Anybody else fed up of loads of steps of skin care?

[Theeasypeasywoman]

Tbh I am fed up and considering minimal skincare now that I am just too lazy may be and My skin actually doesn't need loads of active ingredients and expensive serums and potions. Just trying to cut down to cleansing, moisturising and spf for the day and cleansing and moisturising for the night. Only literally need one moisturizer that is not expensive at all. any recommendations?

I have beautiful skin at 63. All I've ever done is soap and water and simple cream. Avoiding harsh sun and what you put inside your body is what matters. I never smoke or drink alcohol.
If you do either of those things you will wreck your skin.

I’m told I have great skin at 60. I use Primark 60p face wipes at night. Nothing in the shower. A Lidl SPF day cream. Nothing at night (makes me feel oily and dirty).

Being a bit fat is also best for good skin as you get older. And of course a bit of melanin.

I’m not fed up because I don’t do it!
I have lots of skincare but it doesn’t all need using all of the time.
Mostly I will do a cleanse, one of either an exfoliation/hydration/serum and then a moisturiser. Whack on an spf if I’m going out and it’s done.

Thinking about nicotine patches etc., I've always felt that what goes on your skin, goes in. For that reason, I choose natural skincare wherever possible, only making sure that day cream has SPF. I have foaming cleanser, no scrub. Nothing that strips or 'brightens'. Only a flannel or cloth. Eye cream , day/night cream, lip balm. I'm 62 and I think my skin is ok. The most important things are not smoking, eating well and being cautious about summer sun.

This is broadly me but minus the tretonin. So just suncream. My skin is fine, I'm 61.

I'm mid 60s and have always looked after my skin but not overloaded it. I used Dermalogica for over 20 years and had regular facials with the products but got sick of there always being a new serum or miracle cream.
I use Cerave and PCA products.... face wash, moisteriser and overnight mask a couple of times a week. Hydrafacial every 6 weeks. I have virtually no wrinkles ...always use SPF and dont sit out in the sun and have never smoked. I drink alcohol and not enough water!

I wash my face with water in the shower each morning ( or flick a bit of water around my face the rare days I don't shower first thing) A bit of moisturiser with spf sees me through the day. If I wear make up I use simple wipes to remove it, then splash with water. Occasionally I use Dove soap. In my 50s, very few wrinkles. Another non drinker/smoker though. And a fairly high fat diet ( olive oil/greek yoghurt/cheese feature highly)

I’ve spent most of my life being a beauty consultant - for Clinique and then Chanel. So I’ve had access to just about every product you can imagine, at free or super cheap discounts. I honestly think they’re not worth the money. I’m 44 now and I use Body Shop cleansing balm to remove my makeup and then wash my face with Nivea blue face wash to remove any residue. I then whack on some sort of cheap night cream - currently liking Nivea q10 mainly because it was £6 in superdrug. Day time / morning I just wash my face and bung the equivalent day cream on. The only thing I’m really meticulous about is making sure I always wear at least spf 30, in a day cream or a proper sun product in summer.

The only extra it's absolutely worth considering is a separate SPF as most moisturiser which claims to contain it l, in reality doesn't have enough per "serving " to adequately protect your face. Especially if you're going to be exposed to the sun for more than 15 minutes

A good short cut in a decent SPF and no moisturiser, Garnier do an excellent fluid SPF 50 face one which is often offer the £9 mark. Absorbs nicely, moisturises well and make up sits on it fine

Also to add - as we are in S & B and therefore have an interest in looking the best we can - most of us don't benefit from excellent genes which mean we don't have to bother with proper SPF

I've recently just stripped it all back. I've tried all the skin care steps after falling down a skincare tik tok hole, bought all the Korean stuff, acids etc. I've never had problematic skin but could definitely be better, it's dehydrated, a bit dull, pores etc and it's still the same despite all the steps (I'm 43). Drinking wine probably doesn't help either!

AM now just a spritz of Aquaint baby water, some hydrating toner, eye cream, moisturise and SPF.
PM double cleanse as I wear make up, just signed up to Dermatica so that and moisturise. Going to give all the other actives a rest for now.

I think it's mainly genes and there's only so much products will do.

I eat healthy-ish, drink lots of water, wash my face with Cerave salicilic acid/niacinamide cleanser and use Korean COSRX snail mucin power essence as a moisturiser. That's it, can't be arsed. Don't wear any makeup, also for 'can't be arsed' reasons.

My skin is ok, nice enough. Not gorgeously amazing, but it's never been. I used to have a multi-step scincare routine, lotions, serums and potions, organic scincare with the 'right' active ingredients, researched it, bought the 'good' stuff, no SLS, parabens, alcohol, unperfumed etc, yadda yadda. The only difference I saw was negligible.

So I'm happy with my routine. Skin looks good enough, an occasional zit on my chin, but otherwise fine, no wrinkles.

The best skin I've ever saw in reality is my dad's. Smokes like a chimney, drinks like a fish, eats whatever, doesn't use anything for his face other than soap. And then there's my mother, all the lotions and shit, botox, facials, tretinoin, younger than my dad and looks worse. So I'm not sure about all that scincare thing, I think you either have good skin or you don't.

There are plenty of celebs with tons of money who look great in carefully lit, edited shoots, but in candid pics up close, under all that makeup, you can see their skin is uneven, cratered, doesn't look all that great at all. And I'm sure they use the greatest scincare/procedures money can buy.

About three years ago I bought several advent beauty calendars. I’m still working my way through the stash. My skin has been much worse from all the multiple stuff I never used before. I’ve gone back to my own skincare regime and my skin looks so much better. We don’t need all these acids and scrubs and malarkey. I actually think it irritates the skin and does damage .
I use simple face wash, a serum made with natural ingredients and Origins face cream. You don’t need anything else.

You need spf

I subscribe to Klira for tret, but their serum means my routine is super simple.
Cleanse, moisturise, SPF in the morning.
Cleanse, Klira treatment, moisturise in the evening.
Cleanser and moisturiser is Cerave so inexpensive.

I believe you.

The not drinking and especially smoking is key.

I work with mostly much older people and have always asked the women (and men) what their secret is if they have gorgeous skin. It's always genetic (they tell me their mother/father looked great for their age ) and they've always never smoked. (Often don't drink either ) It's kind of my own personal qualitative study over many years!

My cleansing routine (lol) is cold water and rub with hands in the morning, as I can’t be bothered to wait for the hot water to come through, rinse with water when I’m having a shower.
I’ve recently bought some L’Oréal old age moisturiser but mostly forget to use it.

The biggest difference I’ve noticed is cutting out wheat which was for digestive reasons - no more dry, itchy patches in my eyebrows and scalp and no more spots.

Meh, I’m 57, I’ve got wrinkles.. 🤷‍♀️

The main steps of skin care has always been cleanse rone and moisturise. We now tend to use serums instead of toners.

Unfortunately the beauty industry isn't happy with this and want us to use more products, some of which cancel each other out.

My morning is wash face with a cleansing cloth , hyaluronic serums and moisturiser.

Evening is
Wash as above
Hyaluronic acid serum
Tret
Overnight moisturiser

My skin is in good condition. I'm dropping the tret as although it helped with my skin in the first place I don't notice any more improvement.

I'm a big fan of flannel & soap
removes make up more effectively than other products ime and also gently exfoliates.
weleda skin food at night
nivea q10 with spf30 during the day or a bb cream with spf (instead if foundation)

I am but what I do now works for me. All these people saying use the blue pot Nivea or a face wipe - I wish. Every time I use wipes, I get acne - same with the Nivea!

As I've got older I find my skin reacts more if I use a multitude of products and gets very dehydrated. I've cut down now to:

AM

Garnier Micellar Water or REN Evercalm Milk Cleanser
Boots No. 7 Toning Water
Superdrug B Eye Cream
Boots no. 7 Dermo Rebalancing Serum
REN Everhydrate Marine Cream

PM

Garnier Micellar Water followed by REN Evercalm Milk Cleanser
Boots No 7 Toning Water
Superdrug B Eye Cream
REN Evercalm Overnight Recovery Balm

This routine, whilst not being the cheapest, suits me.

Well everyone is different. I'm lucky I have good skin in mid 50s, and get away with the Aldi red pot day & night cream, micellar cleanser and sometimes a hot cloth cleanser in the morning if I'm not showering.

I have simplified by signing up to Dermatica after reading information on here and gaining anmiffer code. (linked thread below). I like that one poster keeps updating the thread with her progress.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5160597-has-anyone-tried-dermatica?reply=142297309

I feel safe that this a a prescribed cream, managed by experts through my consultation photos and information sent.

I use very ordinary products alongside the Dermatica cream, and my skin is much fresher and clearer.

Yes my moisturiser has it in and I wear SPF if I go outside

Apart from an SPF, I don't think most skincare makes a difference visible to anyone other than the person staring at themselves in the mirror.

Mind you, I also don't think there is anything wrong or unattractive about getting wrinkles as you get older.