Perhaps the cure to male loneliness is men stepping up for men. As a former lost boy myself, I certainly would have appreciated it.
Now I mentor the shit out of juniors in my professional life.
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shaving cream. you think it's necessary because you use it every time, and if you were to not use it all of a sudden, your face would be shredded
that's what every "skin care" product does--some immediate effect ("cooling!" "moisturizing!" "fortifying!" etc.) followed by your skin saying "ok, i don't need to produce oils or any other thing that i've been doing for millions of years, because i'm already slathered with it."
so you use skin lotion = after it evaporates, your skin is dryer than it would have been had you not used any lotion. i know sooooo many people who can't stop complaining about their dry skin even though they basically drench themselves in lotion all day. that's by design, to sell you lotion you never actually needed
You shave with just water alone? I've done that a couple times in the past and it's not a pleasant experience, and I'm far from having sensitive skin.
i pretend i'm in ancient times before they invented shaving cream. or safety razors for that matter. or mirrors. everything i use is a luxury
but seriously, i'll use the cream if i skip 3 days of shaving--so mondays in other words. otherwise the stubble is so short that water works fine and shaving takes half the time. one can of cream lasts about a year and a half
There are some recommended by dermatologists like lac hydrin. I have chronic dry skin and whenever I actually decide to use it my skin gets noticeably better even when I'm barely using it.