Aging very fast

[SureFootedWhispher]

I have always looked about 10 years younger than my age but all of a sudden at 36 something happened.

My forehead is very lined, crinkley and dry looking and looks older than 36.

My hair now plaits into a plait the thickness of barely two fingers. And it's apperance and texture has changed.

My hands look very dry and old.

What can I do? It's like i've aged years within 6 months.

[MrsKoala]

I am about to have my second baby and want to avoid the Saint Bartholomew visage i got last time.

[JetJungle]

MrsKoala I like your style. While the rest of the thread debates the nasties in suncream, you ignore all warnings and just go straight in for the face sizzling Retin A without a care

BTW I also ordered it.

I got it from the eBay seller that MeganChips mentioned upthread i.e. Health and Beauty Express. It was cheap and worth a punt, I thought.

I am eagerly awaiting delivery.

[JetJungle]

The ever helpful MeganChips also recommended Lancôme Advanced Genifique, so I got that too.

I don't really know what it does but I think you use it instead of moisturiser.

[JetJungle]

We shall glow MrsKoala

[MrsKoala]

Sorry i must have missed that advice from Megan. Thanks i'll goo and have a google. Honestly, i'd put oven pride on my face if i thought it would work i have actually burnt of blemishes i haven't liked with verruca acid but don't tell anyone

[JetJungle]

Oven Pride you say......

[MrsKoala]

i'm tempted to try footner on my face too

[JetJungle]

But think of the nano particles and free radicals!

[SnowBells]

Best sublock is Heliocare SPF50. Fact.

[MrsKoala]

There was that lead make up that was popular a while back, i'm sure that works as a sunblock too

So if you have Retina A and a serum do you still use a moisturiser? and what order do you put it all on? and should i have a different night one?

[BecauseIsaidS0]

Made my chin break out though.

[JetJungle]

Which thing are you referring to Because? The Retin A, the sunblock, the serum, the lead make-up or the oven pride?

Its hard to keep up.

[BecauseIsaidS0]

Sorry! The Heliocare sunscreen.

[SnowBells]

Because - Did you use the gel or the cream version? I use the Heliocare Advanced Gel SPF50 and that's been great. I was told the cream may be too much for my (sensitive combination) skin...

[BecauseIsaidS0]

I used the cream. Found it too paste-like and it definitely broke my chin out. I've got combination skin too.

[magnolia74]

Regular facials are a must!! I have clients come in that expect a one off facial to work miracles. Excellent skincare routine, lots of water, sun cream every day even when it's not sunny, not smoking, not too much alcohol and a good diet will al ensure you get the best out of your skin.
It's also very generic so if your mum aged fast the chances are so will you. Would definitely recommend finding a therapist that offers facials using a brand like Environ, Dermalogica or Eve Taylor and have a facial weekly for 4-6 weeks as well as using the recommended products on a daily basis.

[lurkingaround]

The majority of facials are hocus pocus. I'll give you microdermabrasion, glycolic peels, and a very few others. The rest? Save the money you would spend on them for Botox, laser, etc that really makes a difference.

[AlleyCat11]

Agree with Floisme about modern pressures to look good. Aging is natural & inevitable, but we're made to feel bad about it. Jennifer Aniston recently spoke out about it. My mother is 60 & says she just doesn't look in the mirror. The obsession doesn't exist so much for her generation.
I'll admit to being caught off guard by the sudden changes to my appearance. But, hey, this is only the beginning!
The Topshop thing... Yes, ha! It happened when I saw a mother & daughter shopping for the girl. I realised that I had more in common with the mum (despite not actually being a mum).

[MrsKoala]

I have been looking into this to have next year once i stop bfing . You have 6 to start with then top ups every 6 months afterwards.

I think the key to having these non surgical treatments and keeping the cost down is to have them early, when you can have the smallest treatment/lowest dose and then keep on top of it. Rather than waiting for the areas you hate to get so deep, it would cost a fortune and need more invasive measures with unnatural effects to do something about.

My Mum has really deep frown lines and got asked to do a trial for free of fillers. They used a whole syringe on one deep line and you could hardly tell the difference. It would have cost ££££s in fillers to make a difference - a full face lift would have been the only thing to work really. But for me (lines in the same place) i can use less than one syringe on all my lines (about £300) and they hold up for a year or longer. And once they wear off the lines haven't spent that year deepening so it still looks better than it would if i decide to stop having them.

[SnowBells]

Lurking - Medical Facials do work - in fact, there are more advanced machines out there these days that deliver the microdermabrasion effect PLUS other things, and are used during such facials. Hence, people should go for that kind of facial rather than what I call "Spa Facials" which don't really do anything.

I agree with MrsKoala - it's all about starting early. Sad that many people fail to even talk to their children about the importance of skin care. I think if that's done early on, it becomes ingrained in you… like brushing your teeth every night and going to the dentist and dental hygienist.

I get a Medical Facial done about every 6 weeks. Our skin is like the largest organ we have, but when we take care of it, some people seem to think it's just pure vanity. While yes, I'd like to look nice as I age, we are also living longer now than many people have before us. It's just wise to keep your largest organ functioning for longer, too.

[lurkingaround]

Snowbells my point was about spa facials. I did make the point that glycolic peels, microdermabrasion and a few others are helpful.
Spa facials are pretty much a waste of money.

[lurkingaround]

But having said that, facials aren't an absolute necessity to keep your skin healthy. They may help repair damage, reverse some ageing and improve appearance.

[Ifyoubuildit]

Following - at 36 I felt I started to age rapidly. Now 38 and I have lines, grey hair and a thickening of my waist

[MrsFlorrick]

It's interesting that 36 seems to be the tipping point for us all.

I'd be wary of sunscreens containing silicone such as dimethecones. Just wonder how that works with creating a film on top of your skin and is then baked by the suns rays. Bit like covering yourself in cling film or bathroom sealant (a close relative of diemethecone).

I'm allergic to it and have found only a few sunscreens without it.

Other issue with sunscreen is Retinyl Palmitate which is a retin a/Vit a derivative which acts similarly on skin to retin a. That is a big ingredient in many sunscreens. Not a good thing at all.

Salacylic acid which is aspirin is often found in sunscreen make up and face creams. Can't decide if its good or bad as there is now evidence that aspirin can cut skin cancer.

It's confusing. Isn't it.

Thanks for sharing everyone. It's been very enlightening for me to see this. I felt old before my time but judging by this, I'm bang on time so to speak.

[SnowBells]

Not too sure about the 36 thing being universal though. My mom looked better (reached her peak) in her 40s. She was a yummy mummy according to my classmates when I was a teen…

I think that just like with men, there are some women who look better as they mature. You know… like the female George Clooney thing.

Here's me seriously hoping I inherited that from mom.