With time, the skin’s natural reserves of elastin, collagen, and hyaluronic acid diminish, making it less firm. Here are tips for boosting the epidermis in depth after 50.
Less firm skin with the years is a perfectly natural process. Several factors can play a role in its loss of firmness; in particular, from age 50 onwards, the fall in estrogen and menopause do not help. The skin is drier, thinner, and looser. Prevention is, therefore, the keyword, but above all, you must listen to your skin.
Genetics and lifestyle (sleep, smoking, pollution) are all factors to be considered when dealing with skin aging. Suppose we want to avoid turning to medicine and/or cosmetic surgery by performing injections, for example. In that case, there are solutions that end up working in the long term and with regularity.
The importance of prevention
It is not a question of applying anti-wrinkle treatments from the age of twenty. The powerful active ingredients contained in the creams would not be of any actual use. However, it is always better to prevent than cure by opting for a natural, seasonal and varied diet, a healthy lifestyle, skin care adapted to one’s needs, and drinking plenty of water daily. Taking care of your skin is a global work of reflection on what you apply to it and the products and the way you use them. It is necessary to listen to oneself, to know one’s skin type, and add to one’s routine self-massage or facial yoga techniques with small tools. A roller or the Gua Sha amplifies the effects of the care products, decongests the epidermis, frees it from toxins, and boosts the collagen and elastin fibers.
From age 25, the skin loses 1% of collagen per year. This protein is essential to the firmness and bounce of the skin. Toning massages in beauty salons help to revive physiognomy, such as palpate-rolling for the body, Ko bi do, or anti-aging acupuncture for the face.
Revive and preserve fibroblasts
Massages help revive sleeping fibers and ensure better communication between the cells of the different epidermis layers. The skin has hyaluronic acid, collagen, and elastin reserves that decrease with time. Self-massages of the body and the face must be done daily to limit lymph clogging and boost microcirculation. It is better to do 5 minutes daily than 1 hour every two weeks. Regularity is essential.
Choosing the right care products at the same time helps to boost the reserves. For example, it is better to choose hyaluronic acid-based products with different molecular weights. The high molecular weights will remain on the surface, forming a moisturizing and protective shield. In contrast, the low molecular weights will go deeper to replenish the epidermis from the inside. The molecule will create a small mattress that will bring rebound, hydration, and firmness to the skin.
The importance of nourishing and moisturizing skincare
Looser skin is often drier and lacks water (hydration) and fat (nutrition). Therefore, it is essential to moisturize and nourish your skin deeply every day and with gentle massages. It is better to opt for the most natural skin care products possible because they contain 100% active ingredients that will do the skin well. And after age 50, we rely on regenerating and nourishing oils such as borage, argan, or wild rose oil. Care products enriched with antioxidants are also to be preferred.
Beware of overly aggressive cleansers
To rid your skin of impurities, gentle gestures and non-stripping products are essential. In addition to foaming cleansers or micellar waters, double cleansing with an oil base and floral water is preferable, as it will neutralize limescale. The floral water of Damascus rose, or helichrysum is ideal. The first one tones and soothes, while the second regenerates and helps cellular renewal.
Food supplements, cures, and lifestyle
We must preserve our skin from the outside using topical means and from the inside via diet and dietary supplements. We, therefore, rely on fatty acids such as omega 3, 6, and 9 found in many edible oils. They will nourish and strengthen from the inside. A collagen cure is also a good idea without forgetting that it is imperative to drink a lot of water and practice regular physical activity to tone up the muscles and, thus, the skin in depth.