Guys & hand lotion

[shootingstar]

For certain, I notice more guys openly using hand lotion here where I am because the air is much drier and colder. Compared to ...Vancouver where it's milder and abit more moist.

Some keep a bottle of skin care lotion on top of their office desk.

I work in an engineering oriented division.

[Pedal Wench]

Seriously?

[Mr. Bloom]

I keep it in my desk drawer, in my workout bag, on my nightstand, and on the bathroom vanity. Once, my chiropractor (a former Big 10 football player) was doing therapy on my back and said "dude, your back is dry! Use lotion!"

This is not viewed as unusual among educated, professional men

[Kerry1976]

My best friend is a guy and not only does he love lotions, he loves fruity-smelling body washes.

[Mr. Bloom]

Amen! Although most men favor vanilla over fruits;)

And I buy my socks here www.ashidashi.com (http://shop.ashidashi.com).

[Blueberry]

Does this strike you as odd? I'm a bit perplexed at why it matters:confused::confused:

I don't think women have the market on dry skin cornered (now if we want to discuss scents - that might be a different story.....). I wish my DH would remember to use it more often.....

[zoom-zoom]

My best friend is a guy and not only does he love lotions, he loves fruity-smelling body washes.

Ha, this is totally Derek! He is a The Body Shop body butter addict! Doesn't matter the fragrance, he loves them all, but I think he definitely prefers the fruity/sweet ones. He gets really bad eczema that flares up when the air is so dry from central heating (even with a console humidifier), so we go through lotion and body butters pretty fast this time of the year.

He's a mechanical Engineer... :D

[shootingstar]

This is not viewed as unusual among educated, professional men


Ok..but I wonder if many of these guys, Mr.
Bloom, also engage in outdoor sports where they also might be more open to using it..for his own comfort level..cracking, bleeding skin is messy/irritating?

My dearie does not buy or I've never seen him use skin lotion at all. Part of it is that he is allergic to alot of cosmetic fragrances..including soap. He has 2-3 brands out of several hundred, he can only tolerate. He gets booming headaches around cosmetic fragrances, etc. It has nothing to do with a profound desire to remain manly and stubborn. :)

That said, he might have snuck in a couple of drops from my lotion bottles. No problem, not worth telling me. To me, it's a necessity for....ANYONE who needs it. Most of the stuff I use is strong moisturizing stuff that are relatively scent-free. For luxury, I do use some scented lotions...which dearie hates it on me.

Dearie has been a civil engineer, was a farmer, etc. He has naturally soft nice hands. He keeps his nails trim and clean...he's a naturally neat person.
I've had the 1-2 guys, suddenly put hand lotion on their face...while I'm sitting in their office, chatting..

[marni]

and as someone pointed out to me years ago, healthy skin helps keep you healthy by providing yet another germ barrier.

I Have very dry skin but I can tell when I am getting dehydrated over a period of time, because it will start flaking in spite of all the Nivea lotion.

One other difference I have found is using an natural organic shower wash with shea butter, sunflower oil, rosemary, thyme,calendula and various other essential oils helps keep me clean on a daily basis without drying the skin plus it saves me having to buy shampoo.

It is produced by a tri athelete using all natural and organic ingredients. Check out the website at www.gotskin.com- skin care for atheletes.

just my $.02 worth.

[Mr. Bloom]

My dearie does not buy or I've never seen him use skin lotion at all. Part of it is that he is allergic to alot of cosmetic fragrances..including soap. He has 2-3 brands out of several hundred, he can only tolerate. He gets booming headaches around cosmetic fragrances, etc. It has nothing to do with a profound desire to remain manly and stubborn. :)

He has naturally soft nice hands. He keeps his nails trim and clean...he's a naturally neat person.
I've had the 1-2 guys, suddenly put hand lotion on their face...while I'm sitting in their office, chatting..

You raise a good point...I don't use it for the sack of using it, or with the intent of staying young (I'm already past prime;)) I use it because I need it. I'm not doing outdoor activities in the winter, but I still use it. Sounds to me like your SO doesn't need it...maybe he drinks plenty of water and I need to stop drinking diet coke.

Sounds like he and I have similar allergies to lotion and fragrance.

I reiterate my belief that this is not unusual among educated men

[OakLeaf]

Marni, the site you linked to is just a portal (and since I allowed a session cookie, I had to go back and delete that and disallow future ones, PITA). What's the name of the lotion you're talking about?

[shootingstar]

Sounds to me like your SO doesn't need it...maybe he drinks plenty of water and I need to stop drinking diet coke.



Well not skin lotion, but he doesn't use sunscreen.....at all. That worries me. For all the cycling he's done over the years. He hates chemical like feel of the stuff.

[lph]

Do men not usually use hand lotion in the States? I'd say it's less common here among men than among women, but not uncommon, especially not among the outdoorsy ones. My dh certainly does, but he does wait until his hands are practically cracking open - then he slathers them with something immensely menthol-stinky :rolleyes: Kind of like the way I use sunscreen...

Maybe the older and more oldfashioned guys consider it unmanly. I wouldn't know, to be honest.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Most men I know use some sort of lotion for dry skin, especially in the winter. I had no idea that some people might consider it unusual in any way. :confused: Why on earth wouldn't people use lotion on dry hands?

[limewave]

Ha, this is totally Derek! He is a The Body Shop body butter addict! Doesn't matter the fragrance, he loves them all, but I think he definitely prefers the fruity/sweet ones. He gets really bad eczema that flares up when the air is so dry from central heating (even with a console humidifier), so we go through lotion and body butters pretty fast this time of the year.

He's a mechanical Engineer... :D

Lol. My husband too. He's a Well driller! And on top of the fruity-lotions, he likes smelly candles too. My parents get him yankee candles every year for Christmas.

[zoom-zoom]

Lol. My husband too. He's a Well driller! And on top of the fruity-lotions, he likes smelly candles too. My parents get him yankee candles every year for Christmas.

Ha, a couple of years ago my mom got my hubby a little 3 bottle set of body sprays as a joke. I remember one of the scents was frosted cupcake. He LOVED those things! :p

I love it when guys are secure enough in their manhood to not shun stuff that smells really good. :D

[malkin]

I guess I thought it was normal for anyone to use lotion for dry skin or sun screen or to smell good or whatever, even in hopes of eternal youth. I'm sure everyone has preferences too.

[OakLeaf]

My husband will only use unscented facial moisturizer. Even floral fragrances that come from the active ingredients are too much for him. It's possible he might use a more "masculine" fragrance, but those aren't the ones I shop for myself and test out for him. :p His skin is even more sensitive than mine, which I hardly thought possible - I can't tell you how many moisturizers I've bought but couldn't use, including a lot of so-called "organic" and "sensitive skin" formulas.

I don't understand what might be considered unusual about it, though ....

[Crankin]

I can't imagine what the big deal is about this. My DH uses both body and face moisturizers as needed. His dislike of unscented stuff is about like mine: neither of us can stand the smelly stuff.
Right now he is using an anti aging deep wrinkle cream/moisturizer I bought that was too harsh for my skin.
We both use sunscreen religiously, although DH did not when we first met. But that was 30+ years ago. Live in a desert climate and you get first hand knowledge of what the sun can do to your skin, even way back then...

[GLC1968]

See, I didn't get the original comment either.

My husband uses more moisturizers and sunscreen than I do. He's got fair, dry skin and mine is olive-toned and oily. I never once thought about the masculinity of it at all. Hell, he uses a pouf and a body wash in the shower too...I use my hands and regular old soap! Go figure.

[Bike Chick]

My man is educated and also works outdoors in the winter. He's an electrical lineman and is out in the harshest of weather. He also runs and cycles outdoors. The only time he uses moisturizer is in the winter when his thumbs dry out so bad that they crack open and bleed. It's very painful. And even then he will only use a product that's unscented.

[PamNY]

I wondered why raise the question as well. I wonder if it could be a US/Canada cultural difference?

[Laguna]

I'm a guy and I use hand lotion and sunscreen and lots of it. However, nothing scented.

I've researched lotion and moisturizers quite a bit and my wife and I are in disagreement. Based on what I've read...ANY moisturizer that lists water as the first ingredient will not do much for you in the long run, as it only evaporates and just sets up a cycle of having to use more.

So only petroleum or lanolin based lotions really make much of a difference in the long run.

My wife disagrees but I think it is primarily because she likes the way certain lotions feel (and smell) after she applies them.

Right now, I use plain old petroleum jelly before going to bed and I think the results are pretty good. Any opinions?

[badger]

:eek: petroleum jelly - yuck. Sorry, I know it works, but the thought of using some gasoline derivative on your skin, which is an organ, just makes my skin crawl.

I used pure lanolin before, and I just couldn't get past the smell. It just smelled of... well... sheep or farmyard.

I try to use all natural products, but even pure shea butter doesn't seem to take care of the severe dry skin I seem to get in the winters these days. I found urea works very well; I found one that doesn't contain parabens and other chemicals.

[malkin]

...I used pure lanolin before, and I just couldn't get past the smell. It just smelled of... well... sheep or farmyard...


I like that wet sheepy smell! (barnyard, not so much.)

[badger]

I like that wet sheepy smell! (barnyard, not so much.)

ha ha, I was being polite, I was telling people around me it smelled of a euphemism for donkey! ;)

truthfully, I'm not sure what a sheep smells like, let alone a wet one (though my merino wool stuff sure smells funky/odd when they're wet)