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Common Grooming Products

Your shaving-cream can is empty. Should you reach for your husband’s? Here, a guide to when it’s OK to use his common grooming products and when you should stick with your own

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Antiperspirant
Use his. It contains the same active ingredients to prevent sweating. Usually, the only difference is the scent.

Skin moisturizer
Use yours. Men tend to have oilier skin than women, so lotions made for males have a lighter consistency, whereas those formulated for females are thicker.

Shaving cream
Use yours. Men’s shaving cream contains a higher amount of alcohol, which helps prevent razor burn. Women’s shaving cream is heavier to better moisturize.

Razors
Use his, but change the blade. Razors for women often have multiple blades and pivoting heads, like those made for men.

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