The Three Skin Wishes Series is sponsored by philosophy’s renewed hope in a jar
If refined texture is your skin wish, I’m about to make it come true. Encourage the epidermis to hit ‘refresh’ a little more often, with these steps to refine and rejuvenate the skin.
Young, healthy skin works on a young, healthy metabolism. That’s all well and good, but what if you’re not so young?
“It’s true that with advancing age will be linked to the deep layers of the skin and the loss of collagen and collagen production,” says Muriel Pujos, Head of Scientific Communication at philosophy.
This is when you – and six simple steps – come into it to ensure that age doesn’t weary your complexion…
Diet dos: Upping antioxidants is key here. And that doesn’t limit itself to a glass of wine a night! Sure red wine and crimson fruits are full of the good, anti-oxidant vibes, but studies show that stone fruits such as watermelon and grapefruit – which contain lycopene – can internally fortify the skin against external ageing aggressors also. When it comes to supplements, Silica is also a beneficial beautifying addition to your diet as it helps to improve the cross-linked mechanism in collagen and elastin, boosting skin firmness, texture and external renewal.
Ingredients To adopt: AHA’s work on the surface of the skin to gently kick-start cell turnover and manifest a faster metabolism. If you do use a product containing AHA’s, you must use SPF diligently during the day, to avoid photosensitivity and skin sensitivity.
Muriel suggests you, look for clever blends of AHA’s that work on different levels of the skin. “Different molecular weights, such as black colic acid in philosophy’s renewed hope in a jar, is the smallest molecule and goes fastest into the skin, acting the deepest. Citric and Mandelic are larger molecules and take a longer time to act, working on the upper layers of the skin,” she says.
Exfoliate! Exfoliate! Get the hop on lagging skin metabolisms by gently training your skin to replenish itself regularly via exfoliation. This not only assists topically – dislodging trapped dirt, daily external debris and blocked oils – but it also assists in stimulating cell turnover when the skin doesn’t do it itself. Furthermore, exfoliation boosts the skin’s natural barrier function, which aids the prevention of moisture loss and enables further visible brightening of the skin.
Mineralise on-the-move: Certain face mists have natural minerals that will calm skin and produce a dewy, replenished effect on the surface, so if you’re in the car, finishing up a workout session or simply feeling that your skin is a little tight and irritated in places, these are the best products to have with you on the hop.
Be firm, but gentle: Go makeup free on days your diary allows it to enable the skin to recalibrate itself and breathe freely.
Even so, moisturising morning and night with philosophy’s renewed hope in a jar and cleansing at the close of the day is still vital as it ensures any surface grit is kicked to the curb. When cleansing – whether with a cream, foam or gel product – do so with a gentle, but firm hand. Cracking the whip on your complexion at too fast a pace will only discourage – not encourage – a faster cell turnover and can lead to sensitivity if the skins natural oils are stripped back and the balance, disrupted. The top tip? Skin should feel clean – not tight – after cleansing.
Max Out On Moisture: The final secret to a renewed and revived complexion is moisture, notes Muriel. “Experience has shown to us that you get the best results when you find a way to hydrate your skin all day long, and not just a few minutes after having applied the product,” she says. “Just like you need an all-day hold hairspray or long-lasting makeup, you need a moisturizer that goes the distance.”
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