About Mankind UK

Mankind is a men's grooming retailer within the THG group, selling skincare, shaving, haircare and fragrance, and a Mankind UK discount code is normally spent on a basket that restocks several things at once. Grooming is a category where the order in which you use things matters as much as what you buy, and where a few ingredients need genuine care.

Thinnest first: the order of a routine

Products go on from thinnest to thickest so each one can be absorbed: cleanser, then any watery serum, then a heavier serum or oil, then moisturiser, then sunscreen in the morning. Putting a thin serum over a rich moisturiser wastes it, because it cannot get through. Two or three steps used consistently beat six used occasionally.

Actives need introducing slowly

Retinol and exfoliating acids work by speeding up skin turnover, which is also why they irritate skin that meets them all at once. Start two or three nights a week, not daily, and do not layer several actives on the same evening. Retinol increases sun sensitivity, so it belongs at night and pairs with sunscreen in the day. Patch test on the jaw for a couple of days before putting anything new across your face, and if you are treating a skin condition, take a pharmacist's or a doctor's advice over a product description.

Shaving: the problem is usually the prep

Most razor burn and ingrown hairs come from shaving dry skin, using a blunt blade or shaving against the grain on a first pass. Soften the beard with warm water, shave with the direction of growth first, and change blades before they tug. An electric shaver suits skin that reacts badly to blades but gives a less close result.

Hair products do two different jobs

Clay and matt pastes give hold with no shine and suit thicker hair; pomades and waxes give shine and reshape through the day; a sea salt spray adds texture rather than hold. Buying for the finish you want rather than the hold number on the tub is the shortcut most people miss.

Using a Mankind discount code

Apply the code in the basket and check the total before paying. Codes commonly exclude premium brands that set their own pricing, items already reduced, gift sets and electrical goods, and carry a minimum spend. Opened cosmetics cannot be returned on hygiene grounds.