Just like the rest of your body, your skin goes through a number of changes as you age. This can make skincare tricky to navigate through the decades. If you want your skin to look its best as you progress through life, you’ll need to adapt your skincare routine accordingly…but how do you actually go about doing this?
Today, Lavelier is going to talk through some of the biggest changes that occur in the skin as you make your way from your 20s to your 30s to your 40s, while sharing tips on how to adjust your skincare routine to ensure that it meets your skin’s constantly evolving needs.
Skincare in Your 20s: Prioritizing Protection
While it may be tempting to take a carefree approach to skincare when you’re in your 20s, believing that you won’t need to worry about skin aging or other issues for another couple of decades, this isn’t actually the case at all. Instead, the skin aging process actually begins in your 20s, even though this may not be evident in your complexion just yet. This means that you shouldn’t get complacent when it comes to your skin. Instead, use your 20s to set a solid skincare foundation and build some healthy habits:
Build a Good Foundation
As we’ll soon be discussing, you’ll need to tweak your skincare routine in various ways as you age. So, when you’re in your 20s, work on building a solid foundational routine that you can easily adapt as you progress through life.
This means making sure that you have all of the ‘basics’ in place. Cleansing, moisturizing, and sun protection are three essentials that will need to be done throughout your life, no matter how old you are. Although the specific products that you use will change over time, those three steps are non-negotiable.
So, get into the habit of using these products daily. Consistency is everything if you want your skincare to work. Plus, building healthy habits is much easier when you’re young and adaptable.
Dedicate Yourself to Sun Protection
We’ve already mentioned how sun protection is an essential part of skincare. However, its sheer importance means that it deserves a section of its own. Although your skin will have experienced some sun damage once you get to your 20s, this will be relatively small compared to the amount of damage that accumulates later on in life.
The sun is responsible for the majority of the visible signs of aging that develop on the skin. In fact, some experts say that up to 80% of the fine lines and wrinkles that appear on a person’s skin with age wouldn’t be there at all if sun protection had been properly practiced from an early age.
This is why a big part of your skincare efforts in your 20s should be dedicated to sun protection. Start by knowing how to pick a good sunscreen. A broad-spectrum formula protects against both UVA and UVB rays. Meanwhile, SPF 30 is the recommended protection level for most skin types. A silky SPF moisturizer, like the Lavelier Divine Day Defense SPF 30, can often make sun protection a more enjoyable task, which then means it’s easier to develop good SPF habits.
Be Cautious of Social Media Skincare Trends
For most people in their 20s, social media is a big part of life. It influences many aspects of daily life, skincare included. Spend just a few minutes browsing through skincare-related topics on any social platform, and you’ll likely spot several new trends, some of which may sound pretty appealing!
However, for many people, this is where the problems begin. A lot of the skincare trends that make it big on social media actually end up doing more harm than good for the skin. Sadly, they’re often blindly followed, and dermatologists have been seeing the increasing fallout from this.
When it comes to skincare, pay attention to what your skin actually needs, rather than what other people are doing. Be cautious of new trends and always do your research – the last thing that you want to do is damage your skin at such a young age.
Skincare in Your 30s: Pay Attention to Damage
Once you reach your 30s, you’ll start to notice signs of damage on your skin. From light fine lines to tiny specks of discoloration, these will only worsen as the years go by. Now is the time to focus on repairing the look of skin damage, so that you can maintain a youthful complexion for longer:
Introduce Vitamin A
While there are plenty of ingredients out there that can help with the appearance of damage and aging, vitamin A is considered to be the gold standard. It’s one of the most studied skincare ingredients around. Research shows that it can help with the appearance of everything from fine lines and wrinkles to dark spots and dullness…in a very significant way!
There are different forms of vitamin A available, but the more potent ones can cause side effects. So start off with a gentler derivative, such as the retinyl palmitate in Lavelier’s Oceana VitaGlow C Serum, and work your way up to a more powerful form, such as the retinol in the Lavelier HydroTherm Completion Creme.
Seek Out More Antioxidants
As we mentioned above, there are a number of ingredients available, in addition to vitamin A, that can help to reverse the visibility of dark spots, fine lines, and other forms of environmental damage. Antioxidants sit at the top of the list, with these ingredients superstars at neutralizing the appearance of free radical damage.
The Lavelier vitamin C serum featured above already contains several antioxidants. Add that formula to your routine, and you’ll be off to a good start! Ideally, the other steps of your skincare routine should be filled with antioxidants too.
Giving your skin an extra antioxidant boost each week can also help. This is exactly what the Lavelier Blue Algae Beauty Skincare Duo was designed for. This two-part skincare system is loaded with antioxidants. From niacinamide and resveratrol to a cocktail of flower and leaf extracts, each of these ingredients boasts high levels of antioxidant activity. This enables them to help your complexion age slowly and gracefully.
Add a Chemical Exfoliant to Your Routine
Hopefully, your 20s saw you establish good exfoliation habits. However, while young skin, which is thicker and more elastic, is quite forgiving when it comes to the type of exfoliant you use, you’ll need to be more careful once you hit your 30s.
At this point, although exfoliation is more important than ever, you also need to consider the fact that you’re likely dealing with damaged skin. Your exfoliation efforts need to be gentle so as not to exacerbate this. This is why chemical exfoliants are usually recommended over physical exfoliants. They tend to be much gentler while providing even better results.
If you’re not quite ready to completely stop physically exfoliating, consider a hybrid formula that combines both physical and chemical exfoliants, just like the Lavelier Oceana Refining Coral Peel. It gives you the best of both worlds, and it also happens to contain several antioxidants!
Skincare in Your 40s: Intensify Your Efforts
Once you reach your 40s, your skin will likely be showing several visible signs of aging. Just like in your 30s, you need to focus on repairing the appearance of damage. However, you’ll need to intensify your efforts due to the additional changes your skin will now be undergoing:
Be Mindful of Thinning Skin
One of the big skin issues that people face in their 40s and 50s is thinning skin. The older you are, the thinner your skin will be. This then has its own consequences, from dehydration to deeper wrinkles.
What can you do about this? Look for ingredients that leave your skin feeling thicker and stronger. Hyaluronic acid, vitamin A, and peptides, all of which can be found in the Lavelier Seagrass Phyto Silk, are great for this.
If you’re looking for a way to counter the appearance of the wrinkles that your thinning skin has emphasized, try the Lavelier HydroTherm Fine Line Solution. This revolutionary product softens the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles in just seconds. It will immediately give you skin that looks smoother and much younger.
Give Your Eye Area Extra Attention
Speaking of thinning skin…
The eye area often experiences this sooner and to a greater extent than the skin on the rest of the face. Why? Because the skin around the eyes is already much thinner to start with.
If you don’t want to be dealing with an eye area that looks wrinkled and droopy anytime soon, it’s time to give this part of your face some extra attention. Invest in dedicated eye care products, like the Lavelier Oceana Wrinkle Reset Eye-Lift Serum. It’s packed with ingredients that leave the eye area looking firmer, thicker, and more elastic.
Watch Out for the Signs of Menopause
As you near the end of your 40s, you may start to experience some signs of menopause. The decline in estrogen levels during this time will affect various aspects of your body, including your skin.
From dehydration to a weakened skin barrier, you’ll need to address these new challenges that occur by adapting your skincare routine. Focus on boosting moisture even more, while ensuring that your skin barrier feels more supported than ever. A product like the Lavelier Oceana Restorative Night Moisturizer, which is filled with vitamins, antioxidants, and fatty acids, is exactly what you need.
Menopause can also make your skin more sensitive. If irritation and redness suddenly become the norm, add a complexion-soothing product to your skincare routine, such as the Lavelier Oceana Pure Balance Toner.
Caring for Your Evolving Skin With Lavelier
While aging may be a completely natural process, nobody wants to look older than their years. However, this is exactly what can happen if you don’t give your skin the care that it needs as it progresses through the decades. Instead, pay attention to your skin as it goes through its various changes. Adapt your skincare routine as you go along, and you’ll be able to keep your complexion looking smooth, firm, and bright for many years to come.
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