Skin Care Tips For Women At Forty

Skin Care

oi-Sruthi Appu

By Sruthi Appu

Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 16:29

Womens' skin get worse as they age. Women, who have hit their forties find it tough to follow a skin care regime to retain the health and glow of their skin. Though women try different ways to follow good skin care regime, they end up miserably due to their lack of knowledge on this topic.

For women in 40s, here are some skin care tips to be followed to get that glowing skin back.

Prevent Loss Of Collagen : Collagen is the main factor that contributes to the young and healthy looking skin. As they become old their body stops producing collagen and it leads to wrinkled and unhealthy skin. Vitamin A and C, can fight the loss of collagen and make your skin look healthy and young. So opt for face creams that have vitamin A and C.

Control Skin Sagging : Skin care products with DMAE (Dimethylaminoethanol) can fight skin sagging. Sagging happen as women lose collagen, elasticity and natural ageing reasons. Using skin care products with DMAE can reduce skin sagging.

Brighten Your Skin : Antioxidants are the solution for dull looking skin. As women grow old their skin discolors. Though eating fruits and vegetables having antioxidants like A,C,E and beta carotine can help you to a certain level, as you grow older it's advised to apply skin care products those have these antioxidants in them. So for your daily skin care use a moisturizer with ingredients like salicylic acid, lactic acid, alpha- and beta-Hydroxy Acids, and urea.

Treat Dark Spots : Dark Spots are the great enemies of women. Experts say that Vitamin C is the factor that reduces your dark spots. Hence to fight these spots it's advised to use skin care products which have Vitamin C in them.

Treat Dry Skin : As women grow old they lose the moisture of their skin. Experts say that hyaluronic acid (ha) can keep the skin stay smooth and moisturized by retaining the skin moisture. Hence apply skin care products which have hyaluronic acid in them. This acid can also help the formation of collagen.