Ultimate Skincare 101 for Men

 

Thinking about starting a skincare routine but not sure where to begin? Our comprehensive skincare guide is here to help! In this article, we’ll discuss the essential products necessary to maintain healthy skin and achieve consistent results.

1. Cleanse

A trusted face wash should be the first step in every morning and night-time skincare routine. Besides maintaining skin hygiene, it helps eliminate dirt, oil, sweat, and environmental pollutants that accumulate on the skin’s surface throughout the day.

Plus, if you plan on adding further products to your routine, it’s essential that your face is cleansed first in order to ensure maximum efficacy. At Bulldog, we develop cleansers for every skin type, so that you can choose the one that’s right for you:

Original Face Wash: Our best-selling face wash is formulated with aloe vera, an ingredient renowned for its moisturising and soothing properties. You can find a more detailed guide on the benefits of aloe in skincare here.

Oil Control Face Wash: If your skin is on the oilier side, then this one’s for you. It’s refreshing, designed to remove excess oil, and leaves your skin visibly shine free.

Sensitive Face Wash: Got sensitive skin? This fragrance-free face wash is specifically designed to gently cleanse the face, leaving it soft, moisturised and healthier looking.

Anytime Daily Cleansing Face Concentrate: Want to go from a skincare rookie to a skincare pro? Crafted with a more advanced formula, this one’s got an expert blend of natural origin acids and amino acids to both gently exfoliate and cleanse the skin.

Recovery Cleansing Face Gel: This cleanser is formulated with turmeric extract, which contains antioxidant and anti-inflammatory components. It’s designed for night-time use to wash away the impurities of the day in a light-foaming form.

2. Exfoliate

“Why use both a face wash and a scrub”, you ask? While they both work to remove impurities on the skin, they have two very different jobs.

A face wash gently cleanses the skin, while a scrub specialises in exfoliation. In other words, it’s formulated to remove dead skin cells before they get the chance to invade our pores. Plus, it prepares the skin to better absorb other products and leaves it feeling softer in the process.

Just like our cleanser range, Bulldog face scrubs are designed with different skin types in mind:

Original Face Scrub: Suitable for dry and normal skin types, made using 99% natural origin ingredients including sweet almond shell (for deep cleansing and exfoliation) and aloe vera.

3. Moisturise

Moisturising is arguably the most important step in a skincare routine, no matter the time of year. Lock in hydration with a moisturiser suited to your skin type - Normal, Dry, Sensitive, Oily or Mature. Moisturisers provide skin barrier protection and soothing properties to keep your face feeling comfortable and balanced all day.

Not sure what your skin type is? Use our quick and easy 5-step test it out and find out. 

Original Moisturiser: Suitable for combination and dry skin, this moisturiser with aloe is designed to deliver all day hydration without leaving the skin greasy or sticky.

Sensitive Moisturiser: This one speaks for itself. If you experience skin irritation, redness, or sensitivity, this moisturiser is your skin’s best friend. It provides relief to sensitive and dry skin, protecting it with 24-hour hydration.

Age Defence Moisturiser: To combat the signs of aging, this moisturiser is clinically proven to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. It features 96% natural origin ingredients, including marine algae, an anti-aging active derived from brown algae rich in antioxidants†.

†Clinical study on 22 men over 28 days – twice daily use

Oil Control Moisturiser: Clinically proven to reduce oil, improve skin texture, and balance the skin. It’s lightweight, meaning it doesn’t leave the skin feeling greasy, and perfectly complements the oil-control face wash and scrub.

4. Treat (Targeted Care)

Add a targeted product, like a serum, to tackle specific concerns and give your routine that extra edge. Serums are lightweight, highly concentrated products that contain active ingredients and are often formulated with antioxidants, vitamins, hyaluronic acid, or plant extracts, and are usually applied after cleansing and before moisturising. Whether or not you incorporate these into your routine depends on the results you wish to achieve and discovering which products feel best on your skin:

End of Day Recovery Serum: Packed with hyaluronic acid, Icelandic microalgae, and rambutan (naturally derived alternative to retinol), this serum is clinically proven to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. It also has skin firming properties and provides overnight hydration.

Age Defence Serum: The perfect addition to any morning or night-time skincare routine, especially for those with mature skin. It helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, as well as improve skin firmness. Plus, since it’s formulated with anti-ageing active marine algae, it’s rich in antioxidants. 

To complete your routine, don’t forget to apply hand cream throughout the day. And with packaging small enough to carry wherever your day takes you, there’s no excuse to skip this step.