Does anyone have a simple, relatively inexpensive skincare routine (and good skin)?

[KiteflyingKitty]

I’m turning 40 this year and feel like it’s time to upgrade my skincare regime, which is currently pretty non-existent & involves washing my face in the shower with whatever face wash I picked up in Tesco then I use Boots No7 serum at night.

I’d say my skin is normal although I don’t really know?! It’s definitely not especially dry or especially greasy though. I don’t think it looks awful despite my lack of skin regime - but perhaps I’m deluded!

I’ve heard of things like the Ordinary and other things but took a look at the products and it seems so complicated.

Does anyone who cares about their face have a basic but effective skin care regime? Do I really need numerous products?? Is it all a con?

I have pretty good skin for 59. Use dove to wash face in morning and micellar water at night. Exfoliate a few times a week. Use both day and night creams of various kinds but only about a fiver each like superdrug natural radiance. Recently got into facial oil too. Also use foundation with SPF.

I use The Ordinary range. Fab product range, not expensive and works really well

45 and good skin. I don’t think it’s solely down to skincare but also healthy lifestyle. My daily products are:
Organic rose water after washing my face (I only use face wash if I have makeup on). I then use a face oil (rosehip, argan, or prickly pear - the latter two I order from Morocco). I then moisturize with Mustela emollient balm. All products are cheap.
One a week, I exfoliate with Apri facial scrub followed by Nip n Fab extra strength glycolic pads.
If I’m wearing make up, I moisturize with Sisley’s rose oil cream. It’s £££ but worth it. That’s it.

Some days, my skin looks shit and that’s either because I haven’t had enough water, slept badly, or haven’t exercised.

I might start looking into retinol.

I have pretty good skin and swear it's down to sun block since aged 36. I had a skin issue and part of the treatment was to use sun block and I continued ever since. People think I am much younger than I am.

I use a cheapo cleanser- at the moment it's La Roche Posay, applied twice and removed with a hot flannel.

I've ditched Clinique as it was £££ and now use Olay Regenerist 3-point (red pots), and serum and sometimes eye cream, and buy it from Amazon for half price.

I use the same day cream at bedtime.

Keep out of the sun, don't drink (allergic to alcohol) and haven't for years, don't smoke.

I have good skin. Tbh I think some people just have naturally more glowy skin.

I use the Braun Facial Spa with some face wash. I try to find a face wash with as much natural ingredients as possible.

Any moisturiser by French company as they know about good skin.

I now use an SPF moisturiser all year round.

I do have a night cream, its just Loreal but I often forget to use it.

I also have an eye cream which I should use more.

I'm quite a quiet person so I tend not to move my face a lot, I am sure this has helped with wrinkles! I also rarely drink - maybe one glass of wine every 4-6 weeks.

I also have Bare Minerals Oil Obsessed - it is soo nice, I use it about once a week then use a toner.

I also have a cleanser so if my skin is feeling neglected I use a cleanser then toner instead of the facewash as it feels more moisturising.

So not much of a consistent routine!

I use a heavier moisturiser in winter as my skin is more dry. I used to use a few drops of vitamin E oil at night, ran out.

I also have a pot of Prai Decolletage cream and I started wearing proper bras again as I don't think wireless were supportive enough and I could see the skin starting to wrinkle there.

I think the Phillips facial spa is great.

Not boasting, but I have great skin. Still regularly get asked for id in a supermarket and i'm 46 😂 Look about 32 in reality I think.

Bad news is it's completely genetic. My mum is 74 and looks at most 60, my maternal aunt is 56 and looks 40 at most.

People have always commented on how soft my skin is. We do have heart issues and skin cancer in my family though so .......

What spf moisturisers do people recommend

Oh and for skincare the best by far I have found is Caudelie.

Look up Dermatica and Skin and me
Wear sunscreen ( altruist )

I'm 57 and have good skin. I wear factor 50 every day and mostly use avocado oil to moisturise at night and a cheap cream by day . I avoid anything with chemicals except sunscreen. Have done for years no acids no vitamin C etc just as plain as it's possible to get . Avocado oil is about £5 a small bottle and often use Astral cream by day . La Roche Posay sunscreen.

@Stopsnowing

What spf moisturisers do people recommend

I like Estee Lauder spf 40 - it's the Perfectionist range and used over moisturiser. Small silver bottle.

I also use Ultrasun spf50 in high summer or La Roche Posay spf50 , both designed for under make up.

You can't rely on the spf in a moisturiser- they simply don't give enough protection as it's a very small amount mixed in with the moisturiser.

Lifestyle is a lot to do with skin ageing. You can avoid wrinkles by using SPF religiously.

Diet has a huge impact. (You need good fats / omega 3 etc.)
Sugar causes inflammation and destroys collagen.

Putting on weight doesn't help as that creates jowls and eventually sagging.

As an older person, what I notice is it's not wrinkles that age people (unless they are very very obvious deep ones through sun exposure) but sagging of the cheeks and jawline.

A lot of this is down to bone structure. If you get sagging, then fillers and injectables are the only solution (bar a face lift!)

It really makes no difference what cleanser or 'magic creams' you use as they don't work. The best you can do is use products that don't irritate but keep the moisture in and the sun out.

I’ve never put anything on my face except water. No soap so doesn’t need moisturiser. I do use simple eye make up remover.
Seems to have worked for me.

I have good skin, I'm 42 and a few very fine lines around my eyes but good skin condition. I think generally I've just been lucky with genes. I hardly ever get spots.
I don't use any expensive products, I take my eye make-up off with baby oil, wash my face with Neals Yard or Nivea face wash and use aroma aromatics rose and frankincense moisturiser.
I've toyed with the idea of starting to use retinol but to be honest I don't want to increase sun sensitivity and it seems like a lot of effort I don't really need at the moment.

Oh and I've worn foundation since I was 15 that contains spf, almost everyday of my life so that may have helped!

What matters in products is ingredients rather than price.
You "need":
A cleanser. Any you like. It cleans your face then goes down the plughole. Avoid micellar which leaves a film and then needs cleaning off.
SPF 50
Vitamin C (brightens, protects skin from pollution etc)
Hydration.
A retinol product at night if you want to get into anti-ageing.

You can find all of those at £100 a pop, and all of those at £5 a pop. You can find miracle anti-ageing night creams and serums in beautiful boxes and when you look at the ingredients they are mainly glycerine (cheap as chips) hyaluronic acid (cheap as chips) and silicone (you get the message)

Watch Nadine Baggott videos and check ingredients on the INCI website.