Are anti-aging skin care products really useful? At what age is it appropriate to start using them?

Anti-aging skin care products are really useful, but they are by no means a miracle drug that can "rejuvenate" them. As for the appropriate age to start using them, there is never a one-size-fits-all age line. It all depends on your skin condition.

I have two friends of the same age, and the contrast is particularly obvious: They were both born in 1996. Girl A worked on projects every day for two years after graduation until two or three o'clock. When she was 24 years old, she discovered that the dry lines on the apples of her muscles would not go away for a long time when she smiled, and she was still scratching her neck at the time. It is said that "anti-aging is something that only those over 30 years old need to worry about." But by the age of 26, those dry lines had turned into shallow static lines that could be seen even without smiling, so I eagerly started using A-Alcohol Essence plus anti-aging cream. It took me almost a year to slowly smooth out those lines. Another girl, B, also stayed up late every day to catch up on her plans. She consciously used mild peptide essence as a foundation when she was 23 years old, and also used sun protection. Now she is 27, her face is still very tight, and there are no noticeable lines when she smiles.

Of course, many dermatologists recommend starting to use anti-aging products at the age of 25. This does not mean that early use is harmful, but that many people’s skin has enough collagen synthesis capacity when they are young. As long as they do basic moisturizing and sun protection, it is enough to maintain good condition. Applying too many products that are too powerful may put unnecessary burden on the skin. If you are unlucky, you may develop clogged skin and sensitive skin. This statement is really not alarmist. I have seen a 20-year-old girl whose skin was in particularly good condition before. She followed the trend and bought thousands of thick anti-aging creams. Her forehead was filled with pain and her mouth was closed. She cried and asked me how to save her.

In fact, there is really no need to stick to the 25-year-old line. Nowadays, young people spend more than ten hours a day staring at computers and mobile phones. Sometimes they find it troublesome to go out and don’t even bother to put on sunscreen. The first signs of aging caused by photoaging and irregular work and rest are really more than three to five years earlier than their parents’ generation. No age guide is more accurate than looking in the mirror when you have nothing to do: If your face is particularly slumped after staying up late, or if your eyes and nasolabial folds are under the eyes, it will take a few minutes for the marks to disappear after laughing, or even if your face is firm just after washing, but after half an hour of applying makeup, you will start to have dry lines and stuck powder, then no matter what you are Whether you are 22 or 28, you can put anti-aging on the agenda; if you have a regular schedule, do a good job of sun protection, and your skin feels bouncy without any unnecessary lines, then it is not too late to start using it at 27 or 8. There is no need to follow the trend and buy a bunch of useless products.

To be honest, the anti-aging products of regular brands are really not IQ-taxed. The current mainstream ingredients such as A-alcohol, peptides, and Bose are supported by a lot of clinical data. It is like the elastic band in your hair that has become loose after being used for a long time. If you add some elastic material to it, although it cannot become brand new, it can at least last longer without loosening. Of course, if you expect that applying facial cream for two or three months will smooth out all the wrinkles accumulated over ten or twenty years, that is indeed unrealistic. At most, it will slow down your aging rate and help you retain your current good condition for a little longer. By the way, when you first start using it, don’t use the highest concentration of A-alcohol. Start with a lower concentration to build up your tolerance. Otherwise, the gain will outweigh the gain and the skin will turn red.