5 tips to fight skin aging
The aging of our skin is a necessary step as we get older. A natural and above all normal phenomenon, we are not all equal when it comes to the appearance of signs of aging, because we do not age at the same rate or in the same way. This is due to genetics, but also to many external factors. How can you keep your skin firm, elastic, supple and plump and your complexion fresh and luminous? Find 5 tips to naturally combat the signs of skin aging.
Moisturize your skin daily
Lack of skin hydration is one of the 10 most common signs of aging. However, it is not difficult to keep skin hydrated, which guarantees a radiant complexion and soft, smooth skin:
Use a daily moisturizer that is suited to your skin type and needs.
But that’s not all! Skin hydration is largely linked to your lifestyle habits. Anything that weakens the skin barrier can cause skin dehydration because it is no longer able to properly retain water on its surface. Excesses of all kinds (tobacco, alcohol, late nights, fatty foods, etc.) should be limited.
Advice from Dr. Braeken, our dermatologist and consultant for Sanoflore: “The first step in combating the visible signs of skin aging is to ensure sufficient hydration of the skin. When it is well hydrated, it regains its suppleness and elasticity. Its barrier function is then restored, it is able to perform all of its functions.
In addition, to act against the onset of signs of aging, you must also look at the active ingredients in your skincare products, particularly molecules that act as boosters and are capable of restarting the synthesis of elastin and collagen fibers. Vitamin C is particularly interesting because it acts on both the quality of the skin and its radiance. The use of serums that are highly concentrated and deliver rapid results are recommended.”
Think about the cold to keep your eyes looking bright
The eye contour is a particularly thin and fragile area that easily marks expression lines . This is where the first wrinkles, one of the 10 signs of aging, and sometimes, the first complexes due to age, are lodged. Using a treatment specially formulated for the eye contour is essential if you want to keep a youthful look.
A well-known tip is to keep your eye care products in the fridge to amplify their effects. In practice, it may be preferable to keep them within reach, that is to say in the bathroom.
Dr. Braeken’s tip: “The idea of running to the fridge every evening is mission impossible! So I will instead use refreshing structures and textures that are able to lower the temperature of the skin and naturally promote lymphatic drainage.”
Even though it gives a healthy glow and has positive effects on morale, the sun is not really our skin’s best friend. The cause: its UV rays that burn the skin and destroy cellular DNA.
UVB rays are responsible for sunburn and burns that are more or less severe depending on exposure. UVA rays, which are more sneaky, are those that penetrate deeper into the skin and cause an overproduction of free radicals in the body, thus altering the integrity of cells. The skin shows signs of aging more quickly and intensely, and can unfortunately be more likely to develop skin cancers.
For less wrinkled skin, don’t reserve the use of your facial sunscreen only for the holidays! Incorporate it into your beauty routine, just after applying your day cream , when the sun is out, even in winter!
Skin cells renew themselves on average every 28 days. This renewal helps maintain the effectiveness of the skin barrier (the one that protects the skin from external aggressions) and keeps the skin radiant, without imperfections.
However, over the years, this cellular regeneration slows down and dead cells can accumulate on the surface. The skin barrier becomes fragile, the complexion loses its radiance and becomes less uniform. To help the skin eliminate dead cells, it is important to cleanse it well morning and evening and to exfoliate it once or twice a week.
Another step to optimize cell regeneration: apply an anti-aging serum and cream whose active ingredients stimulate it. This is particularly the case with the Sérum des Reines and the Crème des Reines Rose Éclat which, thanks to the pro-regenerating action of organic orange thyme, help to restart the skin regeneration processes.
Adopt anti-aging treatments to combat loss of firmness and elasticity
Over the years, the skin ages because the mechanisms of its functioning are disrupted. Dr. Braeken explains the impacts of age on the skin well : “In the dermis, fibroblasts, these small factories that produce elastic fibers and collagen fibers, produce fewer fibers and of poorer quality: they will tend to form clumps. Overall, all the structures of the skin will slow down and trigger the aging mechanisms.”
To act on the radiance and youthfulness of your face, the choice of your global anti-aging care must be made with thought. These treatments must contain active ingredients that compensate for the decrease in collagen and elastin and strengthen the skin barrier, such as Vitamin C, a radiance and collagen booster of types I, IV and VII, and organic Edelweiss, which stimulates the production of collagen types I and V and repairs the skin barrier. We have integrated them into all the global anti-aging care in the Reines Sanoflore range , to discover now!
