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Aging is a natural part of life that, to some extent, should be embraced. After all, you’re never going to be able to put a stop to the aging process, meaning that certain changes in your skin will be inevitable.
At the same time, there’s a lot to be said for aging gracefully. Rather than sitting back and watching your face take on a dull, haggard, and deeply wrinkled appearance, there are several steps that you can take to slow down the rate at which your complexion ages so that you can ensure that your skin always looks its best as you progress through life. Read on as VouPre talks you through them!
Prioritize Sun Protection
Accepting the aging process is so much easier when aging occurs gradually over time. However, premature aging, which is when the skin ages faster and sooner than it should be, is a common problem. There are a number of factors that cause the skin to prematurely age, but the most influential is the sun.
It may shock you to learn that roughly 80% of the visible signs of aging that you’ll experience on your face are down to sun damage. UV rays destroy the protein fibers that hold your skin taut and smooth. This causes the skin to wrinkle. The sun is also responsible for discoloring the skin, leaving behind age spots.
So, if you’re hoping for a complexion that ages slowly and gracefully, sun protection is a must. Even if you’ve been overly relaxed about wearing sunscreen in the past, taking it seriously now will still help to prevent the visibility of aging from taking its toll quite so much. Sun protection, coupled with the other strategies that we’re about to share, will go a long way in bringing about a brighter and more youthful appearance.
To ensure adequate protection, look for a product that provides an SPF of at least 30, just like VouPre’s Age Defense Cream SPF 30. What makes this product special is that it’s not solely a sunscreen – it also works as an amazing moisturizer. With green tea extract, vitamin A, and aloe vera extract, it’s fantastic at leaving the skin feeling soft, supple, and deeply hydrated.
Focus on Providing Moisture
Everyone’s skin needs moisture to thrive, no matter their age. Your skin cells simply won’t be able to function properly without it.
However, the aging process puts a damper on things by affecting the skin’s ability to retain moisture. As your skin grows older, it thins out. Barrier function also declines. This causes moisture to evaporate away at a much faster rate. This is why dryness and dehydration are common problems among those with mature skin, with this then having a knock-on effect of emphasizing the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and a rough skin texture.
What can you do about this?
Make sure that your skincare routine contains plenty of hydrating and moisturizing ingredients. These should ideally be properties shared among several products. Multiple layers of moisture are what your skin needs.
Start by using a hydrating toner immediately after cleansing your skin. The VouPre Hydrating Toner would be a great choice. In addition to providing a lightweight layer of hydration, it will also rejuvenate and refresh your complexion.
Adding one or two hydrating serums to your skincare routine would also be a good move. Look for products that contain humectants. These are ingredients with moisture-binding properties. The Cannabis Facial Serum from our Cannabis Collection contains four of the best humectants around. Sodium hyaluronate, glycerin, lactic acid, and hemp seed oil come together to immediately hydrate and plump up the complexion.
You’ll then need to lock everything in with a good face cream. Again, our Cannabis Collection will have you covered with the Cannabis Silk Cream. It’s packed with even more humectants, along with vitamins, antioxidants, and peptides to help transform an aging complexion.
Cleanse Gently
As we mentioned earlier, your skin starts to thin out with age. This makes it more fragile, which means that it will also be more susceptible to damage.
As a result, you’ll need to be gentle with your skin as it ages. This is particularly the case when it comes to the skincare products that you use. Take cleansers, for example. They’re a daily necessity yet so many of the cleansers out there are full of ingredients that are notorious for drying out the skin. This is the opposite of what you need, especially when you’re working so hard to try to give your skin as much moisture as possible!
This doesn’t mean that you should stop cleansing your skin. Instead, find a cleanser that’s gentle, meaning a formula free of sulfates. Ideally, the cleanser that you choose should also be moisturizing.
The VouPre Radiance Facial Cleanser meets the mark on both fronts. Rather than cleansing with harsh sulfates, it makes use of coconut-derived surfactants, such as sodium cocoyl glycinate and cocamidopropyl betaine. These ingredients are not only brilliant at cleansing the skin but they also work to moisturize and condition the complexion. This is enhanced by the vitamin E and wheat protein in the formula. Both leave the skin barrier feeling supported and strengthened.
Renew Your Complexion With Regular Exfoliation
Another process that slows down will age is cell renewal. This is the rate at which the old and dead skin cells on the surface of your skin are replaced by the newer skin cells that lie beneath. These are created in the deeper layers of your skin and work their way up over time.
When you’re a teenager, cell renewal takes about a month. However, middle age sees this extending to up to 42 days, with this growing to 84 days once you’re 50+.
The result of this decline is a rough and dull complexion. Since your skin isn’t shedding its older cells at the same rate, they end up piling up on the surface of the skin. This detracts from your natural glow while also leaving your skin feeling rough.
One of the best ways to counter this is with exfoliation. The purpose of exfoliation is to remove dead skin cells from the surface of the skin. This then reveals the younger and luminescent-looking skin cells beneath.
However, as we discussed above, being gentle with aging skin is crucial. Harsh exfoliating acids or overly abrasive face scrubs won’t cut it. Instead, you need a kind, skin-loving formula that will exfoliate your vulnerable skin without causing any more problems.
For this, we’d recommend turning to the VouPre Deep Renewal Facial Peel. It’s a gentle exfoliating peel that will leave your skin feeling renewed and strengthened. Use it once or twice a week and you’ll be able to maintain the clear and bright complexion that it gives you!
Pay Attention to Your Neck
When talking about aging skin, the face is usually the focus, meaning that the neck often ends up neglected. However, ignoring your neck isn’t going to do you any favors. The skin on your neck is actually extremely thin, meaning that the extra thinning that the skin undergoes with age really takes its toll.
Add to that the fact that the neck is almost constantly in motion, meaning that it receives a high amount of structural damage from daily wear and tear, and it’s easy to understand why this area is so susceptible to wrinkles and sagging. All of that damage destroys the protein fibers that keep your neck looking smooth and firm. Turkey neck, which is a common aging-related skin concern, is caused by exactly those reasons.
If you’re trying to age gracefully, then show your neck the same love that you give to your face. Bring your entire facial skincare routine down to your neck, from your cleanser and toner to your serums and creams.
If you’ve already started to notice the visible signs of aging creeping onto your neck, it would be worth investing in some dedicated neck care products to prevent things from worsening too quickly. VouPre’s Neck & Chest Youth Retaining Mask would be a big help. This hydrating and antioxidant-rich formula is designed specifically to soften the appearance of aging on the neck.
Give Your Complexion a Boost Every Once in a While
It goes without saying that a regular skincare routine is a must, especially when your skin starts to display the visible signs of aging. If you want to see improvements in the look of your skin, consistency is vital. However, it can also be useful to give your complexion an additional boost once in a while…
How? There are a few ways in which you can do this, with the first being to use a weekly face mask. We’ve already talked about the exquisite VouPre neck mask, so consider adding the Hydra-Glow Revitalizing Facial Mask to your skincare routine too. It’s packed with a similar blend of complexion-boosting ingredients, making it ideal for restoring a more youthful complexion.
If you’re open to getting more high-tech with your skincare routine, LED skincare devices can be game-changing. The better devices out there are customizable, enabling you to use them to target a wide variety of different visible skin concerns. The VouPre L’Rae Beam, for example, helps with the appearance of everything from wrinkles to breakouts to redness. This device can be used all over the face, but we also have devices designed specifically for the neck and the eyes if you’d like to give those areas some extra attention.
Of course, a professional treatment every once in a while wouldn’t go amiss either! All of the treatments that we offer at the VouPre spa will help to slow down the appearance of aging in their own way. You can also choose from several add-ons to enhance your treatment, enabling you to tackle any specific visible skin concerns that you may have.
Aging Gracefully With VouPre
Nobody wants to see their skin aging faster than it should be, and this is exactly what our skincare strategies will help to prevent. Implement all of the above as soon as possible and you’ll be able to slow down the appearance of aging so that you can instead age gradually and gracefully.
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