If your skin was nearly perfect in your teens, maybe you don’t know much about skin care. But those with acne or sensitive skin may know a thing or two.
The basic thing you should do is cleanse and use SPF. You may not notice, but at cellular level, your skin begins to change. The first markers are mimic lines - on your forehead, around your eyes, or around your mouth. This is nothing to worry about, just your facial muscles working nonstop every day and eventually leaving marks on your face, that are more noticeable in your late 20s.
First steps in your skin care
I don't want to scare you, just teach you how to prevent early aging. The first thing you need to know is cleansing your face with a product (and don’t even think about using soap on your face). A cleansing product keeps your face clean from the environment and potentially clogging your pores. If using make-up, double cleansing is a must - first break down make-up with an oil product, then cleanse with a daily cleansing product.
Exfoliating
Exfoliating is crucial when using SPF, especially during the hot months. The mixture of sweat, sebum production, and SPF can clog your skin. When exfoliating, you remove your upper layer (a.k.a. stratum corneum), which is built up of "dead cells." Not always does this layer peel off on its own, and then you need to help your skin. When you feel your skin is rough, that may be because your skin cell cycle is not normal. That is nothing you should worry about for now.
Antioxidant
The next thing you should add to your routine is an antioxidant serum - Vitamin C, Glutathione, Ferulic acid, Blueberries, Resveratrol, Beta-carotene. Why do you need an antioxidant? Simply to prevent oxidative stress, which leads to premature aging. And when it's in the form of a serum, it penetrates deeper into your skin.
Moisturizer
Something that keeps moisture and never leaves your skin, keeping it plump. When your skin is well moisturized, your skin barrier is normal, and breakouts and sensitivity should be reduced.
And finally - your BFF is your SPF
We all love standing under the sun, feeling the warmth. I may sound like your grandmother, but the sun is not what it used to be. "Thankfully" due to the thinner ozone layer, sun rays do the most damage to our skin. If you have little brown spots on your forehead, nose, cheeks, and they become darker during summer, that's because UV rays penetrate your skin and stimulate the production of melanin. Some people may have these 2-5 cm spots that are called solar lentigo. The other "benefit" of exposing yourself without protection is DNA damage. Then the production of collagen in your skin is reduced, and the skin cell cycle is disrupted. So, please, use sun protection and renew it (every 2 hours)!
That may seem like a lot to process, but once you start doing it and understand why you do what you do, you'll notice the difference. In your 20s, you should learn the basics, which will pay off in the long run!
Love,
Mila,
Skinopsy expert
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