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

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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.

No offense but it probably shows. I think OP wants to hear from attractive people, not boring 33 year olds with acne who can't be bothered to wash their face.

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I know someone in early 60s with fabulous skin. She always wears a hat or visor.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone recommend who they go to for botox? Also would you say it's important to go to a dermatologist or is medspa ok for botox?

F@ck a medspa. Find a well rated derm near you that does injectables. Unless it's a high-risk area, the nurses are the ones that do the injecting anyway.

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Whose face doesn’t look good in their mid-30s to mid-40s??

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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.

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/

Yes, and we because we do have good information on what sun radiation does to your health, the article you link says to wear sunscreen:

The American Academy of Dermatologists released a statement in response to the study, encouraging people to continue using sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher along with other protective measures.

“These sunscreen ingredients have been used for several decades without any reported internal side effects in humans,” AAD President George J. Hruza said in the statement. “Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, and dermatologists see the impact it has on patients’ lives every day. Unprotected exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet rays is a major risk factor for skin cancer.”

There were nearly 300,000 new cases of melanoma in 2018, making it is the 19th most commonly occurring cancer in men and women, according to the World Cancer Research Fund.

The FDA recommends applying sunscreen of SPF 15 or more every two hours, even on cloudy days; limiting your time in the sun especially between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., when the sun’s rays are most intense; and wearing clothing that covers skin that may be exposed to the sun, such as long sleeves and wide-brimmed hats.

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Anonymous wrote: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)

Can you use the Drunk Elephant Vitamin C Serum with Hyaluronic Acid if you are also on Retin-A. I'd like to add vitamin C but I'm not sure which formula is ok with retin-a. Thanks!

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Anonymous wrote: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)

Can you use the Drunk Elephant Vitamin C Serum with Hyaluronic Acid if you are also on Retin-A. I'd like to add vitamin C but I'm not sure which formula is ok with retin-a. Thanks!

NP. You use Retin-A in the evening and Vitamin C in the morning. You could use the hyaluronic acid morning, evening, or both. I would add a moisturizer when you use the hyaluronic as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whose face doesn’t look good in their mid-30s to mid-40s??

+1

It's like the Diet and Exercise threads where people talk about being able to make minor tweaks and lose those few pounds they gained over the holidays. On those threads and on this thread, my only comment is: just wait until perimenopause hits.

Like many PPs with excellent advice, my go-tos are sunscreen, retinoids, and a good vitamin C serum. I would add excellent nutrition (not just eating nutritious food but also avoiding crap) and 7+ hours of sleep every night.

[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.

No offense but it probably shows. I think OP wants to hear from attractive people, not boring 33 year olds with acne who can't be bothered to wash their face.

NP here. Please. 90% of it is genetic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whose face doesn’t look good in their mid-30s to mid-40s??

I know, right? I would guess people who don't wear hats, don't wear sunscreen, and drink a lot are starting to age pretty badly by then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whose face doesn’t look good in their mid-30s to mid-40s??

You start to see where people are heading by mid 30s. Some people have the skin of a 26 year old and some people already have sun damage, crows feet, marionette lines, and loss of collagen. There's definitely a range.

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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.

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.

No offense, but you're riding on the good genetics, relative youth, and the luck of the draw. Plus you probably underestimate what your skin shows. Good skincare is obvious. And even with your genetics, you'd look qualitatively different with a quality skincare regimen in place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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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/

Yes, and we because we do have good information on what sun radiation does to your health, the article you link says to wear sunscreen:

The American Academy of Dermatologists released a statement in response to the study, encouraging people to continue using sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher along with other protective measures.

“These sunscreen ingredients have been used for several decades without any reported internal side effects in humans,” AAD President George J. Hruza said in the statement. “Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, and dermatologists see the impact it has on patients’ lives every day. Unprotected exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet rays is a major risk factor for skin cancer.”

There were nearly 300,000 new cases of melanoma in 2018, making it is the 19th most commonly occurring cancer in men and women, according to the World Cancer Research Fund.

The FDA recommends applying sunscreen of SPF 15 or more every two hours, even on cloudy days; limiting your time in the sun especially between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., when the sun’s rays are most intense; and wearing clothing that covers skin that may be exposed to the sun, such as long sleeves and wide-brimmed hats.

ok dr knows-everything

you can be the guinea pig for what those chemicals do to you

[Anonymous]

Retin A

[Anonymous]

Does anyone have a miracle cream for under eyes?

Age 40 hit and it all shows under my eyes!!!