Anti-wrinkle cream for men

Learn about the best anti-wrinkle creams for men. Take care of yourself with these male beauty treatments and delay skin ageing.

More and more men today, just like women, are looking after their skin, both facial and body. But, as men's skin has its own characteristics, it also requires the right cosmetics.

Men's skin problems, as occurs with women, are also conditioned by ageing, stress, tiredness, environmental conditions (and, especially, too much sun), food, health problems, and habits such as a sedentary lifestyle, alcohol or tobacco.

What must an anti-wrinkle cream for men have?

To start with, men’s skin is quite a lot thicker than women’s, about 25% more so. This means that it is not so fragile, but it also means it requires a more ‘powerful’ cosmetic to penetrate the epidermis. Wrinkles also take longer to appear as their skin has more collagen and elastin, which is why it is more compact and firm. But, when they do appear, the wrinkles are usually deeper.

Hormones also have an influence: men have more androgens than oestrogens, and therefore, their skin secretes more oil. This also has an influence when it comes to choosing a skin treatment. Dryness is also a factor to be borne in mind when choosing one cream or another, above all, in those more sensitive areas of the face, such as around the eyes or cheekbones.

It has a larger number of sebaceous glands, and also more and larger, pores; another aspect to bear in mind when choosing an anti-wrinkle or anti-ageing cream. Men's skin usually perspires more because it has more hair follicles. This means that men usually seek highly absorbent facial creams with a light texture and little oil.

Regarding moisturising, sometimes men believe that as their skin is more oily they do not need it, but it is also necessary to curb ageing. Just like solar protection, as the harmful effects of the sun affect men and women alike.

Best anti-wrinkle creams for men

It is important to start to care for your skin before the first wrinkles appear, which, in men, is usually around the age of thirty.

The treatment required will depend on the type of wrinkle. The most common facial wrinkles are:

- Expression lines. They appear due to the repeated contractions of the facial muscles when we smile, express surprise or discontent. The most common ones are: on the forehead (they appear between the eyebrows and the base of the hair, horizontally), lion wrinkles between the eyebrows (vertical double lines between brows), or the famous crow’s feet (situated at the outer corners of the eyes). These are difficult to treat because the gesture itself would have to be eliminated, which is only achieved with the aid of Botox.

- Static wrinkles. They appear when facial tissue volume is lost, or due to dehydration. These include: Nasolabial fold (they go down from the noise to the corner of the mouth), neck or perioral wrinkles (around the mouth).

A good anti-wrinkle cream for men needs to contain active principles that stimulate the synthesis of collagen and tone down skin spots, such as vitamin C and retinol. It would also be advisable for them to contain agents that produce a Botox effect, such as Argireline, which relaxes the muscles so that we do not repeat the gesture that causes the appearance of wrinkles.

Another important issue is for the cream to have an exfoliating and skin regenerating action, to smooth the epidermis and thus reduce the depth of the wrinkle, such as glycolic or lactic acid. And, finally, it is essential for the cream to contain a protection factor, as the sun is ageing’s greatest ally.