The skin encounters drastic changes from 20’s to the 50’s. But if we understand these patterns then we can probably maintain the beauty and glow of our skin irrespective of age.
Following are some tips to handle the skin in during different decades of life:
If You Are in 20’s:
This is the age when you need to preserve and protect your skin. Generally, skin issues occur in this age due to carefree eating and drinking habits. Your skin can show some fine lines in the second half of 20s.
What to Do?
- Make sure you use a gentle foaming cleanser to remove excess oil and makeup from your skin.
- Light moisturizer with UVA and UVB protection is must during day time.
- If you are the one who drinks and smokes too much then you should use an anti-oxidant to lessen the damage.
What to eat?
- Make dairy products a part of your daily diet. A good quantity of milk, cheese and yogurt will fulfill the Vitamin D and calcium needs of your skin.
- Include green veggies, pulses and cereals in your daily diet. Vitamin C rich foods are also must for body to absorb iron from other foods.
Avoid!
Junk food and alcohol should be avoided.
If You Are in 30’s:
30s skin is masked by discoloration and fine lines. The skin loses its power to exfoliate after every 14 days as in 20s and exfoliates only after 35 days.
What to Do?
- You probably need a cleanser that can exfoliate your skin as well.
- An eye cream is must to be applied during the day as well as night to keep the skin around eyes hydrated.
- Before applying sunscreen using a serum or lotion can help to protect you against sun damage effectively.
What to Eat?
- The best food to nourish your body in this age is by taking low GI foods as compared to white carbohydrates. Some of the examples are wholegrain bread, brown rice and whole-wheat pasta.
Avoid!
Cut down consumption of biscuits, chocolate, coffee and caffeine.
If you Are in 40’s:
40s is marked by lines between eyebrows, eyes and mouth that have got more permanent now. The skin feels more dried out because of the reduced estrogen levels.
What to Do?
- Using a gentle non-foaming and non-drying cleanser can work to remove dead skin cells.
- An natural anti-aging cream consisting of phytoestrogens, retinols can remove discoloration.
- Applying a moisturizer with high amounts of glycerin or hyaluronic acid can fulfill the moisture needs of the skin.
What to Eat?
- Sweet potatoes are rich in beta-carotene which can help the skin to fight off damaging effects due to sun exposure.
- People who consumer high levels of cartenoids are less prone to skin-cancer. Carrots and cantaloupe melon are also great sources of carteniod rich diet
Avoid!
Food with saturated fats such as butter should be avoided.
If You Are in 50’s:
Probably by now the muscles, fats, collagen and bone tissues have started shrinking which results into change in skin tone. The skin become unmanageably dry as creams and lotions fail to provide the much needed moisture. Age spots and enlarged pores are some of the common signs.
What to Do?
- At this age you need a cream cleanser which can hydrate your skin as well.
- A good moisturizer with SPF that can moisturize and hydrate the skin is must to use.
- Sunscreen is something you cannot do without.
What to Eat?
- Spinach and kale are the two best antioxidants with lutein and zeaxanthin which can shield eyes from the UV rays.
- Also they are rich sources of calcium and magnesium which is the best thing for your bones.
- Flaxseeds can help in maintaining the hormone balance.
- Consume more of low-fat dairy products like yogurt as it can burn of extra fats.
Avoid!
High salt foods can increase risk of heart diseases and high blood pressure. So, avoid it.