The older we get, the more skin cells need portions of life-giving moisture. It is no coincidence that the first remedy that girls put on their face is a moisturizer. We feel when natural resources are scarce and we try to help the skin. But it turns out that each age has its own rules of hydration. If you know and follow them, then "beauty injections" will not be needed for a long time! After all, high-quality moisturizing is, first of all, preserving the youthfulness of the skin and effective prevention of wrinkles.
How to keep moisture in the skin?
Human skin is almost two-thirds water. Most of the valuable moisture is concentrated in the dermis - the middle layer of the skin. And a little - in the stratum corneum - that is, the epidermis. If we imagine the skin in the form of a sponge, then it is the dermis - the middle layer of the skin that maintains the optimal level of moisture. If the moisture reserves in the cells of the dermis have reached a critical value, there is a feeling of dryness and tingling of the skin, peeling may occur, due to the loss of elasticity, the first wrinkles appear.
To restore the moisture balance in the skin, light means - creams, serums and sprays are not enough. We'll have to use "heavy artillery" - dense, nutritious, nutrient-rich compounds. In addition, you need to tune in to adherence to the drinking regime - without taking enough water inside, it is impossible to significantly affect the situation. So start your day with a glass of clean water and a serving of age-matched moisturizer!
Moisturizing rules: gradation by age 20+
This is the best time for a woman's skin - a period of her prime and healthy glow. All the substances that the skin needs, it is able to produce itself. And even if there are comedones on the face, this is not a reason to interfere with the natural processes of the skin! To reduce the amount of inflammatory elements on the face and relieve redness, in most cases, a gentle cleansing followed by anti-inflammatory care is sufficient.
Dr. Ranella Hirsch, PhD, President of the American Society for Cosmetic Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine, believes: “In many cases, skin rashes can be avoided. They are often the result of illiterate care - the use of products that violate the hydrolipid mantle of the skin and remove its natural secretion. This makes the sebaceous glands work even harder, producing more secretion to cover the deficit, resulting in clogged skin pores and acne."
Quality care: Use gentle products to cleanse your skin. If you are of a normal type, morning washing and cleansing the skin with the use of delicate cosmetics before bed is enough. If the skin is oily, in the morning and in the evening, you need to use a gel for washing, and if dry, use cosmetic milk, cream and other products of a dense texture before going to bed.
Moisturizing: The main thing when choosing a moisturizer is the presence of an SPF 15 or 20, which guarantees protection against UVA and UVB rays. Apply cream to wet skin! And no matter your age, moisturize your face, neck and chest line.
Night recovery: Use a moisturizing serum or cream before bed. Dermatologists recommend paying attention to the derivatives of vitamin A - retinoids. It is the gold standard for the prevention and reduction of wrinkles, stimulating collagen production and relieving acne. Retinol creams are applied strictly at night, distributed in a thin layer over the skin of the face.
Moisturizing day and night creams New Aqua Hybrid Hydro by Eveline Cosmetics
- Intensive hydration of the skin during the day and at night.
- The funds are developed on the basis of new hybrid technologies.
- Smoothes the skin, making it soft and velvety.
Anti-aging cream Substiane SPF 15, La Roche-Posay
- Suitable for all skin types, including sensitive skin.
- Effectively moisturizes the skin, increases its elasticity.
- Makes wrinkles less visible.
30+
“Even if you've taken good care of your skin over the past decade, chances are you'll start to notice fine lines on your face, especially around your eyes and mouth,” says Susan Taylor, MD, assistant professor of dermatology at Columbia University. - Light-skinned women may notice age spots. The skin becomes thinner, it is characterized by a decrease in collagen, slowing down the process of cell renewal”. It is important to know that after thirty years we begin to lose up to three percent of hyaluronic acid annually, so it is important to replenish its reserves using appropriate cosmetics.
Quality care: Skin at this age may look dull. Delicate exfoliating procedures are designed to improve her condition. For this purpose, cleansers with fine abrasive particles, as well as creams and masks with glycolic or salicylic acid, are ideal. Use an AHA product in the morning to stimulate skin renewal and cleanse your face with creamy make-up removers in the evening.
Moisturizing: In addition to protecting the skin from sun damage, your moisturizer should contain antioxidants - green or white tea, as well as vitamin C - they will protect the skin from the damaging effects of free radicals - the main culprits of premature aging.
Be sure to apply creams for the skin around the eyes at this age. If dark circles are registered on it, use lightening formulations with kojic acid, licorice root extract, if puffiness is pronounced, use caffeine. Choose hyaluronic acid creams to moisturize your face.
Night recovery: “After thirty years, night creams or serums with retinol should be the mainstay of daily evening care,” says Dr. Ranella Hirsch.
Compliment Vitanorm Hydrogel Eye Serum
- Solves the main problems of the sensitive skin around the eyes: swelling and swelling, dark circles.
- Contains vitamin C and hyaluronic acid.
- Instantly refreshes, visually rejuvenates the skin of the eyelids.
Solaris face cream, Dr. Nona
- Based on natural oils, Dead Sea salt, vitamins.
- Strengthens the skin, helps to smooth wrinkles.
- Prevents hyperpigmentation.
40+
Metabolic processes in the skin gradually slow down, collagen becomes less, the skin loses its elasticity, retains less moisture. Deep wrinkles are visible on the face, and enlarged ports may be visible. In most cases, by the age of 40, a woman's skin becomes sensitive, tends to dryness. To slow down the natural aging process, it needs to be actively moisturized, nourished and strengthened. Fortunately, it's not difficult!
Quality care: Even the owners of oily skin after 40 years need to amend the rituals of cleansing. Gels and soaps for washing should be replaced by more delicate products. An ideal choice is cream or milk based on AHA acids. Such formulations should be used in the morning and evening.
Moisturizing: A moisturizer alone is no longer sufficient to meet the needs of the skin. Additionally, you should use a lotion or serum containing at least two types of antioxidants - such as green tea, lycopene, vitamin C. Serums should be alternated every 2 days, changing the formulations. “Different antioxidants solve different problems. By alternating cosmetics, you will get more benefits for the skin,”says Ava Shabman, MD, associate professor of dermatology.
If the skin looks dull and gray, give preference to moisturizing creams with peptides - they have a firming effect, have a positive effect on collagen-elastin fibers. Natural oils such as shea butter, coconut butter and hyaluronic acid will provide additional support to the skin.
Night recovery: Evening care should be provided with creams with a rich, nourishing texture. In addition to retinol, products may contain resveratrol, collagen, matrixil - the main defenders of youth.
Eye Balm, Dr. Nona
- Light texture, absorbs quickly.
- Contains "beauty vitamin" E.
- Eliminates dark circles under the eyes.
Anti-aging skin line 40+ with 24k gold, Eveline Cosmetics
- A collection of products that moisturize, nourish and tone the skin.
- The funds act in a complex way, complementing each other's action.
- Ensure recovery at the cellular level.
50+
Cell renewal is now even slower. The wrinkles don't go away after you stop squinting or smiling, and the pores are more visible, especially on the nose or cheeks. The skin has become even drier, the oval of the face loses its elasticity, dark spots are visible on the face - hyperpigmentation. And even if significant changes in appearance are visible to the naked eye, this is not a reason for grief! Competent home care and cosmetic procedures in the clinic will help to restore the girlish glow and radiance to the skin.
Quality care: The older the skin, the more delicate the cleansing should be. Perhaps it's time to give up waterproof cosmetics and use gentle formulations. Extreme cleansing procedures are difficult for the skin, relieve unnecessary stress! Choose an extra moisturizing milk for cleansing the skin or a hydrophilic oil for washing, use the selected formula once a day - before bed.
Moisturizing: An ideal choice for mature skin - anti-aging kits consisting of creams and serums (concentrates). Means from one line act in a targeted manner, enhancing each other's action. Serums should be applied daily under the cream. They should contain peptides and antioxidants, vitamin C.
“To combat crow's feet, use a collagen eye cream,” advises dermatologist Patricia Veksler. And the composition of the face cream should contain natural oils, hyaluronic acid and ceramides.
Night recovery: Night remedies with retinoids and phytoestrogens - natural substances of plant origin that mimic the action of female sex hormones - estrogens will provide the skin with comfort. They strengthen the skin framework, prevent age-related sagging of tissues.
Avon True Nutra Effects Anti-Aging Refresh 55+ Line
- Supports the health and beauty of aging skin.
- Contains natural seed extracts.
- The set includes two creams - day and night.
Anti-aging ampoule with mucin, Vprove
- A good choice for the care of tired and dehydrated skin.
- Contains a valuable component - snail mucin.
- Activates the processes of rejuvenation in the body, provides intensive renewal.
Expert commentary
Anna Ponomareva, dermatologist at the laser aesthetic medicine clinic, cosmetologist. Specializes in laser surgery and therapeutic cosmetology
At the age of 18+, our skin needs proper cleansing, taking into account the type of skin and some features, for example, comedones, inflammatory processes. In terms of hydration, the most important thing is to preserve the hydrolipid membrane as long as possible. Therefore, the strategy should be as follows: competent cleansing, moisturizing and protecting the skin.
Smart cleansing is the use of mild, alcohol-free products so as not to dry out the skin. For moisturizing, it is better to use fluid creams with a light texture. And the most important thing at this age is not to abuse bad habits, sunburn and self-relieve inflammation and comedones.
After thirty years, the skin begins to lose elasticity and softness, which in turn leads to the appearance of the first wrinkles, peeling and irritation. It is believed that after this age, the skin loses up to 3% of hyaluronic acid every year, so it is so important to start replenishing it by switching to deeper hydration. How can this be achieved?
For general skin care that includes cleansing and moisturizing, add hyaluronic acid serums, which should be applied twice a day before the cream, morning and evening. At this age, it is useful to regularly visit a beautician. From salon procedures, you can advise deep cleansing of the skin with peels based on fruit acids, the use of various moisturizing masks, massage, biorevitalization.
At the age of 40+, metabolic processes in our body begin to slow down, the production of our own collagen, the substance responsible for the condition of our skin, decreases. Because of this, deeper wrinkles appear, some women experience the first signs of gravitational ptosis of soft tissues (drooping of the corners of the lips, etc.), pores expand due to loss of elasticity, and an almost constant feeling of dry skin appears. To combat the first signs of skin aging, it is necessary to switch to moisturizing creams with antioxidants, peptides, collagen. Be sure to use nourishing creams. At this age, one home care to maintain moisture in the skin becomes catastrophically small, high-quality salon care is needed - mesotherapy, various minimally invasive techniques, for example, plasma-lifting, which can improve the quality of the skin, saturate it with moisture, restore it to a healthy color and get rid of hyperpigmentation, small wrinkles, reduced tone and age-related ptosis.
Expert commentary
Irina Yurievna Kopylova, dermatovenerologist, cosmetologist, specialist in laser medicine, Federal State Budgetary Institution "State Research Center for Laser Medicine FMBA"
The peak of biological activity falls on twenty years, when our body produces all the necessary substances on its own. At this age, it is good enough to cleanse the skin, taking into account its individual characteristics, and use a moisturizer to maintain balance. To avoid overdrying your skin, it is best not to use alcohol-based care products.
By the age of 30, it's time to switch to deeper hydration, which will help protect your skin from premature aging. You need to take hyaluronic acid in capsules, use care products based on it. This will help to replenish the body's natural reserves of hyaluronic acid, which are gradually decreasing.
At 40 it's time to resort to hardware cosmetology. Laser cosmetology in combination with skin care products containing collagen and peptides will help keep the skin youthful. The wrinkles that appear will help remove Botox injections. Mesotherapy, biorevitalization, photorejuvenation also contribute to hydration at the age of over forty.
It should be remembered that at any age you do not need to get too carried away by the sun's rays - tanning dries the skin, takes moisture from it. Adhering to your drinking regime will also help to retain the moisture that our skin needs so much.
Good hydration helps maintain a beautiful complexion and healthy skin. If you experience symptoms such as peeling, feeling of tightness, tingling sensation when applying moisturizers, you should definitely consult a specialist.
