If you are in your mid 30s-40s and your face looks good

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:39. No wrinkles, no crow’s feet, no 11’s. No sun spots.

I run outdoors without sunscreen 6 days a week. I use drugstore moisturizer; I rotate based on what’s not going to break the bank. I’ve never had Botox, fillers, injections, or even a facial. I wash my face in the shower. I don’t use serums or special eye cream.

I drink a lot of water and electrolytes because I have to stay hydrated for my running schedule. I sleep 8-9 hours a night. I drink alcohol maybe once a month.

Go back to basics.

You're crazy to not wear sunscreen. That's not "basics."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:39. No wrinkles, no crow’s feet, no 11’s. No sun spots.

I run outdoors without sunscreen 6 days a week. I use drugstore moisturizer; I rotate based on what’s not going to break the bank. I’ve never had Botox, fillers, injections, or even a facial. I wash my face in the shower. I don’t use serums or special eye cream.

I drink a lot of water and electrolytes because I have to stay hydrated for my running schedule. I sleep 8-9 hours a night. I drink alcohol maybe once a month.

Go back to basics.

You're crazy to not wear sunscreen. That's not "basics."

Seriously. I don't believe for a minute that PP doesn't have any sun damage. If somehow this is true, all that sun is going to catch up to her with a vengeance in the next 10 years, though.

[Anonymous]

I'm 45. I think my face looks OK. Not particularly young, not particularly haggard. I do the normal bits - retinol at night, sunscreen during the day, lots of water, good diet. There is one thing I think that fools folks into thinking I am 5-10 years younger -- my weight. My body is almost identical to what it was when I was in my early 20s. Being slender takes you pretty far in that respect...
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[Anonymous]

I'm 48 (closer to 49) and I have really good skin, no wrinkles. I take good care of it. I don't use botox.

Sunscreen. So important. Everyday it gets slathered on.

I've also used retinol for the last 18 months. You have to stick with it and use it consistently, but it definitely works.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:39. No wrinkles, no crow’s feet, no 11’s. No sun spots.

I run outdoors without sunscreen 6 days a week. I use drugstore moisturizer; I rotate based on what’s not going to break the bank. I’ve never had Botox, fillers, injections, or even a facial. I wash my face in the shower. I don’t use serums or special eye cream.

I drink a lot of water and electrolytes because I have to stay hydrated for my running schedule. I sleep 8-9 hours a night. I drink alcohol maybe once a month.

Go back to basics.

You're crazy to not wear sunscreen. That's not "basics."

Seriously. I don't believe for a minute that PP doesn't have any sun damage. If somehow this is true, all that sun is going to catch up to her with a vengeance in the next 10 years, though.

It will hit HARD in her 40s. I can see that with my friends who are sun worshippers. They looks significantly older than me.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m 33 and honestly, I do nothing. Neutrogena anti-acne face wash when I can remember, but that’s it.

46 and same. I don't wear makeup, have been vegetarian for 40 years, don't really drink - and don't have kids. I'm sure all this contributes. I'd say the main thing is genetics. My parents both have young looking faces, too.

Or maybe I look old and haggard and just don't realize it! Oh no.

What a sad, sad post. You avoided having kids so you would look better? Wow.

PP never said she avoided having kids in order to look better. She only said that she doesn’t have kids.

Oh, hi - yes, I am the PP. And gd no, I didn't *not* have kids in order to keep my skin looking young! Jesus, no. I knew I didn't want kids when I was 15 and that feeling never changed. It just so happens that not having kids means avoiding some of the stress and sleeplessness that would probably have aged me more.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:39. No wrinkles, no crow’s feet, no 11’s. No sun spots.

I run outdoors without sunscreen 6 days a week. I use drugstore moisturizer; I rotate based on what’s not going to break the bank. I’ve never had Botox, fillers, injections, or even a facial. I wash my face in the shower. I don’t use serums or special eye cream.

I drink a lot of water and electrolytes because I have to stay hydrated for my running schedule. I sleep 8-9 hours a night. I drink alcohol maybe once a month.

Go back to basics.

You're crazy to not wear sunscreen. That's not "basics."

Seriously. I don't believe for a minute that PP doesn't have any sun damage. If somehow this is true, all that sun is going to catch up to her with a vengeance in the next 10 years, though.

Different poster - and eh, not necessarily. Things affect us all differently. Or maybe PP would have skin like a newborn now had she worn sunscreen and her skin now is what her sun damaged skin looks like.

No one else said this, that I saw - but I think we all have good reasons to be concerned about all the chemicals in sunscreen. It gets into your skin and your blood. Who knows what it's doing to your body. And it's definitely harming the environment, when it gets into the waterways. Wear a hat and long sleeves instead. That's what I think.

[Anonymous]

Almost 49. Women often comment on my skin and ask what I do.

Genetics
Lots of water
30 pounds overweight

Lasers and RF
Skin Medica line (TNS, Lytera, HA)
Retin A
Drunk elephant vitamin C and Baby Facial
Botox
Fillers (nothing drastic)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:39. No wrinkles, no crow’s feet, no 11’s. No sun spots.

I run outdoors without sunscreen 6 days a week. I use drugstore moisturizer; I rotate based on what’s not going to break the bank. I’ve never had Botox, fillers, injections, or even a facial. I wash my face in the shower. I don’t use serums or special eye cream.

I drink a lot of water and electrolytes because I have to stay hydrated for my running schedule. I sleep 8-9 hours a night. I drink alcohol maybe once a month.

Go back to basics.

You're crazy to not wear sunscreen. That's not "basics."

Seriously. I don't believe for a minute that PP doesn't have any sun damage. If somehow this is true, all that sun is going to catch up to her with a vengeance in the next 10 years, though.

Different poster - and eh, not necessarily. Things affect us all differently. Or maybe PP would have skin like a newborn now had she worn sunscreen and her skin now is what her sun damaged skin looks like.

No one else said this, that I saw - but I think we all have good reasons to be concerned about all the chemicals in sunscreen. It gets into your skin and your blood. Who knows what it's doing to your body. And it's definitely harming the environment, when it gets into the waterways. Wear a hat and long sleeves instead. That's what I think.

It's been proven pretty definitively that the radiation getting into your skin is more harmful than any chemicals, as there are direct correlations between sun exposure and cancer and none between sunscreen use and cancer or any other disease. Although yes, hat and long sleeves are good too.

[Anonymous]

45. What I did for my face to look good was to get my lower eyelids done. I am not a plastic surgery person in general, but had bad genetics in this regard, and it looked awful pre-surgery.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:39. No wrinkles, no crow’s feet, no 11’s. No sun spots.

I run outdoors without sunscreen 6 days a week. I use drugstore moisturizer; I rotate based on what’s not going to break the bank. I’ve never had Botox, fillers, injections, or even a facial. I wash my face in the shower. I don’t use serums or special eye cream.

I drink a lot of water and electrolytes because I have to stay hydrated for my running schedule. I sleep 8-9 hours a night. I drink alcohol maybe once a month.

Go back to basics.

You're crazy to not wear sunscreen. That's not "basics."

Seriously. I don't believe for a minute that PP doesn't have any sun damage. If somehow this is true, all that sun is going to catch up to her with a vengeance in the next 10 years, though.

Different poster - and eh, not necessarily. Things affect us all differently. Or maybe PP would have skin like a newborn now had she worn sunscreen and her skin now is what her sun damaged skin looks like.

No one else said this, that I saw - but I think we all have good reasons to be concerned about all the chemicals in sunscreen. It gets into your skin and your blood. Who knows what it's doing to your body. And it's definitely harming the environment, when it gets into the waterways. Wear a hat and long sleeves instead. That's what I think.

It's been proven pretty definitively that the radiation getting into your skin is more harmful than any chemicals, as there are direct correlations between sun exposure and cancer and none between sunscreen use and cancer or any other disease. Although yes, hat and long sleeves are good too.

I'm not a doctor or researcher so I'm just basing this on what I read - but it doesn't sound like we've had any good studies yet on what sunscreen does to your health

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2019/05/06/sunscreen-chemicals-absorb-your-bloodstream-fda-study/1123513001/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just turned sixty as well, no wrinkles. Op, when I was very young and had a facialist located in Dupont Circle (her name was Ruth, and god I miss her!) she gave me some advice. Keep in mind she was close to seventy years old and her face was line free, makeup free, just dewy and gorgeous. Her face/neck was her calling card and they lined up for appointments with her. One, wash your face every moning and every night, two, vitamin C topical, three sunscreen, everyday of the year, no matter the weather. I have religiously followed this advise since me mid twenties and my skin is incredible. In fact, my husband who is seventy, followed my routine starting at 35, and you would never know he is seventy. Sunscreen and vitamin c.

This is the best advice you will read on this thread. Add a tretinoin cream at night and an AHA cream every third day in the am under your sunscreen.

[Anonymous]

Use a mineral sunscreen if you are concerned about chemicals. But you are crazy if you don't use some sort of sunscreen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Use a mineral sunscreen if you are concerned about chemicals. But you are crazy if you don't use some sort of sunscreen.

+1. And I say this as someone who did NOT wear sunscreen enough when younger because chemical sunscreens always broke my face out. Mineral sunscreens are so much better than they used to be ad I wear it religiously now. But the damage was there- had to have a basal cell carcinoma removed from my face at 37.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:39. No wrinkles, no crow’s feet, no 11’s. No sun spots.

I run outdoors without sunscreen 6 days a week. I use drugstore moisturizer; I rotate based on what’s not going to break the bank. I’ve never had Botox, fillers, injections, or even a facial. I wash my face in the shower. I don’t use serums or special eye cream.

I drink a lot of water and electrolytes because I have to stay hydrated for my running schedule. I sleep 8-9 hours a night. I drink alcohol maybe once a month.

Go back to basics.

At 39 you're young. I'm not saying this to be obnoxious but in my experience up to about 42 I looked about the same as when I was 30. I'd say the same about most if not all of my friends. We've all taken good care of ourselves, have led relatively stress free lives, etc. We looked great at 39/40/41/42.

Now at 45 it's a different story. It's like a switch has flipped. I would give a lot to look as young as I did at 39. The mid 40's are rough in terms of aging.