How to Care for Aging Skin

You can't stop the birthdays, but you can fight the wrinkles and age spots that accompany them. Follow these steps to keep your skin looking as young as you feel.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Sunscreen Suntan Lotion
• Moisturizers
• Humidifiers

1. Wear sunscreen daily to protect your skin from wrinkles and age spots, paying particular attention to your face and hands. Use a foundation or face lotion that blocks UVA and UVB rays and has an SPF of at least 15.

2. Limit your sun exposure, and wear a long-sleeved shirt and wide-brimmed hat when you know you'll be in the sun.

3. Pay attention to the ingredients in your skin care products and avoid any irritating ingredients. Individual reactions to ingredients vary dramatically, but potential irritants include xxxxxx Menthol, lemongrass, lime, lavender paba, fragrances & botanicals, oils, extracts,

4. Moisturize dry skin in cold weather and in dry heat. Dry skin does not cause additional wrinkles, but wrinkles look worse when compounded by dry skin.

5. Use an alpha-hydroxy cleanser and lotion on areas of the skin that have age spots. It helps to fade them.

6. Apply a fade cream like Esoterica or Ambi to the skin at night. They help to restore skin to a uniform color. The prescription medication Retin-A works like a fade cream on age spots.

7. Talk to a dermatologist or cosmetic surgeon about wrinkles and age spots if you want to investigate other options for looking younger.

Tips & Warnings

• Use a humidifier in your room during the winter if you have dry skin.

• Wearing face lotion and anti-aging cream at the same time may cause break-outs.