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@donnie
Ooof...long post, sorry about that.
I'm the wrong person to ask about modern creams as I'm still trying to get through my stash from a decade ago but I'd probably avoid the three T's as most will be of a "traditional" scent unless I'm mistaken. What about Blue Beard's, that's supposed to be a modern twist on a barbershop scent and heavily oceanic or BullDog which is fairly contemporary? If he does like Proraso splash how about a cream tube of that? I 'm reluctant to recommend the Proraso soap at this stage because I think you should keep it as simple as, let alone also have him learn to build lather from a soap.
I'm not too sure facial scrubs are that beneficial treating acne unless they're specifically medicated but if you get him using witch hazel with a cotton pad, cleansing day and night and post-shave I'm fairly certain that should improve things. I had acne when I was his age...not much you can do about hormones unless you go to the doctor but the main issue I eventually discovered is leaving your skin alone because you're so concious of it and then touching it with less than clean hands.
As a student I'd sit there studying at a desk with my hand supporting my forehead or face and wonder why I'd get breakouts in those areas. If you spot any kids with severe acne (much rarer nowadays thankfully) or even your own nephew if it's severe enough, watch them for a few minutes and see how many times the hands end up going to the face subconciously either to hide or pick. That may not apply to him but if he improves his hand hygene along with witch hazel use (I do like Thayers but high street will do) it'll clear things up. It took me a while to get over the idea of cleansing the skin but it is effective and less agressive than using a scrub.
Men's skin is far superior than that of most ladies of a particular vintage, no need to exfoliate or scrub because you've been scraping dead skin cells off your face and neck for decades. Cleansing with Thayers post shave really gets the soap/skin residue out of the pores as well feeling and looking great, besides improvement in my technique it's the other thing that made the biggest improvement in my overall skin condtion. It could just be my skin type but I find I don't use any other post shave product at all and I haven't in years.
To perhaps validate all the theory I was given a genuinely nice compliment the other day, my elderly ma's carer thought I was fifteen years younger than I am and wanted me to hook up with her nineteen year old daughter. Get some new glasses you say, well some basic maths would've meant my ma had me when she was 52, possible but never mind the daughter was alright. Trouble is my daughter is older and it would mean converting to Islam and the Mrs isn't into polygamy, well not yet anyway. ATB.
Ooof...long post, sorry about that.
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