How To Have Clear Face Men

Best face scrubs for men

Kate Somerville

The bad news: your face is dirty. The good news: you can fix it.

During the day, your face collects a lot of the dirt, oil, and debris you encounter, trapping things into your pores and resulting in what can be volcano-sized blackheads or annoying adult acne. It's honestly kind of gross to think about, but it's a fact of life.

Instead of attempting to pop your pimples or simply wash your face, you can go a step further by exfoliating. Using an exfoliant allows you to penetrate deeply into your facial pores and remove all of the crap that's clogging your skin. It smoothes, refines, and cleans below the surface so that you don't break out later.

According to Birch Box, exfoliating can also ease the shaving process along, reduce wrinkles, and get rid of rough, dry patches.

As grooming expert Lauren Rachel told MensHealth.com, guys should exfoliate twice a week, preferably before shaving. First, apply the scrub of your choice onto your wet face. Next, get to scrubbing. Keep in mind that you shouldn't scrub too hard or too roughly and you should use lukewarm water. Following up an exfoliant with moisturizer or a mask will help restore any moisture you may have depleted in the process.

Here's the best news: these 10 facial scrubs will easily do the trick when it comes to change your skin for good.

1 Dove Men + Care Deep Clean Face Scrub

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Your trusty go-to brand for deodorant and body wash also happens to make an exceptional face scrub for men. This gentle scrub does wonders to give your skin the deep clean it needs, without completely stripping your skin of the moisture.

2 Brickell Men's Renewing Face Scrub for Men

Make ingrown hair a thing of the past with this natural scrub. Jojoba beads help to exfoliate dead skin, while aloe vera, avocado butter, and vitamin E nourish your skin for a seriously soft feel.

3 Ole Henriksen Transforming Walnut Scrub

All skin types will enjoy this cleansing, renewing scrub. It "diminishes dullness" in order to provide the face with a more youthful glow. Just call yourself Benjamin Button.

4 Clinique Exfoliating Scrub

It's important that those with oily skin be especially vigilant about exfoliating. This water-based Clinique exfoliant was made with oily and combination skin in mind, so it won't leave your face looking shiny or sweaty due to excess oils.

5 Biore Pore Penetrating Charcoal Bar

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Free your pores from the dirt and gunk of the day with this peppermint and charcoal-infused bar of black soap from Biore. Even better, it's suitable for scrubbing both the face and body, so it doesn't have to be an extra step or process.

6 Jack Black Face Buff Energizing Scrub

The vitamin C and mint in this facial scrub from Jack Black will help wake you up while also clearing away any old, dead skin cells and making way for clearer, brighter skin.

7 Kiehl's Facial Fuel Energizing Face Scrub

Like your daily morning coffee, give dull skin a pick-me-up with this caffeine-infused face scrub. Citrus extracts and menthol revitalize and energize your skin, even on those off days.

8 Anthony

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If you couldn't afford to hit the white, sandy beaches of Bora Bora, this is the next best thing. In fact, it was created using the sand from those very shores. Alongside Vitamin C, it promotes a brighter, fresher appearance.

9 Kate Somerville ExfoliKate Intensive Exfoliating Treatment

What polishing and waxing does for your car, this does for your face. It's an intense smoothing and polishing treatment that changes the surface of your skin so that it appears poreless.

10 Shaffali Pineapple + Peppermint Facial Exfoliant

It turns out pineapple isn't only for eating. Paired with peppermint in this high-end Shaffali exfoliant, it makes for a powerful, relaxing combination to scrub away the oil and dirt of the day.

Louis Baragona Louis is a New York-based writer focusing on style, gear and grooming

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