I am guessing that most of you guys aren't curling up on the sofa and watching Oprah so I feel it is my duty to pass today's episode information along to you.
Dr. Oz appeared on Oprah this after noon with his usual talk about dieting, bowel movements and health. It was the usual eat healthy and exercise routine until Dr. Oz let a well kept secret out of the bag...
"If you lose 35 pounds, if you're a male, you are gaining one inch of penis length," he says. Often when a man is carrying a lot of extra weight, Dr. Oz says a fat bundle builds up and starts to surround the shaft. As a man drops the weight, that fat starts to recede.
"I've been doing this show 21 years," Oprah says. "I always love to hear something I've never heard before, and I've never heard that before."
So now you know, and this might explain why your significant other put you on a diet this evening.
This has to be one of the coolest tools ever invented.... and then it kind of makes you wonder why someone hadn't come up with it before...
Let's face it, there are far more non-climbers sporting carabiners as functional key chains than there are climbers or even sports enthusiasts. So, its time to forget the "everyone has one" caribiner key carrier and move up in status to the truly functional Kershaw 5 in 1 Carabiner Tool.
This little gadget sports a 3 1/4 in. super sharp, partially serrated AUS6A stainless Kershaw blade that measures 4 1/8" closed. The frame is constructed with 6061T6 aircraft aluminum and provides locking capability to prevent loss even though the gate is spring loaded. This tool also functions as a bottle opener and screwdriver. Enough preparedness that every Boy Scout should have one..
The Kershaw Carabiner Tool is available online KnifeOutlet.com at and comes in black, blue, red and silver.
There seems to be a plethora of "How-to Tie A Tie" videos up on YouTube. Which is good because there also seems to be a plethora of guys out there that don't know the proper way to tie a tie. This is one of the best videos that I have seen. It's straightforward, clear and unpretentious. If you have a better one, send it my way.
I am not a cork dork so it seems that every opportunity I have to open a bottle of wine I look like a fumbling idiot. There are few things un-cooler than ruining a perfectly good bottle of wine with tiny pieces of cork. If you guys are like me, Oster has the perfect "look cool" gadget. For twenty bucks at Target you can pick up the Oster Inspire Cordless/ Rechargeable Wine Bottle Opener. This handy gadget will open a bottle of wine in seconds with just a push of a button and a single charge will open around 30 bottles.
Jumping right into it, It
never ceases to amaze me the lack of knowledge people have about their
skin and how it works. I think because there are so many messages sent
to our brains about new "it" ingredients and technologies that we have
just lost an interest in understanding because it all seems very
complicated. In short, it's not complicated at all if you just know
some basics.
One segment of this amazement comes from my male
friends who come up with some of the darnedest grooming habits ever.
Let me let you in on a little secret.... bar soap (most brands) is not
good for your skin let alone the skin on your face. And just because a
product gets the job done does not mean that it's good for the skin in
doing so. Lack of proper grooming may be getting you through but its
not going to prevent the skin from aging or even looking lackluster and
dull.
I will, in future blogs, talk more about ingredients and grooming pitfalls.
A Guy’s Guide to Shaving
1. Gather Your Equipment
Selecting
the right razor is a matter of personal preference which you may incur
a trial and error period. Make sure you have a sharp razor as shaving
with a dull blade will inflame your skin.
2. Cleanse
This
doesn’t mean grabbing the ordinary hand soap. Most soap can dry out and
irritate the skin. Use a gentle foaming facial cleanser [I recommend
Destination Nation Outer Banks Facial Cleanser - http://www.destination-nation.com with warm water or cleanse in the shower as the warmth will soften the beard and increase blade longevity.
3. Exfoliate
This
is one of the most overlooked yet important steps of shaving. Use a
Pre-Shave Exfoliator to help remove dead skin cells and lift the hair
for a super close shave. Exfoliation will also help with the prevention
of ingrown hairs and give your skin a nice healthy look. Be sure to use
a mild exfoliator as a course scrub can damage your skin and create
microscopic damage. I recommend Destination Nation Napa Valley
Pre-Shave Exfoliator.
4. Lubricate
Your razor will
need to easily glide across the skin without scraping. Avoid using a
shaving product that foams up. The common ingredient that makes many
drug store brands foam is Sodium Laurel Sulfate which is harmful to the
skin. You may recognize the name as the industrial degreasing agent
found in your garage floor cleaner. Allow your shaving oil to set idle
on the skin for about a minute before proceeding to help soften the
hair. For this step I highly recommend Destination’s Everglades Shaving
Oil. This product works as a shaving cream does but instead of drying
the skin, it provides the essential slip and glide with nourishing oils
that allow you to see where you are shaving. And no worries if you have
oily skin, the product is specially formulated to help regulate oil
production so this little bit of oil will actually help oily skin.
5. Shave Away
Involve
both hands in this process using one to hold the razor and the other to
stretch and hold the skin taught. Stretching the skin and grimacing in
the mirror will prevent the skin from being pinched by the blades.
Shave carefully, applying only as much pressure as needed. Rinse the
blade often as hair on the blade will interfere with the shave. Go
S-L-O-W-L-Y using a thirty degree angle. Go with the grain first. Begin
with the easy areas first and then move on to the neck, chin and lip.
The hair does not grow in the same direction on the cheeks as it does
on the chin and neck. Shave with short precise strokes but refrain from
going over and over the same area. For a closer shave, you can make a
second pass going against the grain of the hair.
6. Say Your Sorry
Applying
a post-shaving product like Destination Gulf Coast Post Shave will help
to soothe your skin and tell it you’re sorry for threatening it with a
razor. Avoid the old school aftershave products that have an extreme
cooling effect on the skin as they often contain alcohols which can be
detrimentally drying on the skin. Instead, opt for a skin soother that
helps calm irritation and prevents ingrown hairs.
7. Moisturize
To
maintain healthy moisturized skin, it is imperative that you moisturize
daily, especially after shaving. Destination’s Big Easy Facial
Moisturizer is the perfect product for guys that are new to the facial
moisturizer arena. Similar to the shaving oil, the formula has been
designed to regulate oil production in the skin and it’s lightweight
oil content will leave your skin moisturized without feeling greasy.
8. Clean Up
Men
spend around 1.7 billion dollars per year on razors and razor blades.
With the cost of razors as they are, it is imperative to get the most
from your razor blade. Following the following steps can easily double
the life of your razor.
After shaving, thoroughly rinse the razor blade. To stop the oxidation process which dulls the sharp edges of the blade, immerse the razor head in mineral oil. You can find mineral oil (commonly referred to as baby oil) in any drugstore.
Before
you use the razor again, use rubbing alcohol to wash away the mineral
oil and allow the alcohol to evaporate away. This is a very important
step as both mineral oil and alcohol are not good for the skin.
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I hope this helps.
Alright, I have decided to do this blog for the good of the common man. I see lots of really cool guy stuff in my day to day job and since I cannot use all the information I collect for myself, I have decided to pass it along. My expertise is in men's skin care and grooming but this blog is intended to cover an array of topics of interest to guys.
I am a partner and the product developer at Destination Nation, a line of men's grooming products so I deal with men and men's issues on a daily basis. I hope that this blog can serve as both informational and fun.
For more information on Destination Nation, please check out www.Destination-Nation.com
