U.S.
M.X.
H.K.
S.G.
Once you reach your 50s, aging will have likely already taken some form of a toll on your skin. By this stage in life, several of the processes that take place in the skin will have slowed down, meaning that fine lines, wrinkles, and sagging become more pronounced.
The good news is that there is plenty that you can do to keep your skin looking smooth and firm! Read on as Lionesse shares some top skincare tips to address the appearance of aging in your 50s:
Protect Your Skin From the Sun
There are a variety of factors out there that can accelerate the skin aging process. However, the sun surpasses them all in terms of the damage dealt to the skin. Research shows that the sun is responsible for up to 80% of the visible signs of aging that appear on the face. This means that 80% of the fine lines, wrinkles, and dark spots that you’re experiencing could have potentially been avoided had you been more diligent about sun protection in your earlier years.
While getting serious about sun protection now isn’t going to counter all of the sun damage that you’ve experienced over the years, it will most certainly help to slow down the appearance of aging. You’ll have a fighting chance if you’re hoping to soften the look of wrinkles or firm up your complexion since the sun won’t be continually damaging your skin at the same time.
Use a Gentle, Moisturizing Cleanser
Cleansing is one of the most important aspects of skincare. Hopefully, it’s something that you’ve already been doing regularly for decades – ideally, twice a day.
However, as your skin ages, you’ll need to adjust your choice of cleanser accordingly. Keep in mind that your skin will now be much thinner and more fragile than it was a couple of decades ago. Your skin barrier will be much more delicate, meaning that harsh cleansers should be avoided at all costs.
Instead, gentle, moisturizing cleansers are the way to go. Look for formulas that don’t contain any sulfates. These strong surfactants only strip away the skin barrier. There are gentler cleansing agents out there, such as the coconut-derived compounds in the Lionesse White Pearl Facial Cleanser. This cleanser is also brimming with hydrating plant oils, including moringa and argan. With aloe vera, lavender, chamomile, and calendula in this formula too, this cleanser always leaves the skin feeling rejuvenated and touchably soft.
Moisturize at Least Twice a Day
Moisturizing is important at all ages. However, it becomes even more so once you reach your 50s. As we mentioned earlier, this is when the skin really starts to thin out. This can cause a few different problems, one of which is dehydration. With your skin being thinner, moisture evaporates at a much faster rate, leaving skin cells parched.
One way to get around this is by increasing how often you hydrate your skin, and we’ll tell you how to do that soon! However, you don’t want all of that extra hydration you provide to simply evaporate into the air, which is why it’s useful to first ensure that you have a suitable moisturizer.
A good moisturizer will form its own seal over the surface of your skin. It will trap moisture in, preventing it from evaporating quite so speedily. Look for a cream that provides plenty of hydrating ingredients too and you’ll be able to really enhance long-term moisture levels.
For best results, it would be worth investing in two separate moisturizers; one for the day and one for the night. These formulas will target your skin’s different needs at each time of day. The Lionesse White Pearl Day Moisturizer, for example, not only hydrates and moisturizes the skin but also keeps it feeling protected against environmental damage. Meanwhile, the Lionesse White Pearl Night Cream is a richer formula. It helps to counter the increased moisture loss that occurs overnight while also providing plenty of antioxidants that’ll have you waking up to a brighter and more radiant complexion.
Hydrate Your Skin in Layers
Go with one of the moisturizers that we’ve featured above and you’ll already be well on your way to giving your skin some extra hydration. As we’ve discussed, this is something that it will desperately need once you’re in your 50s.
However, a moisturizer will only hydrate the surface layer of your skin. If you want to keep your skin looking plump and youthful, then you’ll need to find a way to hydrate the deeper layers of your complexion too.
This is where hydrating serums come in. With serums being lighter and thinner than creams, they’re able to quench the complexion at more of a depth. The Black Onyx Serum from Lionesse is packed with ingredients that do this beautifully. Sodium hyaluronate, lactic acid, and glycerin are all humectants. This enables them to draw moisture to the skin, resulting in increased hydration in minutes.
If you’d like to add yet another layer of hydration to your skincare routine, consider a hydrating toner too. The Lionesse White Pearl Skin Toner provides a splash of moisture after cleansing. It will also leave your skin feeling more receptive to the other products that you use, meaning better visible results from your entire skincare routine!
Exfoliate Once a Week
As you grow older, cell turnover slows down. This process encompasses the creation of new skin cells in the deeper layers of the skin. From here, they travel upward, until they reach the surface layer. This is when they die off and are naturally shed.
However, with cell turnover significantly declining once a person is in their 50s, the rate at which the skin sheds its older cells from its surface slows down too. These cells end up lingering on the skin’s surface rather than falling off. Since these cells are old/dead, they give the skin a dry and rough appearance/texture.
The best way to solve this problem is by regularly exfoliating your skin. This will clear away all of those dead skin cells, allowing the fresher-looking cells beneath to show through.
With that said, don’t forget that your skin is more fragile at this point in life. While you may have been able to exfoliate two or three times a week when you were younger, cut this back to once a week when you’re in your 50s. Use a gentle exfoliator too, like the Lionesse White Pearl Facial Peeling. It will leave your skin looking so much brighter and smoother!
Seek Out Ingredients Proven to Reduce the Look of Aging
If the appearance of wrinkles or dark spots has been bothering you, you don’t need to give up all hope and feel miserable each time you look in the mirror. Sure, you may not be able to turn back time, but there are certain ingredients out there that will go a long way in diminishing the visible signs of aging to give your skin a younger-looking finish.
Vitamin C is one of the best. Not only is it an antioxidant, but it will also brighten the look of your skin, smooth away the visibility of wrinkles, make dark spots look lighter, and give your skin a firmer feel. This is why the Lionesse White Pearl Vitamin C Serum is centered around the ingredient. Use it a few times a week and you’ll start to see an improvement in your complexion in no time!
If you were hoping for faster results, the Lionesse White Pearl Wrinkle Reducing Syringe is the product to turn to. This one will diminish the appearance of wrinkles in a matter of seconds! It contains several high-performance ingredients that instantly, albeit temporarily, provide a more youthful complexion.
Give Your Eye Area Some Extra Attention
The eye area is usually the first part of the face to start showing the visible signs of aging. This is because the skin here is already thinner than the skin elsewhere on the face. So, when the skin begins to thin with age, this tends to affect the eye area first.
If your eye area has been looking wrinkled and shadowed, turning things around here will leave your entire face looking younger. Start by adding an eye serum to your skincare routine, such as the Lionesse Amber Eye Serum. It’s full of peptides, vitamins, and botanical extracts, all of which will work to soften the appearance of creases and dark circles.
Follow this up with an eye cream. If dark circles are a big problem with you, look for a product that focuses on lightening the look of those dark shadows, just like the Lionesse Amber Dark Circle Eye Cream. Meanwhile, if you’d prefer an eye cream that will smooth away the appearance of crow’s feet, go with the Amber Eye Cream.
Pamper Your Skin With a Weekly Mask
As the skin grows older, it hugely benefits from some extra love and care. Making sure that your daily skincare routine is up to scratch is one way to provide this. However, if your complexion could do with a boost, a face mask would definitely be the way to go.
Again, just like when it comes to the other skincare products you use, stay away from harsh formulas, such as those with drying clays or potent exfoliating acids. Instead, look for masks that hydrate the skin and provide plenty of antioxidants, like the Opal Sheer Melting Mask from Lionesse. Not only will this mask do wonders for your complexion, but the fact that it’s a leave-on mask makes it so easy to use. You won’t need to rinse it off or remove it – simply apply it to your skin, watch it transform into liquid droplets, and then enjoy the glow that your skin sports afterward!
Tackling the Appearance of Aging With Lionesse
Although aging may be inevitable, there are plenty of steps that you can take to keep your skin looking as young as you feel. Even if you have been neglectful about skincare in the past, following the right path now that you’re in your 50s will still go a long way in helping you achieve younger-looking skin.
Click here to update your skincare routine with more bestselling products from Lionesse.
Leave A Comment