gelWhen I first became a dad I suddenly became a germaphobe. I bought a ton of antibacterial gel. You wanted to hold my daughter you had to use the gel first. I was a stickler for that. Plus I was constantly cleaning my hands. Of course after I changed a diaper I would wash my hands. Prepare a bottle only after I cleaned my hands. Change a onesie only after I washed my hands. I was always finding a reason to make sure I was washing my hands whenever I was going to hold or take care of my daughter.

The only downside was that my hands were becoming very dry. I never had an issue before with dry skin. I would wash my hands here and there before having kids, but just as the cliché says a baby changes everything. One day I noticed that my daughter was getting dry skin too and I realized she was probably getting dry skin from all the washing too. (Now I realize it was over washing.)

I spoke with my friends who had kids and asked if they had the same issue. They said yes and just buy some lotion for me and my kid. Sounds easy enough. This was totally out of my wheelhouse. I never used lotion except for shave gel. For the most part I had good skin and I didn’t need any product. That was until I became a father. I over washed and dried out my skin. Granted with the second child you are little less strict on the washing of the hands and antibacterial gel, but I was still drying out my hands.

Mens_ShaveGel_Can[1]So I finally went to the store and picked up lotion for myself. The problem was that all the lotions smelled too fruity. One day I decided to use the lotion that I got for my daughter. It was the Aveeno Baby Daily Moisture Lotion. It was fragrance free and I didn’t smell all fancy. I liked that and now I was able use a product to help combat my dry skin issue. So for me it was a win-win situation. My daughters and I didn’t have any dry skin and I didn’t smell like a lady. (My wife is also happy about that.)

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERARecently I saw that Aveeno came out with a face wash, shave gel, and after shave for men. I was happy with the baby lotion, so I figured I couldn’t go wrong with these products. I found that I was correct in my assumption. These three products are fragrance free and helps keep my skin from drying out. To me if a company makes products that I trust for my kids, than these products will work for me. I was happy to see that Aveeno started a men’s product line and I hope they add more items to their men’s line.