Mature Skin

Mature Skin

In my dermatology practice, I often hear people say they have “mature skin, but this is not a true dermatology diagnosis. The terms old skin, aged skin and aging skin are not specific enough. To give you the best skin care routine for mature skin, I need to know if your skin is dehydrated, if it has inflammation, and if it has sun spots or age spots in addition to aging. Once I know the answer to these questions, I can give you dermatologist advice on how to make your skin look younger and healthier. Step 1 to improve the appearance of mature skin is to take the skin type quiz and see which of 16 Baumann Skin Types you are.

Meaning of Mature Skin

The meaning of mature skin can differ among different people but to the dermatologist, mature skin means a combination of one or more of the following mature skin characteristics:

Broken blood vessels

Dull skin

Easily bruised

Fragile thin skin

Redness

Sun spots

Wrinkles and fine lines

What is Mature Skin?

Mature skin has undergone a combination of two processes known as intrinsic aging and extrinsic aging. Intrinsic aging is unavoidable and occurs due to cellular metabolism that results in free radicals and influence form your genetic background. if both of your parents look young for their age, then you may have “youthful genes” and will develop mature skin later than others if you avoid extrinsic skin aging. Extrinsic aging is avoidable in many cases. This type of skin aging is due to exposure to pollution, ultraviolet light, blue light, infrared light (heat) and cigarette smoke. (We do not have a lot of data yet on if vaping causes skin aging but we know that smoking does).

What Baumann Skin Type® is Mature Skin?

In the Baumann Skin Typing System, Mature Skin is called Wrinkle Prone Skin. There are 8 wrinkle Prone Baumann Skin Types.

Take the quiz to see which you are and get specific product recommendations.

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The 8 Baumann Skin Types that are considered mature skin all have the letter W in their name for “wrinkle-prone”. This does not mean that you already have wrinkles but that you are prone to wrinkles and need to use skincare products for mature skin with antiaging ingredients to slow aging. Mature skin care is most effective if started early which is why we strongly suggest that you take the skin type quiz to see if it is time for you to begin skincare for mature skin.

Mature skin that has the characteristics of mature skin such as fragility, rough texture and wrinkles is considered a W skin type in the Baumann Skin Typing System. If mature skin is your only skin problem and you do not have dryness, acne, redness, allergies, or uneven skin tone, you may have the best skin type for ages over 30 – Baumann Skin Type 12 (ORNW). Skincare for mature skin depends upon which of these Baumann Skin Types you have.

What Age is Mature Skin?

The “mature skin age” that your skin will begin to thin and wrinkle will depend upon your lifestyle factors such as diet, stress, sleep, sunscreen use, sun exposure, pollution exposure, genetics- and of course your skincare routine. In general, it is a good idea to begin skincare for mature skin at the age of 30.

In the Baumann Skin Typing System, if you are age 30+, you will be considered a wrinkle-prone Baumann Skin Type. This is because it is a good idea to begin antiaging skincare ingredients when you are 30 regardless of your ethnicity. If you have a large amount of sun exposure such as outdoor sports and poor lifestyle habits, you should begin a skincare routine for mature skin before the age of 30. The skin type quiz will generate a skincare routine that is based on your skin’s age and your lifestyle habits. If you are over 30, your mature skincare routine will contain antiaging ingredients.

Mature Skin Product Reviews

If you are looking for mature skin product reviews here at Skin Type Solutions, we review products based on your Baumann Skin Type which covers more than just wrinkles. If you search “Skincare products for Mature skin” you will only get antiaging skincare product advice but there are many other issues that can be causing mature skin symptoms like inflammation, menopause, and overactivity of pigment production.

You will get a customized skincare routine for mature skin when you take the skin type quiz which will determine which Baumann Skin Type you are and what mature skin issues need to be treated.

So I will review some mature skin products for you below, but I can give you better advice when I know your Baumann Skin Type.

Mature Skin Serums for the Morning

Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that also helps build more collagen in the skin. There are many types of Vitamin C serums, but Skinceuticals C E Ferulic has been the best selling for years. It was invented by dermatologist Sheldon Pinnell.

Exosomes are the new hot technology in antiaging skin care. This product is expensive but it is gentle and results seem to occur in 8-12 weeks which is fast for an antiaging serum. This will work best as part of a complete skin routine matched to your Baumann Skin Type.

If you want to hear me interview the doctor that developed this product for mature skin, see below.

This serum stimulates stem cells to make a new epidermis. Your skin will look brighter and more radiant in about 7 days. This is a quick fix but does not have long term results, so pair this with other antiaging products that have long lasting results like retinoids or Vitamin C. Only use one bottle of this and then change to another anti-aging serum.

Once you take the quiz you will get monthly emails to tell you how to adjust your skin care routine monthly.

This product has heparan sulfate analog in it that helps your cells communicate better. Older skin cannot hear cell signals well which in=s one reason that older skin cells do not make collagen. In addition to having moisturizing humectant abilities, heparan sulfate helps other products in your skin care routine work better.

Mature Skin Serums for Night

This product is a good retinol for beginners. Retinol is the mainstay of treatments for mature skin. It works on most skin types unless you have stinging skin, rosacea, or allergic skin.

Make sure you use this with the right cleansers and moisturizers for your skin type to cut down on side effects.

This night serum targets mature skin with a multitude of antioxidants, bakuchiol and retinol. It has many hydrating oils so is good for dry, mature skin types.

This retinol was developed for rosacea prone sensitive skin types. It has a low amount of retinol ().11%) to help sensitive skin types tolerate it. After you use one of these, switch to a the next strength up in the retinol family. Read more about retinoid strengths here.

Best Moisturizers for Mature Skin

This antiaging moisturizer has a luxurious feel and is one of the best barrier repair moisturizers on the market. This is the moisturizer that I use morning and night on top of my mature skin serums. It protects from pollution and other toxins in the environment.

If you are going through or already have gone through menopause, this product was designed for estrogen deficient skin.

Best Skincare for Mature Skin

The best skincare for mature skin depends upon your Baumann Skin Type. However, all mature skin types need antiaging ingredients.

There are several categories of antiaging ingredients to look for in skincare for mature skin:

Antioxidants

Defensins

Energy producing ingredients

Glycosaminoglycans

Growth Factors

Peptides

Retinoids

Sunscreen

The best antiaging skincare for mature skin will be chosen based on your Baumann Skin Type®. It is important to know which of the barriers to skin health you have in addition to aging mature skin. For example, if you have uneven skin tone and frequent sun exposure, ascorbic acid which is a skin lightener and antioxidant in addition to increasing skin collagen production would be the best skincare ingredient for your mature skin. However, if you have sensitive skin that stings and turns red, ascorbic acid is not a good choice for your mature skin type. All 4 barriers to skin health need to be taken into account when choosing a skincare routine for mature skin.

What is the Best Skincare Routine for Mature Skin?

The best skincare routine for mature skin should focus on the following:

Smoothing dull skin

Protect from further damage and aging

Increase production of collagen

Decrease loss of collagen

Increase production of hyaluronic acid

Help cells communicate better

Activate stem cells to make new cells

Target cellular senescence

The best skincare routine for mature skin should contain cleansers, eye creams, serums, and moisturizers- and of course a daily sunscreen. These should be chosen based on the best mature skincare routine for your Baumann Skin Type. Here is the science of how mature skin products can help improve your skin’s appearance.

How Products for Mature Skin Work

Cleansers for Mature Skin

The best cleansers for mature skin should help smooth the skin’s surface so it will reflect light. Dull skin is causes by an uneven skin surface. Mature skin often has dull skin because the cell cycle in mature skin has slowed down and the stem cells are not making new skin cells fast enough. The slow cell turnover results in old dead skin cells clinging to the skin’s surface making it dull and lifeless. This is also called sallow skin. When patients complain of tired old looking skin, this is usually the cause.

Look for exfoliating cleansers if your skin is very dull.

If you have sensitive skin or are beginning a retinoid, exfoliating cleansers my not be right for you.

Let us give you a skin care routine that you can be confident is correct!

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The best facial cleansers for mature skin will speed up the cell cycle and stimulate stem cells to make new skin cells. These younger skin cells function better and make more collagen and hyaluronic acid.

Moisturizers for Mature Skin

The best moisturizer for mature skin will help fibroblasts work better. Fibroblasts are the skin cells that are responsible for the thickness, strength and function of the skin.

The fibroblasts in young skin respond quickly to cell signals such as growth factors. When they hear these signals, they turn on genes that result in many good things including production of collagen and hyaluronic acid.

However, mature skin is hard of hearing and does not hear many of the cell signals. When mature skin does hear the cell signals, the mature skin cells are slow to react. Once the mature skin cells are finally turned on, they do not make much collagen and hyaluronic acid. This leads to thin, fragile, wrinkled, low volume skin type known as mature skin.

The best moisturizers for mature skin will contain ingredients that help fibroblast work better. Growth factors are the signals that fibroblasts need to get turned on. Heparan sulfate helps the fibroblasts hear the growth factors better. Retinoids turn on the genes that make collagen and hyaluronic acid. Retinoids also turn off enzymes that break down collagen.

Vitamin C Serum for Mature Skin

Vitamin C is required for collagen production and increasing levels of Vitamin C will increase collagen production. Many studies have shown that when collagen is placed in fibroblast cell cultures, collagen production increases.

Addition of ascorbic acid to fibroblast cultures results in increased collagen production.

However, Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) absorbs poorly into skin. Combining Vitamin C into a heavy moisturizer will decrease its ability to penetrate. For this reason, Vitamin C works much better as a mature skin serum than as a mature skin moisturizer. Vitamin C serums should be placed in Step 3 of the skin regimen (after the mature skin facial cleanser and mature skin eye cream).

Here are some good Vitamin C Serums for mature skin:

La Roche-Posay Vitamin C Serum

$44.99

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Obagi-C FX System C-Clarifying Serum

$140.00

Add to Cart

Obagi Force Field Kit with Professional-C Serum 20%

$189.00

Out of Stock

Obagi Professional-C Peptide Complex

$125.00

Add to Cart

CeraVe Skin Renewing Vitamin C Serum

$25.99

Out of Stock

ISDIN Flavo-C

$100.00

Add to Cart

ISDIN Flavo-C Ultraglican Ampules

$46.00

Out of Stock

ISDIN Hyaluronic Booster 10 Ampoules

$46.00

Add to Cart

ISDIN Melatonik® Restorative Melatonin Night Serum

$160.00

Add to Cart

La Roche-Posay Pure Vitamin C Face Cream

$54.99

Add to Cart

La Roche-Posay Vitamin C Serum

$44.99

Add to Cart

Obagi-C FX System C-Clarifying Serum

$140.00

Add to Cart

Obagi Force Field Kit with Professional-C Serum 20%

$189.00

Out of Stock

Obagi Professional-C Peptide Complex

$125.00

Add to Cart

CeraVe Skin Renewing Vitamin C Serum

$25.99

Out of Stock

ISDIN Flavo-C

$100.00

Add to Cart

ISDIN Flavo-C Ultraglican Ampules

$46.00

Out of Stock

ISDIN Hyaluronic Booster 10 Ampoules

$46.00

Add to Cart

ISDIN Melatonik® Restorative Melatonin Night Serum

$160.00

Add to Cart

La Roche-Posay Pure Vitamin C Face Cream

$54.99

Add to Cart

La Roche-Posay Vitamin C Serum

$44.99

Add to Cart

Obagi-C FX System C-Clarifying Serum

$140.00

Add to Cart

Obagi Force Field Kit with Professional-C Serum 20%

$189.00

Out of Stock

Obagi Professional-C Peptide Complex

$125.00

Add to Cart

CeraVe Skin Renewing Vitamin C Serum

$25.99

Out of Stock

ISDIN Flavo-C

$100.00

Add to Cart

ISDIN Flavo-C Ultraglican Ampules

$46.00

Out of Stock

ISDIN Hyaluronic Booster 10 Ampoules

$46.00

Add to Cart

ISDIN Melatonik® Restorative Melatonin Night Serum

$160.00

Add to Cart

La Roche-Posay Pure Vitamin C Face Cream

$54.99

Add to Cart

Eye Cream for Mature Skin

Mature skin eye creams will target thin, wrinkled skin. They also need to increase fibroblast function, however, hydroxyacids cannot be use in the delicate eye area. If retinoids like retinol are used in the eye area, redness and flaking can occur. Niacinamide, heparan sulfate and antioxidant containing eye creams are the best mature skin eye creams.

Menopausal Skin

Menopausal skin has less estrogen. Estrogen is a potent stimulator of fibroblast function. Less estrogen means that fibroblasts are super lazy. The production of collagen by fibroblast dramatically reduces in the first five years after menopause begins. If estrogen replacement therapy is not used, then it is even more critical to begin a skincare routine for mature skin when you are in menopause.

Mature skin types and menopausal skin, known as Wrinkle-Prone Baumann Skin Types, need antiaging ingredients.

It is important to realize that antiaging ingredients are dramatically affected by the skincare routine product order. Using the best skincare ingredient for mature skin will not make your skin look better if it is used at the incorrect time in the mature skincare routine. Follow our suggestions, not only on which ingredients to use for mature skin, but also on which skincare products to use for mature skin and what order of skincare products to use for mature skin. Don’t wait until you have wrinkles to begin a mature skincare routine! Let us help you build a custom skin care routine now!

DQH Knowledge drop: In your 20s, your skin cell turnover decreases. (Cell turnover is a key component in keeping your skin youthful.) You know what else slows down? Your collagen production. Starting in your 20s, collagen decreases by about 1 percent per year. Should you want to prevent fine lines and wrinkles, start by eliminating behaviors that contribute to premature aging. “If it’s bad for you, it’s bad for your skin,” says dermatologist Michel Somenek. “Cigarette smoking reduces blood flow to the skin and causes premature wrinkling and a dull skin texture. Making the repeated pursed motion to inhale can also cause smoker’s lines. Alcohol and recreational drugs are toxins for the skin that damage its cellular structure and DNA,” Somenek tells us. “The faster you eliminate vices while you are young, the better chance your skin and body have to recuperate.” Also, adopting an anti-aging routine in your 20s is key. After all, the best offense is a good defense. We spoke to Somenek and experts Joshua Ross and Audrey Kunin to find out more. Keep reading for the best anti-aging products for your 20s, according to skincare professionals. Sunscreen “We all know that the sun is the number one cause of skin aging and starting the prevention in your 20s is very important,” Ross says. “The majority of your sun damage won’t start to appear until you’re in your 30s, so don’t wait until you see it surface or you’ll be behind the curve. Stay ahead of it with a good-quality zinc-based sunscreen worn daily.” Farmacy Green Defense Daily Mineral Sunscreen An invisible sunscreen with SPF 30, plus botanical extracts meant to protect skin with tons of antioxidants. Bonus: It’s clean and fine to use under makeup. Bareminerals Complexion Rescue™ Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Although we recommend you use your SPF and moisturizer separately, we also understand moments when you don’t have time or energy for that extra step. For those times, this bareMinerals moisturizer is a great thing to have on hand. Vitamin C Serum “A great introduction to anti-aging is to start with a vitamin C serum in your morning skincare routine,” Ross says. “It’s a powerful antioxidant that will neutralize free radicals and brighten the skin.” He adds that it’s a great way to counteract the effects of the sun’s harmful rays, which, as previously mentioned, are among the biggest causes of premature aging. Drunk Elephant C-Firma™ Vitamin C Day Serum The Drunk Elephant C-Firma is a lightweight serum that promises to give skin a glow by combining the brightening powers of vitamin C with ferulic acid, l-ascorbic acid, and vitamin E. The included sodium hyaluronate is meant to replace hydration loss, so you shouldn’t have to deal with any irritation. Sunday Riley C.E.O. Rapid Flash Brightening Serum This potent serum is jam-packed with vitamin C (15 percent, to be exact), which means it’s a potential superstar at both brightening skin and dousing it in antioxidants. Peptides Using peptides on your skin has many benefits, says Somenek. “The skin barrier is what defends the body against pollution, UV rays, bacteria, and toxins. It can be damaged by several everyday factors. Using topical peptides aids in building a stronger barrier,” he says. “Peptides comprise elastic fibers, which are a type of protein. These fibers help to make skin appear taut and firm. Peptides can also help repair damaged skin, relieve inflammation, and even out skin tone. Some peptides can kill acne-causing bacteria that is common in 20-somethings.” Kunin agrees, saying, “Peptides are an excellent entry point for supporting collagen.” She recommends looking for face and eye treatments that contain these collagen-boosting powerhouses. Charlotte Tilbury Magic Eye Rescue Cream This Charlotte Tilbury super-emollient eye cream has a base of coconut oil and shea butter (read: it’s incredibly hydrating). Botanicals plus peptides are meant to help reduce dark circles and boost collagen, respectively. This creamy moisturizer serves up potent collagen-boosting peptides and pycnogenol, and antioxidant-rich vitamin C. “Instead of sitting on top of the skin, peptides penetrate the outer layer so they go deep. The ‘signals’ they send tell the cells to produce elastin and collagen, which are needed for youthful-looking skin,” explains Somenek. At-Home Peel Pads Remember that skin cell turnover fiasco we talked about earlier? One way to help support it is by exfoliating. “Exfoliation is important to help keep skin fresh and luminous,” Kunin says. She recommends using at-home peel pads as an easy and effective way to exfoliate. “The goal in your 20s is to fight the slowing pace of cell turnover. It is wise to use products that gently exfoliate, yet still remove oil and other impurities. Products that have Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHA) or Beta Hydroxy Acids (BHA) are a good choice.” According to Somenek, you should only exfoliate two to three times a week. “People of all ages are guilty of over-exfoliating and that can be too much of a good thing,” he says. Dermadoctor Kakadu C Intensive Vitamin C Peel Pad A few swipes of this Derma Doctor powerful peel pad promise to leave your skin glowing and smooth, thanks to the seven (yes, seven) types of chemical exfoliants, including AHA and BHA. It also contains vitamin C via Kakadu plum extract for added brightening and antioxidant protection. KEY INGREDIENTS Kakadu plum extract is sourced from the Kakadu plum, a fruit grown in northern Australia. It contains vitamin C, which restores the skin’s natural barrier, increases collagen production, and soothes irritation. Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Alpha Beta® Universal Daily Peel Pads These are the gold standard of peel pads, with a cult following and over 900 five-star reviews on Sephora. They’re easy to use and contain a blend of anti-aging exfoliating acids. Emollient Night Cream “In your 20s, you need to start upping the hydration in your skincare routine. You may have been cautious of over-moisturizing because of acne in your teens, but as you enter your 20s, your skin transitions and becomes drier,” Ross says. “I recommend an emollient night cream added into your evening skincare regimen.” “Twenty-somethings need to make sure that they are not using creams that will clog their pores and cause excess oil production,” says Somenek. Opt for non-comedogenic products. Cerave Skin Renewing Night Cream One great choice is the CeraVe Skin Renewing Night Cream, which is a non-comedogenic night cream that leaves skin soft and glowy. It combines the moisturizing powers of ceramides and hyaluronic acid. RoC Retinol Correxion Max Hydration Creme “The best night cream ingredients contain retinol, benzoyl peroxide, and/or salicylic acid or hyaluronic acid. The goal is to moisturize, yet remove excess oil,” says Somenek. This Roc Retinol Correxion cream fits the bill as it contains both hyaluronic acid and retinol so it promises to moisturize while also being non-comedogenic.

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