Guys & hand lotion

[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 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. Why on earth wouldn't people use lotion on dry hands?