What routine for my mature skin?

My selection of products for my mature skin

My makeup remover

When? Every evening, to remove sunscreen residue (which you wear religiously 😉) and possibly traces of makeup. Skin hygiene is the basis for maintaining beautiful, young, healthy and pure skin – at any age! Opt for balms and oils, because the senescence process gradually reduces your production of natural oils.

My cleanser

When? Every evening, just after using your makeup remover to make room before applying your concentrated anti-aging treatments. But also in the morning, as the very first step of your routine. Limit products that are too “strong” (with potentially irritating or stripping surfactants), which can intensify tightness in mature and dry skin.

My lotion

When? Every day, after cleansing your skin. This is a product that is often overlooked in routines, despite its many benefits. Preferably choose lotions enriched with humectant active ingredients, such as glycerin, which will help you maintain a good level of hydration. And don't wait for your lotion to evaporate on your skin to move on to the next step!

My serum

When? Morning and evening, after cleansing and toning. Here, we get to the heart of the subject of anti-aging and anti-wrinkles, with much more concentrated formulas. If you get lost between the active ingredients and properties, you can stick with an intensely moisturizing serum (the base of the base!) for the morning. At night, this time, move towards more "corrective" and regenerating formulas.

My moisturizer

When? Every day, of course! As the penultimate step in your beauty routine, just before applying your sunscreen (for the morning). You can adopt the same selection logic as for your serum. During the day, prioritize hydration and protection against external aggressions. In the evening, focus on more targeted and innovative active ingredients to fill up on glow.

My eye contour treatment

When? Morning and evening, to meet the needs of the thin and fragile area around the eyes. If you have mature skin, you probably have crow's feet and wrinkles on your lower eyelids. These creams will help you "fill in" the relief while preventing dryness. Don't hesitate to also let it overflow onto your frown lines (located between the eyebrows).

My sun protection

When? Every morning, over your day cream, especially if you plan to go outside. Physiological aging is one thing, but actinic aging (caused by the sun's rays) is another. The two can overlap, which notably causes much deeper and more pronounced wrinkles. In short, there is no age to protect yourself.

My mask

When? As soon as you feel like your mature skin needs a little something extra: more radiance, more nutrition, more hydration, more tone. The mask is sort of the cherry that tops off your routine and optimizes the results in a minimum of time. There are also night masks to help you boost the cellular turnover of your epidermis.

My massaging accessories

When? Ideally every day, to complement the action of your anti-aging and anti-wrinkle treatments. Because if we think first of our skin, we too often neglect the face underneath, with its muscles and fluids. Self-massage is a serious asset to sculpt it when it sags, to maintain its balance and to release the tensions that deepen wrinkles.

My selection of active ingredients for my mature skin

Retinol

This is the active ingredient that everyone will talk to you about if you have emerging or established wrinkles (knowing that it is even possible to start using it before).

And for good reason, it is one of the most powerful ingredients to counterbalance the loss of physiological firmness. It also has many other assets up its sleeve: for example, it can reduce the intensity of pigment spots and prevent the appearance of imperfections.

It should be used with caution, gradually increasing the frequency of applications and concentration. If your skin seems to have trouble accepting it, you can also turn to retinol-like active ingredients, which often offer similar benefits while being gentler.

Collagen

Before being a cosmetic ingredient, collagen is a fibrous protein naturally present in our skin. It is located in the dermis, where it plays the role of a support element. With age, its fibers become fragile and rare, which causes tissue sagging.

The topical supply of collagen would thus restructure the appearance of the skin, that is to say, give it a denser and plumper appearance. It is also an excellent moisturizing active ingredient, because it forms a very effective silky protective film on the surface of the epidermis.

Tip: Don't hesitate to optimize the benefits of your collagen cream or serum with a collagen food supplement. The in & out logic applies more than ever to anti-aging!

Peptides

The great thing about peptides is that they are very versatile active ingredients. You can find them with many different effects! However, they are best known for their anti-aging properties.

They actually act like little messengers: they tell our cells what to do and thus influence the biological processes of our skin. Some will, for example, boost collagen production, others will inhibit the activity of the tyrosinase enzyme (which causes brown spots), and still others have a "botox" effect to limit the appearance of expression lines.

And if you're wondering what peptides are, they are molecules made up of amino acids (the building blocks of proteins).