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Tried and tested: The best anti aging creams and products for men

  • By Shelton Chang

We have been told that aging starts the moment we hit our 20s. Especially active guys who are constantly exposed to the sun would be hit the hardest: wrinkles, fine lines, and crows feet. You may want to pick up a sunscreen if you haven’t but what’s done is done, the damage incurred can’t be prevented. Luckily, skin care companies are constantly researching for the best solutions to rewind the damage of time. We at Men’s Folio, dove head first and after a series of rigorous testing and here are a few that we enjoyed.

Sulwhasoo Age Defying Cream

If there is one skincare product that is as therapeutic as its fragrance, it is Sulwhasoo‘s Age Defying Cream. Brimming with ginseng seed oil, it helps to fortify skin’s resilience and boosts its own defensive barrier for younger and stronger skin. The skin’s vitality is retained, effectively improving skin elasticity. Despite having a rich consistency (which explains it’s long-lasting and deep hydration effects), it absorbs into the skin relatively quickly without a greasy feeling. Dry skin that is prone to wrinkles, sagginess and dullness would be happy to soak up this moisture-rich cream. 

Laneige Dual Action Power Fitting Cream

This all in one cream combines Laneige’s Power Fitting Technology™ and Dual Action Water. The lightweight formula constantly rejuvenates and refreshes the skin with essential nutrients. The Power Fitting Technology™ contains micro-capsules packed with hyaluronic acid, copper tripeptide and tocopherol which firms up the skin. These traditionally viscous and oily anti-ageing ingredients are released from the capsules as they penetrate the depths of the skin, providing deeper tightening effects, without leaving a sticky residue on the surface. Skin is kept hydrated all day as the ingredients are gradually released when the capsule wall dissolves. 

Lab Series MAX LS Matte

Even though dry skin are more prone to wrinkles, oily to combination skin people are also prone to wrinkles. If the idea of slapping on thick heavy cream sounds like an ominous acne inducing scenario, Lab Series has an oil-free solution for you. Formulated with Molecular Age-Less Complex™ it slows down signs of aging and boosts natural cellular repair, while our patented iLLUMATTE™ technology, featuring instant soft-focus optics, helps mattify and renew your skin’s appearance. Skin is left matte yet hydrated from the inside.

Ren Flash Hydro Boost

Hydration is the key when it comes to anti aging science. It would be incredibly banal if we start nagging on how important water is to the skin so here we have Ren’s Flash Hydro Boost, which is a topical method of introducing hydration into the skin. The instant plumping emulsion works to replenish dehydrated skin with hyaluronic acid, ceramides and peptides to moisturise and lock in and retain water into the epidermis. After application, it needs to be activated by massaging the product into the skin using wet fingers. A good tip would to be to use your favourite facial mist to wet the face and work the product in thoroughly before finishing with a moisturiser.