taking care of your precious skin

We all wanted to have timeless beauty.  Often we envy older women who are still young-looking, and sometimes even younger-looking than us.  It's just a matter of taking care of one's skin. We almost read a lot about different skin care products and anti-ageing products, the fact is, we can't stop our skin to age, it's natural.  What we can do is to help our skin still look young and fresh despite the age.  Here are the common skin problems and what we can do about it.

When we are in our 20's

 

PROBLEM: This is our best skin ever, but this is also the time when acne, pimples and blemishes appeared due to hormonal imbalance caused by stress in school, work, or relationship.           

DAYTIME TREATMENT: Use moisturizer that fits your skin type. Use sunblock when you leave the house especially during summer.

NIGHTTIME TREATMENT: When acne or pimples appear, use an acne medication and for acne scars, use whitening cream to lighten the marks and moisturize.

When we are in our 30's

PROBLEM: This is the time when brown spots appear.  You will notice too fine lines around your eyes, corners of lips, that we call laugh lines. 

DAYTIME TREATMENT: Use whitening moisturizer before applying make-up, this will reduce the brown spots.

NIGHTTIME TREATMENT: Since the regeneration of the cells at this age take slower, use a serum or cream that would expedite skin cell turnover, there are a lot of skin reform creams in the market, use also a gentle exfoliator.

When we are in our 40's

PROBLEM: The fine lines that appeared in our 30's are more visible or noticeable now.  This results to wrinkles and sagging of the face and dryness because we are nearing menopause.

DAYTIME TREATMENT: Drink a lot of water, this would help to prevent the wrinkles to deepen. Use also a wrinkle corrector available at your favorite beauty shops.

NIGHTTIME TREATMENT: This age needs a stronger reform/repair cream and serum than the ones we used in our 30's.

When we are in our 50's and above

PROBLEM: This is the age when women lacks moisture, more wrinkles appear, so avoid soaps,wash,creams and other products that would dry the skin.

DAYTIME TREATMENT: Be careful when you choose a moisturizer, pick one that does not dry the skin, have a facial exercise to give the sagged skin a lift ( you should smile more often).

NIGHTTIME TREATMENT: A good moisturizer before going to bed and eye/lip contour cream because these are the key areas where your age is noticed.

Religious intake of water, enough sleep and exercise, healthy lifestyle are still the best ways to have and maintain beautiful skin as we age.

                   

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