Skincare Tips For Any Age | What You Should Be Doing In Your 20's, 30's, 40's & 50's
When it comes to skincare, if there’s one piece of advice we can share, it’s that it’s much easier to prevent than it is to treat.
From pigmentation, scarring, fine lines, and wrinkles - if you can commit to putting in the work now (that is, actually remembering to do your skincare routine in the first place…) rest assured, you’ll be much better off in the long run. Regardless of your age.
Skincare Tips For Your 20’s
Your 20’s is all about prevention. From fine lines and wrinkles, pigmentation and scarring, if you can put in the hard work now, you'll reap the benefits for years to come.
Start using an eye cream in the morning and night; this can help keep the skin nice and plump to help prevent crow's feet.
Implement a Vitamin C serum in your morning routine to help fight against free radicals and everyday pollutants in the air.
Exfoliate twice weekly
SPF daily on repeat - it’s the one product that is guaranteed to help prevent pigmentation
Skincare Tips For Your 30’s
In your 30’s it’s important to maintain a healthy relationship with your skin and continue looking at it from a holistic approach. Your hormones can fluctuate, especially if you’re having children so laying the foundations and being consistent is key.
Invest in your skincare - there are some products and treatments which are absolutely worth every cent.
Retinol and Vitamin A are your new best friend - any anti-aging products to helps increase your skin cell turnover will do wonders. The Is Clinical Active Serum is one of our favourites and it’s suitable for those while pregnant!
Maintain positive, healthy lifestyle choices to ensure you’re glowing from the inside out; what you eat, drink and do on a general day-to-day basis impacts the health of your skin.
Skincare Tips For Your 40’s
As we age, wrinkles and fine lines start to be more of a focus as your skin finds it harder to hold onto moisture, so we are looking for products and treatments that can help smooth these out to hydrate and plump the skin.
Make sure your creams and moisturisers include hyaluronic acid. Like a big glass of water for the skin, it will help rewind the clock and plump out any dry and dehydrated areas which are where you start to notice fine lines and wrinkles more.
Look for those also containing Vitamin C & E to help with any scaring and pigmentation.
Include an eye cream in the morning and night
Continue to use SPF daily to prevent any further skin damage
Skincare Tips For Your 50’s +
The elasticity of the skin is half that of when you were younger, and much like the pill, menopause, and HRT can cause many similar effects, so you want to look for products that can help hydrate and plump the skin and help smooth out uneven skin tones as well as reduce any scarring.
Regularly moisturise; you want to keep your skin nice and hydrated as it starts to thin out so make sure you opt for a thick, rich cream-based moisturiser.
Implement a hydrating mask twice a week into your routine
Include a Vitamin C to help with any pigmentation and scarring. The Emma Lewisham Skin Reset is a beautifully potent serum that helps smooth out uneven skin tones and is also 100% natural!
Implement collagen-boosting retinol products to help resurface the skin and encourage regular skin cell turnover as the rate at which this process occurs significantly decreases as we age.
SPF always.
If you do have any particular skin concerns (especially with lockdown) or are not sure where to begin when it comes to choosing the right products for your skin, booking in for a virtual skin consultation with our therapists from SELF by The Parlour Room is a great place to start. Simple email us below to coordinate a time that suits you best, have your current skincare routine ready and after an initial consultation, our therapists will guide you on the best at-home care to achieve your skin goals and help keep your skin healthy and hydrated, glowing at any age.
