The Ultimate Spring Skincare Routine for Men
There are many aspects to a men’s skincare routine, like cleansers, eye creams, SPF, acne control, and more. You have to build a regimen—simple or advanced—that suits your specific needs and goals. However, one factor that many men overlook is the changing of the seasons/ See, just as people change their wardrobes with the weather (and just as people in different climates might experience different benefits and hurdles when it comes to skin maintenance), you too need to adjust your regimen as the climate around you cycles into a new season.
Don’t worry about swapping out all of your products; it’s not such a drastic shift that you have to change everything. Rather, a few key adjustments should be made in order to accommodate the sunnier days, warmer temps, and any changes to your indoor environment at the same time.
Read on for how a men’s skincare regimen should look in spring, and specifically how spring skincare evolves from winter—and in one instance, how it doesn’t evolve at all.
1. Spring Means Lighter Layers
In the winter, one of your skincare priorities is to double up on your moisturizing layers—or use products that are doubly dense—all in an effort to prevent skin from losing moisture to the cold, dry air around you. But as the temperatures rise and the air around you gets a bit less drying, you don’t want to suffocate your pores. Plus, your skin is going to start naturally hydrating itself better, especially if you are naturally oily skinned. So, you can likely get away with wearing one light layer of moisturizer day and night. You can use the same product day and night, though you also need to be wearing SPF moisturizer by day (see the next tip), while that’s obviously not important at night. We suggest using a lightweight gel moisturizer from spring through early fall whenever you slumber.
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2. Step Up Your SPF
While we’re advocates of year-round SPF application—since UV rays can penetrate clouds in winter—now more than ever it’s important to build up your warm-weather sun defenses. Wear an SPF-packed moisturizer (SPF30 at minimum) throughout the day, and especially whenever you go outside, even if it’s for 10 minutes on your commute. Prolonged and intense sun exposure will necessitate long-lasting sunscreen products, too.
Even if you experience un-shielded sun exposure for a few minutes a day, imagine the amount of time you’ll absorb UV rays when it’s multiplied across a lifetime. Daily protection will play a huge part in ensuring that “50 is the new 70”... trust us.
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3. Skip the A/C, Keep the Humidifier Going, And Turn On a Fan
While many of us focus on how things change with the seasons, some things ought stay the same. And the humidifier in your bedroom needs to keep running at night—that is to say, we hope it’s a practice you’ve adopted, since it helps your skin and hair maintain its moisture levels and natural buoyancy as you sleep idly for 6-8 hours. The thing is, once people switch their air conditioners on in spring and summer, they turn their bedrooms into an equally dry environment. If you can manage it from a comfort standpoint, try to avoid using the A/C as long as you can—any time of year—and opt instead for a cool fan breeze over top the bed. Keep the humidifier on a low setting for now, too (though in summer this probably won’t be necessary), to ensure that the air in your bedroom has plenty of moisture in it. Side note: It will also help you to wake up with fresh breath, too.
4. Tone Skin As It Shifts Gears
As the temps increase and your brow becomes a bit glossier, you should take a more proactive approach to keeping sebum production in check. By using a daily toning pad, you can train your oil glands to produce only as much moisture as is needed without simultaneously dehydrating the skin. Toner will also help balance the chemistry of your skin—what we call its pH levels—to prevent redness and irritation (especially if you’re someone who uses a lot of high-performing products, or who washes their face a lot, or sweats a lot). Cardon’s toning wipes also double as a daily exfoliant; while one side tones, the other gently exfoliates with poly hydroxy acids to prevent dead skin cells from clogging pores and from accumulating dry skin patches.
5. Ready Your Best Cleanser
Higher temps yield sweatier faces, which means heavy duty cleansers are all the more essential. So if you weren’t already using a deep pore-detoxifying cleanser—but one that nourishes skin with nutrient-dense clay as it cleanses—then now is the time to make the switch. Stick with it year round, too, especially if you’re oily skinned, acne-prone, or work out daily. In spring and summer, it’s a godsend.
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Everything you need, nothing you don’t—the Essentials Set is your skincare starter pack. Just cleanse, moisturize, and protect. We took the guesswork out of developing a skincare routine. This is all you need for everyday skin health.
Includes Steps:
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- 02 Daily SPF + Moisturizer
- 03 Hydro Boost Gel Moisturizer
Get 30% OFF your first set subscription $71 $49.70 with code FIRSTSET
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We’re playing favorites—this is the #1 most important step in your skincare routine. Stave off sun damage for healthy, youthful skin for years to come with our Daily SPF + Moisturizer, acclaimed best lightweight moisturizer with SPF by GQ!
Its fast-absorbing, lightweight formula uses Cactus and Chia Seed Extract to provide all-day hydration, plus Broad Spectrum SPF 30 to protect against UVA and UVB rays with ZERO residue or white cast.
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Hydro Boost Gel Moisturizer
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Like a night cap for your skin, our Hydro Boost Gel Moisturizer is the ideal way to finish your evening.
This 3-in-1 gel moisturizer uses Cactus Extract and Rosehip Oil to put in the work while you snooze—hydrating, soothing, and repairing your skin all night long.
“This easily became part of my nightly routine. I've started to notice my face looking healthier and smoother. As a 32 y/o, you start to notice wrinkles creeping in, this helps me keep them at bay.” - Andrew S.
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After a long, busy day you just want to sit back, relax, and crack open—our biodegradable Exfoliating Facial Toner Wipes.
Wipe the stress and grime away with our Exfoliating Facial Toner Wipes, which use PHAs and caffeine to unclog pores, balance pH, and soothe the skin all in one easy step. No water needed.
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2021 Esquire Grooming Award Winner
Zit happens, so we made the Prickly Pimple Patch, your one-step solution for pesky breakouts. Soft dissolving microneedles go where no pimple cream has gone before—delivering acne-fighting ingredients like Salicylic Acid and Cica directly to the site of the inflammation and target acne dark spots. Works on ingrown hairs too!
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Purifying Clay Cleanser
good for:
Due to demand, this product is temporarily out of stock. Preorder today! Estimated to ship October 21st.
The Purifying Clay Cleanser dares to answer the question: “what if you combined a detoxifying clay mask with a hydrating face wash?”
Our 2x Ask Men Grooming award-winning cleanser uses Cactus Extract and a Tri-Clay blend to remove excess oil and cleanse skin deeply from the grime of the day, never leaving skin feeling dry or tight. Powerful ingredients, yet gentle enough for daily use.
“The best face wash I have found for my oily, sensitive, acne-prone skin! With continued use, I've even seen a drastic reduction of oily shine on my face after long days in the office! Thank you, Cardon!” - Steve C.
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