If you're the same age as dh, who has better skin?

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Just that really...

If you moisterise and he doesn't, who has better skin?

I'm trapped in the cleanse/moisterise cycle - honestly don't feel confident going to work/socialise unless I have - while dh has a two minute shower each morning and washes his face with water. I worry dd will end up in the same cycle, while my ds gets to go through life never spending time or money on skincare.

So, a small anecdotal study: if you are the same age as your dh, and you moisturise while he doesn't, who has better skin?

YABU: I do (moisterising works!)
YANBU: He does (women have been unfairly targeted and brainwashed)

DH is beginning to look like Hugh Grant. He definitely needs moisturiser. Not expensive necessarily, even just E45

I believe good skin is a combination of
-genetics
-SPF
-Diet
-Exercise - No smoking, no or minimal alcohol

As has been said, men's skin is twice the thickness of womens

DP is 6 years older than me but he definitely had more wrinkles than I have now 6 years ago. Mostly around his eyes and forehead. He uses e45, I’ve used moisturiser with spf for 30 years, didn’t go on many beach holidays, and wear sunglasses year round.

Mine is much better than his (18 months younger) although he does moisturise. I’m not sure if it’s every day though.

I think this and other factors too. My skin is better than DHs but my mums skin is also better than his mums, although I dont think she does the whole cleanse, moisturiser thing and my mum does. DH is also a sun tanner, whereas I'm really careful with sun cream and hats, I think that's affected how much his skin has wrinkled too.

86% of women surveyed our of a sample of 17 aren't sure. That's science.

My skin is much better. However my dad's skin was always excellent and my DH's parent's not so much.. so I think it's more genetics.

Look back 40 years though and I do think sun cream / something plays a factor. People do look younger now at the same age than they did back then.

My skin is much better than DH's, but he has an outdoor job so looks pretty weathered.

Me but it’s all genetic.

It's thicker, but nowhere twice as thick. More like about 25% thicker.

Apart from genetics, the things that have the biggest impact on signs of ageing are probably smoking and sun exposure. People can use all the moisturiser they want, but if they're outdoors a lot without SPF on their face, that's going to age them.

Although of course signs of ageing don't necessarily equate to 'bad' skin - I would say my skin at nearly 50 is 'better' than it was in my early 30s, as I as really prone to hormonal acne back then but now my skin's a lot clearer. I obviously have more lines but I think my skin looks healthier overall.

I have better skin (on my face) than DH who is younger than me, I also have better skin than my sister who is 6 years younger than me. I have used SPF since I was 20.

Surely we have to take into account the fact that men grow facial hair? So either they've got a good portion of their face covered in hair at all times (protecting from dryness/sun damage?) or they are shaving regularly (also going to have an impact on skin quality).

I'd say DH and I have similar looking facial skin; he's about six months younger than me. Neither of us wear makeup, I only wash my face with water, he uses shower gel on his (I think). Both of us use a really basic moisturiser once a day, after showering.

But his cheeks and mouth area are way rougher than mine! They're either covered in stubble or a bit raw from shaving.

We're almost exactly the same age by days. My skin is better in terms of fine lines, tightness etc, but I do get breakouts/am oily. His skin is always super clear but is aging less well - looser, more fine lines etc. We both moisturise with the same (basic) product.

My husband always moisturises, we still look old 🤪

If you mean “less wrinkly” then yes they literally do… if you mean “fewer spots” then no women generally get away better.

DH, he does moisturise. He looks so much better than most of his contemparies we bump into from his school year - though a lot of them have had harder lives than him. More smoking and drinking.

His parents both look really young for their age.

I'm heading towards the wrinkly prunedom of my mum, granny and great granny. Though I still look younger than some of my contemparories.

Our skin types are totally different. We're not the same age, but if I look at how our skins were at the same age, his is oily and prone to outbreaks, mine is fine, dry and doesn't break out. I only use a moisturiser occasionally. He doesn't use one, but he uses those 'scrub' type washes. I rarely do much to my face at all, it just gets washed with water and never sees soap. At least part of this is genetic.

Yes this. I have blotches from sun exposure (I work outside and in my 20s and 30s I wasn't as careful as I should have been with SPF even though I've moisturised every day since I was 11). Now exP is fifty one so a year older and has a much more even skin tone and smooth forehead. On the other hand his hairline is heading further north every day.

I've heard mens faces keep their firmness better because of their whiskers

DH’s skin looks much older than mine as he never wears sunscreen in the UK and works outside. I work indoors/am a sun dodger even on holiday and have worn SPF since my 20s.

in my view moisturiser has little to do with it - genetics and SPF/sun exposure do.

Its mostly genetics, but also men shave daily, which is very good for skin turnover. Also they generally don't have as much stress as women! It's proven that single men die earlier than married ones, as they are better looked after.

Mine is better. I’m 46 he’s 50.

I'm 56 and DH is 58.

He has better skin because he's half Spanish, so it's slightly oilier than mine.

Not a single wrinkle on him or his mother who's almost 80!

We both have really clear glowy skin at the moment. He’s 3 years older.

I wear make up (foundation and blush) don't wash it off before bed, never moisturise or use any cleanser/toner or whatever else and my skin is great. I only use foundation because I have a red birthmark and I'm very pale. DH's skin is also good and he doesn't use anything at all other than washing it in the shower.