Anti-aging And Hydration/moisturizing Skin Products. Reccomendations?

[Guest Joy]

Just quickly, according to my personal trainer i'm dehydrated (50% water instead of the 70% I should be by body mass)

and well. I'm vain enough to want to recapture as many minutes of youth for my girl self as I can grab for her. I'm middle aged and just starting my journey. When I do put on my girl face the technique I learn involves a veritable parge coat of foundation. which I'm sure can't be good.

so...

advice? I'm drinking lots of water and have discovered the sybaritic joy of a bubble bath I have hand creams on hand but they're mostly for nurses who wash their hands all the time and have names like "Oil Driller's Hand Lotion: Very Heavy Duty"

Can anyone reccomend, moisturizers? anti-aging creams/treatments, bath products. good soaps to use/avoid. even replacement brands of foundation. (I currently use typical compact with the mirror and the circular disk of flesh coloured powder/cake)

[Guest Natalie Foster]

You won't get much aside from cosmetic surgery. However, I have seen a few dermatologist recommend skin genesis for over the counter products. I use it.

Skin Genesis

Instead of "covering up" fine lines or using a "firming lotion" it helps the skin tighten naturally and over the course of a few months, you will notice slight changes. You simply cannot expect dramatic changes aside from laser or cosmetic surgery.

[Guest viv]

Hello Joy,

A good clean diet and yes 8 glasses of water a day to keep hydrated .

Also ,,a good moisturizer with spf 20 every day . A good habit to get into is

last thing at night,,,,,Cleanse,,Tone ,,Moisturize . Dont ""rub"" under your eyes ,

DAB with your cotton ball. luv,viv

[Guest viv]

Never heard of Skin Genesis ,is it expensive??

viv

[Guest Elizabeth K]

Easy - ask a woman with beautiful skin!

My wife is 55 looks 20 - her skin is fantastic! Genetics play a part of course - but she gave me a product: Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel. I have used it for a year every night. With the HRT and this moisturizer - wow! She said the secret is to avoid alcohol. I use a different moisturizer on my hands, a third type for the body - shea oil based are my favorite!

This Clinique product is one in a three part recommended reginine - I just use it by itself! LOVE IT!

Lizzy

[Guest JD_Divine]

Heres a tip on moisturizing. Something I learned from my ex fiancee's mom.

After showering, wet a washcloth with olive oil and smooth that on your skin. Not too much, to the point where all you gotta add is bread and parasean cheese, but just enough that can soak into the skin. It helps.

Also for the especially rough areas, use either Aquaphor or Eucerin. Its unscented and undyed lotion that really works wonders, especially if there is either psoriasis or eczema "sand paper" like spots. I use it on my arms for eczema and it clears it up and keeps it nice and smooth.

~JD

[Guest Natalie Foster]

Never heard of Skin Genesis ,is it expensive??

viv

No, not really. The facial wash is about 5-6 dollars. The facial lotion is about 20 bucks. If you have puffy eyes, the eye cream works well, but you dont get much for 20 bucks.

[Guest Joy]

Thanks for all the replies they were very helpful. I see from scanning the other threads that there are similar questions out there and they too had additional tips.

I almost regret adding 'anti aging cream' becuase it distracted I think from my main point. just from discovering the joys of bubble bath and drinking more water I've found my skin to be softer and well prettier in under a week.

I was wondering if there were any products specifically to avoid, (like the cheap bar soap I always used to use) or if there was any product you found particularly wonderful. I've got a pharmacy loyalty points card burning a hole in my pocket.

[Guest Joy]

Oh and also.

I really really wonder if this circular powder cake foundation that apparantly I have to apply with a trowel (actually my fingertips) the way I just learned to do makeup is really good for my skin and if there were other newer better products out there. or if I even really need so much foundation? I need -some- and -very- clean shave for now. (Depiliation is a whole 'nother topic.. hmm.)

[Guest Joy]

Hello Joy,

A good clean diet and yes 8 glasses of water a day to keep hydrated .

Also ,,a good moisturizer with spf 20 every day . A good habit to get into is

last thing at night,,,,,Cleanse,,Tone ,,Moisturize . Dont ""rub"" under your eyes ,

DAB with your cotton ball. luv,viv

Cleanse - with soap and water? or is there a better 'deep cleaning' cleanser. the products on the shelves are endless.

Tone - I don't know what that means.

Moisturize - I get. Spf 20 I get. what brands constitute 'good' in your mind. or better yet what features/ingredients should I be looking for on the label to help me decide if something is good or not?

[Guest viv]

Hello hun,

Probably best to forget soap and water as water can be hard depending on

your supplier and soap usually has chemicals which will dry out your skin . I know

there are soaps which are kind to your skin but I was advised to use baby wipes to

wash my face,,recently told they are good re makeup removal -they are . Look for

a moisturizor with a sunscreen incorporated . Re skincare Oil of Olay is good . I

am just now getting to grips with my makeup and am learning skincare is so very

important . Toner conditions and tightens the skin and can be good with fine lines

and blemishes , Proof Positive is a good brand and is US made hun, luv,viv

[Guest Joy]

Aha.. so TONER was what I was thinking of when I was talking 'anti-aging cream' got it.

so.

cleanse with whipes.

tone - with a toner. such as Oil of Olay

moisturize - with a moisturizer such as the Clinique mentioned above. Got it.