Why don't some people age?

[Heytheredeliah]

I often notice people who do not age very much at all.

They still look 20 at the age of 30. Why don't they age?

I don't smoke, drink around 2 glasses of wine a year, eat ok, exercise, worn factor 50+ on my face everyday for years, but I can still me my face and skin aging. I don't know what is causing it.

Does anyone know any tips to stop aging or slow if down?

@TeenLifeMum

You can have hyaluronic acid (a moisturiser) injected into your lip line to smooth those vertical lines out. It doesn't add my volume to the lips themselves so no trout pout. It hurts whilst it's being done but I think it's worth it.

I don't look my age - no wrinkles really in my 40s and only a small amount of grey hair that is currently easy to hide.

I assume it's mostly clean living / low stress living in my case, with a bit of genetics for luck. My Dad looked old and smoked and drank a lot. But he didn't go grey until his 50s so I assume my hair is genetic from him. My Mum looks old as she went grey in her late 20s. My sibling also looks old - has a long history of sunburn and life stress.

I would never have cosmetic surgery, don't drink alcohol or caffeine, don't wear makeup, only wash my face with water, eat healthily and do a lot of exercise. Keep out of the sun. I need a lot of sleep and manage 8-9 hrs a night where possible. That makes me sound so boring but none of that stuff is an effort for me, it's just what I like/dislike and do naturally.

I am 50 and barely have a line on my face. I think it may be the greasy skin and spots I had, followed by Roaccutane, in my young years. That said I still think that lines and wrinkles are only part of ageing. I think features start to harden with age, I can see that a bit in myself.

I am mid 40s and still get ID’d, no grey hair. I have a few theories, but think it’s a combination of not eating much sugar or processed foods, being veggie and having lots of sex, on top of all the usual things already mentioned (exercise, sunscreen, alcohol)

sounds a bit weird, maybe, but over the years, I’ve found these are the things I do beyond what I see others doing who have aged much faster than I have

That photo is very touched up

Oh and sleep, lots of it

Nailed it. 😂

Being very short, skinny and baby faced helps.
But on the other side, no one takes you seriously as an adult.
Doctors, teachers, anyone with some kind of authority skip over you looking for an adultier adult to speak to. Which is really humiliating as a parent. Especially as a parent of an older child.
I’m mid 30s, DD is 11. I’m now getting streaks of grey hair but still suffering from spot outbreaks. It'd be nice if my body could decide. Am I young or am I aging?

Melanin and genetics. People have mistaken my mum, aunties, grandma and I for sisters over the decades.
As another pp said, us Black people moisturise from birth.

Heavy makeup blocks pores. Skin needs to breathe.

No smoking. Limit your alcohol and caffeine intake.

Sleep deprivation will age you, so having children will take its toll. More so, if you have children at a later age.

Not having to work. I tend to look better when I’ve had at least one week off work, but that’s more to do with lack of sleep. Unfortunately, I’m a Night Owl.

Warmer climates help, as the Sun evens out my skin tone and gives me a natural glow.

Genetics is my theory. My parents looked very young and unwrinkled for their age right until they died at 72 and 85. My DM had just a few grey hairs too. I'm the same. Neither of us lead a particularly healthy diet, didn't do much exercise and DM smoked so absolutely can't put it on a healthy lifestyle. I have friends who lead much healthier lives in every way buy look their age, are quite wrinkly, have saggy necks and chins. Its totally unfair but I think it's the luck of the draw regarding what genes you inherit

My mum genuinely looks much younger than her age but she’s never worked, exercises regularly, goes to the hairdressers twice a week, has a very good diet (and has never gained weight) and goes on a lot of holidays.

No Botox but regular facial treatments
She has olive slightly greasy skin & no wrinkles at 68.
I, in the other hand, look like a haggard mess who’s been dragged through a hedge backwards

I looked younger for years until end of 40s when had to do chemotherapy which aged me a lot. Before would say it was no makeup, keeping fit (3 hours or so a week) and thin and hair that had no greys, never smoked, rarely drink, longer hair, fringe. Now look my age after chemo and not in a good way.

The actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster always comes to mind in these discussions, he hasn’t changed much over the years and definitely doesn’t look like a thirty-something.

Selena Gomez could easily pass for 21 rather than 31. Very baby-faced.

Also the fitness workout lady on YouTube, Lucy Wyndham, is in her 50s but could easily pass as late 30s.

Those are the only real examples I can think of though. Plenty of people look really good but still very much their actual age.

This about sums up my mum and I. I think by 50 I will look older than she does.

@SummerSun04 depressing isn’t it? My mum is perfectly groomed at all times, I look like the scruffy sister of Worzel Gummage, I’m 48 - I give it 5 years until I look older than her. 😭

My Dad is mid 70s and has no lines (definitely hasn't had any work done!) and he's only just started to get a bit of grey hair.

Im 40 and am told I look ten years younger, some people have said late 20s. I think genetics plays a huge part.

Diet?

posters saying its genetics why some don't age as quickly is not always the case. My mum now in her 70s looks amazing for her age no one believes her age. I on the other hand am not so lucky and am aging incredibly fast. I definitely look my age and have not inherited mums youthful looks. People often think we are sisters rather than mother & daughter.

We have two residents in our care home who are in their 90s ,both ex smokers and I can honestly say they have the most amazing,wrinkle free skin !! So can only imagine it is genetics..one of their sons is bloody hot as well and he must be in his 50s 😂

It's interesting, as people studying the ageing process say that only 20% is down to genetics, the rest is lifestyle-related (diet, smoking, alcohol, exercise or lack of exercise, and so on). But when I look at the good skin on both sides of the family well into their late 80s, I think genetics must be involved in that.

I’ve never aged faster than the baby and toddler years. Same as DH.

Luckily it’s all slowed down a bit now. Lots of water, exercise, good skincare and retinol:-)

Oh and genetics. Both my parents look ten years younger than their peers (but they have exercised most days of their lives, still have excellent muscle tone etc.)

Genetics. The women in my family on my DM’s side just don’t look their age and don’t do a thing for it. My DH and his family look younger than their age too. I was getting away with it but I’ve had a baby and breast cancer treatment including chemo in the last year and I swear to god both those things have aged me…I didn’t look late 30s before and I look older than that now ☹️ feel like I’ve aged 10 years in 9 months! FML

People have always thought I am 5 - 10 years younger than I am. It's just luck I guess, I don't do anything at all to make it happen (I'm almost 64 btw and people still think I am younger)

I looked really young till I hit 40 - now I'm 45 and could easily pass for late 50s 🙄

Definitely genetics. Very few wrinkles and just small amount of grey hair.

but, my skin is definitely sagging after menopause.