I'm letting my blonde hair color grow off and will be be mostly grey/white. I've tried this before, but went back to hair dyes because I look so washed out. What kind of beauty product do you use on your older skin? Do you use alpha and beta hydroxy acid products to exfoliate? Clay type masks? I won't use heavy products. I feel less is better, but how can I not look so pale? I'm light skinned.
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You can use a mild soap. Make sure you use a moisturizer if your skin is dry. You dont need to use heavy makeup. You can use a tinted moisturizer or a BB cream. Use some blush, too.
I saw elsewhere a post that said 'THE ONLY 6 SKIN CARE INGREDIENTS YOU ARE EVER GOING TO NEED " and it was
NIACINAMIDE
RETINOL
VITAMIN C
GREEN TEA
SQUALANE
HYALURONIC ACID
I can't find the link right now sadly but I did make a note of it.
personally i have used Retinol a lot, and also a tinted sunblock. These really help. Also Vitamin C and niacinamide I will put into a bentonite clay mask. Shea butter is the only night moisturizer I need and I also use a Mexican soap called Tepezcohuite which supposedly helps reconstitute collagen, as well as cleanses.
Andalou Naturals has a nice tinted sunblock. I basically have done my utmost to not venture outside without sunblock since I turned 32 and have used the other things since then and who's to say what I would look like now if I hadn't done those things? I have no illusions that I still look 20 something but in a concrete sense i have fewer wrinkles than others.
I live on the islands and therefore, I use a product call Tamanu oil. You can buy this online and it is the most wonderful oil to replenish your skin and make it look young again.
My mum n I use Bio Oil and Vitamin C Serum. Both work wonders.
Good for you!! Gray is cool!! Flaunt it!!!!
I avoid almost all products as I am convinced they make your skin worse so you keep buying them! I wash my face with warm water and pat it down with a soft towel...nothing else.
If my skin gets dry in the winter, I use a VERY light layer of Vaseline on it when I sleep (just be sure to use old pillow cases as it stains).
I use a very light pink/red blush (the one product I do buy--or ask for as a gift) is Clinique products. Their people in the department store are very helpful and you can find the best color for you and they give samples. You can buy your first product there if you feel guilty....or go and buy it online for much less.
Before my eyes got so dry and itchy, I used their mascara and shadows also...but I haven't been able to wear eye make up in almost 20 years now.
People never guess my age (always guess much younger--of course they could just be being polite), so I think what I am doing is working!
Exfoliating 3x a week helps greatly. Our skin has a tenancy to build up what they call "dead skin cells" and those play a big part in one having dull skin. Using an exfoliating topical sluffs all that off. Then apply a moisturizer.
Personally, I like taking a tsp full of baking soda, and mixing that with aloe vera gel, then gently rubbing my face with that, then rinsing. You can add your favorite creams or soap wash to the mix, or not.
Also, using "cellular turnover" products keeps the dead cells shedding too, like the products that contain salicylic or glycolic acid.
Drinking lots of water daily plays one of the biggest roles too with our skin.
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