What an interesting list. I have a very clean cut look and I know that lands me more often that not in the boyfriend category, but I've always been curious what would happen if I dived off the other end (tattoos, piercings, dyed hair, leather jackets etc.).
This isn't unorthodox at all but cleaning up your skin has a large ROI in terms of attractiveness. I've read some great posts on it throughout this forum and I'll attempt to summate them below.
1. Sleep. Aim for 7-9 hours. It really does vary per person but no one should be going south of 7 consistently, especially if you can afford not to. The focal point here is hours-before-mdnight sleep (thanks giovonny). This is because slow wave sleep cycles (sws) dominates early night and REM sleep cycles dominates late night. SWS is responsible for HGH secretion and tissue repair.
2. Move. Avoid and do your best to cope with a sedentary lifestyle. Working out 3+ days/week is great. Doing cardio, especially HIIT, is great. But more importantly, I'd focus on walking more and being more active in a general sense. If you can park further away, do it. If you need to make a long phone call, take that call while walking around the block. Find a hobby like spearfishing, freediving, bowhunting, nature photography, or salsa dancing and get out and about. I'm sure being fit helps your skin (lower bf%, constant sweating, better circulation), but in addition it gets the ball rolling to make better diet and lifestyle choices that keep you young in deeper ways.
3. Juicing. I did a juicing experiment for a month where I had 12-20oz of beet-carrot-ginger juice every day. My acne got reduced by around ~50% and I had a radiant glow. My skin just looked ridiculously healthy in comparison to my norm (transparently white and moderate acne) and I was fielding unsolicited compliments every few days. Beets and carrots are relatively high sugar, so be cognizant of how you fit them into your diet, pre or post-workout are good.
4. I'm going to be a complete hypocrite and denounce point #3 by saying keto diets (very low carb --> no juicing) have interesting effects. I'm mainly highlighting the first 48-72 hours when you glycogen deplete and drop water weight. You'll often drop ~5lbs and your skin should vacuum in. It's hard to sustain a keto diet, particularly when traveling abroad, but I imagine I get a .25/10 boost when I hit that sweet spot of glycogen depletion --> water shedding. My face gets very lean and I seem to get more IOI's.
5. Supplements. Chris from GLL has a good rough outline of skin supplementation but looks like the post got taken down. I remember the 3 main suggestions were nubian black soap, hyaluronic acid, and an aztec clay facial mask. Can't comment on the facial mask but the nubian black soap is great and it's very cheap. Hyluronic acid is decent. I think an additive-free moisturizer like cera ve works just as well for much less $$. As an alternative, Cleanslate recommended aiding several drops of coconut oil every day as a moisturizer. Collagen supplementation is another great angle. Recommend Great Lakes brand.
6. Hydration. Drinking enough water helps prevent your skin from drying out. I'd recommend ~3 Liters/day. The whole galloon-1.5 galloon a day seems unnecessary. Remember caffeine acts as a diuretic and actively dehydrates you. So if you drink a lot of coffee, you'll need to consume more water.
7. Avoid sugar, processed food, excess alcohol, excess starches, and cigarettes when possible.
8. Contrast Showers. Take a shower and alternate between hot and cold for several cycles. I usually go longer hot water periods (several minutes) with ~30 seconds of cold water interspersed between. This vasodilation --> vasoconstriction promotes blood circulation, which has beneficial effects on your skin. I would be cautious about overdoing it and going full-retard with long cold showers. No idea why but myself and several others have gotten a slight uptake in acne when going hard on the cold showers. Seems like contrast showers are the sweet spot.
9. Tanning. This is controversial but if you're pasty white, tanning should boost you ~.25/10. My dad is basically albino and I become translucent every winter. The one quickest fix for attraction in my experience is getting a good tan. The side effect is tanning clears up my acne better than any topical ointment. I know this may be short-term gain for long-term pain, so be careful about how you tan especially on your face. I usually designate a month where I try to be outside shirtless for 1-2 hours every other day. During that time period I go from starring in twilight to getting asked if I have a meditterean grandparent.
I'm sure a lot of guys have experience to denounce multiple points on this list, especially the tanning. Feel free to challenge any of the above as I'm still refining my skin-health approach. Two great datasheets that I stole a lot of info from are below.
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