Finding a Valentine’s Day gift for men is weirdly stressful. Flowers don’t usually land. Candy is gone in two seconds. And yet most guys won’t tell you what they actually want. They’ll just shrug and say, “I’m good with anything,” which is not helpful when you’re trying to find something thoughtful for your husband, boyfriend, or the guy you just started seeing. Here’s the upside though: men use grooming products every day. They shower, shave, wash their face, put on something that smells good, and head out the door. When you choose the right grooming set or fragrance, you’re not...
If acne keeps showing up under your chin, we feel your pain. It’s a common problem for guys in their 20s, 30s, and even 40s. Under-chin acne isn’t just annoying because it’s visible, but also because it tends to hang around longer than other breakouts. You clear one spot, and another pops up in almost the exact same place. Sometimes it feels deep. Sometimes it hurts before it even looks like acne. And sometimes it shows up even when the rest of your face is behaving. A lot of men assume chin acne means they’re doing something wrong. That they...
Most men think of rosemary as something you cook with (which is true). It’s the herb mixed in roasted chicken or tossed with potatoes. But take a closer look at modern grooming products, and you’ll start to notice a pattern involving rosemary. That same herb shows up again and again in face washes, as well as shaving and beard care products. That didn’t happen by chance. Rosemary has been part of skin and hair routines long before grooming products had ingredient callouts or trend cycles. Long before phrases like “active botanicals” were popular, people were already using rosemary in rinses,...
Ingrown hairs turn shaving into a pain (literally). You shave in the morning, and before the day is even halfway over, you notice bumps or irritation in the same places. These little reddish or tender spots appear most often along the jawline and neck. For some guys, they appear after every shave. For others, they only flare up under certain conditions. Many men think ingrown hairs are just “part of the deal” with shaving. The truth is, they usually come from habits that don’t work quite right for your hair and skin. Once you understand what causes them and what...