Anyone who wants great looking skin needs it, because prevention works so much better than correction. As an esthetician, I find that most women realize the importance of daily moisturizing, but most do not consistently exfoliate and use facial masks. These give you the visual benefit while moisturizing gives you the beneath the surface benefit. .
It's true that when you're in your TEENS AND TWENTIES, unless you're an extreme sun worshipper most people don't see serious signs of aging. However, your skin will begin to accumulate dead skin cells which will produce an uneven skin texture and you'll begin to lose that natural, youthful, healthy radiance. Try to spend 3 minutes - twice daily on your skin; it only takes 21 days to establish a routine, and you'll never be sorry.
Your THIRTIES will bring skin that begins to look tired and dull, and you'll begin to see tiny lines around your mouth and eyes and if you have oily skin your pores will begin to enlarge. Now you'll need to be sure your moisturizers have anti-oxidants because twice weekly exfoliating and twice daily moisturizing with those anti-oxidants is needed to keep your face and neck, youthful and healthy looking. If you're not using an eye cream, twice daily - you should be.
In your Forties, you body will produce less collagen and elastin which is what supports the moisture in your skins cells and keeps your skin firm. As a result you'll begin to see a lack of firmness which means that those fine lines and wrinkles that appeared in your thirties, will deepen and become wrinkles. Now, lifting and firming or anti-aging are the ingredients you should be looking for in your day and night moisturizers.
Your skin will become dryer in your Fifties, and it doesn't matter what type skin you've always had. That loss of moisture you experienced in your forties, becomes more intense and that equals a slackening of the skin in the neck and jawline area and those wrinkles will become creases. So, your list of anti-aging, and lifting and firming ingredients will need to include vitamins and extra moisture to help give added strength to your skin.
In your SIXTIES and OLDER, the dark spots appear on your face, neck and hands. Your face and neck will show extreme loss of elasticity. Your relaxed skin will become sagging skin. Your forehead and above the nose creases will become furrows and you'll need to add anti-age spot treatments to the strongest possible lifting and firming additives, in your twice daily skin care regime.
The above descriptions are what each age group can expect, without the use of skin care products. This information should help with using what you need, when it's needed for your age group and skin type. Ultimately, using your full twice a day, skin care regimen will pay off with your skin always looking firmer and younger than you actually are.
