How Proper Skin Care Over 30 Can Keep You Looking In Your 20s

© Michelle Howard Smith - all rights reserved

Proper skin care methods are important at any age but skin care over 30 becomes critical if you are going to protect your skin from future damage.  So, reminisce with me for a bit...

  Growing Up

From the time you were a baby throughout childhood, you probably didn't focus on any particular skin care concerns.  Chances are you jsut took your little baths and washed up with whatever household soap was available.  Skin care over 30, not even a thought.

  From Teens to Fabulous Twenty

During your teen years you may have experienced acne or other skin conditions but hey you were a teen right?  These things happen and it was probably just hormones because of your new found puberty status.  Maybe your mom or dad took you to a dermatologist to get help for acne or maybe you didn't have any skin issues at all. I know I didn't. 

Then you reach your 20's and it's party hardy, loosey booty, fun in the sun! You probably figured out that you needed to at least protect your skin from the sun...or not?  No need to worry about wrinkles at 20 right? Even still, your skin care over 30 regimen is light years away...or so you thought.

  Hitting 30

Now you're 30 and reading this article and skin care over 30 has become so important because now you are at a point where you may be seeing some signs of sun damage.  You may have even realized that you are certainly not immune to wrinkles.

Whatever damage has been done due to neglect over the years can be reversed or minimized with proper skin care techniques.

 

Here are some suggestions:

* Avoid using skin care products heavily formulated with chemicals.  In other words, if you can't pronounce it on the ingredient list, you probably shouldn't buy it

* Implement a daily skin care regimen for your skin type (normal, dry, oily, or combination) that includes gentle cleansing, toning, moisturizing and weekly exfoliation

* Always wear a sunscreen with a sun protection (spf) of at least 30 and reapply every 2 hours while outdoors

* Your skin care over 30 regimen should include using an anti wrinkle cream and under eye cream

* If you suffer from adult acne, try natural remedies for gentle skin care over 30

Not to worry if you haven't been paying your skin much attention up to this point.  You now know what it takes to facilitate a proper skin regimen and your best years are just ahead.