Guide to Grooming for Men

You're a man and you should act like one. But no one ever said to live like a caveman. The grooming process for a male can be one of the things that gets you with a woman or gets you promoted. Here are 8 basic grooming problems males have and can solve:

1. Degrease your head

Your scalp and hair becomes slick in the morning, when high levels of testosterone rushes oil production. It's best if you use cold water in the morning to rid of all that oil. You need to take your shampoo rinse under chilly water to close the oil emitting pores in your skin. If it's too cold, then just stick your head in there and rinse off.

2. Soften your manly skin

Using an exfoliant on dry, cracked skin with abrasives will only make matters worse. Instead, use a cream with ceramides. "Ceramides most closely mimic the skin's lipids, which becomes deficient in chronically dry hands," says S. Goodlerner, a clinical professor of dermatology at the University of California. Applying it after washing will lock in the moisture.

3. Hair loss

Men nowadays are really concerned with the fact they are going bald. If your hair is thinning out, use drier, lighter styling products or none at all. To avoid gluing follicles together and reducing effective coverage. If you've already lost hair then tough luck, suck it up and drive on. The best thing to do at least would getting a clean cut which always looks better that plugs or comb-over's.

4. Erase the bags from your eyes

The fleshy pillows under your eyes are just a part of your genetic blueprint. Bad behavior can make the bags bigger and stress will accumulate it to puff. Smoking stalls the microcirculation in your skin, causing the tissue underneath to sag and too much sodium can cause your body to flood with water, fattening the pouches. So be wise and sleep early and try not to think of anything after you hit your head on the pillow.

5. Away with the sunburn

Feeling a little extra dry and crispy today? Drench a clean washcloth with cool milk from the fridge and apply it like a compress. The soothing temperature and lactic acid in the milk will help reduce inflammation, says D. Bank, M.D., center of Dermatology, in Mount Kisco, New York. Try to swallow a couple of Advil tablets after exposure to the sun to reduce swelling.

6. The cut

The most dreadful feeling is being laughed at because of a crew cut or a patch on your head. To find out if you have the right barber, look at his haircut first and determine your head. Try to make a connection with him so that he can offer a stylish way to cut. A barber that only takes directions is not always the best. Savvy barbers will guide you down the right path as your style changes.

7. Secure your breakouts

Pimples are a disaster but everyone gets a few at one point or another. Harvard researchers found that washing with a mild cleanser twice a day reduced acne count. The more irritation, the more acne will appear. Try to battle these breakouts by preventing them in the first place. Keep oil and grit away from your face and wash your pillowcase at least 2 times a week.

8. Whiten those teeth

Many of the tooth paste products today claim to be whiteners and can exhibit a brilliant shine. Is that true? No. Stronger bleach concentrations work faster. If you want a complete but effective brush, look for Arm & Hammer toothpaste products. They are the best because of the carbamide peroxide of at least 10 percent. Another excellent product is Rembrandt. This toothpaste doesn't just bleach stains into oblivion but it also breaks them up and lifts them off the enamel.