Lets Talk About skin Care, Beauty And Health Tips

What are the best products for skincare over 50 years old for women

Answer
i use sorbeline cream because i'm allergic to most creams with fragrance in them. its not to heavy a cream and doesn't make my skin feel tight. i put cream on morning and night, wear it alone or under makeup. a good soap for cleansing but not perfumed....like neutrogena. i don't think wrinkle creams work.

I need help with my skin problems, PLEASE HELP ME?

Okayy so I have pretty bad skin right now, I have a bad case of bblackheads and oily skin, then some zits here and there on my face. I don't like picking the blackheads because my skin gets really red and I also heard it will make my skin worst. Right now I am using nuetrogena's acne system and its just been drying my skin out. My sister told me about using benzoyl peroxide but it's not doing much. I'm DESPERATE for a solution, anybody know of any face washes, masks, diets, systems that I can use??
PLEASE I'm desperate for answers
:/
Soo far the products I've usd are proactiv (used it for 3 months and didn't work) then I moved on to jut using st ives apricot and benzoyl peroxide as a toner and my skin dried a lot, and now I'm using the nuetrogena acne system and not much is happening, I really want help please, I'm not much of the confident person because of my skin, I just want to change it/:

Answer
I recently went to a skin care person who told me most people just mess with their skin so much it can't stop breaking out. She said the less you mess with it the better your skin will be. She said it allows the skin to 'calm down' when you have a regular routine and don't keep bothering your skin.

I am a 50 year old woman with no wrinkles. I started taking care of my skin when I was 13 on the advise of a beauty consultant who came to our home-ec class to talk to us young girls (at the time) about beauty routines. I have passed this on to my daughter who is 14.5 and does not have acne problems. I am working with my niece who is 13 and does have acne problems. Her skin got better in about 5 days once we started this routine. She is exstatic!

Remember - this is all about routine - what you do everyday, and what your skin gets used to.

Use a mild soap with salasytic acid on your face and neck twice daily- morning and night. Neutragena has a great one that works like magic. It is a clear amber colored soap - I can't remember the name - sorry. It costs about $4 at Wal-Mart.

Two or three times a week use an exfoliant with salasytic acid in it (St Yives Medicated Apricot scrub is a good one) $4, also.

If your skin is oily, use a mild toner/astringent. Put it on a cotton ball and gently apply to face and neck. $5.

After that dries, dab on a light moisturizer made only for the face and put it on your neck area, too. Splurge here - you are worth it. Get a good moisturizer. I stick with Oil of Olay - about $15 or $20 - but it lasts a long time if you don't use too much.

Try to stay out of very harsh sun, or use a sunscreen.

Do not scrub your face hard or for long periods of time. Use warm not hot water. Keep your hands away from your face and no picking. Drink plenty of water. Try to stay away from fatty food, and food with lots of sugar in it. Colas are not good either. Get plenty of exercise outside in the fresh air. This stimulates circulation and will give you a healthy glow.

You should see your face calm down in just a few short days.

If over the counter remedies, and diet modification doesn't work, see a dermatologist. They are the best at helping people overcome problems like you describe.

I hope this helps you. I know it has helped my daughter and niece.

I read in a book that this 50-year old woman took cold showers and baths her whole life, and it actually helped with her complexion. One of my friends parents, a skin-care specialist, actually recommended it. Should I start taking these cold showers everyday, or is it just a waste of time??

Answer
Genetics are the key here....not cold water. Although too warm or hot can dry or traumatize the outer-most layer of the derma (skin) and the upper layers, in the long run it will not insure the prevention of wrinkles. Cold baths and showers will not cleanse the body properly anyway....warm water activates most cleansers and moisturizers in a skin/shower product. DRINK plenty of water...that is the key. Keep hydrated....that keeps the skin and your other internal organs healthy.

What is the best skin care regime for women in their 50's?

What are the best products for skincare over 50 years old for women

Answer
i use sorbeline cream because i'm allergic to most creams with fragrance in them. its not to heavy a cream and doesn't make my skin feel tight. i put cream on morning and night, wear it alone or under makeup. a good soap for cleansing but not perfumed....like neutrogena. i don't think wrinkle creams work.

I am 35 and I have noticed that the skin around and on my eyelids is starting to become loose. I want to know if theres something out there that actually works to help tighten the skin up.

Answer
Ok well im 23 years old...and i wasnt looking for aging products...i just asked my ma if she knew any good lotions cos i needed to get some....and she said she has some extra really good face stuff...so i said sure i'll take it even if its for aging...it must still clean your face and be good for your skin...and its never to early to start...so she gave me it and ive been using it for about a week now...im really young soooo i probably wouldnt notice diff on my skin as far as how it looks...but i can def tell that my face feels really soft..and this stuff smells really good and it comes with cleanser...face mask...around the eye cream...all over face lotion for day/night....and i dont know exactly how good the results are for older woman...but my ma is 50...and she says its really good....here is the link

http://www.principalsecret.com/index.php?acnt=GHV00000&gcid=S6580x016&ppcse=goog&keyword=reclaim

Does your hair texture change as you get older?

I've noticed that alot of older women (40's & 50's) have hair that looks really hard and crispy and fried. Like their hair just doesn't feel soft at all, it just feels so hard and it doesn't move. Helmet hair basically.

Is it because they are using hair spray or is it because of their age?

Answer
Not exactly. It may dry out a little bit. And gray hair does have a slightly coarser texture than natural colored hair. This is because the older you get, the more dried out your skin will be. If you have dry skin you typically also have dry hair. So because your skin is not producing those oils like it did when you were younger, your hair is suffering from lack of natural oils.

Their hair probably looks crispy and fried because of what they're doing to it. My mom is 51 and her hair is gorgeous and silky. She colors it at home herself with a semi-permanent hair color at the most once a year. My mother-in-law, 55 years old on the other hand, changes her hair color...and I'm not joking about this, every 3 weeks with permanent dye...I'm really surprised it hasn't fallen out. And it's condition is so bad. Dry, frizzy. It looks very unhealthy.

If you take care of your hair it will not look bad when you're older. Of course, all you'd have to do if it did look that bad is hold off on the products until it all grew out.

I have seen tons of women in their mid 30's and beyond that look great and have bodies that can rival a 20 year old. I can't help wondering what you guys do to look so good. I just want some tips and advice on looking great now, and when I'm much older.

Answer
Take care of our skin, eat properly and lots of exercise and body shaping by weights.....at least, that's what I do !!!! I'm 50, 5'10" tall and weigh 145 lbs, and still rocking it off girl !!!

How do you feel about your stretch marks and post baby body?

I LOVE MY BODY!!! I feel as if my stretch marks are a symbol of my daughter and that she was a healthy baby. I used to be bothered by them. Now, I feel very confident. I embrace what I was given and what I was blessed with. My husband tells me that they are another part of me. I think they are beautiful for they are from my beautiful daughter.

If you could go back, would you wish you did not have them?
Does your spouse care if you are covered in stretch marks?
Are you just as confident about your body?

Answer
Ah I'm glad someone else has said this!

I really don't care about what has happened to my body.

I'm 20 and before my baby I had a pretty good figure (I can say that now as it's in hindsight lol!) - slim and toned and not a stretchmark in sight!

Now I think I have the body of a 50 year old lol! My skin is loose and saggy, belly is wrinkly, I have stretchmarks covering every inch of skin. I have a muffin top waist and saggy boobs! I have had to buy an entire new wardrobe of clothes because none of my pre-pregnancy ones fit.

But, here I declare, I AM HAPPY!

It kind of annoys me how many people you hear going on about stretchmarks etc. HOW can they care when they've just had a baby?! My son is the most wonderful thing to ever happen to me and as you so rightly said, every mark on my skin is a symbol of him. Okay if someone is overweight then it is fair for them to be concerned as that is a health and comfort issue. But just a few extra lbs and stretchmarks and sagginess? Who cares! People should stop being so shallow!

Also, I'll just add, I'm single, so if I ever want a relationship again I have the issue of meeting someone new and introducing him to "the body" lol. And a lot of guys in their 20's would still expect a woman my age to have a pretty decent body. But, still, I DON'T CARE! A lot of these women you hear moaning on are happily married and don't have that issue to worry about. I do, but I can accept it, because my son makes up for everything ten fold! I wear my stretchmarks as a badge of honour!

Edit: Haha, ooh the thumbs down police are out today! Funny, all I said is basically, "I care more about my baby than my body" and THAT many people disagree with me. Seem to me that there are a lot of guilty mums out there who have their priorities just a tad wrong!