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Normal skin. Beautiful skin - affordable perfection

After 30 years, you look the way you deserve - they say the people. But this is only partly true. Different skin types age differently.

Some girls notice the first signs of age on their faces as early as 18 years old, but in fact we start aging much later. The appearance of mimic wrinkles and age spots, which sometimes "spoil" young skin, has nothing to do with the aging process of the body. All of the above is the result of insufficient skin care, but in no way signs of age.

Real age-related changes appear on the face only after 30 years, when the processes of cell renewal slow down in the body, microcirculation is disturbed and metabolism decreases. But it is still too early to speak at this time about skin withering - an indispensable stage of its aging, although the status of the skin is still changing. The skin of a woman after 30 years in the language of cosmetology is called mature. And nevertheless, you should not be upset.

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The skin is a hormone-dependent organ, and at the age of 30-35 years, all vital hormones are still produced in sufficient quantities. This means that if you take care of it correctly, taking into account not only its type and individual characteristics, but also the type of aging, you can achieve amazing results.

How to care for your skin after 30 years

If you evaluate the condition of the skin of women at this age, you can see that it will be completely different. Some of the fair sex will look 20 years old, as if biological age has no influence on them. Others can be given "all 35" - pronounced wrinkles, a decrease in skin turgor, a floating oval of the face. Does this mean that the first ladies took better care of their skin, and their care products were more effective?

Not really. Different women differ not only in the type of skin (normal, dry, oily, combination) and its condition (sensitive, dehydrated), but also in the type of facial aging. Only taking into account all the factors, you can stay young and beautiful longer. There are three important secrets for this:

  1. The main secrets of preserving youthful skin.
  2. Professional cosmetics.

Secrets of youthful skin: 5anti-age tips

If you want to see your skin healthy and beautiful as long as possible, do not believe in the miraculous properties of cosmetics. The skin is a reflection of the changes that occur inside the body, which means that caring for it should be comprehensive. A portion of the cream in the morning and in the evening is not enough, you must lead a healthy lifestyle!

Get plenty of sleep

The skin of 30-year-old women reacts sharply to stress, so lack of sleep is immediately reflected on the face. The skin becomes dull, gray, the eyelid area turns red, and if you also leaned on coffee or alcohol in the evening, swelling appears. Sleep is the best stress cure, including for your face!

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Studysports

The results of an interesting study were published by specialists at McMaster University in Ontario. They gathered two groups of like-minded people from 20 to 84 years old. The first group went in for sports three times a week, and the second did not practice intense loads. Skin biopsy showed that in the elderly people from the first group, the qualitative characteristics of the deep layers of the skin corresponded to young skin! While the second - biological age. There is something to think about, right?

Eat a healthy diet

Is it trite? But effective! You can talk for a long time about the dangers of fast food, but it's better just not to eat it. Eliminate or at least limit store-bought sausages and sausages, semi-finished products, as well as pasties and pies from the tray - the skin condition will immediately improve. And if you still drink at least 1.5 liters of water a day, your skin will visually become brighter and fresher, and from the inside - it will be optimally hydrated.

Use funds withSPF all year round

After 25-30 years, the risk of pigmentation, which is difficult to correct, increases. To prevent this problem, apply sunscreen cream to the face, neck, décolleté and hands. The minimum SPF is 30.

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Plan your anti-aging care

After 30 years, a woman should switch to anti-aging cosmetics. Regular moisturizer and simple morning and night cleansing are no longer enough. For the skin to be velvety, fresh and youthful, it will be necessary to expand the cosmetic arsenal. Anti-aging moisturizing cream, nourishing cream (evening), toning lotions, moisturizing and regenerating masks and serums should settle on your dressing table.

9 best ingredients in anti-aging cosmetics:
- hyaluronic acid;
- peptides;
- ANA acids;
- retinoids;
- vitamins A, C and E;
- seaweed;
- collagen.

How different skin types age

Tired type of aging: moderately dry to normal skin

Stellar example: Kim Basinger, Julia Roberts.

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The first type of aging affects women with normal to moderately dry skin, sometimes with increased sensitivity. Usually they have an asthenic (thin) or normosthenic physique, the face is oval or diamond-shaped. In the morning, the skin looks great, pleases with freshness and blush, and by the evening it takes on a tired look, nature seems to "throw in" 3-5 years. The main reason for the changes is the violation of microcirculation in the deep layers.

The main signs are:

  • Dull complexion, acquires an earthy tint with age.
  • Decreased skin turgor and muscle tone.
  • Descent of the corners of the eyes and mouth.
  • The manifestation of the pattern of the nasolabial triangle and the lacrimal groove.
  • Visual loss of volume.

What to do?

First of all, you should take care of proper rest as an effective means of reducing skin stress. When choosing cosmetics, give preference to components that improve complexion and stimulate collagen synthesis. These are products with vitamin C, antioxidants and AHA acids.

Be sure to practice self-massage of the face. The procedure, carried out in accordance with all the rules, will improve the movement of blood in the lymph and tissues, and will noticeably refresh. And do not forget about salon care - lymphatic drainage procedures will be useful - classic manual massage, myolifting, vacuum lymphatic drainage. Chemical peels are recommended once a year to improve the condition of the skin and stimulate collagen synthesis.

Deformation type of aging: oily and combination skin

Stellar example: Svetlana Kryuchkova, Sophia Loren.

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It will not be difficult to recognize on the street a woman prone to this type of aging of the face - this is about 60 percent of our compatriots. This is how “heavy” full faces grow old. The skin of beautiful ladies is most often combined or oily, porous, often with rosacea and hypersensitivity to cosmetic care. The defining symptom of the deformation type is sagging of tissues, as the name suggests - the eyelids become baggy, the face circumference "floats", the cheeks drop. The reasons for the unpleasant changes are an excess of subcutaneous fat and a decrease in skin turgor.

The main signs are:

  • The appearance of puffiness.
  • The appearance of "wings", a double chin.
  • Bags under the eyes.
  • Vascular mesh (rosacea).
  • The cheeks hang over the nasolabial fold.
  • The oval of the face is lost.

What to do?

With this type of facial aging, prevention is the most important thing. Unfortunately, with the existing age-related changes - overhanging of the skin of the upper eyelids and cheeks, the appearance of fatty hernias, etc. - only surgical intervention is effective. Therefore, it is so important to start thoughtful skin care in time to prevent imperfections. Specialists show procedures that can restore muscle tone and thereby tighten the skin. This is a sculptural massage, myostimulation, a course of modeling masks. At home, you can pamper your skin with alginate and paraffin masks, rely on anti-couperose creams and serums, and also use care cosmetics that improve microcirculation in the layers of the skin. Creams containing seaweed, vitamins K, P and C are useful.

Fine wrinkled type of aging: normal, dry sensitive skin

Stellar example: Andie MacDowell, Audrey Hepburn.

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The beautiful half of humanity with this type of aging has normal or dry sensitive skin. Since such skin is quite thin and light, with age it does not stretch under the influence of the law of gravity, but retains its shape. But there is also some unpleasant news! It is covered first by small, and then by deep wrinkles. Over time, the face loses its beautiful porcelain glow - the skin requires moisture and protection. To keep it bright and fresh longer, it literally needs greenhouse conditions.

The main signs are:

  • Constant sensations of dryness and tightness of the skin.
  • Acute reaction to cold and heat.
  • Facial wrinkles appear in the forehead area.
  • Wrinkles are visible on the upper and lower eyelids.
  • Crow's feet and wrinkles around the lips are clearly visible.
  • Pigment "blots" appear.

What to do?

The "golden rule" of caring for such skin is protection. In the cold season, a protective nourishing cream should be applied before going outside, and in a warm season - a product with sun filters. At the first sign of rashes and irritations, you will need an anti-allergic agent. In addition to all of the above, daily care should include a cream based on hyaluronic acid - a cult skin moisturizer, with soothing ingredients and phytoestrogens.

If you are not afraid of injections and are ready for injection techniques, try mesotherapy sessions (injecting hyaluronic-based cocktails and gels under the skin). Among other methods, the condition of the skin will be improved by massages on top of a nourishing cream and a course of regenerating masks.

Combined aging: all skin types

Stellar example- Irina Alferova, Brigitte Bardot.

One of the most complex types, which is characterized by all the characteristics listed above. Briefly, but succinctly, the aging process can be described as “all at once”. The face becomes gloomy, edema and wrinkles occur. At the age of 30, it is difficult to recognize it, since aging is like a tired face, after which other signs join. However, if you have a normal physique, but have a tendency to be overweight, keep in mind that you are at risk.

The main signs are:

  • Formation of wrinkles.
  • Decreased skin firmness.
  • Pronounced nasolabial folds.
  • The overhanging of the cheeks is noticeable.
  • The brow ridges are lowered.
  • The oval of the face gradually loses its clarity.

What to do?

Since the mixed type of aging implies successive changes in appearance, each problem should be addressed separately. When wrinkles appear, they can be corrected by injection techniques (based on botulinum toxin), loss of skin turgor - by modeling massage or lymphatic drainage hardware procedures.

In home care, anti-aging products, contrast procedures, washing with ice cubes are good. A mandatory component of care should be a program to prevent hyperpigmentation. Accustom yourself to consult a cosmetologist at least once a year to track the changes that have occurred and select the necessary cosmetics.

Be healthy and beautiful!

Radiant, clear and smooth skin is what everyone dreams of. Please note that not just every girl, but every person. After all, we all want to admire ourselves in the mirror at any time of the day, and not only after a long work of stylists and cosmetologists. After all, beautiful skin is a sign of health. And health is the best wealth that everyone needs.

Previously, either very young creatures or lucky ones with a good set of genes could boast of healthy and beautiful skin. However, today innovative technologies make this luxury much more affordable. Today we can observe how celebrities (and not only ones) over forty look half their age (pay attention to Sandra Bullock, Elle Macpherson and Madonna).

But I hasten to assure you that glowing skin is a luxury that is not only available to the rich and famous. Regardless of the budget, you can have beautiful skin. For this, it is important to know the characteristics of your skin. After all, in this matter there is no universal pill that will turn your skin into velvet. In each price category, there are products that perfectly fulfill their function. A celebrity beautician and a gold card is a very good factor that will undoubtedly help you maintain excellent skin condition. But the lack of such opportunities should not be the reason for your skin not being well-groomed.

The decisive factor in this process is action. I remember one phrase by professional beautician Stacey Cox, who compared the skin to flowers that grow successfully only with the help of timely and regular fertilizers. Summarizing, I want to say that you can get a return only by investing.

So, let's define exactly how "expensive" leather and leather, for which they just paid dearly, should look exactly.

What "expensive" skin should look like

Once again, I want to insist that the availability of funds, as experience shows, does not at all guarantee the presence of an "expensive" appearance. After all, to look "expensive" does not mean to demonstrate on yourself how many zeros you wrote on the check to your stylist. Truly "expensive" skin is healthy and silky skin. It should be clean (if without inflammation), moderately moisturized, pleasant to the touch and have a monochromatic shade. The processes that ensure this must occur from within, that is, they must be natural. Botex and the use of countless fillers are not beauty, but only cries for help from desperate people.

Leather that is expensive

This is the skin that has been heavily spent on. Its owner prefers to demonstrate this in all possible ways: ultra-frequent chemical peels, numerous fillers, lips pumped up to disgrace. What is the end result? The skin is not natural, but purchased. This behavior and attitude towards oneself is already a diagnosis, which only a psychotherapist, not a cosmetologist, will help to cope with. In my articles, I will not teach you how to invest your skin with money. I want to help you to feel the measure of the necessary procedures that will help you achieve the desired luxury.

Inexpensive leather

The following factors are determinants by which you can determine if your skin looks expensive. If in the points below you find conformity with the current state of your skin, then you should not panic. You just need to realize this fact and be sure to take on its elimination.

Your skin cannot look expensive if it:

  • Shows signs of carelessness. This is usually reported by all unloved "black spots", inflammation, age spots, premature wrinkles, unhealthy complexion, uneven texture.
  • Radiates shine. Moisturizing your skin is good and right. But often the skin is shiny from the excess of sebum. The sebaceous glands also have their own characteristics in their work. If as a result you get a bad shine, use special creams.
  • Looks a little older than it should. Poor lifestyle, polluted environment, unhealthy diet, alcohol abuse and the presence of bad habits and lack of adequate sleep leads to premature aging of the skin.

There is no more beautiful clothing in the world than the bronze of the muscles and the freshness of the skin.

But it is really impossible to look good without healthy and well-groomed skin. And if in childhood we are all beautiful and have velvety skin without any flaw, then every year its condition only worsens. In order to delay the appearance of wrinkles as long as possible and get rid of various defects, you need to properly and regularly take care of your skin.

First of all, you need to understand what type of skin your mother nature parents have awarded you. And according to this, choose cosmetics and perform various manipulations for skin care.

All people are the same, but activity of the sebaceous and sweat glands, and ability of the epidermis(i.e. the top layer of the skin) lose or store moisture strictly individually.

Cosmetologists highlight 4 skin types: normal, dry, oily and combination... This typology is based on two criteria: oily and moisturized skin.

note that there is no such subtype as sensitive skin since each type of skin can react negatively (peeling, reddening, etc.) to one or another irritant.

Unfortunately, there is no universal and quick test for determining skin sensitivity. It is necessary to closely monitor the reaction of the skin to a particular food product and / or method of care.

Skin changes over time- with age, it becomes drier, loses its elasticity (in professional language - turgor). Also, climate change, lifestyle changes (bad habits or chronic lack of sleep) and, of course, the presence or absence of proper care have a huge impact. The condition of the skin can be both worsened and improved.

Our goal is to help the skin stay firm, smooth and hydrated as long as possible.

Home skin type test

This is a very simple test that every woman can do at home.

  1. Remove makeup.
  2. Wash your face with a product you use regularly.

For the test results to be as reliable as possible, it is desirable that the product has a neutral pH (i.e. acid-base balance). Read more about pH here.

  1. Leave the skin alone for 2-3 hours, i.e. do not apply any cosmetics, do not manipulate, and generally try not to touch your face.
  2. Take a mirror and in good lighting, or better in daylight, carefully examine your face.

Pay attention to whether there is an oily sheen somewhere, or on the contrary, peeling and a feeling of tightness. Which areas have especially enlarged pores. Based on this data, you can determine what type of skin you have.

  1. You can also apply and press a thin napkin, paper towels (cosmetologists use rice paper) to your face for 15-20 seconds and see if there are greasy marks on it.

Test results

If there are no marks on the napkin, you feel very tight (you just want to apply moisturizer), in some places there is redness or peeling, then you have. She reacts negatively to hot water, cold air, various foods, changing weather. After washing with soap, strong discomfort is felt.

If you see a sufficient amount of oil traces on the napkin, the pores are enlarged, especially in the T-zone and on the cheeks - you have. Owners of this type of skin suffer from the presence of comedones, acne, constantly oily shine on the face.

There are minor greasy spots on the napkin, there is no discomfort - congratulations, you have normal skin type... It is also typical for this type of skin that most of the day the face is dull, the owner (s) is not bothered by frequent rashes, and after washing with ordinary soap, there is no feeling of tightness.

But if you have the characteristics of both dry and oily skin, then you have combination skin... As a rule, in this case, the skin on the forehead and cheeks is dry, but the chin and nose constantly shine.

Features of skin types

Having determined your skin type, you can finally start taking proper care of yourself. Remember that no matter how problematic your skin is, with constant proper care you can solve almost all problems and look stunning.

Normal skin

It is very rare, as a rule, in a young and healthy person after puberty. The owner of such a skin can boast even beautiful complexion with a natural shine, no enlarged pores... Skin to the touch velvety, silky, elastic; sebum production is normal. A person with this type of skin can calmly endure changes in the weather, you can wash your face with both cold and hot water - there will be no rashes and peeling.

It is a mistake to believe that such skin does not need to be looked after in any way, because the modern pace of life and the state of the environment negatively affect everyone and everything, therefore normal skin, especially needs regular care after 25 years.

If you do not do any of this, then the skin will deteriorate and it will take much more time, money and effort to restore its condition than to standard care.

Oily skin

Common in adolescents as well as humans with a disturbed hormonal background or with digestive system problems... It is believed that oily skin also occurs in people with unhealthy gastronomic addictions, i.e. those who love and consume a lot of fatty, spicy foods, sweets, fast food and are not averse to drinking. Skin can also become oily in case of violation of water-fat balance, i.e. with improper care of normal skin - if you regularly use dense fatty creams or, on the contrary, get carried away with the use of alcohol-containing lotions.

With frequent use of alcohol-containing lotions or soaps, the acid-base balance of the skin is disturbed - you wash off the protective acid mantle. The body tries to restore the protective film and produces more subcutaneous fat.

In appearance, such skin resembles a lemon peel - it has so much enlarged pores(hence the constant comedones and acne) is also present oily shine all over the face, to the touch tight skin, and sometimes even rude.

The only advantage of such skin is that it is not prone to the appearance of fine mimic wrinkles.

Oily skin is both hydrated and dehydrated.

  • Moisturized oily skin has a very strong oily sheen, there is constant inflammation and acne on the face.
  • Dehydrated oily skin. There are peeling on the face, the general impression is that the skin looks tired. Subcutaneous comedones are present - this is due to the fact that the sebaceous secretions are very dense and thick - they cannot come to the surface. The owner of such skin should regularly use mild scrubs.

In order to correctly determine whether you have dehydrated (and not combination) or moisturized oily skin, sometimes you need to consult a cosmetologist. It is he who can help in choosing a high-quality deeply cleansing, but at the same time moisturizing skin care product.

Dry skin

This is very thin, delicate, pale and irritated skin- the weather will worsen a little (cold snap, wind) or it is worth washing with the wrong means, as fine wrinkles appear, a feeling of tightness, red spots. The pores are almost invisible, the secretion of fat is reduced. To the touch leather rough... The owner of such skin should not part with a non-greasy moisturizer.

Combination skin

This type of skin brings a lot of problems to its owner, because it combines all the negative manifestations of both dry and oily skin, therefore, caring for it is far from easy. She needs regular cleansing, toning and moisturizing. The optimal solution is to find a quality neutral day cream and a multifunctional night cream.

Normal skin is rare in today's difficult environmental conditions. Basically, the owners of this type of skin are young and healthy people.

There is a misconception that there is no need for special care for normal facial skin. However, lack of daily care can easily turn normal skin into oily or dry skin.

If the natural resources of the skin are not maintained, the condition and its appearance will gradually deviate from the norm and deteriorate markedly. The skin's resistance to the external environment gradually decreases, which negatively affects the work of the sebaceous glands, and therefore, the secretion of sebum can both increase and decrease.

Signs of normal skin

Signs of normal skin are:

  • Uniform pigmentation and uniform color;
  • Lack of acne and blackheads;
  • Uniform release of fat and moisture;
  • Lack of enlarged pores;
  • Lack of wrinkles.

Clean, supple and soft skin

Normal skin care

Normal skin has a matte shade, is quite smooth and firm to the touch, with a slight blush and lack of excessive shine, without defects. This type of skin perfectly tolerates water and soap, is resistant to weathering, making it easy to care for normal skin.

Washing

Owners of normal skin need to be able to wash properly. During washing, the cells of the stratum corneum are rejected when they swell, along with fat, dirt, dust and sweat residues that have settled on them.

It is not recommended to wash your face with too hot or too cold water. With prolonged use, hot water can cause dilation of blood vessels, which in turn will lead to flabbiness, flabbiness of the skin. Frequent use of cold water can cause flaking and.

Cleansing normal skin

It is necessary to remove fat and dust from the skin twice a day with milk or other soft emulsions.

Facial cleansing soaps should only be made from natural products. Specialty soaps can be purchased from specialized stores or you can make your own.

Toning

Herbal lotions (orange flowers, rose, chamomile or lavender) will help keep the face toned.

For normal skin, light moisturizers are great. It is worth avoiding nourishing oily creams that clog pores and interfere with the normal functioning of the skin glands.

Masks for normal skin

For skin care while sleeping, do not use creams, as the skin needs to breathe.