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In Your 50s and Beyond
Your 50s and beyond are still a time for you to feel glamorous and sassy, so just because you are still making friends with your grey hairs and the lines that etch the stories of your life on your face, does not mean you should call it quits on your beauty routine. Skincare is still going to be an important part of maintaining your skin – and give you that dose of pampering – after all these are your ‘YOU’ years. Enjoy! You skin’s signs of ageing will become more pronounced during these later years as the skin continues to age and estrogen levels drop post-menopause, the skin’s natural oil production also decreases, so your skin can tend to dry out. Remember that right now your skin also becomes more fragile; it gets damaged more easily and heals more slowly. The eyelid area and neck area may start to droop and sag as a result of decreased elasticity.

Skincare needs:
Supplements Evening primrose oil, flaxseed oil and Omega 3/6/9 combination supplements should be considered as they hydrate the skin from within and help to keep the skin moist.

Sunscreens Choose a sunscreen that is high protection but in a moisturising base to give additional hydration and add a fresh dewiness to your complexion.

Moisturisers Choose a rich, creamy moisturiser to keep the skin soft and supple. Supplement your regime with a moisturiser or serum that contains a high percentage of stable vitamin C, which helps to reduce the appearance of lines and pigmentation as well as further protecting the skin from free radical damage. If you have particularly crepey skin you might like to consider creams that have peptides in them, which help to support the skin structure and boost collagen levels in the skin.

Night cream Consult a dermatologist who can recommend a product that contains retinol but which will not dry out your skin so much as to irritate your skin. Retin-A is a great prescription cream as it is helpful in treating both post-menopausal breakouts and wrinkles.

Eye creams The best eye cream to use at this point is one that contains corrective ingredients, in a rich emollient formulation.

Specialist Help
We’re not going to say this is the right or wrong thing to do, it is entirely up to the individual, but it is around this time in life, where women consider more drastic measures to maintain their youth. Cosmetic surgical interventions or cosmetic enhancements such as dermal fillers containing hyaluronic acid, like Restylane, Juvederm and Perlane might be considered. Botox or course will help to relax any defined wrinkles, but if the skin is very loose, the best form of treatment would be a facelift. For a non-invasive and not very scary procedure, Fraxel Laser is extremely effective for fine lines during this stage of your life.

Products that might help:
Lancome Absolue Precious Cells is especially formulated for women aged 50+ this cream is the result of many years of stem cell research and delivers amazing results on crepey skin and wrinkles.
Day Cream, $310; Night Cream, $365; Eye Cream, $185.

Clarins Super Restorative Serum which replenishes skin that is affected by age-related hormonal changes.

Juice Beauty Antioxidant Serum which is proven to deliver high protection antioxidants to the skin, $65.

L’Oreal Revitalift Lotion, SPF18 gives advanced anti-ageing benefits in a lightweight lotion and is suitable for sensitive skin, $32.99