When it comes to keeping skin healthy, there is one thing we know for sure, and that’s that prevention and protection is key. While some ingredients do exist that can help to lessen the signs of ageing, the key, dermatologists say, is to use products such as antioxidants that do their absolute best to give the skin exactly what it needs to defend itself against ageing aggressors. The truth is though, these sorts of skincare teachings are relatively new. The industry is forever learning more about skin and the way that it functions, and it’s only in the last couple of decades that we even learned at-home skincare routines should involve more than a hydrating face cream.
Having said that, the largest factor to skin’s health and the way it ages is without a doubt genetics. While what we put onto our skin can certainly help, each of us will age differently, with the skin’s natural ageing timeline guaranteed to look vastly different from person to person. The one thing we know for sure? As we get older, all of the good stuff our body produces to keep our skin looking youthful and healthy starts to diminish. And while for most of our lives our skincare routines are based around fluctuating hormone levels, when we start to enter our 60s, everything changes.
