The Essential Grooming Reflexes – Get Ajord

 

File on grooming reflexes essential to adopt. For a healthy face, hair and beard, here are the practices to incorporate into your daily routine.

Until ten years ago, it would have been difficult to convince a man to use more than soap and shampoo in his daily routine. Tonic lotions, day creams, night serums or even scalp oils were unknown to the battalion for most men.

But today, the trend has reversed. So much so that practices like the Korean Seven-Step Routine are spreading through bathrooms like wildfire in the sun. And to support these new habits, armies of new safety razor products are launched each year.

To find your way around, here is a guide that traces the main grooming reflexes to adopt in the 21st century. Concretely, we review the good habits to take and the products to prefer.

Beard care

·         Beard shaving

Whether for part or the entire beard, a good shave takes place in five steps:

1.       Take a shower: Shaving after a shower or a bath helps open the pores of the skin, and allows for a closer shave.

2.       Prepare your skin: Using an exfoliate or an electronic brush prepares the skin by straightening the hairs, which will subsequently prevent ingrown hairs problems.

3.       Start with the easy parts: start by shaving on the easily accessible parts, like the cheeks and mustache. Once this part is clear, you will have better visibility to attack the riskier parts such as the neck and near the ears.

4.       Apply cold water: After shaving, run cold water over your skin to help close the pores and prevent bacteria from entering.

5.       Finish with a moisturizer: To give your skin the hydration it needs after the razor test, apply a cream or an aftershave. If you are prone to redness, also pass an alum stone on your skin, which will act as a natural antiseptic.

·         Beard trimming

Beards of three days and older have clearly established themselves in the landscape of modern man. This does not mean, however, that it should not be taken care of and mowed every now and then.

For successful cuts, avoid drawing lines that are too marked and prefer rounded shapes, especially around the jaws. Remember to regularly stroke your mustache as soon as your hair is too long and overflows on your upper lip.

Whatever your beard style, be sure to always run your trimmer through dry hair. Not only will the comb cut better, but wet hairs are longer, so you may end up with a cut that is too short once your beard is dry.

·         Beard maintenance

The beard, contrary to popular belief, requires work in order not to quickly end in a neglected effect. Care should be taken to clean it regularly to avoid potential acne and dandruff problems. A moisturizer will also be necessary, in the form of cream or oil. Finally, a small stroke of the comb will stimulate blood circulation and apply the moisturizer to all the hairs.

Facials

·         Facial cleansing

We now read it all over the place, but if you missed the information, here's a summary: it is not advisable to wash your face with the same soap used for the body. Facial cleansers are designed to adapt to the skin's skin, which is much more sensitive than the rest of the body.

The formulas are generally better balanced in PH so as not to attack your skin. Concretely, this will allow you to avoid coming out of the shower with a feeling of dryness and skin irritation.

When looking for a cleanser, don't be afraid of oil-based formulas. Contrary to popular belief, they will not leave a greasy impression and will not promote blackheads. Conversely, they are in fact gentler on the skin and are therefore very suitable for people with sensitive skin.

If you feel like outfitting yourself, you can buy a sonic brush that cleans the skin well. Be careful, however, to take a quality one (avoid the cheapest), otherwise the result will be disappointing and dangerous for your face.

·         Facial hydration

Unless you are a fan of the mummy skin style, using a moisturizer is fundamental in your daily grooming routine. After taking your shower in the morning, brush your face with a moisturizer that will allow your face to resist the various aggressions it will encounter during the day: pollution, dust and UV in particular. For example, you will find products at Rituals .

If you have a sustained rhythm of life, energizing formulas can help give a boost to your mine; however, they will never replace good nutrition and adequate sleep.

Once night falls, the skin enters regeneration mode. Concretely, it repairs damaged cells and tissues in order to get a new skin. Give your face a boost by applying a night cream, which promotes cell renewal and slows the signs of aging.

Both in summer and winter, if you can, consider applying sunscreen when spending time outdoors. It is not because it is cold that UV rays are less aggressive, on the contrary.

·         Facial Exfoliation

Every day, the human body loses around 50 million cells that make up the skin. While this process is normal and indicates healthy skin, it tends to decrease with age. As the years go by, it's good to give your face a boost to help promote this mechanism.

Exfoliation involves using a product called an exfoliant to remove dead cells located on top of the skin. This will help keep pores clean and skin smoother and brighter.

Contrary to what you can sometimes read on the bottles, exfoliators are not made to be used every day. A rhythm of once or twice a week and sufficient.