Beauty
Everything Your Need For Healthy Skin At Every Age
Beauty
Everything Your Need For Healthy Skin At Every Age
Our skin’s needs change over time, but the goal always remains the same—a healthy complexion we can feel confident about. Here’s how to get it.
In your 20s
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This decade is all about getting to know yourself, and your skin. Now’s a great time to find the ingredients and routines that work best for you. This may involve some trial and error, but is well worth the effort when you find the winning combination, which often includes an efficient cleanser, a serum that targets your main skin concern and a good moisturizer. To keep your skin in tip-top health, it’s also important to keep it protected with SPF. “A healthy, balanced lifestyle, along with the proper skincare regimen, can help you achieve optimal skin health now and prepare it for the future,” says Dr. Jean-François Tremblay, dermatologist and medical director of Dermapure Group and Project Skin MD.
Best practices
If you’re unsure where to begin, visit a dermatologist who can assist by recommending products suitable to your unique concerns. A must: using sunscreen daily to protect against skin-damaging UV rays.
Key ingredients
Reach for hyaluronic acid, which maintains hydration, and vitamin C, an antioxidant that boosts luminosity. Oily, acne-prone skin can benefit from exfoliating salicylic acid, while dry skin will love moisture-locking squalane.
Our product picks
Embryolisse Lait Creme Concentrate, Amazon, $19
This lightweight cream hydrates and regenerates the skin with white water lily and both high and low molecular weight hyaluronic acid.
Sunscreen SPF 50, Lotus Aroma, $42
Fast absorbing and water-resistant, this mineral sunscreen is a must for protecting the face and body from UV rays.
Caudalie Vinopure Pore Purifying Gel Cleanser, Sephora, $40
Cleanse, absorb excess sebum and visibly tighten pores without drying out your delicate skin.
C Beyond Triple Serum SPF 40, Ilia, $83
Encapsulated vitamin C, mineral SPF and niacinamide work together to brighten and protect skin day after day.
In your 30s
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Now that you’ve established a skin-care routine you’re comfortable with, you’re ready to take it up a notch. This starts with prioritizing healthy habits like getting enough z’s and opting for a balanced diet that helps maintain skin health from the inside out. Consistent sun protection reduces your risk of skin cancer and photo-aging, so don’t skimp on SPF. Around this time, cell renewal and the production of collagen and elastin begins to decline, but the right ingredients can help give these natural processes a boost.
Best practices
Start this decade off with an honest look at your lifestyle. Even just one change, like committing to an extra hour of sleep each night, can benefit your skin. This is also a good time to add an eye contour treatment to your routine, which “helps address fine lines and expression lines that first appear in this area,” says Gabriella Saraceno, project manager for scientific research and experimental development at Jouviance and Functionalab.
Key ingredients
Look for products with peptides to help stimulate the production of collagen and elastin, as well as retinol, which promotes cell renewal. Resveratrol and antioxidants fight free radicals created by aggressors like UV rays and pollution, which are responsible for oxidative stress and cell damage.
Our product picks
Plumping Anti-wrinkle Eye Care, Yves Rocher, $50
Immediately after application, the eye contour is plumped and smoothed, and over time the appearance of crow’s feet and wrinkles around this delicate area is reduced.
Dermo-lift corrective eye patches, Karine Joncas, $4
For an instantly refreshed look, pop these patches under your eyes for 15 minutes and enjoy a few moments of self-care.
Paula's Choice CLINICAL 1% Retinol Treatment, Sephora, $89
Controlled-release retinol stimulates skin cell renewal while oat, willow bark and licorice extracts work to soothe redness and sensitivity. The result? Radiant, toned skin.
OLEHENRIKSEN Skin Barrier Strengthening Moisturizer with Peptides and Niacinamide, Sephora, $70.50
This peptide-packed cream reinforces your moisture barrier while boosting elasticity and targeting fine lines and wrinkles.
In your 40s
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This decade of life marks a transitional period, as most women begin to enter perimenopause. While maintaining a healthy lifestyle and consistent skincare regimen is still top of mind, these hormonal changes may call for a tweak to your routine to keep your skin feeling and looking its best. “Some may experience dry skin, while for others, an overproduction of sebum may cause acne,” says Saraceno. For this reason, use a gentle milk or cream cleanser to wash away impurities while protecting your natural oils, add a chemical or non-abrasive mechanical exfoliant to your weekly routine to keep skin smooth and radiant, and incorporate acne-busting actives if needed.
Best practices
Dr. Tremblay recommends exfoliating about three times a week to stimulate cell renewal. To avoid irritating your skin, start with one treatment a week and increase the frequency over time. Don’t forget to show care for the neck and décolleté area as well, which are often forgotten during our skincare routines, says Dr. Tremblay. Apply moisturizer and sunscreen to these spots every day to provide much-needed hydration and sun protection.
Key ingredients
Hyaluronic acid and ceramides can help to deeply moisturize dry skin, while AHAs and BHAs (such as glycolic, lactic or salicylic acids) exfoliate to stimulate cell renewal and tackle acne.
Our product picks
Glōwfix Peel Daily Brightening Resurfacing Pads, IDC Dermo, $57
Get your glow on with these exfoliating pads that remove dead skin cells and promote cell renewal.
Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse Glow-Boosting Serum with Vitamin C, Shoppers Drugmart, $61
For skin that’s hydrated and radiant, pick up this organic serum that boasts the power of vitamin C and hyaluronic acid.
Anti-Age 3-IN-1 All skin types, Jouviance, $99
Use this treatment on your face, neck and décolletage to hydrate and plump the skin, even out the complexion and reduce wrinkles.
Dermalogica Ultracalming Cleanser, Sephora, $62
This gentle facial cleanser is specially formulated for sensitive skin, fortifying the skin’s protective barrier with every wash.
In your 50s
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During this milestone decade, most are navigating changes accompanying the onset of menopause. One of the most common changes is skin dryness and itching, which means hydration is more important than ever. In addition to drinking enough water, using a humidifier in the cold months and avoiding long hot showers and baths can help keep your skin happy and hydrated. The natural drop in estrogen during menopause reduces collagen production, so investing in formulas that boost collagen can also help to achieve plumped, resilient skin.
Best practices
“Adapt your routine by adding more nourishing products that help protect the skin,” says Fatma Benwahida, product manager at Yves Rocher Canada. Don’t forget to stay diligent with moisturizer and sunscreen application and book a yearly skin exam with a dermatologist, says Dr. Tremblay.
Key ingredients
Moisturizing agents like hyaluronic acid work to plump the skin and ceramides help restore your skin barrier to soothe irritation and dryness. You can also add retinol and peptides to your rotation to stimulate collagen production.
Our product picks
HA Intensifier Hyaluronic Acid Serum, Skinceuticals, $146
This multi-benefit serum increases the level of hyaluronic acid in the skin by 30 percent to improve facial plumpness, smoothness and firmness.
Avène DermAbsolu Fundamental Mask, Shoppers Drugmart, $66
Created for mature skin, this soothing anti-aging mask redensifies and hydrates the skin while giving it a boost of radiance.
Summer Fridays Rich Cushion Cream Ultra Plumping Moisturizer, Sephora, $68
For comfortable, calm skin, reach for this nourishing cream that plumps while helping to increase moisture retention.
Biossance Squalane + Hyaluronic Acid Copper Peptide Rapid Plumping Serum, Sephora, $92
Copper peptide boosts the production of collagen and elastin for beautiful skin that looks smoother and firmer.
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