Holding back the hands of time seems like a full time job after a while! Well, not really, but still...
How does one get or maintain beautiful skin?
The long and the short of it is: prevent, solve, and maintain.
Does it really matter what you use or do?
How much is genetic?
Those are the million dollar questions. And companies are banking on the answer in research and development.
The answer is both. But with all the products on the market targeted to specific areas of skin, there is a product to solve nearly every skin situation from acne to dryness, even to wrinkles and sagging.
That said, my mother-in-law who had beautiful skin used only Jergens original hand lotion on her face for years. Then she stopped for some reason, perhaps because it was harder to find.
I'd be afraid to do that. I've used specific products from the time I was about 18. Some of them I am still using. The rest I try, rotate, return or rebuy.
Try some new products
Everyone finds products that work for them at a price they are willing to pay and can afford. But if you are still using what you've used for 10 years, you might consider trying some of the newer products available as some of them are cutting edge. Don't discount trying products from companies such as Olay or Avon, both of which have some good, and sometimes very good, skin care.
Add a serum, if you have not used one -- or consider a different one.
I think our skin gets used to a product and it ceases to work as well -- or it has reached its optimum level. Switching products will sometimes jumpstart the skin.
How can you get past the hype?
How much can you believe when images are photoshopped?
Good questions. Dunno. Try them for yourself; listen to your friends, if they have tried them; read blogs such as this one; check out reviews online at MUA or other places.
What about all the claims?
Frankly, to me, most of the claims sound the same. Large percentages see improved moisturization, lessening of wrinkles, smoother texture, brighter look... I always wonder if they are taking someone who has never done anything -- or if they are taking someone like me who has kept abreast of the products. It stands to reason that there will be greater results on a person who has neglected their skin than someone who has cared for it.
What do you do for your skin?
What are your specific concerns?
Is there something you would like me to discuss?
Karin
www.savvythinker.com
Originally posted 2010-01-30 08:23:38.
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People tell me I look at least 10 years younger than I am. I agree with you: prevent and maintain. But there’s another ingredient in the equation — genetics. My mother had gorgeous skin — and she never did anything and still looked gorgeous until she got cancer; now the cancer is gone and she’s taking lots of flaxseed oil and fish oils and her skin is gorgeous again — and she’s 73.
I have been wearing sunscreen religiously since I was 27 — every day, rain or shine. I have tried them all, but keep going back to the cheapo Ocean Potion for faces b/c it’s got a high percentage of zinc and just feels good on my skin.
I use a serum with vit C that I add myself — powdered stuff from the Vitamin shoppe — since Vit C degrades quickly in solution, adding it as a powder to my serum right before applying means that it’s more potent.
Then I use a light moisturizer in the winter. I have oily skin, so in the summer I don’t need the moisturizer; the serum is enough.
Then sunscreen. Every day. Rain or shine.
I also take supplements: fish oil, flaxseed, vit C. I notice a difference when I go on vacation on don’t take them…. they’re really supposed to help my arthritis, but they help my skin, too.
So that’s what works for me: Thanks, Mom!!!
You look great, for sure! What serum do you use? Might be folks with oily skin would like to know.
I like the Awake vitamin C for that reason, because it is a powder that liquifies when you put it on your skin. I think it stays potent that way too. Plus you can add more, if you feel like you want to. I put it in the palm of my hand and apply with my other hand. It liquifies as I put my finger in it.
Thanks for being here!
I’m betting what you buy is less expensive than Awake, so it would be a really good resource.