The keys to taking care of your skin at 40

Perfect skin at 40

The skin loses 10% of its thickness every 10 years. If you have turned 40, or have some more, your skin does not have to be taken for granted. We tell you how to get, with the latest of the latest, that your facial oval remains well defined and your skin is luminous, as at 30!

Botox without injections

We have already advanced that the punctures to keep wrinkles at bay were going to end thanks to the biological "botox" gel, which can be applied directly to the skin. One of the main components of Biotulin, which is the name of the cosmetic from Germany, is spilanthol, a local anesthetic obtained from the Acmella oleracea plant . This relaxes facial features and smooths the appearance of crow's feet and frown and forehead lines.

Biotulin® Supreme Skin Gel, € 55

Peeling and exfoliation

A couple of times a year it is advisable to do a peeling in an aesthetic center, because it renews the skin: it attenuates spots, unifies the tone and brings a lot of light. At home, you can use an exfoliating cleanser with Vitamin C to complete your beauty routine.

The Body Shop Vitamin C Exfoliating Face Wash, € 20

Retinol and peptides

Dermatologists and aesthetic doctors agree that retinol is one of the most versatile anti-aging actives. It is an antioxidant that lightens blemishes, fills in wrinkles, and improves skin texture. Peptides, for their part, are molecules that stimulate collagen to restore smoothness to the skin. Look for these ingredients in your creams or serums.

Olay Pro-Retinol Eye Treatment, € 34.04

Depigmenting assets

To improve the effectiveness of your anti-blemish cream, the Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology recommends that it contain two or more depigmenting actives such as kojic acid or glycolic.

The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Toning Solution, € 8.70

Sign up for facial yoga

Strengthens the skin and prevents wrinkles. For example, if you don't want your cheeks to "hang down", do the "trumpeter" exercise every day: fill your cheeks with air and blow air from one cheek to the other. Hold the pressure for 5 seconds and repeat 10 times.

Hyaluronic for face and lips

The great advantage of hyaluronic acid is that it forms part of our skin naturally and therefore does not cause rejection when injected. It is a molecule that is responsible for capturing water and giving volume to the skin, but after 40 it drops considerably. Aesthetic doctors personalize the doses in each case and use it to fill cheekbones and lip and perioral wrinkles.

Take care of your neck

Use the same creams and cleansers on your neck as on the rest of your face to prevent your skin from sagging. In case you need a little extra help, you can resort to the Natura Bissé Inhibit Face-Lift protocol, which combines the firm's cosmetics with exclusive facial massage techniques to blur expression lines. € 105, the session (1 hour).

Tensolift Neck Cream by Natura Bissé, € 144.10

Vitamins for your skin

Vitamins are good for the skin. But do you know what its effects really are? Dr. Paula Rosso, from the Lajo Plaza Medical Center, reveals it to us: Vitamin A protects against UV rays from the sun, B5 deeply hydrates and softens the skin, B12 blurs spots and evens out the tone, C provides firmness and radiance to the skin, D is an antioxidant, E delays cellular aging and K fights redness, bags and dark circles.

At night

An extra help for dull skin that needs extra energy and luminosity as a result of pollution.

Ahava De-stressing Night Cream, € 52

Anti-aging

This device combines LED masks, cryotherapy, and sonic pulsations. You only have to use it for 90 seconds a day to keep your skin smooth and flawless.

Foreo UFO device at Sephora, € 279

Three in one

Thanks to the hyaluronic acid it contains, it hydrates, fills and blurs wrinkles.

Eucerin Hyaluron-Filler Day Cream, € 31.40

The best anti-aging

If you really want to protect your skin from aging, the advice of dermatologists is clear: you have to use sun protection every day. Even if it's winter and even if it's cloudy.

Isdin Fusion Water SPF 50+ Sunscreen, € 18.95

The skin is the largest organ in the entire body and one of the most sensitive, as it is exposed to numerous external aggressions. Every year it loses 1% of its thickness, which causes flaccidity. Not to mention the sun and pollution, which leads to spots, wrinkles … But don't worry, there are a multitude of new techniques and products to keep you as beautiful as ever, even if you are over 40.

How to take care of your skin from 40

A little botox . Don't worry, we're not saying to inject it. At last, a type of biological gel "botox" has arrived on the market. It can be applied directly to the skin and is one of the main components of Biotulin, a new cosmetic that contains a local anesthetic . Relaxes features and smooths the appearance of wrinkles.
Your best allies. At this age, we must pay special attention that our cosmetics contain ingredients such as retinol, peptics, glycolic acid or kojic . The former is an antioxidant that lightens blemishes, fills in wrinkles, and improves skin texture. Peptides, for their part, are molecules that stimulate collagen to restore smoothness to the skin. While glycolic acid and kojic acid are ideal to combat the spots on the skin.
Use sunscreen. We will not tire of saying it, it is the best anti-aging cream you can use. It will help you above all to prevent the appearance of all these signs . Use it daily, even on cloudy days or in winter.
Hyaluronic acid. Another ingredient that cannot be missing from your cosmetics and that can also be injected. It is a molecule that is responsible for capturing water and giving volume to the skin, preventing it from dehydrating.