If you are looking for the best facial moisturizer for a woman or a man, here are a few suggestions. Although sales research indicates that men are spending less than ever on skincare products, they should be concerned about protecting their faces. Anti-aging products are not just for women.

You might not think that moisturizers and anti-aging products go together. But most anti-aging products are moisturizers and dermatologists say that it is pointless to spend hundreds of dollars on some other treatment if you fail to use a good face cream.

Even if you visit a day spa or get a chemical peel, one of the things the specialists will give you is a lotion or cream to use afterwards. Of course, they don’t always suggest the best products.

I recently read an internet review concerning one of the day spa moisturizers. The woman paid over $100 for the cream and ended up with clogged pores. It probably contained petrolatum. Some cosmeticians are behind the times when it comes to what it takes to make the best facial moisturizer. Petrolatum is not it.

Men and women have slightly different skin composition. Their hormones are different and they treat their faces differently. Men usually shave. Women pluck or wax.

Men who shave daily have an increased risk of inflammation and the redness it causes. The right way to fight the redness and inflammation is to use a day cream following the shaving experience. If you are a man, you should not be using the alcohol-based aftershaves. They were supposed to be a good idea, because they reduced the risk of infection in shaving nicks and cuts. Witch hazel is a better choice. It fights infection and inflammation.

The best facial moisturizer for men will contain a number of other ingredients. Witch hazel is just one of the things to look for.

Women need more moisture. They tend to have combination complexion types, with some parts being oily and other parts being dry. They need an ingredient to balance that out. One of the good ones is passion fruit extract. It works to balance out the skin’s oil production.

Other nourishing ingredients are good for both men and women. The protein keratin in its active or functional form is one example. It is the same protein needed to make new cells. If it is active and functional, the cells will pick it up and use it. In clinical trials, a 160% increase in skin cell proliferation has been seen after only three days of use.

The best facial moisturizer will also contain coenzyme Q10, because the antioxidant works to repair free radical damage that has already occurred. Regardless of your age or how good your complexion looks, you have probably had some free radical damage. Getting burnt by the sun even once can cause a great deal of it.

Overexposure to the sun is one of the causes of wrinkles, but the best facial moisturizer does not contain sunscreen ingredients. The sunscreen controversy is covered in other articles. Suffice to say that your moisturizers should moisturize. That’s a big enough job for them to do.

Author Bio: Valerie Rosenbaum has spent years searching for the best natural skincare products available. The skin care product line she discovered uses a proprietary blend of all natural ingredients like Cynergy TK and Wakame. To learn more visit her anti aging skin care website.

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