Moisturize.

Moisturizing should actually be a part of the Basic Face Care (http://www.mugonline.com/Basic-Face-Care-s/84.htm) regimen, but we’re assuming that you’re using a quality aftershave that also moisturizes. You’ll need a separate facial moisturizer those days that you don’t shave and any other time your face is exposed to water, wind, or heat. Moisturizing is the number one way to keep skin looking young.

Scrub.

Using a scrub (or exfoliator) sets your face up for a much smoother shave and reduces the chances of getting ingrown hairs. It gets rid of all those dead skin cells and reveals smoother, fresher skin. You only need to do this 2-3 times per week before you shave. It also cleanses, so you don’t need a separate facial cleanser those times that you use a scrub.

Advanced Face Care

Toner.

For a very detailed description on toners, read our article titled The Benefits of Toners (http://www.mugonline.com/toners-s/95.htm).

This is the secret ingredient for a really good-looking face. Toners cleanse and tighten facial pores and also remove any grime that was lifted but not wiped away after cleansing and/or shaving. On days you shave, use after shaving and before your aftershave balm, and on non-shaving days, use after cleansing and before your moisturizer.

Masque.

If you have large pores or particular oily skin, try using a masque once a week. Masques absorb excess oils, tighten pores and remove impurities from the skin. Since men naturally have larger pores and oilier skin, it could be argued that this is more beneficial for a man than a woman.

That’s it. Pretty simple, huh? And since you are most likely already doing about 90% of this by shaving almost everyday, it shouldn’t take much time or effort to complete your regimen.

Of course, Egyptian women were not the only ancient females who displayed an interest in organic skin care products. A woman in ancient Persian might well have been the creator of one of the original recipes for skin care. Such a woman might have captivated the thoughts of Alexander the Great.

Today, some women would love to sample one of those ancient organic skin care products. Recipes that seem to create an old-style skin product have been posted online. As shown below, those recipes underscore how well resourceful, ancient women used the plants that were available to them.

Ancient women knew how to make a face mask. The typical diet of a Persian contained many of the foods that might go into a face mask. Some women no doubt created masks using bananas, cucumbers, persimmon, watermelon and honey.

Women with drier skin probably used a mask that contained less water and more oil. The recipe for their mask might have called-for the mashing and mixing of a carrot, a melon, and an avocado in a bowl that held both yogurt and honey.

In addition to using face masks, ancient women would pamper their skin while bathing. Some ancient women might well have spent hours luxuriating in a milk and honey bath. Such a bath would have allowed their skin to soak in a mixture of hot water, sea salt, baking soda, vanilla oil and, of course, milk and honey.

On a hot summer day, an ancient beauty would certainly have favored a more refreshing bath. She might then have chosen to take a citrus bath. She might have had her servants mince the peel of a lemon, a lime, a grapefruit and a tangerine. Then she could have poured those minced peels into a blend of citrus juices. She could then pour the resulting mixture into her bath water.

The women who lived in those ancient times knew nothing about the biochemistry of the body’s endothelial cells. Those women had never heard the word “collagen” or “elastin.” Today, smart women are learning about collagen and elastin. What are collagen and elastin, and how do those chemicals have a place in the arena of organic skin care?

Some organic skin care products might have the word “collagen” on the label. Collagen is a protein. Due to its fibrous nature, collagen can provide a living cell with added strength. When cells have the ability to produce collagen, then those cells can remain firm to the touch. When those cells are in the body’s outermost organ (the skin) then those cells do not allow the creation of wrinkles.

Still, the cells on the outermost part of the body can not avoid the force of gravity. For that reason such cells need to contain elastin. This makes those cells flexible. Without elastin, those cells would never be able to return to their original location, after they had shifted away from that position.

Does that mean that a modern-day woman should look for organic skin care products that contain elastin? No, she needs to find a product that can stimulate her skin cells to produce both. Once she has found such a product she can copy one action practiced by ancient women.

That was the act of staring in the mirror and admiring a face with well-toned and youthful skin.