Three Essential Products for All Your Midlife Skin Issues
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Welcome to Wrinkles Week on the Strategist, where we’re deeply vetting skin-care solutions for anyone looking to smooth fine lines and wrinkles (or prevent them from showing up in the first place). For more, head to ourWrinkles Week hub.
This is the decade of your 25th high-school reunion, when you’ll hear yourself saying, “Oh my God, you lookexactlythe same,” in earnest, to some former classmates. And others? You’ll draw a complete blank. They’re utterly unrecognizable even though you sat next to them every day in Earth Science. We all age differently, and our behaviors of the past, and present, dictate how old we look.
Of course, genes play a role: If your mom has aged more aggressively than you’d like, then sure, you’ve got a tougher hill to climb. But 80 percent of skin aging is due to external factors like UV exposure, diet, exercise, and stress levels, leaving just 20 percent for the luck of the DNA draw. And while some damage has already been done, there’s enough great skin care out there to help you resemble your yearbook photo.
We spoke to a cadre of New York–based doctors for their counsel. All recommended time-tested, often clinically validated skin-care solutions (no shade, bone broth). To keep things simple, we’ve picked the three products for each concern that’ll have the most impact. When you’re having a skin issue you don’t need to start your routine over from scratch (in fact, you probably shouldn’t). Too much change when you’re already in the middle of an issue can be overwhelming for both you and your skin. Select your 40s skin archetype below to figure out the key skin-care products for you.
We’re proud of you for stepping away from the tanning bed. But now the work begins.
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Congratulations, but damn, we know you’re tired.
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Don’t panic. We can get it under control.
Read more:The Products You Need If You’re Getting Acne for the First Time
It’s about moisture, moisture, and more moisture.
Read more:The Products You Need If You’re in Perimenopause
Try to maintain your routine. If you can’t, mask.
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Let’s try to build some collagen.
Read more:The Products You Need If You’re on a GLP-1
Try a relaxing nighttime skin-care routine.
Read more:The Products You Need If You’re Stressed Out and Sleepless
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