Older skin is different from younger skin. That is indisputable. Yet it is a mistake to buy skin-care products based on a nebulous age category. Treating older or younger skin with products supposedly aimed at dealing with specific age ranges is inappropriate because not everyone with “older” or “younger” skin has the same needs.
An older person may have acne, blackheads, eczema, rosacea, sensitive skin, or oily skin, while a younger person may have dry, freckled, or obviously sun-damaged skin. Products designed for older (“mature”) skin are almost always too emollient and occlusive, and those designed for younger skin are almost always too drying.
Both extremes can cause problems when the key issue becomes your age as opposed to the actual condition of your skin.
Treating older or younger skin with an age-related, unified skin-care routine is a trap lots of women fall into, particularly older women. I understand the anxiety a woman feels when she passes the age of 40 and notices her skin is changing. And when a skin-care routine claims it is best for your age group it is hard not to believe that isn’t true.
Yet an effective skin-care routine should be based on the current condition of your skin, along with protection from sun damage, regardless of age. Age is not a skin-care condition! In fact, many of the skin-care concerns associated with age are more often than not shared by women of all ages.
Wrinkles tend to separate younger from older skin, but the care you give the skin doesn’t necessarily differ. Not everyone in their 40s and older has the same skin care needs. In a way it’s simple: You need to pay attention to what is taking place on your skin, and that varies from person to person.
writeup taken off Paula Begoun website
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