Recession Proof Your Skin

What to look out for in the different age categories?

20s
- Preventing sun damage
- Reducing inflammation
=> to minimize effects of aging

How?
Naturally calming, antioxidants help combat inflammation and will help reverse sun damage if you use them at night, says Chapas. These powerful molecules also counteract damage from smoke, pollution, and other environmental stressors.

Skin is thinnest around the eyes, which is the first area where fine lines will appear. Sunglasses and a moisturizer with sunscreen will keep crow's-feet at bay.

30s
- Boost cell turnover
- Gets rid of dead cells
- Creates new collagen
- Makes pores look smaller
=> Complexion does not glow as brightly once you hit 30 years old as cells are not regenerating as quickly.
Dead-cell buildup dulls the skin's surface so its recommended to use retinols to boost cell turnover so skin gets rid of dead cells and creates new collagen faster. They also fade brown spots and plump skin, which makes pores look smaller.

How?
Exfoliate skin on a regular basis or use products with Retinol.

To depuff puffy eyebags, go for eyecreams which contains caffeine and anti-inflammatories like ginseng.

40s
- Brown spots
- Sagging
- Rosacea-induced redness
=> due to cummulative UV damage

How?
Anti-inflammatories can help to reduce redness and amping up exfoliation ensures that active antiaging ingredients like peptides and skin-brightening kojic acid can penetrate.

3 factors that speed up aging

1. DRIVING
Car windows don't block UVA rays hence most drivers end up with more sun damage on their cheeks.

2. RUNNING
Bouncing up and down makes skin sag faster, so runners should start using firming peptides at an earlier age.

3. SLEEPING
If you sleep at the sides all the time, the wrinkles will be more compressed, and you might have an unnatural line next to your nose from the pressure. Its recommended to sleep faceup.

Courtesy from Marie Claire