Easy is the word of the day. Makeup is an instant solution for us all. Glamourous and beautiful skin is just a foundation and concealer away.
When we are young, this is all you need. Once you begin to age a little, skin needs a little extra love. Skin that is not healthy will start showing the signs of ageing quite fast. It is essential that we keep our skin well-nourished from the very beginning.
To do this in the right manner, it is essential to understand the changes that our skin goes through with the passage of time.
The skin on our face is naturally thinner and more sensitive than the rest of the body. This makes the first signs of ageing look more prominent on the face. The earliest signs are usually the appearance of wrinkles. Their timing is generally related to genes but can also be accelerated by other causes like exposure to smoking, pollution, sunlight, drugs, stress, improper diet, lack of sleep and seasonal changes.
Other than the appearance of wrinkles, there are a few signs related to your skin that can be broadly categorized in terms of the age we are at. You should also remember that though these are the most common skin changes as per age, there may be people whose skin tends to stay young for longer than others, or even age faster.
These are the years of glory.
This is also the time when the skin really develops between normal, oily, dry, or combination. The skin type is generally affected by the hormones in the body.
At this stage, your skin is beginning to change and is a mix.It is young heading towards mature.
In the first half of the 20’s, the appearance of small fine premature wrinkles is evident but not very clear.These can be seen near the eyebrows and the outer corner of the eyes.These fine lines, or laugh lines as they are also known as, are more apparent when the person is smiling.The second half of your 20’s sees the not-very-evident lines becoming more visible, especially around the eyebrows and mouth.During these years, it is possible for fatty cells to move downward. This causes faint lines to become more evident around the edges of the nostrils and corners of the mouth.There may also be slight softening of face and neck.
This is the time when you should really start taking extra care of your skin, if you haven’t started doing it already.
As you hit the 30’s, the skin starts losing elasticity and starts losing moisture from the skin.As the skin’s repair mechanism starts degrading, the skin starts looking dull and tired.By the end 30’s, wrinkles are surely to become more prominent.
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In the first half of 40’s, expect the wrinkles to become deeper. The neck area has fewer fat cells and sebaceous glands, which is important for skin hydration.Due to lack of skin hydration of the skin, the neck area may particularly become vulnerable to aging process.In the later stage of the 40s, expect structure changes of the facial contours that are caused by loss of skin elasticity and bone thinning.The collagen in the skin becomes softer and dryer.Moreover, the skin’s ability to hold moisture also reduces considerably.
During this stage, the rate of aging increases, skin becomes thinner, the elastin levels diminish and the collagen levels get disrupted, causing the skin to compress or flatten.
Skin at this age in life is termed as mature skin and needs additional care.There is a significant change towards the chin to be noticed.The facial shape changes around the jaw line and chin and the skin texture becomes thicker.The destruction of skin collagen continues and the cells responsible for elastin restoration may diminish completely.
This is the age by which most women hit menopause, and this leads to a lot of changes that are seen on your skin.As the skin alters structurally, its functions also alter.Healing takes longer and bruising becomes more evident.The skin’s ability to get rid of toxins reduces and blood circulation also reduces.Over time the skin becomes more sensitive to infections and vitamin D production.
By regularly following the above mentioned tips, you may be able to delay the process of skin ageing. Skin ageing is inevitable and the process can only be slowed down with a regular maintenance routine.
The sooner you begin, the easier skin care is.
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