What age should you start using Anti Aging creams at???

Cherryice

Hi!
ok, (Hope im not in wrong forum! wasnt sure wehther to post here or fashion n app!!)
reason im curious bout this is up until yesterday i hadnt given the thought of using an anti aging cream a thought, I'm 24, thought i could get away for another few years!! but a friend was going on about her skincare routine n to be honest freaked me out a bit!!
Im quite lucky, never really had problems with my skin, odd spot now n again. my skincare routine involves basically moisturing in the mornin (oil of ulay, spf 15), face wipe n more of same moisturiser in the evening.
But since conversation with above friend i've become more aware of frown lines, (there not obvious or bad) but it just hit me there probably going to get worse!!
Just want to find out, what age should u start using anti aging creams at? what ones do you recommend? And any advise to improve on or opinions on current routine?

Thanks:)

byhookorbycrook

mid 20s I'd say

Dudess

You must be joking. A very good moisturiser is plenty from your mid 20s.

Anti-ageing creams (marketing scam methinks) are for women in the second half of their 30s at least...

I use ROC which I find superb. It even reduces any fine lines I have on my forehead... god, I sound like one of the ads

peanuthead

Im 24 and I use anti-ageing cream.

Alicat

+1 on getting a decent moisturiser. It's the key to good skin! All this anti-wrinkle stuff...there's no real proof all that stuff will prevent wrinkles. The best you can do is keep the skin moisturised and that in itself will do wonders. I would suggest getting one with an SPF though, very important for protecting the skin.

When you get older you could buy one of those anti-wrinkle creams, if it makes you feel better about yourself. If you have dry skin, I find the Vichy range excellent.

Oh and drink plenty of water!

Nevyn

Good diet, plenty of water, don't smoke, get enough sleep, don't constantly wear makeup ( take it off then you get home), don't bake yourself in the sun, ie minding your skin and a good plain moisterisure is really all you need until you hit menapause.

A "friend" bought me some anti aging cream when I turned 30, it's still sitting on a shelf unopened.

Beruthiel

Anti aging cream = marketing ploy.
Thaeds advice is the only thing that will help.
At the end of the day, you are going to age and get older. Learn to deal with that.

Nevyn

Well gentics play a part too

Black Swan

Thaedydal wrote: »

Good diet, plenty of water, don't smoke, get enough sleep, don't constantly wear makeup ( take it off then you get home), don't bake yourself in the sun, ie minding your skin and a good plain moisterisure is really all you need until you hit menapause.

Plus regular exercise to promote circulation, keep the booze within limits, and no recreational drugs.

trio

Nobody needs to invest in an anti-ageing cream at 24.

At 24 what you should be doing is being religious about SPF 15, which you're already using, so you're pretty much doing all you need to. Oil of Olay is one of the most reliable products out there anyway, so you don't even need to change that.

My skin got a bit drier at 30, and I got dark circles for the first time ever, so I had to switch to a creamier moisteriser rather than lotion. And I started using night cream for the very first time. That sorted it.

Now that I'm in my mid-thirties and starting to see fine lines, I'm switching from a normal night cream to an anti-ageing one, but my day cream is still the boring old Nivea Q10 one.

Your friend is a bit paranoid and is also a bit of a beauty nerd who loves her skincare products. Let her off - I doubt she'll age any slower than you if you keep up the SPF and don't smoke, keep drinking plenty of water and eating healthily and not too sparsely.

Rozabeez

I always assumed people started using them in their late 40s.

trio

trio wrote: »

Now that I'm in my mid-thirties and starting to see fine lines, I'm switching from a normal night cream to an anti-ageing one, but my day cream is still the boring old Nivea Q10 one.

nivea Q10 is an anti ageing cream, but can be used by all ages it's a great moisturiser and I would definitely recommend, cheap as chips too. Actually the Aldi Q10 one came out on top of loads of polls recently and it's only 2.99!

good advice is whatever cream you choose, moisturise from the neck up, don't drag the skin down. And ditto on the spf 15, either buy a foundation or moisturiser with one in it, or simply apply it to your face every day, i personally think it's better to apply the actual sun cream as you can choose one with a 5 star UVA rating which is the highest anti ageing you can get - the SPF is for the burning rays, the UVA rating for the ageing rays.

Vegeta

anti ageing = any product with sun block in it

Show on channel 4 before specifically about this topic.

The sun is the biggest cause of ageing skin and all you need to slow that is sun block. Any product with sun block can be called anti ageing.

As for "pentapeptides" e.t.c. you have to love marketing, the pseudo science is hilarious.

Dragan

Vegeta wrote: »

As for "pentapeptides" e.t.c. you have to love marketing, the pseudo science is hilarious.

*grins* I know what you mean, half the time these products are just the same old moistuiriser/sun block combo with some new neutral weird named compound that doesn't actually do a tape.

It's like when they started adding creatine to face cream claiming it would improve the level of moisture in your skin. Hate to break it to them but ATP is stored in muscles in conjunction with water, no ****ing skin cells.

Dudess

peanuthead wrote: »

Im 24 and I use anti-ageing cream.

Nuts! Moisturiser is moisturiser anyway - just because "anti-ageing" is printed on the tube doesn't make a difference. Companies often up the price considerably once these words are added to the packaging.

Alicat wrote: »

I would suggest getting one with an SPF though, very important for protecting the skin.

Actually one of the best skincare products you could use as an every day moisturiser is sunscreen.

Thaedydal wrote: »

Well gentics play a part too

Yeah, my mum has amazing skin and I'm very lucky to have inherited it. I do find though that girls who have a lot of crow's feet etc at a young age (e.g. early 20s) tend to be sun worshippers.

trio wrote: »

My skin got a bit drier at 30, and I got dark circles for the first time ever, so I had to switch to a creamier moisteriser rather than lotion.

Yeah I've been using ROC rehydrating cream for a good while now - it's quite thick but not too much so, and it's far more moisturising than one of those runny lotions.

And I started using night cream for the very first time.

What's night cream though? Is it not just another moisturiser? (Not being smart but I'm cynical about the cosmetics industry and assume "night cream" is another marketing ploy like "anti-ageing cream").

Vegeta wrote: »

anti ageing = any product with sun block in it

Show on channel 4 before specifically about this topic.

The sun is the biggest cause of ageing skin and all you need to slow that is sun block. Any product with sun block can be called anti ageing.

As for "pentapeptides" e.t.c. you have to love marketing, the pseudo science is hilarious.

Great post
I know - it's such laughable bollocks. LOL at girls who're all bothered about getting wrinkles and who spend a fortune on anti-ageing creams - yet use sunbeds and bake the sh1t out of themselves on a couple of sun holidays a year...
Pale, soft, smooth skin ftw...

jellie

what about lines around the eyes?

im 24 & ive noticed im getting these in the last couple of years - not massively noticeable to the world, just to me. id be hiiiiiiighly reluctant to spend money on eye creams cause theyre always really expensive & any reviews ive read of them have pretty much said they made little or no difference.

other than normal face moisturising.. do you do anything special for your eyes?

Dudess

I just use dabs of ROC (I'm not working in sales for ROC - I swear!) around the eye area. 30 and no crow's feet yet. Admittedly that's also due to genetics and never going out in the sun.

This is the one I use by the way:

I also use Simple on the "lower-risk" areas - nice consistency (thick enough without being heavy) and a very reasonable price.

What age? I vote never

Piste

I started using anti-aging cream when I was 16. Not that I was worried about wrinkles you see, but I was out of moisturieser and borrowed my mum's boots one and wow it was so lovely! It practically melts into your skin, has a lovely smell and moisturises without being greasy. I wear it because it's a great moisturiser, not for any possible anti-aging powers it might posess.

rainbow kirby

Not going anywhere near an anti-aging cream for a very long time. I actually don't bother with any moisturiser. I'm 24.

Stheno

I occasionally use a serum that is branded as anti aging, more so due to the fact that it helps soothe eczema/very dry skin and it has a 15 SPF than anything else.

Other than that I just use moisturizer, morning and night, I also wear sunscreen other than the serum 365 days a year.

I'm 35.

bills

sar84 wrote: »

what about lines around the eyes?

im 24 & ive noticed im getting these in the last couple of years - not massively noticeable to the world, just to me. id be hiiiiiiighly reluctant to spend money on eye creams cause theyre always really expensive & any reviews ive read of them have pretty much said they made little or no difference.

other than normal face moisturising.. do you do anything special for your eyes?

Yes i have that too. I went for a facial a few months ago & the girl told me i had dry skin around my eyes- i have a good few eye creams i got free from lancome etc. but usually too lazy to use them.:D

Stheno

sar84 wrote: »

what about lines around the eyes?

im 24 & ive noticed im getting these in the last couple of years - not massively noticeable to the world, just to me. id be hiiiiiiighly reluctant to spend money on eye creams cause theyre always really expensive & any reviews ive read of them have pretty much said they made little or no difference.

other than normal face moisturising.. do you do anything special for your eyes?

DUH, didn't see this, I do use a cream around my eyes as I have quite dry skin and am prone to eczema on my eyes which looks utterly dreadful.

You need to be careful with eye cream and make sure you apply it right, it shouldn't be applied on the skin inside the bones which shape your eyes, if you are getting an eye cream then you should ask the counter people to advise on how to apply it.

Cherryice

Hey guys, Thanks for all the replys Think Im going to stick with my olay for another while afterall. i might invest in some roc though for round the eyes. Dudess - I know you said you dont work in there sales, but maybe you should think about it!!

One more question... whats serum for? is it just like a stronger moisturiser? i always thought (and this is putting it really badly!) that it was like polyfiller for lines to wear under foundation?

Pythia

Genetics really do play a huge part. I've had wrinkles in some places since I've been a teenager. You can't set an exact age for something like this, it's down to how your own skin looks.

Stheno

Cherryice wrote: »

One more question... whats serum for?

For me, the one I use is a very liquid and almost oily (but very light) moisturiser to deal with dry skin

Aisling(",)

cant see myself ever using them dont think they work that much

Crumble Froo

anti-what-ing cream?!

personally, i'm 20, and the most i use is suncream lotion twice daily (im living in nz... it's barely spring and it's 20-25 degrees daily at this point, and my work is mostly outdoors).

Loopy

Im in my thirties and used to spend a bloody fortune on creams.

Not anymore, my grandmother had amazing skin and all she used was oil of ulay beauty fluid and washed her face with soap and water.

For a treat she would use the white of an egg as a mask - it goes rock hard and your face feels amazing after it.

Think I will take a leaf out of her book!! At 80, she could have easily passed for late 60's....

trio

The night cream I started using because I woke up with dry skin and dark circles, and somebody told me that dark circles are basically dehydration unless they're genetic (which in my case they weren't).

So I bought a night cream as you wake up with nice soft plump comfortable skin and no dark circles.

I use the Aldi Q10 one at night - yep, it is indeedy lovely stuff. .

I used to use eye creams but to be honest I found they were highly variable and a bit of a money pit. Many don't really do anything. The only one I'd actually buy again was the Clinique All About Eyes Rich, which, worn overnight, make me look fresh as a daisy. (Not to be confused with the original All About Eyes, which is a bit crap.) But it's still only a basic moisteriser, and I couldn't be bothered spending the money. Now I just use night cream on my eyes instead.

Incidentally, if you start to get those little white dots around you're eyes, it means your moisteriser is too heavy and you need to switch to a lighter one.

Piste, be careful that no cream that you borrow off your mum has any type of retinol in it. The reason being that it makes your skin highly sensitive to the sun, and unless you use serious sunscreen during the day, you could end up causing hidden damage that'll come back to haunt you in 10 years time!

Gyalist

It's a shame that so many baby boys have to lose their foreskins due to the vanity of women.

Piste

trio wrote: »

Piste, be careful that no cream that you borrow off your mum has any type of retinol in it. The reason being that it makes your skin highly sensitive to the sun, and unless you use serious sunscreen during the day, you could end up causing hidden damage that'll come back to haunt you in 10 years time!

Oh dear that's slightly worrying! I threw out the box but the jar says " a powerful combination of anti-oxidans and UVB/UVA filters" I'd say if it had retinol it'd say on the jar. It seems strange than an anti-aging cream would include an ingredient that makes your skin more susceptable to aging!

MysticalSoul

Skin is considered to be mature at age 25+, or so I was told at a skincare workshop I attended when i was 23. I am now 31, and still haven't touched any anti-aging creams, I stick to a regular lightweight moisturiser and a serum underneath, and that does all I need it to do

Cherryice

irishamethyst,hi, why do put put a serum underneath? whats the function of it? maybe its an obvious answer, iv never used it and dont really know whats it for

Quality

I use an spf 15 moisturising cream day and night.

Sunglasses as well.. I noticed that I squint a lot when driving from the sun..

aviendha

yikes, I'm way behind.. just turned 28 and after years of just lashing on whatever was the cheapest facial wash in the shower, I got "jacked" at the clinique counter and I'm TRYING to be good and cleanse/tone/moisturise at the very least once daily..... not sure if it's making any difference yet. Therefore anti-ageing is way down my list!!

trio

Piste, the deal with retinols is that they smooth the topmost layer of the skin away. So they're good for making wrinkles shallower and smoothing out mature skin which is a bit leathery. They can really improve the appearance of older skin. But during the day you have to use sunscreen.

In young people of course there's no wrinkles and no leatheryness, so retinols are just making you photosensitive without any noticeable benefits.

Serums are basically an intense shot of anti-oxidants. Moisterisers are basically an emollient barrier to stop your skin drying out.

Piste

Isn't retinol not just LOADS of vitamin A or something? Yeah my moisturiser's not too expensive so I doubt there's retinol in it, good thing to know though, I can avoid the retinol products until I need them!

Maple

I used be such a product whore, anything new on the market and i bought it. would have about 7 different moisturisers, cleansers and various wonder products on the go at the one time.

thankfully i calmed down and now i cleanse, tone and moisturise every day with Clarins products. use dermalogica eye cream and lash on the odd face mask and treat myself to the occasional facial.

they're all regular products tho, nothing anti aging about them. i drink plenty of water, use sun screen and try to be sensible with diet.

Sulu

I disagree with the notion that you should just accept you are going to get old and deal with it - Its never too early to start thinking about your skin and looking after it - I agree alot of anti-aging products are marketing ploys and lies, I think the proof was in the pudding when that tv documentary uncovered the fact that the BOOTS protect and perfect cream for 23 yo yo was signifigantly better than the likes of Praire products which range from over 150 yo yo which I think correct me if wrong was regarded as completely ineffectual. Price is not always a guide as to how good a product will be - but I think hydration and sun protection are the ultimate factors, wear an SPF every day - and a higher protection if you are spending alot of time outdoors doing water sports etc - water, sleep, fruit and exercise are the best things you can do - but a good skin care regime can only supplement that. I do believe however that lack of the latter, water, sleep etc makes all fancy skin care null and void.

mandysmithers

Any dermatologist will tell you that the number one thing you can do for your skin is to wear an SPF daily, and a broad spectrum one at that, ie. one that will protect against UVB (rays that cause sunburn) and UVA (rays that age you). I use La Roche Posay SPF 50+ every day. It's quite light, as it's a lotion.

For years I have been keeping my face out of the sun as much as possible. On sun holidays I always, always wear a very high SPF from my decolletage to my hairline, and a hat. I also use a good moisturiser (Dermalogica Skin Smoothing Cream) and an eye cream. I have also recently started using the Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair...I'm hoping it'll make some difference in the future!

Anyway, at 30 years of age, I definitely think I have less wrinkles than my friends who haven't bothered taking as much care of their skin over the years. I used to smoke, but gave up years ago. You'll always know a smoker by their skin. You mightn't notice it in a smoker in their early 20s, but once they hit 30 or above, you can really see a difference.

Genetics also helps, as does having greasy skin - dry skin ages more quickly. I have both on my side. However, I still think a lot of it is down to me taking care of my skin since my early 20s. If I ever have a daughter I'll be encouraging her to start taking care of her skin early on too!

I don't think it's too early to start at 24. Sun damage shows up years later, so while you think you don't need to take care of your skin, as you look young now, the damage done now will show up later...maybe even 10 years from now. Prevention is better than cure.

Morag

Diet, drinking enough water and not slathering your face in chemical will do you more good then paying silly money for small pots which will never do what they promise.

miss no stars

Anti-ageing... wow what a stupid term pumped out by the media the whole time. (edit - just realised this could be seen as an attack on the OP, it's not sorry! It's just my view on all this psuedo-science crap that's spewed out of the TV the whole time)

A proper "anti-ageing" routine should include:

morning and night:

wash face and neck with something mild that was INTENDED to be used on the face (I cringe when I hear people saying "ah I don't bother, I just use shower gel)
pat face dry with a clean towel/flanelette.
moisturise

morning: apply SPF in some form

During the rest of the day:

Drink plenty of water
Eat well
Exercise
Don't smoke
Don't do drugs
Keep alcohol consumption low
Get fresh air
Make sure exposed skin has SPF applied
Avoid overexposure to the sun - but don't eliminate it altogether. We all need our vitamin whatever-comes-from-sunshine...



so yeah sure, a cream can give you all that in one little bottle! :rolleyes:


oh yeah and surely this should be a lifelong thing... not something you decide to start at some point...

July

I have used eye-cream since I was 23/24, am nearly 29 now. No crow's feet yet. I do have lines on my forehead and one pronounced frown line.

After facewash I use eyecream, Protect and Perfect serum (after watching the aforementioned documentary), Olay 7signs spf15 (night cream at night)and L'oreal collagen filler in my forehead lines. I have toner but rarely use it, don't know why really.

My downfall is face wipes, I use them a few nights a week but always splash water on my face afterwards to rinse the chemicals away.

I started moisturising aged 8 because I liked the sheen on my face (how vain!) and remember using suncream on my face going to school in 5th/6th class to keep freckles at bay! I may have undone my good work in my late teens with some sun-bedding -damn you St. Tropez, where were you back then? I used to steam my face over a bowl of hot water with a towel over my head in my early teens - that may be where my broken capillaries came from!

I think sun protection is the main anti-aging thing, followed by genetics and skincare routine. As the previous poster said, PAT your face dry, don't drag your skin around. Same goes for anytime you're putting anything onto or taking anything off your face. The thing about any anti-aging products is that you'll NEVER know if they worked for you because you won't know what you'd be like if you hadn't used them.

Larianne

Yep, sunscreen is the best protection against wrinkles as well as sunglasses. I lived in Australia for a while and worked on a farm with a girl who was 20, me being 25. She lots of crow's feet from squinting with the sun. So even on cloudy days, bring sunglasses with you as you can still get glare that will make you squint! Don't forget to put sunscreen on your neck and chest too!

July, I think a better option is maybe buying a few face cloths and use them to cleanse your face with a face wash. Facial wipes are very harsh on your skin and only good as a last resort.

I have been thinking lately about the ingredients in beauty products. As in how safe are they etc. Even things like mouthwash which contains certain alcohols. Then Gwyneth Paltrow was going on about the dangers of using shampoo. She was rubbished but have you looked at a tube of toothpaste or eye make-up remover? What are all those ingredients? I'll keep pondering about this...

ascanbe

You should start the minute you're born, if possible. If you're not careful, the aging process can begin pretty much straight away. Has to nipped in the bud.

Semele

I (24 years old) used to be a total product wh*re too and for some reason was obsessed witht he notion of ageing skin since I was 16. After years of using different and relatively pricey moisturisers I grew wise to the whole thing and now my skincare routine consists of:

*Washing my face morning and night with any gentle cleanser. I use a facecloth with this at night to help get makeup off and exfoliate (no more expensive exfoliators!).

*Boots Expert anti-blemish serum (cheap as chips) to cut down on any grease caused by the next step, which is...

*my moisturiser substitute: Soltan Once a Day, spf 40 suncream! It comes in huge bottles so lasts forever as I only use a tiny bit for my face, it provides 6 hours of continuous spf 40 with a 5 star UVA, is really thick and moisturising and so creates a great base for foundation. After all sunscreen is really the only product that can at all be said to be anti-ageing (apart from the aforementioned retinol which costs it's weight in gold and hey, prevention is obviously better than cure!).

*moisturising at night with Palmer's cocoa butter, or anything equally cheap and functional that happens to be at hand.

My mother and aunt are mildly obsessed with my devotion to sunscreen and are hugely interested in seeing how I age (or not!) considering I have worn it in some form since the age of 16.

chocgirl

I'm 25 have never actually used anti-ageing products as such but have been using good moisturisers (roc, la roche posay, dermalogica) since I was 12. My mum's obsessed, got me started really young. I do think it makes a difference though, I look much younger than all my friends and dealing with the public at work a lot of people assume I'm still a student which has its own drawbacks:D

banshee_bones

Im 22 (23 in a mere few weeks! agh!) and it never dawned on me either about thinking about anti-ageing stuff until a friend mentioned it to me last week.
I use Clinique Superdefense moisturiser which has spf 25 in it and i dont wear make up every day, at most some tinted moisturiser the odd day, full make up is for night time for mise! and i dont smoke so i guess im doing okay!?

allabouteve

The only anti-aging cream proven to stubstantially work is a sunscreen.

So in answer to the OP, you should use one from the day you're born.

If your parents protect your skin in childhood from UV rays, and you continue to do so in your adult life, you will have done most of what you possibly can to prevent premature again.