Do you do skincare?

I wash my face with water only (occasionally Dove) and moisturise morning and night, with morning and night creams that I buy from Lidl or Aldi. The rest of my body is moisturised daily with whatever moisturiser is cheap and/or in a pump bottle (because I'm lazy). Tbh I moisturise because my skin is dry, not because it's a skincare routine.

Other than that- I rarely wear make up, and when I do it's removed with sensitive baby wipes. Suntan lotion when I go abroad, or if I'm out for the whole day on a particularly hot day here.

I'm not convinced that expensive products and a complicated skincare routine are necessary, BUT that's based on my own skin and experience. I think I'm just lucky not to have problem skin (apart from the odd spot, now that I'm in my mid 50s )

CeraVe is the gold standard. ❤️

The only proven anti-ageing ingredient is Vitamin A (retinoids/tret)
Vitamin C is an anti-oxident so helps your sunscreen and shields against pollution.
Active acids, (AHA for ageing skin, BHA for oily skin) treat specific issues but aren't in themselves anti-ageing.

Any product not containing any of the above (or containing them after the first 5 ingredients on the list) isn't doing anything other than cleaning or hydrating.

Both Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair and Clarins Double Serum are expensive and make anti-ageing claims. Both are full of good, cheap hydrating ingredients. Same as the Superdrug one that will cost £3

Sunscreen is best, but as long as you put enough moisturizer on, it's fine. But you do need 2 full fingers worth. That's why makeup with SPF isn't recommended by derms. We simply don't put enough on.

I went to dermatologist and she's given instructions and I've never looked better. Before that I didn't bother at all with skincare. Its an easy way to find out what would work for your skin and be done.

I use basic moisturiser once a day. I'm prone to mild acne so I do have a skincare routine in the sense that I use an exfoliator a couple of times a week and a face mask once a week, which seems to keep it at bay. Neither are expensive.

I wouldn't use anything super-expensive or that claims to help with aging. Happy to be corrected on the aging thing but my own view would be that these are a total waste of money.

I began getting hormonal acne in my mid 30s (I’m 38) which was painful and constant. I now use a serum to treat that which contains retinol, niacinamide and an antibiotic. I use it nightly and my skin has been perfect since - no spots even during my period and I rarely wear much make up.

I cleanse in the morning and then use moisturiser followed by SPF50; evenings I cleanse, moisturise, serum

I go through phases where I think I should but whenever I start to use fancy products it seems to have the adverse effect. I've started using Cerave which is working well for me at the moment so I think I'll just stick with that

I do but fairly simple. Used to have quite bad acne
I cleanse, use tret, moisturise, SPF

I do but only because I enjoy the relaxing process after getting showered in the morning and again before bed, I don’t genuinely believe any of it has an impact on my skin!!

I cleanse, tone and moisturise and wear sunscreen everyday.

I use Simple Triple Protect moisturiser. SPF30. In the summer though I up it to La Roche Posay Anthelios which is SPF50 and is just a sunscreen, and skip the moisturiser.

*that not good!

Sort of, for ageing, but it's hardly doing wonders, I'm convinced good it's 90% down to genes, and unfortunately I come from a long line of hard working rough faced women 😂

The only thing that really makes a difference are injectables.

I've used a decent moisturiser and SPF since I was 16 and I look younger than I am. I sometimes use hyaluronic acid for a few days before a wedding or holiday.

I don't believe in loads of different products though, particularly eye cream. I also don't wear foundation - I think that can be a vicious cycle!

Cleanser wise I use any cheap micellar water.

All of you saying you use spf, do you mean sun screen or moisturiser with spf? I’d love a recommendation for a good non-greasy one to wear every day!

I think a lot of good skin is down to your genes. Mine has never been good, and was very oily when I was younger. I subscribed to the ‘water and moisturiser’ routine for years.

Last year I started using a face wash morning and evening, and I’m astonished at the difference, I no longer get breakouts. I buy products from Aldi, cheap as chips and every bit as good as (some say the same as) more expensive stuff. Retinol (Boots No 7) has really made a difference, my skin feels smoother. SPF is very important, so don’t ignore that, but you don’t need to spend a fortune. I’m in my sixties by the way.

I don't do much tbh. And never did. I am late 50's so we didn't use SPF, or Tret or any of the modern added this, added that, stuff you get now. Just basic cleanse, moisturise. You know what? Myself and most of my friends have great skin. We are all quite well off, eat well, don't smoke, spend a lot of time in the garden, long walks. I suspect mostly its good genes.

The one friend who doesn't look great, is the one who has messed about with her face. She now looks distinctly off somehow. It's a shame.

I do, but it's up to you.

The only "skincare" that should be an absolute is SPF every day. To help prevent skin cancer.

Skin needs to be:

Clean
Hydrated
Protected from the sun.

That's all. Obviously, even the first one is subjective. Some people like cleansers, some like soap. It's objective that your face is going to be carrying a significant amount of (possibly) invisible grime on it by the end of the day.

Not everyone needs to moisturise. But by the same token, there are people with very oily skin who do. In summer I tend to skip morning moisturizer and apply a thicker SPF.

If you want to cut through the "buy 48 different serums from The Ordinary or you'll regret it" stuff, watch Nadine Baggott's 5 ingredients video. In it she covers the 3 essentials I mentioned above, plus vitamin C and A. She also does webinars with derms and none of them use loads of stuff, or big branded expensive stuff.

Yes I do. Cleanse, serum, moisturiser, twice a day. It takes no more than a couple of minutes and makes my face look and feel miles better.

Yes I do, but agree with most other comments that a lot comes down to genes and sun protection.

I watch YouTube videos by Dr Shereene Idriss, she’s a dermatologist in her 40s and cuts through a lot of the nonsense and false promises.

Always do skincare, but it’s fairly minimal. Cleanse, serum, spf for days. Nights are cleanse, serum, moisturise one night, then cleanse, tretinoin the next night. And I exfoliate weekly and use a face pack occasionally.

Wash it with just water in the shower, and use factor 50 in the summer. That's it. Don't moisturise, ever, and no makeup. I'm 60, and I probably look it, though I do often get complimented on looking younger. I don't worry about drinking water either.

Well you don't need to, but basic things like using an SPF has been shown to protect your skin.

I don't buy into using a million different overpriced products, but I do use a few things that make my skin feel and look good and hopefully protect it - a good face wash, tretinoin, SPF and a nice moisturiser.

Really though the best anti-ageing method is a healthy diet and exercise.

I do. My skin is probably better now at 40 than it was at 30 because I've upped my game.