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Your skin at 20, 30, 40 and 50
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Your fifties
What to expect: By now, skin starts to acquire true 'character' in the form of fine wrinkles, and the lines you develop in your fifties and sixties may deepen into folds. This is because, post-menopausally, there's much less oestrogen being produced and without oestrogen, skin becomes thinner and more fragile. It is also less able to retain moisture and the production of collagen and elastin slows down significantly. As Dr Klein explains, 'the loss of elastic fibres in the skin accelerates tremendously after 50,' so as well as wrinkling, skin can begin to sag and droop, and some women may develop a jowly appearance. In the fifties, skin tone is also likely to become more uneven, with an increasing number of 'sun spots'. Staying out of the sun is crucial if you don't want these spots to worsen, and while doing this won't erase the years, heading for the shade will help prevent sun from further diminishing the skin's 'bounce-back' factor.
Your fifties
What to expect: By now, skin starts to acquire true 'character' in the form of fine wrinkles, and the lines you develop in your fifties and sixties may deepen into folds. This is because, post-menopausally, there's much less oestrogen being produced and without oestrogen, skin becomes thinner and more fragile. It is also less able to retain moisture and the production of collagen and elastin slows down significantly. As Dr Klein explains, 'the loss of elastic fibres in the skin accelerates tremendously after 50,' so as well as wrinkling, skin can begin to sag and droop, and some women may develop a jowly appearance. In the fifties, skin tone is also likely to become more uneven, with an increasing number of 'sun spots'. Staying out of the sun is crucial if you don't want these spots to worsen, and while doing this won't erase the years, heading for the shade will help prevent sun from further diminishing the skin's 'bounce-back' factor.
What you may need: Treat skin with the TLC that it deserves, choosing products designed to help turn back the clock, but which aren't so harsh that they'll cause flare-ups in skin that's become more sensitive.
- Rich cleanser (in cream or pomade)
- Rosewater or ultra-gentle skin freshener
- SPF moisturiser with additional anti-ageing benefits
- Anti-ageing night cream
- Anti-ageing eye cream
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