How to properly care for your face at home after 50 years?

Each age has its own nuances and rules. As for women, their main trump card is leather. Over the years, it undergoes a number of age-related changes, and after 30, 40 and 50 years it already begins to require increased attention. A particular blow falls on the 50-year mark, during the menopause. What are the causes of aging female skin? How and what to properly care for her? We will consider the main answers to these and other questions below.

A woman is beautiful at any age. Especially when he looks after himself. There are many factors that affect the appearance of a woman's skin. After 50 years, a characteristic age crisis is added - menopause. And this, first of all, affects the face.

In general, the climacteric period is accompanied by:

• thinness and dryness of the skin;
• a change in the chemical composition of subcutaneous components - a decrease in the amount of hyaluronic acid and a deterioration in the quality of natural collagen;
• decreased regenerative function;
• change in pH level;
• a decrease in the content of estrogen in the blood - the main female hormone.

At 55, 60 years old, many women observe the appearance of dark age spots, expression wrinkles, edema on the face, dark circles under the eyes. Aging beautifully is not only possible, but also necessary. And it's not just about expensive and complicated procedures with a beautician or plastic surgery.

If you want to change the world, start with yourself. This truth has long been known to everyone, but still has its own grain of truth.Morning and evening complex of actions aimed at keeping the skin of the face in good shape, even at home, will give a positive result.

These are some of the main points that will help keep you young.

• Nutrition. Modern fashion trends in the field of proper nutrition risk leading to the fact that in 10-20 years we will have forever young grandmothers with the enthusiasm and energy of young girls. Of course, a sudden switch to a new diet after 50 will not lead to ideal results even in 1-2 months. But it is worth changing your diet if salt and sugar, flour products, hot spices, meat, chocolate and chicken yolk are present in large quantities. It is recommended to replace all this with fruits, vegetables and dairy products.
• Physical Education. The simplest physical exercises do not only tone the muscles. They help to improve blood circulation and, in general, affect the psycho-emotional state of a woman after 50.
• Water. Almost the entire planet is concerned about drinking non-carbonated mineral water today. This is one of the foundations of a healthy lifestyle that is fashionable today. And due to the peculiarities of the climacteric period, internal hydration becomes especially important. Experts advise to start your day with a glass of warm, still, clean water. The total volume of liquid in different sources ranges from 1.5 to 3 liters per day.

• Getting rid of bad habits. This point should be removed from your life altogether if after 50 you plan to look at least 40. Heavy smokers and alcohol drinkers suffer the most. In second place are sunbathing and a solarium (excess ultraviolet radiation in summer affects women's skin as badly as frost in winter). Then there are coffee and tea infusions, emotional and nervous shocks, high hard pillows, lack of sleep, washing with ordinary soap.
• Complex facial skin care. This procedure acts on the condition of your epidermis from the outside. It is a complex of industrial or home-made preparations that moisturize, cleanse and nourish the skin. The right approach to the choice of cosmetics will help you look younger in combination with the implementation of the rest of the items on this list.

When the water balance in the body is not disturbed, then everything is given easier and faster. The same thing happens with moisturizing the skin of the face after 50.

There are 5 basic rules that will allow you to get closer to the desired result without the use of excipients.

• Get rid of alkaline cleansers that wash away the natural fatty film. It retains moisture inside the cells, and the alkali washes it away.
• Refuse from alcohol-based care products. They also dry out women's skin.
• Protect your face from excess sun, wind and frost.
• Make a healthy habit as a facial massage.
• Use high quality moisturizing masks and creams.

Facial cleansing should be done once every 3 weeks. This will keep your pores clean and not damage your skin. It is optimal to use the scrub in the morning, immediately after waking up, or in the evening, before going to bed. It is best to apply the cleanser on steamed skin.

Washing is an important part of daily cleansing for mature skin. For women over 50, the use of soap is contraindicated, which contains an increased content of alkalis or glycerin.

The following products are most recommended for washing:

• herbal infusions (chamomile, linden, string or thyme);
• micellar water;
• wiping the skin with ice cubes (you can just freeze still mineral water, herbal decoctions, frozen pieces of fruits or vegetables).

It is necessary to carry out manipulations to cleanse the skin twice a day: in the morning and in the evening. After washing, you can use an additional tonic. It maintains the skin throughout the day and gives it freshness. The best time to use is in the morning.

At the final stage, the application of a cream or mask follows.

This point can also be broken down into several separate procedures that must be followed:

1. use a moisturizing day or night cream;
2. apply an anti-aging nourishing cream or mask;
3. take care of the skin around the eyes.

Cosmetologists advise using time-tested cosmetics with a good reputation. Of course, you can rely on customer reviews on the network, not forgetting that completely different creams, scrubs, masks, tonics and lotions can be suitable even for the same skin type.

If you wish and have a few free minutes of time, you can prepare cleansing and nourishing products with your own hands at home.

Homemade masks and scrubs are considered the most popular care products for mature skin after 50 years.

Here are some simple and effective recipes.

• Sugar butter scrub. Mix 25 ml of sunflower oil and 15 g of sugar in a blender and use as a standard exfoliating agent.
• Scrub based on honey. Actually, the product of the beekeeping industry itself is a cosmetic product. It is best to use candied honey, following the standard guidelines.
• Apricot scrub. Mix 40 ml of apricot kernel oil with 30 g of chopped sea salt and 15 ml of vitamin E. Rub the mixture into the face skin for two minutes, leave it for another five minutes, wash it off with warm water.
• Buckwheat flour + natural yogurt. Rinse flour with water and heat in a pan, grind into powder. Mix 50 g of the resulting mash with 90 g of natural unsweetened yogurt. Put the mixture in the refrigerator for 3 hours. Use according to the above scheme.

• Rejuvenating fruit mask. The composition should contain one fruit or berry: apricot, banana or strawberry. The fruit component must be kneaded and mixed with 20 ml of homemade heavy cream. Spread the mask over the steamed skin of the face in a dense and even layer. Withstand no more than 15 minutes. Rinse off the mask with a contrast shower (using alternately warm and cool water). It is best to complete the procedure with a cream.
• Firming gelatin cucumber mask. Dissolve 15 g of gelatin in 50 ml of warm water. When the mass has cooled, pour 50 ml of fresh cucumber and aloe juice into it. The duration of the session is 25 minutes. Wash off in the same way as indicated in the previous paragraph.
• Toning herbal compress. Mix herbs in equal proportions: dill, mint, linden, chamomile, plantain and sage (about 10-15 g each). Pour 0.7 liters of boiling water. After 30 minutes, you can dip a cloth napkin, bandage or gauze into the infusion. Apply the compress to the face for 20 minutes. Rinse off with lukewarm water.

We should also dwell on masks used to moisturize and tighten the skin around the eyes.

They can also be prepared at home, despite the fact that this remedy should be as gentle and gentle as possible.

1. Mix the mashed banana with 10 ml of vitamin E and 15 ml of olive oil. We keep the resulting mixture around the eyes for at least half an hour.
2. Mix 20 g of flour from rosehip or rose petals with egg yolk (preferably homemade) and 25 g of butter. The finished gruel is also ready to apply for 30-35 minutes.

The application of any mask should be completed with the application of a cream, which can also be easily done at home. For example, the simplest anti-aging cream is prepared from beeswax, solid oil, honey, a drop of glycerin, liquid natural oils, vitamins A and E. You can store such a mixture for no more than 1 month.

All kinds of massages are especially popular among women from 40 to 60 years old: classic, relaxing, therapeutic, Thai, hardware, cosmetic.

The latter is also divided into three categories.

• Classical. Toning, giving the skin elasticity, reduces flabbiness.
• Plastic. Designed for aging skin: reduces puffiness, improves tone, helps to get rid of wrinkles and extra folds, sharpens the contours of the face, and the oval of the face more neat.
• Healing. Used for minor skin conditions.

When starting to massage your face, apply a small amount of nourishing cream to it. Of course, the skin must be cleansed. The classic formula of home massage after 50 combines gentle rubbing, stroking and tapping with the pads of the fingers.

Hands make clear movements along the massage lines.

• Frontal zone: from the brow up to the beginning of hair growth, from the center to the sides.
• The nose is massaged from its tip to the forehead.
• The cheeks are exposed from the bridge of the nose and nasolabial fold to the ears. Each side is massaged separately.
• The chin massage is designed to improve the oval and contours of the face, so this procedure is performed from the center of the chin to each ear separately.

As for gymnastics, it only works with regular use. If your skin is naturally moist, then at the beginning of the climacteric period, only tightening and toning exercises will be enough for you.

Complexes of gymnastic procedures are concentrated:

• around eyes;
• around the lips;
• on the cheeks;
• on the chin;
• on the neck.

All women are a little afraid, a little lazy, forget a little and do not have time. The busiest business women come to the rescue of beauty salons.

They provide a list of a variety of services for the care of aging skin.

1. Facial massage using various techniques and cosmetics.
2. Phototherapy. The impact on the skin of the face with special devices for lighting with a light level is greater than from household lamps.
3. Peeling. Removal of dead cells from the surface of the skin.
4. Facial skin resurfacing with laser. A deep peeling that completely removes the epidermis, evens out the contour and removes deep wrinkles. There are contraindications, so the beautician pays attention not only to age, but also to the condition of the skin, general current diseases.
5. Injection mesotherapy. It implies the introduction of special biologically active cocktails into the skin.
6. Biorevitalization is a type of mesotherapy. But as a remedy, hyaluronic acid or botox is added to the syringe.

Among the general wishes and advice of leading cosmetologists on how to rejuvenate the skin of the face after 50 years, you will find both the formation of the correct diet, and the ingestion of water in sufficient quantities to maintain water balance. Cosmetic procedures by specialists are in 4th place after natural ones. Remember that only a comprehensive approach to facial skin care after 50 years will give results, but not earlier than a month after constant, regular exposure.

The mistakes that women often make before the onset of menopause have a very deplorable effect on the condition of the skin after 50. But do not lose heart. Observe the daily routine, consult with your personal doctor and beautician, love yourself and take care of yourself. Then the age in the passport will remain only numbers, but not a reflection on your well-groomed face.

For a review of facial massage after 50 years, see the following video.