is shaving often good for men?

Hello:

I read in Men's Health that shaving frequently (2-3 times a week) is good for men 's skin, since shaving stimulates the production of some substance that makes skin look younger.

My father and my uncle do shave very often and their skin shows their age. In my case, I just shave about each week, because my skin gets irritated and also have acne problems, so shaving makes worse the problem, despite the fact my beard grows up quickly. So a friend told me I could have one session of laser depilation in order to slow beard growth.

But if shaving more often helps to look younger, I could visit instead the dermatologist and have a solution for my skin acne...

What do you think?

Thanks!

There might be something in what you're saying. If you're bothered by the process just use an electric shaver, if you're using a blade.

I can't understand why people blade shave anyway, it's possibly more expensive, depending on the price of a cheap shaver, in relation to disposable blades. and it increases likelihood of cuts and possible infection.

There might be something in what you're saying. If you're bothered by the process just use an electric shaver, if you're using a blade.

I can't understand why people blade shave anyway, it's possibly more expensive, depending on the price of a cheap shaver, in relation to disposable blades. and it increases likelihood of cuts and possible infection.

Actually I used to shave with an electric shaver, but I realized that blades remove better my bear. But anyway, they don't say what to use, just that shaving 2-3 times/week stimulates collagen production, and that is good for skin... what do you think?

Thanks!

Couldn't give you an honest answer, other than it might help remove some dead skin cells.

Collagen production is governed to some exent by Vitamin C anyways, so you could just supplement with Vit C instead and keep shaving.

500mg 1-2 times a day, maybe 1g 1-2 times a day. If you had any slight issues, use buffered and see if that helped. Morning for once a day, and night if a second dose was required. Vit C is also a good Iron Booster, and supposely I read once, helpful in chelating heavy metals out of the body.

Copper also plays it's part in the way Collagen is used, mainly in relation to Bones, possibly in relation to Skin and Teeth too but I don't think so, so things ike Nuts, Legumes, Shellfish, probably in small amounts Veggies and Whole-grains too.

Copper need only be 2-3mg's daily.