Archive for May 2018

May 19th, 2018 by Dr. Hannah Sivak

Why do women spend so much money and time taking care of their skin and men don’t? Is this because the skin of men and women are so different in anatomy and physiology and biochemistry? No. The difference is in the expectations we have: women rely on their appearance more, while men are judged by society by other parameters. There are a few differences: men’s skin tends to be thicker. Another: if they wear a beard, it will cover more skin blemishes. Because they don’t wear makeup, there will be less makeup caused damage to the skin (and eyebrows and eyelashes and hair). Not all differences are advantages: acne tends…