What age to start using anti ageing creams?

[MrsFrankRicard]

When did you switch from just moisturiser to the anti ageing stuff? Is it a good idea to use them even before you get wrinkles? Are they even any different from normal moisturisers?! I am early 30s and wondering if I need to be doing something for wrinkles now.

I was wondering this also. I'm in my mid -40s, and wondered whether I should be using moisturisers for 'mature skin'.

Sorry, not much help,to,you, but shall be watching this thread with interest.

Don't bother
Just get some Botox

Is it too late for me. 63 and I'm not on them yet, I make my own anyway .

I'm 28 and have been using anti ageing for a few years, I have dry skin and they are normally richer creams so suits me well.

It's a bit depressing isn't it - to think you might spend the next 70 years searching for the miracle thing that will make you look younger than you are?

In your early 30s you have scarcely grown into yourself! (Trust me on this.)

And any fool can stick the words anti-ageing on a pot of cream. Not sure it means anything.

I'm not ranting from a lentil weaving position. I look in the mirror as often as anyone and over nearly half a century I've bought everything; not just from Superdrug but from the whisper their name appointment only "clinics" off Bond Street - and everything in between. I have a shelf full of expensive products that appear to work well.

But at every age your skin will be reacting most to hormones, environmental factors, stress, diet (we currently believe) your physical activity ... I honestly defy any cream to supersede the effect of these things.

I didn't use moisturiser at all until I was about 40, but I found everything too greasy. My skin started drying up at about 45, and now I have to properly moisturise, otherwise foundation just sinks in. I use cheaper stuff like Garnier and Ulay. However I've just bought some Protect and Perfect.

I think these creams work if you're committed to using them regularly.

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But seriously - ask any over 55 year old if they have a wonder cream that stopped them ageing.

The answer will be NO.

Moisturising is a good idea, not knocking it, and I spend enough on anti ageing creams myself but I have continued ageing anyway....

About 14...I've got issues.

Tretinoin is the one that's proven to work. Just get Tret and use normal inexpensive moisturizer.

You are better off spending more time, and money if inclined, on the skincare routine before moisturising creams.
A double cleanse, acid toner and retin A every so often means you will see a visible improvement whilst just slapping a dob of blue pot nivea or astral on as an actual cream.

Yes, except it's prescription only in the UK (for good reason) unless you buy it illegally online.

I am fairly sure the only other anti-ageing thing that works is SPF, and that is preventative so you need to have been using it previously to see an effect. I would definitely begin using it now if you don't already.

^^ Re: tretinoin...

Retinol is available OTC and while not as hard hitting as RA it's still proven to be effective.

Paula's Choice 1% retinol is pretty potent stuff.

I am 40. I used to use anti aging stuff when I was in my 20s. But it is all a pile of BS. Unless an anti-aging ingredient has been around for decades, and has been proven over that time to reduce the appearance of aging (and there is no such proof, BTW), any claims about creams are bollocks. I use the old skool Nivea creme safe in the knowledge that more expensive creams wouldn't do anything that this one can't ...

Things that actually help with signs of ageing.

Sunscreen
Vitamin A (Retin-a/retinol)
Vitamin C serum
Niacinamide
Gycolic acid/Salicylic acid

These are things that make a difference. Vague claims of anti ageing are often meaningless.

cutted I think the problem is that ageing is about more than just skin condition. My skin is good, but it's the overall sagging effect that creates the appearance of an older person. And necks are often neglected too. I do facial exercises to try to combat the saggjng, but I know that I'm struggling against the forces of nature. . Apart from surgical intervention, I'm not sure that anything actually works...

I think the problem is that ageing is about more than just skin condition.

Exactly. All these creams and products - even Retin A and botox - are missing the point, which is that the real damage occurs when the scaffolding beneath your skin starts to go. I have yet to see a cream for bone structure.

Yes, floisme, which is why I think botoxed older women look odd. The botoxed bits just don't match the non-botoxed saggy bits.

Sunscreen is the best anti-age cream. Make sure you always use an spf.

I don't think surgical intervention actually works.

during healthy eating phases, my skin always looks better. Not sure if it's the reduced alcohol, or reduced carbs that does it. Also, straight after a period it looks fresher.

TBH I think just using any moisturiser with a sunblock is better than none. I have good skin (genes probably) at 45, but I've got naturally dry skin so I've been using cheap but fairly rich moisturisers with SPF all my life. Currently Aldi red/white pot ones.

It's true though, how can we spend the second two thirds of our life trying to look like we are between 20 and 30?

I bought various serums all of which have brought me out in spots so now I'm trying out various facial oils instead which my skin seems to be liking a lot.

Moisturisers don't seem to agree with me at all, having great difficulty trying to find one that suits. Best anti ageing is SPF.

And for me salicyic acid makes my skin much smoother, I used the clearasil pads daily for a couple of weeks and now just once or twice a week depending on what moisturiser has broken me out.