used all these products.

Turbo_superbike · 2021-07-06T11:46:07+00:00

NO smoking, NO drinking, have stopped porn, have even stopped jerking off or ejaculating (look at tantric sex), only organic eggs and meat, avoiding the sun, 8 hours of solid sleep ----I have been mistaken for 21-22 in 2019 by a college woman of Kurdish ancestry of ealry 20s...when I was 33

ToLiveandDieinL8 · 2021-07-03T11:54:54+00:00

I mean for everything you say, I could literally give thousands of examples of women younger than 30 who have completely ruined their skin with sunbed use and many unnecessary cosmetic procedures. This advice should apply to everybody.

I do find the modern obsession with neoteny, anti-ageing and just generally thinking we can cheat and forget about death laughable. It may not be today or tomorrow but at some point you’re going to look old with a turkey neck.

I’m not saying people shouldn’t take care of themselves or do a bare minimum for their skin but seriously it’s not something to fret over. And men’s skin is not this dealbreaker for OLD you’re making it out to be.

I also hope OP realises those younger men messaging her want to pump and dump her. Congratulations, you’re a breathing female on OLD. But of course it must be the skincare routine!!!

Son_of_Tzu · 2021-07-03T12:24:11+00:00

This is confirmation bias at its finest.

I'm 29 and my gf 21 yet most think she's the older one.

Besides women my age and 30-35 look like they could be my aunt it's gross.

So yeah, confirmation bias.

801735 · 2021-07-03T07:29:23+00:00

I’m a woman in my 30s and I’m online dating. I look much younger than my age, but would like to date around my age.

Good luck. Lots of it. I unfortunately don't have as much luck to give as you'll need.

The one VERY obvious issue with this is that when I set my age to 30s-40s the guys look like old men!

Those available to you? Well, it is what it is.

use sunblock

No, thank you.

moisturize

No, thank you.

don’t binge drink

No, thank you.

don’t smoke

No, thank you.

get your sleep

No, thank you.

But here's a suggestion: Girls, just stay below 30 years old as you age. Trust me, we guys love it. xoxo <3<3

Foundation over wrinkles and scars looks like foundation over wrinkles and scars.

Thank you for noticing what we see on girls who foolishly age beyond 27. Why would you even do that, age like that?

CantBonkThis · 2021-07-03T10:55:39+00:00

For this to matter you'll have to somehow prove women prefer men that look like 16 year old boys.

And don't kpop me.

Dirty_Purity · 2021-07-03T12:40:48+00:00

Let me tell you something. A lot of men work in a very tough conditions which affect their skin in a very negative way and trying to fix it is just a waste of recourses. I worked in mining industry many years and saw in with my own eyes.

richlad · 2021-07-03T13:36:19+00:00

Most of the money you spend on skincare will not be worth it simply because skin cares solve one problem add many others.

For every girl that benefits from a skincare product there's 10 girls suffering for its ill effect in long term.

YMMV

Also women put foundation, concealer to appear smoother and shiny skin

Once it's off my skin is better than 97% women out there. Thanks to the makeup remover they use which removes the organic oil from secreted by their skin from their face and makes them age much faster.

The best thing that ever happened to my skin is by using anabolic steroids my skin got significantly thinner and appearance of vascularity improved.

StrengthAndHealth · 2021-07-03T11:24:20+00:00

Whilst I agree with you r.e. men should take up skin care more, and it would make men look younger... the primary reasons the men your age look older than the women is literally due to 1) Makeup 2) Filters and 3) Better photos.

Willow-girl · 2021-07-03T11:44:03+00:00

Oh, Jeebis. I am sad for the utter collapse of modern civilization. Beauty is skin deep, except when there’s nothing going on underneath. Most of the jargo-chemical BS chatter above is corporate bulls* dutifully memorized and vomited forth by sucker consumers to assuage their deepest terrors. Know what a 35 y/o woman looks like? Character, courage, identity, integrity earned in life? No. Stretch marks o ick way turnoff but treat them with activated panda pollen and you will look luvverly. PT Barnum said ya can’t go broke by underestimating the intelligence of the American public. Yep.

manfrom-nantucket · 2021-07-03T15:25:16+00:00

Just drink water. Personally never understood the need to slather on shit some pharmaceutical markets so that their stock price can go up a percentage point.

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