Everyone really needs and should use skin care items, if they want to prevent skin care problems, instead of trying to correct them. I’m an esthetician so I know that the average woman uses a moisturizer, but most don’t understand why they need twice weekly exfoliating. Although twice daily moisturizing is great at working under the skins’ surface to help retain it’s health, exfoliators work on the top side of the skin and give immediate results.

It’s true that when you’re in your TEENS AND TWENTIES, unless you’re an extreme sun worshipper most people don’t see serious signs of aging. However, your skin will begin to accumulate dead skin cells which will produce an uneven skin texture and you’ll begin to lose that natural, youthful, healthy radiance. Try to spend 3 minutes - twice daily on your skin; it only takes 21 days to establish a routine, and you’ll never be sorry.

When you’re Thirty-something, you’ll begin to see fine lines around your mouth and eyes in addition to having tired, dull looking skin. For those with oily skin, your pores will enlarge, those with normal or dry skin will experience patches of flakiness. You’ll need to look for an anti-oxidant in your sun screen and/or moisturizer.

In your Forties, you body will produce less collagen and elastin which is what supports the moisture in your skins cells and keeps your skin firm. As a result you’ll begin to see a lack of firmness which means that those fine lines and wrinkles that appeared in your thirties, will deepen and become wrinkles. Now, lifting and firming or anti-aging are the ingredients you should be looking for in your day and night moisturizers.

When you get to your FIFTIES, no matter what type skin you have, you can count it becoming dryer, especially in cold weather. That loss of moisture means you can add the look and feel of relaxed neck and facial skin to your list of aging symptoms, particularly along your jaw line, and your wrinkles become creases. Therefore, your face and neck will need moisturizers with more hydration and vitamins, along with those anti-aging and firming ingredients.

When you reach your Sixties or better, your skin will exhibit extreme loss of firmness as well as the appearance of those sun spots on your hands, face and neck. The skin that was relaxed in your fifties is now sagging skin. The creases above your nose, in your forehead and laugh lines will become furrows and spot dissolvers will need to be added to the strongest possible lifting and firming ingredients in you skin care routine.

The above descriptions are what each age group can expect, without the use of skin care products. This information should help with using what you need, when it’s needed for your age group and skin type. Ultimately, using your full twice a day, skin care regimen will pay off with your skin always looking firmer and younger than you actually are.