"Stop Shaming Men For Doing Skincare" — Opeyemi Famakin

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Food critic and media personality Opeyemi Famakin has sparked conversation after sharing his thoughts on men's skincare, insisting that looking after your skin should never be seen as a measure of a man's masculinity.

In a post on his Instagram page, Famakin addressed the long-standing stereotype that men who use skincare products are gay. According to him, taking care of your skin is simply good personal grooming, and those who mock it are holding on to outdated ideas.

He also used the opportunity to speak about sunscreen, saying many of the complaints people make about products leaving a white cast are often linked to the quality of what they buy rather than sunscreen itself.

“Tell your boyfriends to stop calling men that do skincare gay! Tell your sandpaper-faced boyfriends and men that men who do skincare are not gay.

Do you see any white cast? Do you see any white cast? No, you don’t. You’re always complaining, ‘Oh, my sunscreen leaves…’ You’re buying cheap sunscreen, sorry. Not to broke-shame you, you’re buying cheap sunscreen.”

Famakin didn't stop there. He went on to share what he considers a basic skincare rule that many men still ignore. Stressing that the face deserves products made specifically for it, he reminded his followers that body soap is not meant for facial skin.

Repeating the point for emphasis, he encouraged men to make face wash a regular part of their grooming routine instead of relying on the same soap they use for the rest of their bodies.

“You don’t use the same soap you use on your body for your face! You use a face wash for your face, and you use soap for your body. Say it after me; ‘Face wash for your face, soap for your body.’”

Keeping his trademark humour throughout the post, Famakin rounded things off with another playful jab aimed at men who still have no interest in skincare. He joked that while their partners may love them regardless, a smoother face wouldn't hurt.

“If you like, don’t do skincare. Yes, your babe, she loves you. But when you are on top of her, she’s going to be imagining my smooth face and not your rough, dirty, handsome-but-rough s@ndpaper face!”

His comments reflect a growing shift in how many men now approach personal grooming, with skincare increasingly becoming part of everyday self-care rather than something reserved for women. While he delivered his message with plenty of humour, Famakin's main point remained clear: taking care of your skin should not be something anyone is embarrassed about, and proper skincare starts with using the right products for the right parts of the body.

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