Facial care after 30-35 years at home, oily, dry, problem skin, advice from a cosmetologist, procedures, folk remedies, creams, masks, massage

Many women over the age of thirty are no longer as happy with what they see in the mirror as they were a few years ago. With age, the skin's regenerative processes slow down, causing it to fade and facial wrinkles to appear. Some women face the problem of oily skin. To avoid this, you need to learn how to properly care for oily skin after 30 years.

Facial care after 30 years: general recommendations

If you are over 30 years old, adhere to the following mandatory recommendations and rules when caring for your face and body skin:

• Take care not only of your face, but also of your décolleté and neck. They can also tell you how old you are;
• Avoid tanning: both in the solarium and in the sun;
• Apply high-quality moisturizing cosmetics to your skin twice a day;
• Study the massage lines and apply products only along them. Do not press on the skin; your finger movements should be light;
• Remember that a large amount of liquid drunk at night will result in bags under the eyes and swelling of the face in the morning;
• Control your facial expressions, stop squinting;
• Drink the required amount of clean water daily;
• Use formulations with eleutherococcus, Chinese lemongrass, and ginseng - these components can slow down the aging process of the skin.

Professional facial skin care after 30 years from a cosmetologist will give excellent results. An experienced specialist will tell you which procedures will be optimal in your particular case.

Choice of cream: day, night, for the skin around the eyes

Speaking about what facial care should be like after 30, advice on choosing creams should be considered especially carefully.

Cosmetics for oily skin

Choosing cosmetics if you have oily skin type must be done responsibly. Many people believe that alcohol-based skincare products will help get rid of excess sebaceous gland secretions. Indeed, strong alcohol solutions contribute to the complete degreasing of the epidermis, but in the future the cells try to replenish their fat reserves even faster. As a result, the problem returns and not all products for oily facial skin cope with it.

It is also necessary to exclude substances whose texture has a creamy appearance. Their use, on the contrary, will emphasize the greasy shine of the dermis. It is necessary to use drying drugs that have an anti-inflammatory effect. You need to choose a foundation with a dense structure and a mattifying effect. Experts advise those with oily skin types to avoid using powder so as not to contaminate the pores. In case of emergency, you need to opt for a matte powder with a dense structure that will cope with shine.

Oily skin should be washed no more than 2 times a day. It is forbidden to use scrubs and peelings with coarse grains, as in this case they can injure the epidermis, leaving tiny cracks. After 30 years, the dermis loses its elasticity, so the best option would be to care for it with gentle, soft scrubs that:

• do not cause irritation;
• fights oily shine.

This type of skin is prone to inflammatory processes and is sensitive at any time of the year. To care for it, you cannot use low-fat cream. If fat does not enter the epidermis from the outside, the process of its production from the inside will intensify. It is wise to use a caring nourishing cream, which should be combined with cosmetics for combination skin. Proper care will help revitalize and transform your face for the better.

Selection of night and day creams

The choice of cream must be made taking into account not only your age, but also the characteristics of your skin. According to professionals, you should stop using anti-aging products before the age of 35. The reason is that such cosmetics can inhibit the normal ability of the dermis to recover naturally.

Important!

The UF filter of a day cream should be at least 30.

Night cream should be enriched with herbal supplements and peptides, ceramides, coenzymes, and collagen. In “anti-aging” products, the following may be added to this list:

• Phytoestrogens;
• Amino acids;
• Enzymes.

The cream must be applied an hour and a half before going to bed, after cleansing the skin of the face and neck. Your movements should be light, patting.

Note! Ladies suffering from swollen eyelids should avoid creams containing ascorbic acid and retinol. These components will aggravate the situation. Choose products with caffeine.

Consider facial skin problems

When choosing night and day creams, take into account the problems that your facial skin is currently suffering from:

• First wrinkles, clogged pores, oily skin. With a combination type of dermis, choosing care cosmetics is the most difficult. Since areas with wrinkles need active nutrition and hydration, the skin can also react negatively to rich formulations by forming inflammation and pimples. Give preference to products with retinol. It has a rejuvenating effect and normalizes the activity of the sebaceous glands.
• The appearance of capillaries, gravitational ptosis. Such age-related signs are characteristic of the deformation type of aging. You need creams that can strengthen the walls of blood vessels, tighten contours, and improve circulation processes in cells. The creams should contain: horse chestnut, arnica, seaweed.
• The appearance of a fine network of wrinkles, dry skin. Choose creams with peptides. They will relieve the dermis of dryness and flaking, nourish and moisturize it. Peptides have a myo-relaxing effect. They allow facial muscles to relax, due to which wrinkles disappear. If necessary, such creams are applied pointwise: for example, only on the eyelid area. Please note that you should not use products with peptides for more than several months. You can conduct 2-3 courses in a year.

At night, skin of any type needs restoration. Therefore, the cream should contain peptides, retinol and other substances aimed at combating the aging of the dermis.

Toning and cleansing

Proper facial care after 30 at home is unthinkable without thoroughly cleansing and toning the skin. Moreover, you need to cleanse the dermis before each subsequent application of cosmetics - decorative or caring.

Objectives of regular skin cleansing:

• Cleansing pores from dirt and dust;
• Removal of the upper layer of the dermis.

By achieving these goals, any substances from cosmetics will penetrate deeper into the skin and act much more actively.

You need to cleanse your face with gentle products: morning and evening. Compositions should be selected taking into account your skin type, as well as the characteristics of the cosmetic products used.

Products for cleansing oily skin: gommages, facial washes and scrubs (the latter once or twice a week). For dry skin - micellar water and cosmetic milk, for normal skin - filtered or mineral water.

Before using specialized cleansing products, remove makeup with plain water. Dry your face with a towel.

Important!

Never rub or pull your skin when washing or drying.

After cleansing, the dermis needs to be moisturized. If you have oily skin, use alcohol-based lotions; if you have dry skin, use alcohol-free toners.

You can tone your facial skin by performing a massage with ice cubes. To make ice, use clean water and herbal infusions. You can also freeze brewed green tea by adding a drop of lemon juice.

The Taming of the Shrew or My care for problem skin

Lately, in the comments to my posts, quite often they note how much the skin condition has improved, and in personal messages they ask how I managed to achieve such results and what kind of care I use. And despite the fact that I try to write reviews about almost all products, I haven’t had a comprehensive post about the care system itself for 6 years. That’s why today I want to show all my skincare products at the moment, and also talk about the approach that I’ve been following for many years.

First, a little about myself and my skin (for those who have not been following my acne epic over the past 7 years). Since I was 12 years old, I have suffered from acne, which took me a lot of time and effort to combat. The skin has always been oily and thick, with enlarged pores and acne of varying severity, as well as post-acne spots and scars.

I managed to find a photo from 2013, where the skin was already in a slightly improved condition, but still very unhealthy.

Since I’ve been writing about my problem on Cosmetist since 2011, you can track all the stages, trials, successes and failures in chronological order:

• One care
• My care for problem skin
• My great acid experience, part 1: Salon salicylic peeling (description, process, photo)
• My big acid experience, part 2: Jessner salon peeling (description, before and after photos)
• My great acid experience, part 3: TCA salon peeling (before and after photos, general results, skin now)

Apart from several courses of peelings and home care, in recent years I have not done anything special, since both hormones and the gastrointestinal tract have always been normal. I don’t know what exactly helped solve the problem, but it seems to me that daily care plays a role. Today, the skin is in a more or less stable condition; rashes do occur, but only on certain days of the cycle or as a reaction to inappropriate care.

Over the past years, I have developed a certain care regimen, which, as time has shown, suits me perfectly and works. I can also say that a specific product (with rare exceptions) is not as important as the type/category of the product.

In total, I divide my care into 5 categories:

• Cleansing
• Hydration
• Assets
• Spot treatments
• Protection

I always have products from each category and use them daily (in various combinations depending on the time of year and current needs).

Cleansing

High-quality cleansing of oily and problematic skin is half the success. I defined this rule for myself a long time ago, so I never skip this stage. I always remove makeup with a special product (usually micellar water), and then wash my face. For many years, my favorite cleansing gel has been Avene Cleanance Gel Soapless Cleanser.

is a product that I have purchased countless times and will continue to purchase. This is a fairly thick gel that is applied in a small amount onto the palm of your hand, lathers into a thick creamy foam, and then applied to the face. It perfectly cleanses the skin, removes not only street dust and cosmetic residues, but also dissolves sebum, which, in my case, is very thick, and therefore clogs pores and, as a result, provokes acne. Immediately after washing my face, I use a toner, otherwise my skin feels tight. Over the past 6 years since we met, I have never found anything better than this gel, although I tried a lot. One 300ml package lasts me about a year of use (twice a day).

I also include clay masks in the cleansing stage, which I do at least twice a week: I apply to cleansed skin while taking a bath, wait for 30-40 minutes (yes, I like to lie in water), periodically wetting it so that it doesn’t tighten the skin too much. There was a time when I was literally obsessed with masks, but in the end I realized that they were all the same, plus or minus (with the exception of masks where clay comes with acids, for example, GlamGlow and Azelique). The main task of clay masks is, again, to get rid of sebum, cleanse and tighten pores. At the moment I have three masks of this type.

Dirty Works - The Ultimate Detox Mud Mask

— the review was quite recent, so I won’t repeat it.

“New” Y ves Rocher – Purifying Mask Mattify your shine!

. This is a product from the recently launched series of multimasking, which is now fashionable. But Yves Rocher decided not to worry too much about inventing something new, but took their already existing products and dressed them up in small tubes. The volume is 30 ml, the manufacturer writes that this should be enough for 5 uses. As much as I spare no expense, even I have enough for longer (I’ve already used it about 10 times, and I still have a third left).

Why did I put the word New in quotation marks? Yes, because it is almost one-on-one Yves Rocher Pure System Pore Cleansing

from the series for problem skin: the same texture, the same smell and very, very similar composition.

The product itself is not bad: it really mattifies the skin, visually brightens blackheads, and makes pores narrower. But how annoying it is when a buyer is taken for a fool! They made a new tube, launched an advertisement, but forgot to clarify that they already had it. By the way, this whole series is like this: there is a peeling with apricot kernels and a moisturizing mask, which I will tell you about later.

But let's not talk about sad things. Another mask I use is 7th Heaven Dead Sea Mud – Deep Pore Cleaning Hard Drying Mask.

I think almost everyone is familiar with Montal Genet’s one-time masks with scary women with flowers and fruits from their eye sockets. So, this is the same brand, only the release form is a standard tube.

I don’t see the point in writing a separate post about this mask, because it is exactly the same as the two previous masks, as well as hundreds of similar ones: water + clay + extracts. The effect is, of course, identical.

Another product that didn’t have a place in a separate review is Yves Rocher Scrub to Mix

.

This is a dry scrub powder consisting of pumice and finely ground herbs, apricot kernels and other abrasives. The composition is 100% natural, the weight is 35g, and it seems to me that it will last me forever.

The idea is that this powder needs to be mixed with other products to get a scrub. For example, to a wash gel or mask. I bought it more out of interest, because I practically don’t use mechanical peelings.

It is worth noting that the scrub actually turns out quite well and polishes the skin perfectly. But I wouldn’t say that this is the most convenient product to use: the neck is wide, you pour out a lot of powder at a time, and the proportions you get are always different. In general, I use it no more than 1-2 times a month, or even less often, only when there are visible dry elements that require mechanical exfoliation. I also sometimes make a body scrub, mixing it with shower gel. The good thing is the truly natural composition and pleasant aroma of dried herbs.

Hydration

I consider moisturizing to be the second most important stage of care, but since my skin is problematic, it requires active ingredients. My moisturizers are mainly auxiliary. Two or three times a week I make masks. Recently, again, I purchased a “new product” - Yves Rocher Replenishing Mask Reenergize your Skin

!.

In fact, this is almost the same moisturizing mask Yves Rocher Hydra Vegetal Intense Hydrating Mask

, which I have been using for 5 years now, with only minimal changes.

I adore the original mask, I have bought it many times already, as I find it simply ideal in terms of price-quality-effect combination. I really feel and see a difference using this mask. The skin becomes fresher, nourished and moisturized in appearance and feel. Actually, the mask in the mini-pack is exactly the same, and therefore I don’t see much point in it (by the way, these masks are more expensive than the original 50ml ones).

In general, you understand my attitude towards the Yves Rocher multi-masking series - pure marketing with the aim of extracting money from naive buyers. I won’t fall for this trick a second time, it’s easier for me to buy a larger volume (I just hope they don’t stop producing these largest volumes).

But let's move on. The next type of product is moisturizing serum. For me, this is the main part of moisturizing, because it can be used with any subsequent care: apply in the morning under spf, in the evening under acids. Actually, that’s what I do, alternating between two available serums.

the Vichy Minéral 89 Serum moisturizing booster

I just recently wrote a review, so I won’t rant too much. Let me just say that this is already my second package and probably not the last. I highly recommend it.

Another moisturizing serum - Yves Rocher - Hydra Vegetal - Ultra-Moisturizing Liquid Serum Normal to Combination Skin

, as well as cream from the same series. The review was literally a week ago, so no details. I have loved this serum for a long time, I am already using the third edition, and I also recommend it.

Assets

I call the part of the care responsible for fighting acne and signs of aging active, because these products contain active ingredients aimed at solving certain problems. Since at one time acid peels helped me a lot, and I always see positive results after using acids, I always have them in my care, and in large quantities.

Lierac – Sebologie Blemish Correction Keratolytic Solution

A vigorous alcohol solution with acids, which is an updated version of Lierac Prescription Anti-Blemish Keratolytic Solution

. We changed not only the packaging, but also the composition, reducing the percentage of acids. However, the product is still just as effective. I use it in cases where I need to “close” the markets after squeezing out pimples (yes, yes, I know that you can’t squeeze pimples, but sometimes it’s simply necessary), as well as pores after mechanical cleansing. After this treatment, everything heals instantly, no inflammation or recurrent rashes occur. But I wouldn’t recommend using it on an ongoing basis, it’s too evil (my eyes sometimes water).

On a daily basis, I use lighter acidic toners: in the morning - Cosrx - AHA/BHA Clarifying Treatment Toner

, in the evening -
Pixi Beauty - Glow Tonic Exfoliating Toner
. There was also a separate detailed review about them. I will most likely repeat the Pixi toner in the future.

I only have one of the film masks right now, but what a one! Guam – GlicoMask20 Gel Face Mask with Glycolic Acid – AHA 20%

is a wonderful exfoliating mask that does wonders for your skin. This is already my third tube. I use it once every one to two weeks.

In the autumn-winter period, I always do peelings (currently at home). Help me with this #7 – Youthful Glycolic Peel Kit

as a preparatory stage, as well as professional peelings for home use
Home Peel - Jessner and TCA
.

Pharmaceris mandelic acid creams were a real discovery for me.

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First I bought one with 10% acid content
, and then I tried
T-series Exfoliating Night Cream with 5% Mandelic Acid Grade I Exfoliation
. It was he who became my all-time favorite, I have already bought 6 or more times, and I also plan to buy in the future. I use it every other day at night, alternating with moisturizer.

In winter, I replace it with a cream with retinol of the same brand - Pharmaceris - Anti-Acne RETINOL NIGHT CREAM for adults pureRETINOL 0.3 .

Now I'm already on my second package. I use it in the same way: every other day at night.

Spot Treatments and Sun Protection

As I wrote at the very beginning, now active inflammatory elements rarely appear in me, most often at the beginning of the cycle, or if I use inappropriate cosmetics. For such cases, I have a couple of spot treatments that relieve local redness and also help the pimple “mature” or, if caught at a very early stage, prevent it from forming. In such products, I highlight three components that work for me: salicylic acid, tea tree oil and zinc.

Uriage – Hyseac Sos Paste – Local Skin-Care

I once tried almost the entire Isaac line, but we didn’t become friends. This year I decided to give it a second chance, and, alas, I missed it again.

The spot sos paste very much reminded me of the well-known zinc ointment, which was sold in pharmacies and cost a penny (most likely, this is still the case, but I won’t say). The only difference is that this thick white paste does not harden or dry out at all.

Therefore, I have absolutely no idea how to use it. The paste is white, thick, and applied, of course, to clean skin. It would be logical to use it at night, but in my case it is immediately wiped off on a pillow or blanket (I am one of those who like to wrap myself up and sleep with my face in a pillow), and therefore the time it stays on the skin is very short. In general, if you apply it during the day for several hours, trying not to rub against anything, there is an effect: redness noticeably calms down, and inflammation is localized. But it’s all so inconvenient that my hand doesn’t reach out to the paste at all, even when the stars align in such a way that I’m at home for half a day and can wear it on myself.

Avon spot gel

. The product, based on 2% salicylic acid and alcohol, is a transparent gel, which, after the alcohol evaporates, becomes a film on the skin. The tube has a thin spout, which allows you to apply the gel specifically to inflammation. The action is similar: under it the redness goes away faster, if you catch it at the very beginning, it doesn’t develop at all.

I can’t say that this is some kind of unique product, there are a lot of them in the mass market, they all work approximately the same.

And the last category is sun protection. Since I regularly use acids, which thin my skin and significantly increase its sensitivity to light, SPF is a must. In spring-summer-autumn I don’t leave the house without SPF 30. This year I use three creams:

• Avene - Cleanance Sunscreen SPF50+ UVB, UVA
  - mattifying non-comedogenic cream that is good both in the city and on the beach (I bought it three times, the previous two times in the old version).
• Pharmaceris - WHITENING DERMO-PROTECTIVE DAY CREAM SPF 50+ ALBUCIN
  - for me a more urban option, because it contains niacinamide and has a whitening effect. Second tube.
• Pharmaceris - MOISTURIZING AND SOOTHING FACE CREAM SPF 30 for use during and after anti-acne treatments SEBO-MOISTATIC
  - a fairly thick and dense cream that works great after acid peels, when the skin is peeling and requires protection, moisturizing and nutrition. Not particularly suitable for summer, as it is a bit dense and greasy. Second tube.

Results

Over the past few years, my care regimen has not changed, only products change, and even those from the same categories. Every morning I wash my face with gel, then wipe my face with toner, apply moisturizing serum, and then protective cream with spf. In the evening, I remove makeup, if I have applied it, wash my face again with gel, make masks (alternately moisturizing and cleansing), then serum + night cream again (alternating acid/retinol with moisturizer). When necessary, I use spot treatments, and in winter I do peeling courses.

Once again I will emphasize that the means are not as important as the concept. For example, glycerin and hyaluronic acid are quite enough for me in moisturizing products; I know that my skin responds well to white clay and all types of acids, and occasional breakouts respond to salicylic acid and zinc. Actually, based on these observations, I choose new means. The same rule also works in the opposite direction: almost all oils clog my pores, so I refused them, as well as scrubs, which only aggravated the acne problem.

From irreplaceable products

I can only mention two: Avene Cleanance wash and Pharmaceris almond cream 5%, everything else for me is completely replaceable with similar products.

I hope that my experience will help someone build their own system of care, and also, perhaps, I could suggest some remedies. It’s very interesting, based on what considerations you base your care, is there some kind of system in it? And what products do you consider indispensable for yourself?

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Rules for choosing decorative cosmetics for makeup

Decorative cosmetics can have both positive and negative effects on the health and condition of changing skin. Some important tips:

• Give preference to mineral cosmetics. They contain no artificial components. Minerals have soothing properties;
• Avoid using silver eyeshadow. Recommended use: matte shadows and mascara;
• Use a moisturizing and light product as a makeup base;
• Choose decorative cosmetics that suit your skin type (oily, dry, etc.).

Your makeup should be aimed at highlighting your natural beauty and hiding age-related changes. The less decorative cosmetics are used for this, the better.

What age-related changes are observed?

As for her lifestyle, the woman is still active and energetic, but her face is beginning to show her age.

• fine wrinkles in the eye area, so-called crow's feet;
• wrinkles on the forehead;
• swelling (especially in the morning);
• gray complexion - blush disappears;
• peeling, irritation;
• bags under the eyes;
• drooping corners of the eyes and mouth;
• pronounced nasolabial folds;
• signs of lip color fading and they also appear thinner.

The reason for this may be diets or a natural decrease in skin moisture levels. Some women resort to decorative cosmetics to hide imperfections, but over time, more and more effort is required to hide age-related changes, so timely care is better than decorative products.

How to remove makeup correctly?

Use special products to remove makeup. Avoid using soaps that can dry out even normal skin.

After removing makeup, apply a serum with hyaluronic acid and vitamins to your face. Serums should be used in courses. The duration of the course is one to two months. The purpose of such a product is to increase the tone of the epidermis, get rid of pigmentation and prevent the appearance of spots.

Since the care should be multi-layered, use cream after the serum.

Cosmetologist's advice

For those who have crossed the 30-year mark, cosmetologists advise following the following recommendations:

1. Use face masks. They must be done systematically, at least once a week. Moreover, women over 35 years old need to make a mask weekly, which contains collagen, elastin, hyaluronic acid and vitamins.

   
   

2. The cream must be selected according to your skin type. If your skin is oily, you should use products specifically for this type, and change them every 2 months. Dry skin needs moisturizers; ointment with panthenol has a good effect on it, and a cream with retinol is suitable for combination skin.
3. Cosmetologists recommend replacing scrubs containing abrasives with chemical peeling. It also helps remove the stratum corneum of the skin, but without any serious traumatic effects on it.
4. To prevent bruises and swelling under the eyes, it is recommended to limit salt intake and increase the amount of water you drink, use delicate products to remove makeup, and get a good night's sleep.
5. To keep the skin around your eyes fresh longer, you need to wash off your makeup daily. Moreover, you need to wash it off with the help of special products, which, in addition to cleansing, also have a moisturizing effect.
6. For skin care after 30 years, ordinary creams are no longer enough. Cosmetologists advise using highly concentrated products, which include serums. It is applied before applying the cream.
7. Good rest and sleep are essential for good skin condition.
8. It is also recommended to play sports. Recommended exercises include: running, walking, aerobics, squats and push-ups, stretching.

What procedures to undergo in the salon?

After 30 years, you should visit a beauty salon regularly. Choose a cosmetologist carefully, do not focus only on the cost of services. Optimal procedures in the salon after 30 years:

• Peeling. A peeling course will help remove the top layer of skin - dead cells, and stimulate the process of restoration of the dermis. Several sessions will relieve you of scars, fine wrinkles, and pigmentation.
• Microcurrents. The therapy is aimed at making the oval of the face clearer and more pronounced, as well as eliminating fluid stagnation and collagen synthesis. The process is absolutely painless: low amplitude currents affect the skin.
• Massage. The skin is enriched with oxygen, biochemical processes are activated, and the tone of the dermis increases. The main thing is that the massage is performed by an experienced specialist in accordance with the technology. Illiterate actions can give the opposite result: the skin will simply stretch.

Your cosmetologist must have certificates and medical education.

Popular masks

The simplest is a mask using kefir. To do this, you just need to wipe your face with it and wash it off after 10 minutes. The recipe for another good remedy for high fat content contains a pinch of salt and 1 tbsp. l. the following products:

• honey;
• milk;
• potato starch.

This mixture is applied to the face for 20 minutes and then washed off.

Raspberry mask after 30 years

A composition made from rice flour and raspberries makes the epidermis fresh, clean, and helps tighten pores.

A mask with rolled oatmeal can give the dermis a velvety feel, eliminate oily sheen, and moisturize. To do this, you need to brew 2 tbsp with boiling water. l. this cereal and let cool for 10 minutes. Add protein, you can also add 1 tbsp. l. grape seed oil.

Milk is great for oily skin. You need to mix it with gelatin in a ratio of 1.5:1, let the latter swell. Then the mass is heated over low heat until it dissolves. After cooling, leave on the face for 20 minutes. After this time, the mask dries and is removed.