The exciting news is we can learn to look fabulous for our age. Here’s how:
Twenties
Our skin has a radiant, youthful glow and the epidermis is well toned. Now is the perfect time to start practicing a healthy daily skincare regime. All good habits adopted at this age will go a long way toward keeping skin looking youthful for longer.
Gently exfoliate to encourage cell renewal. At this point in life, cells in the outermost layer of the epidermis renew themselves every 28 days. To encourage cell turnover you should try to gently exfoliate between one to three times a week with a good quality exfoliator that is kind to your skin such as Essential Cleansing Balm, with organic muslin cotton face cloth.
Once a week (after exfoliation), give your skin a treat with a quality, mineral based mask to help clean out and tighten those pores. Moisturise daily. By 25, our skin starts losing water content and a elasticity so replenish with a good quality moisturiser. It’s also important to start using sun protection daily.
Thirties
By now our skin cell turnover is starting to slow down. Environmental damage from pollution and sunlight are starting to take their toll on the dermis, causing collagen fibres to loosen so that skin starts to lose its tone and develop fine lines.
By now a daily skin care routine should have been established which involves exfoliation, cleansing, moisturising and sun protection. In your 30s, it’s important to maintain a balanced diet consisting of fresh fruits, vegetables, grains and fish, which are high in antioxidants. These help to counteract free radicals in your body that help the skin to repair itself, produce the enzymes that stabilise collagen production, and stay moist and healthy. In addition to your skin care routine, now is the perfect time to start taking action against the onset of fine lines around your eyes. Perfect Eyes helps keep the skin in this area looking taut and plumped up.
Forties
As fine lines and wrinkles may now become more evident, your skin needs extra moisture so you should start using products that have increased hydrating properties such as Nourishing Night Treatment facial oil which has been independently proven to increase hydration by over 60%. And it’s especially important not to neglect your eye and neck area by applying an excellent eye and neck cream both morning and night.
50s and above
As we reach our 50s and beyond, our hair and nails grow more slowly. After the menopause, decreased oestrogen levels mean that skin loses its plumpness and tone, and it may be left dry and more sensitive to allergies. So it’s important to ensure that your skin thoroughly cleansed and well moisturised and the steps recommended for your thirties and fortes are continued.