# Recommend a Manly moisturiser **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 11, 2006, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-manly-moisturiser/339466 "2006-01-11T08:44:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ryobserver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@ryobserver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ryobserver)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-manly-moisturiser/339466/41 "2006-01-13T02:48:39Z")
My mother swears by Crisco. Is that manly? Bag Balm contains an antibacterial agent (I think) with a powerful penetrating smell; I can’t abide the stuff. There are some other products intended for livestock that aren’t as nasty, except for their names: Udderly Smooth is one. KMart sells that one, or used to. If it’s just the girly scent you object to, look for unscented moisturizers, like Eucerin. I look for them myself; I hate a lot of girly smells, and I’m female. True, fragrance-free lotion is often labeled as being for “ultra-sensitive” skin or “hypoallergenic” or something else that isn’t very rugged. But if no one can smell you’re using it, why not just hide the bottle? ---
**Author:** ![Leviosaurus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Leviosaurus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leviosaurus)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-manly-moisturiser/339466/42 "2006-01-13T04:23:48Z")
Vaseline intensive care? Oil of Olay? Bah! Don’t listen to them, man! You’ll end up a metrosexual. Get a barrel of waste oil to keep outside your garage. Dunk your head in before you go out. An occasional roll in the mud adds a zesty undertone to the scent. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-manly-moisturiser/339466.md?page=2)