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Is it the right time for you to be on an anti-aging skincare regimen?

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A toner, wrinkle cream, exfoliant, Botox injections and skin tightening sessions — What exactly do we need to keep our skin looking supple and youthful looking? With so many options vying for our attention, the anti-aging skincare landscape can feel like a maze, and it’s easy to get trapped in a routine that can hurt our delicate skin.

Young skin vs. mature skin

For us to gain a better understanding of what aging skin requires, it is imperative that we take a look at the characteristics of a 20-something-year-old skin that skin 30 years and beyond are missing. Here’s a quick rundown:

Young skin quickly produces skin precursors, such as collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid, in high volumes. This is the main reason why our skin very seldom looked tired in our 20’s even after several days in a row of late night parties. Mature skin produces much less of these components.

A strong, protective outer barrier shields young skin from damage and dryness. As skin gets older, pores become larger, surface water loss increases, and skin becomes moisture deprived.

Young skin contains higher levels of antioxidants that provide an added layer of protection against damaging UV rays and free radicals. By neutralizing free radicals, antioxidants protect the skin from multiple signs of skin aging. Antioxidants come in significantly lower quantities in older skin types, making our mature skin more vulnerable to damage.

Cells in young skin churn out higher loads of energy, allowing skin repair and rejuvenation to take place easily and more efficiently. In mature skin, cellular energy decreases more and more as senescence, or the body’s natural ageing process, sets in. That means longer periods to complete skin cell turnovers and more unattended cracks on the skin.

What our ageing skin wants and needs

Ageing skin generally sets in towards the late 20’s to early 30’s. According to a feature article on the Scientific American1, Suzan Obagi from the University of Pittsburgh points out that a person makes 1 per cent less collagen every year after the age of 20. That means, we all should have been on some kind of an anti-aging skincare regimen the day we turned 20! Chances are, most of us are guilty that we haven’t considered one until now when wrinkles are beginning to creep in.

1 Link: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-does-skin-wrinkle-wit/#

This is how our anti-aging routines should look like for every decade of our lives:

• 20’s: Fold in topical antioxidants in your skincare routine. The most beneficial topical antioxidants you can get from your creams are Vitamins C, E and B3 (Niacinamide). These three work in combination to re-energize your skin, protect it from damage and help correct already visible signs of skin aging.

• 30’s: Incorporate products that support skin healing and regeneration in both your daytime and nighttime routines. During the day, you need more protection and treatment from antioxidants and sheer moisturizers. At night, apply products that pack in moisture into your skin, particularly ones that contain hyaluronic acid, collagen and alpha hydroxy acids. Don’t use retinol just yet unless you see signs of premature skin aging.

40’s: Include retinol or get a prescription for a retinoid cream. Apply Vitamin A containing products only at night as this ingredient easily breaks down upon exposure to sunlight.

50’s: You’ll need more of every ingredient mentioned above. If Botox seems to be an acceptable course for you then, it might be a good time for you to get one. As always, regular exfoliation and even skin tightening procedures can help your skin resist visible signs of skin aging.

How we love our skin eventually shows up on our face. Healthy lifestyle choices also help you keep your skin beautiful and glowing. Let’s all start to make that healthier shift right now — perhaps vanity will motivate us to finally do it!

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