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As the economic data also show, men have developed a different sensitivity with respect to skin care than in the past: this translates into a significant impact with regard to cosmetics in the male sector, especially in consideration of the fact that cosmetics dedicated to women they do not always meet the needs of male skin.
In other words, more and more men are attentive to the care of their skin and are looking for specific products to treat and protect it. Not only cleansers and shaving products, but also face creams, masks and sunscreens specifically formulated for every age group and every skin type.
, dermis and hypodermis), in fact, the skin of men has some differences compared to that of women:
- Male skin differs from female skin due to its greater thickness: starting from puberty, due to the effect of the constant secretion of androgens, male skin characteristics begin to emerge clearly; the skin is thus more robust and resistant than that female.
- Male skin tends to be oilier than women's skin, as the sebaceous glands are more numerous, more active and larger. Therefore, the epidermis is more prone to sweat and appears more oily, but has a greater amount of protective lipid substances on its surface.
- Another characteristic of male skin is the presence of a more developed hair system, which determines, at the level of the face, a greater production of sebum and more dilated pilosebaceous follicles. This can, among other things, predispose to a greater tendency to comedogenesis, ie male skin tends to be substantially more impure.
- Men who shave daily face the challenge of dry, dehydrated skin.
- The quantity of collagen and elastin fibers is also greater in male skin, with an increase in elasticity, firmness and hydration at the horny level. It follows that male skin aging occurs, from the physiological point of view, later than that of the woman.
