What Happens to Your Skin After You Turn 25
When you age, your skin changes. As the years pass, your skin goes through different phases and is exposed to different environmental factors. It’s a fact of life that you can’t escape — all you can do is be prepared.
You’re never too young to take care of your skin. In your early 20’s, it’s easy to feel like you’ll have the same silky smooth skin forever. The reality is that, once you start transitioning from young adulthood to adulthood, your skin will go through changes. It’s under your control to not only prepare for these changes but accommodate.
Preparation and knowledge are the best way to protect and maintain your skin during the transitional time in your mid 20’s. That said, it can be intimidating to start shopping for anti-ageing products, especially at a young age.
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Consider the main things that happen to your skin when you age, and form a game plan to protect your skin and take care of it the best you can:
Lack of Glow: Irritated, Dry & Dull complexion
Your skin loses moisture as you age, which causes it to dry out and become dull. This is why it’s important to constantly moisturize and hydrate your skin to keep it glowing and refreshed.
When you age, the cell renewal process slows down — which means more dead skin cells sitting on the outer layer of your skin. The reality is that these cells can leave your skin looking dull. That said, regular exfoliating will help you get rid of these dead cells and remove light discolorations like age spots.
Slowed Down Elastin & Collagen Production: Wrinkles
According to The Sun, when you reach the age of 25, your skin starts to slow down its production of proteins — specifically elastin and collagen. Why? Because your body just doesn’t need them as much.
That said, these proteins are what keeps your skin firm and smooth. Without elastin and collagen, your face starts to sag and form fine lines and wrinkles. Fortunately, there are other ways to stimulate collagen.
There are a variety of products on the market from creams to exfoliants that contain properties like retinol that can stimulate collagen renewal.
Dennis Gross, MD, founder of 900 Fifth Dermatology in NYC, revealed to Byrdie that collagen renewal can also be stimulated by regularly exfoliating.
Increased Pigmentation: Age Spots
Did you spend years in the sun without sunscreen?
According to Vogue, the you can start to see the effects of these bad habits you executed in your early 20s appear in your early 30s. This commonly includes age or dark spots. These spots, pigmentation caused back lack of melanin, are usually brought upon by extended unprotected periods in the sun.
This is why, especially in your early 20s, it’s important to protect yourself from the sun. Avoid tanning beds and lather on sunscreen to avoid long term spotting and pigmentation conditions — not to mention all the other health effects associated with sun damage.
The good news is that there are products out there to help provide your skin what it starts to lack as you get older and protect it from further damage.
Remember to schedule an appointment with a Cosmetic Dermatologist should you feel the need to get an expert opinion regarding any concerns you may have.