Super skin: great ways to make your face and neck look younger
Getting older means you need to take better care of yourself in a number of different ways. In the heydays of our youth, life is often more carefree and simpler. Less attention is paid to things like skincare, diet, and hydration. As we age, though, enjoying yourself at night can have a detrimental effect on your skin the next day, and all these late nights of fun and frolics add up.
There comes a point when you look in the mirror and the face looking back is unfamiliar! Here are some great ways to make the skin on your face and neck look a decade younger or more.
Trust in a pro
The fastest route to super skin is with the help of a professional. Skincare is their business. You know a lot about your skin, like how it used to look and how it feels now. A skincare professional knows about the skin itself and how different skin types respond to different treatments. Work with them to design a treatment plan to roll back the years.
One of the most popular treatments to rejuvenate and brighten the skin is Obagi skincare from the City Skin Clinic. Obagi C skincare is a prescription skincare system that uses Vitamin C, Arbutin, and hydroquinone to reduce dark spots, fine lines and wrinkles and to repair sun damage. It transforms the appearance of aged skin with its natural brightening and antioxidant properties.
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Exfoliate less, moisturise more
Everyone should have their own skincare regimen. You may rely on a trusty night cream or make the most of face masks and toners, but as you get older you need to adapt your regimen to suit your skin. Older skin is often dryer and more delicate. Using deep scrub exfoliating soaps or chemical-based peels is too harsh for older skin. It needs soft cleansing and extra moisturising.
Choosing a softer cleanser, and avoid soaps with a texture or scrubbing particles. Be gentle, and add extra moisturising steps. Try mixing things up and using an eye-specific cream to reduce bags or dark circles around the eyes. Use a favoured facial moisturiser on the cheeks and forehead and a Vitamin C-infused product on the neck to promote collagen production and skin tightening.
Take a collagen supplement
The neck can be a hard place to treat. It is a large area, and the skin of the neck is different to the skin on the face. Products that treat fine lines and wrinkles often do not have a strong enough effect on the neck. Collagen supplements that contain hyaluronic acid help the skin absorb more water and look plumper and fresher.
Collagen is an important protein that forms the basic structure of the skin. By supplementing your collagen levels you are giving your body more of what it needs to naturally repair and rejuvenate the skin. Vitamin C also helps the body to produce collagen naturally. Supplementing both can help make the skin on the neck look younger again better than any cream or moisturiser.
With the help of these skin treatments, you can take years off your neck and face and rediscover your youthful looks. Ageing changes the demands of our skin, and we need to adapt our skincare routines to accommodate its new needs.
