As you improve your lifestyle choices, including food, physical activity, stress management to name a few, – you will definitely start thinking not only about how your body looks in general, but also how your facial skin presents you in public. That is when you are one-on-one with yourself.
Taking care of your skin health becomes an integral part of who you are. The earlier you master your skin care routine and expand on your knowledge of skin care, the healthier your skin will be as you age.
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What Causes Skin Aging?
First thing that comes to mind when we mention “aging skin” is “wrinkles.” Actually, fine lines and tiny wrinkles are the very first signs of aging skin. We get them as early as our twenties, but we do not take them seriously. Really, who wants to think about old-age look when life is good, and we look and feel great?
Exposure to the Ultraviolet light for years on end really does a number on our skin. The deeper skin layers (dermis) with collagen and elastin fibers get affected. When you see that your skin gets saggy and dryer and wrinkly, those are the signs of any stage of collagen depletion.
Women don’t need to wait for the menopause to set in their bodies to spot aging skin problems. If their skin routine and maintenance did not take place on a timely basis, the skin could look and function like during menopause!
Check Out the Post on Sagging Skin During Menopause.
The trick to a younger-looking skin is through its maintenance and joy in taking your body and your skin to a new level of vibrant health.
What Are the Causes of Aging Skin?
If you would like to know a bit more on a functional level what triggers your skin to age, here are the major one of the. And skin deals with them daily!
• Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), or better known as free radicals.
• Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs), in which a sugar molecule bonds to either lipid molecule or protein without an enzyme to control the reaction. These by-products are dangerous and “impair the functioning of biomolecules.”
• Matrix Metalloproteinase Enzymes (MMPs), that break down collagen and elastin when the matrix of the skin is being stimulated.
Prevention is the best action we can take with anything in life, including our skin.
Check out How to Slow Down Skin Aging In Women.
What To Do to Avoid the Triggers for Aging Skin?
We cannot avoid aging skin problems and triggers completely. However, we can and should do at least a minimum effort to stimulate and maintain young cells production in our skin and consciously limit the known skin aging triggers.
Here is a post that describes in detail the Anti-Aging Retinoid Therapy for Women to maintain a healthy plump skin.
Obviously, this is not the only answer, rather, one of the constituents to a beautiful, younger-looking healthy skin.
Can You Reverse Aging Skin Spots and Other Skin Problems?
This overwhelming consensus on this subjects explains the multitude of products available on the market to “treat,” “eliminate”, “smooth” your wrinkles, thus “reversing” the aging process in your skin.
But is it possible that a topically-applied product can eliminate wrinkles? Really eliminate them?
The answer is that only a limited number of ingredients address the signs of aging. And unfortunately, nothing short of cosmetic surgery can really eliminate a wrinkle.
Studies on retinol (Vitamin A), ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), and various peptides, all show positive effects in stimulating collagen to help smooth and retexture aging skin. As far as eliminating wrinkles, that’s more of a wishful thinking than hard-core science.
You want to give up? No, no, no. There is no reason why we should not take good care of our skin that shall boast of its healthy and, thus, younger appearance.
How Can I Stop My Skin from Aging?
The more realistic approach to the treatment of aging skin would be to optimize the skin’s health and condition. You and I can easily do it by by ensuring ample hydration of skin tissues while stimulating collagen formulation.
Great skin products like Retinoid products, both over-the-counter and by prescription, can stimulate the collagen formation in the dermis of the skin.
By taking a protective and caring approach to our daily living, you and I can prevent to a greater extent – and even eliminate – the triggers that lead to aging skin.
Amazing Skin Benefits from Drinking Water And Whole Foods Diet
Populate your daily diet with whole foods vs. processed, cooked, canned foods. Enjoy the foods that bring the maximum values to your skin’s hydration and feeding: vegetables, fruit, heritage grains like quinoa, teff, buckwheat, chia.
Drink spring water to improve complexion, even out wrinkles, and even reduce acne. Drinking plenty of water during the day can improve the skin conditions like psoriasis and eczema.
How To Live with Psoriasis And Feel Empowered.
Benefits of Massage for Your Skin
Massages are great to increase circulation in your skin, thus bringing more nutrients and oxygen to the cells.
Spending 2-3 minutes a day for such massages will also release tension in the muscles and connective tissues.
Regular Massages Can Truly Change Your Life.
Benefits of Face Mask
Homemade masks could really change the appearance of your complexion and firmness of your skin. They will provide a higher chance for the nutrients in lotions and cremes, applied afterwards, to penetrate the skin.
There’s a numerous number of simple, yet powerful masks you could mix up in the comfort of your home without an expensive trip to the spa.
Floral And Oats Face Mask to Make at Home.
Skin Care Products for Women
There is a plethora of skin products on the market. How do you chose the best for your skin care needs? How do you choose something that works and produces results you are happy with?
I’ll discuss these boiling points in a deeper manner in a separate post, so you could make quicker good choices when shopping for your skin care products.
Here’s a post with a list of skin care products that contain Hyaluronic Acid (HA). HA is the key in maintaining your skin’s youth and tightness, as it plays the key role in maintaining the water balance within the body and the skin.
Check this post for some Moisturizing Ceramides Rich Skin Care Products. Keeping the skin moisturized is the top priority to slow down the aging process significantly.
Naturally, these are the basics that would boost your skin’s radiance and youthful looking. And you should take advantage of these simple techniques before the skin sags, and regrets sink in.
65 thoughts on “Collagen, Elastin, and You: How to Support Your Skin’s Youthful Structure”
I have been taking collagen supliments to help my skin, as I really want it to stay healthy! Thank you for sharing more information, as it’s really helpful.
Skin care is so important and I try to take care of my skin as much I can. You shared some helpful tips.
I need to get back into my skincare routine, but during pregnancy it’s really fallen to the back side, and of course I can’t use retinol at the moment. But I do need to prioritise it more x
These are great tips on taking care of aging skin. I especially love the reminder that small, daily habits like hydration and using the right products can make a big difference in maintaining a youthful complexion.
I’ve been taking preventative measures for a while now. I do face massage daily as it really helps.
I neglected my skin for the longest time and I wish I did not. I started a daily skin routine a few months ago and my skin feels so fresh I love it. Thank you for the information, they’re great.
This is so good to know worh self care ????
When we grow older, our skins have so many problems. That’s why I need to learn how to take care of my skin early!
I do have menopausal skin and try to look after my skin to help keep it as youthful looking as I possibly can. These are great tips drinking water is the most important
You always give such helpful advice. I want to look into some retinoid products, I’ve never heard of them before but they sounds so useful.
I’m already in menopause at 35, and I can see my skin aging! Ugh, haha! But I appreciate this blog post for all of the great tips! I want to try the homemade face mask for sure.
These are some amazing tips you shared. We need and should take good care of our skin.
all women afraid of aging concern no matter how young we are, thanks for sharing this, a good start for me to prevent aging skin. Cheers SiennyLovesDrawing
I started to use retinol night cream a couple of years ago. I use a cleansing water twice a day, then a toner and then I either use a serum or a moisturiser before I go to bed. It seems to be keeping my skin nice and soft.
I’ve always tried taking care of my skin, but as you get older the routine changes and there’s more to learn. Thanks for sharing!
This is fully awesome. Although, I find I’m more and more like my dad each day, I’m not ready to start looking like him yet. At 44, it’s starting to happen! LOL
This is fantastic! As I get older, I can see my skin losing its tightness and firmness, and I’m also noticing a change in my complexion. I love how in-depth this is. I needed it!
As a mom, it’s easy to put ourselves last, but your tips remind me that self-care, especially for our skin, is vital.
I never took real good care of my skin and I know I should. Aging skin is a huge one for sure. I will get started with Collagen…
Sadly this is something we all have to deal with, although we can not stop it, we can slow it down. I use a good SP day cream and protect myself when I can
It’s never too soon to start thinking about your skin! Thank you for sharing these tips.
I have started getting aging skin spots and have started researching what to do, so this is helpful. Getting older is fun, right!
Quite an informative post and learned something new as well. Those are some great tips to keep in mind and to be extra careful now that my skin is aging fast.
Thank you so much for the tips!! These really helpful!
Love to take care of my skin. These tips will definitely help me to prevent the fast skin aging!
Great tips! I’m not far from having aging skin and need to do more to take care of my skin with a better morning and evening routine.
I use Retin A everyday and avoid the sun. Many of the tips you suggest I employ but I can always learn something new.
I just started taking really good care of my skin. I love my new daily chemical peel, serum, and eye cream. It’s been making such a difference lately!
I really need to start taking better care of my skin. People still say I look younger than I am but I know that will start to change. I’m in my mid-40s. I know I don’t moisturize enough. I’m starting to notice that my skin is drier than it used to be.
I have definitely seen a difference in my skin over the last few years. I need to find products that help me with it.
There are definitely huge benefits to staying adequately hydrated and eating a healthy diet. I’ve noticed a big change in my skin since I started doing those things.
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I am a giant skin-care nerd and absolutely loved your post! I’ve recently wanted to try retinoid products but heard they can be harsh, do you have any recommendations?
Hi Kylie,
Retinoids are considered some of the top and safest ingredients when used correctly.
They are true helpers to erase and prevent from deep skin lines and wrinkles.
You see, when we apply a retinoid product, a retinoic acid forms through the contact with our skin. This retinoic acid breaks up the cells that encourage COLLAGEN formation. THAT’S what we all want and, ultimately, need.
I am not a dermatologist, but I would look into the the over-the-counter retinol products First. Use them, feel how they feel. For some people, it is a week they see the difference; for others, it’s longer.
But when you use a quality product(s) consistently, you shall see results that you will take with you for the years ahead of you!
Now, dermatologists recommend that we start using retinol products as early as our late teens. Yes, we should not wait for our 50s to start taking care of our skin!
Thank you so much for this informative post. I’m really concerned by my skin and have been searching for the right products to help.
It looks like a complete guide! skin is aging and there’s not much we can do about it, you way helps to slow the process and have some control
I am so bad about my skin care. Thank you for the advice! I really can use all the advice I can get!
I am very much concerned about my skin. Specially since I am aging. Thank you for the tips. Currently I use aloe vera gel face wash, toner twice a day, sunscreen and night cream.
My mom taught to take care of my skin on my early age. I am always taking Vit C everyday making sure that I am drinking at least 8 glasses of water everyday and of course doing my skin care routine at night cleaning my face and applying a moisturizer is a must for me.
I never really think to massage my face. I’ll have to start doing that as well as drinking/eating things with more Vitamin C in them.
Great information! Interesting that a wrinkle cannot be eliminated. Interesting that drinking water and eating nutritious food can help to have a healthy skin.
I have always taken good care of my skin but now that I am almost 40, I am really giving it my all. I love a good mask at night.
Rachel,
So thoughtful of you to act ahead of time in taking care of your skin health. It’ll pay off, soon. Your skin, actually, will get to a younger mode if you really are ardent in maintaining and improving it regularly.
I definitely have a good read in this article. Wrinkles or saging skin is a big NO for me that is why I am now making an extra extra care with my skin.
Gervin,
Good for you! Little things like cleansing at night and hydration, both with lotions and water, can make your skin alive and kicking beyond the biological aging!
I think as women, we’re all looking for ways to help slow down the aging process of our skin. I really enjoy the detail you went into here. I actually didn’t know that massage was good for your skin. I always thought it was just for your muscles.
Stacie,
Thank you. Happy to support any woman who is willing to read what I research and put into action.
This could be the most frightening issue any women can encounter. The tips you shared are really on point. This gives me a whole new idea about skin care.
Ruth,
Aging skin is one of the top worries that any woman is going through. And it happens “all of a sudden.”
One day you wake up and WOW, the facial skin doesn’t look the same.
But it does happen and it takes many years of skin neglect. Not that we don’t love our skin. It just we don’t make time for proper care of this largest organ in our body.
wow! This post is so useful! Knowing all these things about aging helps a lot to prevent it! Thanks!
Catalina,
If you took just one thing from this post for yourself as an asset – my job has been not in vane!
What’s not fair is that while my skin is aging I still have acne. Grrr. I shouldn’t have wrinkles and pimples at the same time. Lol
I do try to take care of my skin, but I could do a better job.
Susan,
You are not alone!
Obviously, there is a ton of things that trigger pimples. Hormones are at the top. But hormones are closely related to the GUT health!
How happy are your gut bacteria are?
Are you eating fermented foods and the foods that provide pre-biotics to your gut flora?
Obviously, physical exercise and water hydration are the factors as well.
Using the TOPICAL solutions will bring only temporary relief and then frustration.
Please don’t be frustrated. Take a moment of peace and calm to look into how you are living each day. Your will see the picture.
Love and hugs!
I’m so behind the 8 ball on this subject. I should have started my skin care regimen years ago but haven’t, now all I can do is do it from now on. Thanks for this article, it’s an eye opening.
Patricia,
It is a very positive way to talk to your own self. It’s never late, because you have your commitment to your well-being from now on.
Hugs!
I have definitely noticed that my skin is aging. I really need to take better care of it and start drinking more water.
Sherry,
One huge thing that really slows down the aging of the skin is its HYDRATION.
Use good quality moisturizer, AM & PM, drink water. This will be your first step to begin your grateful journey to a healthy and younger skin.
Ever since I turned 40, I’ve realized how much my skin has changed. It’s so important to take care of it.
Heather,
One day we get up and here it is… a change. A drastic change in how we look, how we feel, how we react.
Hormones and lifestyle can be friends!
I can always use help in the skin department. I want my skin to stay young looking.
Tara,
Just using moisturizer and drinking water daily, could improve the health, and the feel and look, of your skin dramatically.
I am in contact with multiple dermatologists in the anti-aging category in women’s health. Supporting our elastin and collagen inside-out is a must for younger look, healthy look.
Now that I am going to be turning 35 soon, I have been taking extra precautions with hats and glasses. I also use all natural face care products.
Amy,
Great for you that you are taking care of your skin, hence your well-being for years ahead has begun!
I agree having a skincare routine that you follow daily is so important. Cleanse, tone, moisturise and SPF as well as a good diet.