How To Get Better Skin After 50.
Your wisdom and confidence may grow as you get older, but the same isn't true for many of your hormone levels. During menopause lower levels of estrogen have a big impact on your skin. Less estrogen make you prone to thinning, sagging, and wrinkling. Fortunately, you can relieve some of the skin--related effects of aging by taking care of your skin specific care needs.
Your Skin and Menopause
Menopause causes many changes to your skin. Your body stops making as much collagen. You lose some fat under your skin and your skin's elasticity drops. That combined with dryness caused by hormonal changes. can cause sagging-- especially around the neck, jawline, and cheeks, and fine lines and wrinkles. These lines and wrinkles you get with menopause are often crow's feet and lines above the upper lip.
Menopause causes many changes to your skin. Your body stops making as much collagen. You lose some fat under your skin and your skin's elasticity drops. That combined with dryness caused by hormonal changes. can cause sagging-- especially around the neck, jawline, and cheeks, and fine lines and wrinkles. These lines and wrinkles you get with menopause are often crow's feet and lines above the upper lip.
Clean Up!
Cleansing is an important skin care step --especially as you age. As you get older and your skin gets drier, your skin can especially benefit from extra moisture. The key is using a cleanser that's right for your drier skin. So, opt for a creamy formula that hydrates instead of foam or gel cleansers, which can strip moisture away.
Cleansing is an important skin care step --especially as you age. As you get older and your skin gets drier, your skin can especially benefit from extra moisture. The key is using a cleanser that's right for your drier skin. So, opt for a creamy formula that hydrates instead of foam or gel cleansers, which can strip moisture away.
Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate
after menopause your skin gets drier because the oil glands aren't as active. Try to give skin more moisture with a heavier cream.Skip long , hot showers and put on moisturizer while your skin is still damp. that helps boost hydration.
after menopause your skin gets drier because the oil glands aren't as active. Try to give skin more moisture with a heavier cream.Skip long , hot showers and put on moisturizer while your skin is still damp. that helps boost hydration.
Minimize Wrinkled Skin
You get wrinkles from too much sun damage over the years, as well as the hormonal changes of menopause. As your hormone levels decrease with age, that can change your skin quality and make wrinkles worse.
Wrinkles might be more obvious when your skin is dry, especially as you age. Use moisturizer, on your face, jawline, and neck every day.
You get wrinkles from too much sun damage over the years, as well as the hormonal changes of menopause. As your hormone levels decrease with age, that can change your skin quality and make wrinkles worse.
Wrinkles might be more obvious when your skin is dry, especially as you age. Use moisturizer, on your face, jawline, and neck every day.
Hit the Spots
Age spots on the face, hands and chest can look more obvious around menopause. Help prevent them by using sunscreen everyday. Already got spots? Fade them with exfoliating products that shed dead skin cells, which can be dull and flaky. Skin-lightening products can help fade spots. Toners can also help even out skin color.
Age spots on the face, hands and chest can look more obvious around menopause. Help prevent them by using sunscreen everyday. Already got spots? Fade them with exfoliating products that shed dead skin cells, which can be dull and flaky. Skin-lightening products can help fade spots. Toners can also help even out skin color.
Protect Your Hands
The back of your hands can lose moisture, collagen, and fat during menopause. That can make veins more obvious and skin more wrinkled. Plus, your skin can look see--through and bony. To reduce the look of wrinkles use moisturizer often on your hands. Protect them from the sun. And wear gloves when doing house or yard work.
The back of your hands can lose moisture, collagen, and fat during menopause. That can make veins more obvious and skin more wrinkled. Plus, your skin can look see--through and bony. To reduce the look of wrinkles use moisturizer often on your hands. Protect them from the sun. And wear gloves when doing house or yard work.
Eat Your Antioxidants
Collagen give your skin its youthful plumpness and keep it tight. As your estrogen levels drop, so does the collagen in your skin.
Eating foods with antioxidants may help make your skin stronger from the inside out. Look for brightly colored fruits and vegetables and try to eat every color of the spectrum.
Collagen give your skin its youthful plumpness and keep it tight. As your estrogen levels drop, so does the collagen in your skin.
Eating foods with antioxidants may help make your skin stronger from the inside out. Look for brightly colored fruits and vegetables and try to eat every color of the spectrum.
Work It Out
Exercise does more than just toning your muscles. It helps skin in two ways. First it relieves stress. Exercise als boosts circulation, which begins to slow with age. The extra oxygen and blood flow can help your skin look brighter and healthier.
Exercise does more than just toning your muscles. It helps skin in two ways. First it relieves stress. Exercise als boosts circulation, which begins to slow with age. The extra oxygen and blood flow can help your skin look brighter and healthier.
Bulk Up on Beauty Sleep
Getting enough sleep helps your skin look fresh. So shoot for a solid 7 to 9 hours of shut --eye every night.
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Getting enough sleep helps your skin look fresh. So shoot for a solid 7 to 9 hours of shut --eye every night.
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