# What's A Good Facial Skin Tightener For Guys?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-facial-skin-tightener-for-guys/192648>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 3, 2003, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-facial-skin-tightener-for-guys/192648 "2003-08-03T01:54:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-facial-skin-tightener-for-guys/192648/1 "2003-08-03T01:54:44Z")

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And please don’t tell me **Preparation H**! 😃 I **know** it’s good for around the eyes, but no way am I puttin’ dat goop all over my face!

Thanks!

Q

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**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-facial-skin-tightener-for-guys/192648/2 "2003-08-03T02:22:54Z")

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You know, men and women aren’t _that_ different - just about anything that would work for a woman would work for a man, although you might want to avoid items with scents considered overly “feminine”. You guys do have some special concerns because of how often you’re expected to shave your face (if you do shave, that is).

But you might want to be more specific as to your needs. Is your skin oily or dry? Are you looking for a cleanser, and astringent, or something for fine lines and wrinkles?

There’s a whole industry out there for men’s skin care.

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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-facial-skin-tightener-for-guys/192648/3 "2003-08-03T02:41:24Z")

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Okay. Well, I have bags under my eyes, for one thing. And due to the fact that I’m a little overweight, I’m gettin’ jowly, and yeah, my skin is really oily. (To the point where I keep astringent pads at work, at home and in my backpack). I’m not wrinkled (yet) even though I’m 53, but I just wanna tighten things up, like my belly and my face.

And I shave daily. (Can’t grow anything but one of them **Bob Dylan** -lookin’ beards.) 😃

Thanks

Quasi

Q

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**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-facial-skin-tightener-for-guys/192648/4 "2003-08-03T02:59:56Z")

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An inexpensive facial toner is witch hazel.

For a deep cleaning, a good mud mask followed by a shower.

I just use a raspberry facial scrub in the shower…

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**Author:** ![BigNik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/73ab20/32.png) [@BigNik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigNik)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-facial-skin-tightener-for-guys/192648/5 "2003-08-03T22:15:52Z")

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A sardine-tin key, just under the hairline at the back of the neck.

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**Author:** ![DougC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@DougC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DougC)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-facial-skin-tightener-for-guys/192648/6 "2003-08-03T23:08:29Z")

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