Loving The Skin You’re In Every Day, Week, and Month Has Never Been Easier

Any woman over 40 can attest to the fact that growing older makes for some strange bedfellows.

First comes the wrinkles – quietly, and sneakily – like an intruder scurrying over your face, leaving tiny ridges in its wake. In tandem arrives a snail-like metabolism, decreased energy, increased fat storage, and changing hair colour. Phew!

But skin-deep changes aside, ageing also heralds a period of immense personal, spiritual, and deeper growth.

Do you really want to give up your increased appreciation for life, bucketloads of wisdom, countless memorable experiences, and a laissez-faire attitude towards life’s ‘rules,’ (baggy shirts to the grocery, yes please!) for the naivete of youth? I think not!

Luckily, you can have your cake and eat it too! Personal growth doesn’t have to come at the cost of your skin or your body; not if you’re proactive from the very beginning. How wonderful would it be to enter mid-life with self-love, care, acceptance, and great skin to boot!

Understanding ageing skin is no rocket science. As your body ages, your skin’s ability to produce key substances like collagen and elastin (both responsible for your skin’s elasticity and flexibility) resulting in wrinkles, crows feet, and other symptoms.

All this goes to say that despite your skin’s innate defenses against ageing – and there are a ton – you have to play an active role in maintaining it in the long run.

Prolonged exposure to the sun, dust, and other environmental pollutants only expedite the process. And let’s not even get started on what smoking and a bad diet do.

Dermatologists and aestheticians alike preach one fundamental rule – start early! Great skin in your 40s is more than likely the result of due diligence in your 20s.

If you’re just starting out, remember that consistency is key. Keep at it, and your skin will thank you. And while flawless skin doesn’t happen overnight, you can start working on it today, no matter what your age.

Here’s what you need to do every day, week, and month, to get radiant skin in the second chapter of your life.

What To Do Every Day

The basic tenet to great skin is to keep it constantly hydrated and sheltered from the sun. By that we don’t mean bathing your skin with water or carrying an umbrella at all times (In fact, turns out excessive washing can actually dry out your skin and exacerbate any underlying skin problems). Instead, these two daily steps to better skin boil down to small lifestyle changes that ultimately make a huge difference in the long run.

If there’s one thing you take away from this article, it’s that skincare is suncare. You cannot have good skin without a good SPF. Invest in one that’s suitable for your skin, and use it daily. We won’t bog you down with the details, but sun damage is the root cause of wrinkles, lines, discolouration, and signs of aging, not to mention it’s also the source of skin cancer.

Long story short, NEVER skip your sunscreen.

The second part of getting better skin daily is to hydrate it. This can be as simple as implementing a proper daily or nightly regiment to help purify, tone, and moisturise. Skincare may seem like a luxury when you are short on time, but trust us when we say that you must make time to take care of your skin.

You don’t have to take it to the extreme and embark on the extensive – though very well-renowned – eight to ten step Korean skincare routine, but you can start with the basics.

Here’s a basic five step skin routine you can implement every night to help nourish your skin.

What To Do Every Week

Getting and keeping youthful, dewy skin is a constant process, and it starts with eating right. Your skin is one of the best indicators of your health. Eat a diet rich in antioxidants, minerals, and vitamins, and it will show. Indulge excessively in stuff that’s bad for you, and, well, that will show too!

Here are three ways you can eat and drink your way to beautiful skin every week.

What To Do Every Month

Facials! The more, the merrier.

Facials are the Holy Grail of youthful, soft, and wrinkle-free skin; oxygen-infused ones even more so. But what exactly is an O2 facial, and how does it help your skin?

Well, and O2 facial, as its name suggests, involves using oxygen somewhere in the process. With all the makeup, sunscreen, and BB creams we use, it’s hard to find some quality time to let our skin just breathe. An oxygen facial makes up for that lost time, by infused your skin with a heavenly cocktail of serums, oils, and oxygen.

According to an aesthetician I recently saw, women should aim to do facials every four to six weeks, with optimum results of the O2 facial showing up three days after the treatment.

I experienced my first O2 facial a couple of weeks ago, when I took a self-love and care day, booked myself into the Hyatt for the day, and made my self at home at their renowned wellness hub – the Spa Esencia.

Here’s what you can expect from their acclaimed O2 facial.

And that’s it! Simple, actionable, and effective steps you can take to have the skin you deserve everyday. Whether you choose to follow the entire guide, or pick a couple of steps to try out, the important thing is to keep at it.

Now go forth and have great skin!