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Sat May 06, 2006 3:48 pm  |
... if any of you have any advice to give me. Any mistakes you would not want to have done or anything I can do from now that you found out later. Is there any way to protect my skin? Ways to postpone aging? Or any good habits to start from my age? What would you do differently if you were my age again?
Thank you all very much  |
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Sat May 06, 2006 4:00 pm |
Sunscreen, sunscreen, sunscreen! Stay away from tanning beds. Eat healthy. Drink a lot of water. NEVER go to bed with makeup on.
I know these advice seem plain/simple, but I do believe they are the most important things you can do for your skin. |
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Sat May 06, 2006 4:03 pm |
| I absolutely agree with snooops! |
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Sat May 06, 2006 4:09 pm |
| sunscreen, and dont pick at your pimples. |
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Sat May 06, 2006 4:11 pm |
| Avoid the sun as much as possible. Use a good UVA blocking s/s every single day. (Yes, even when you're not going outside. UVA rays go through glass UVA are the "aging" rays and they are cumulative.) Wear large lensed sunglasses with UV blocking lenses when outside. Practice good dental care. Keep your weight steady. |
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Sat May 06, 2006 4:11 pm |
| If I were 20 again I'd use an antioxidant product every day and wear at least spf30 religiously! |
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Sat May 06, 2006 4:28 pm |
| Antioxidant and sunscreen. |
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Sat May 06, 2006 4:57 pm |
| Yes. I agree with all these suggestions. Plus don't smoke. And taking CoQ10 and Fish Oil high in EPA & DHA can really help stop or slow aging. |
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Sat May 06, 2006 8:30 pm |
Don't get tan. Period. I was still getting tan til about a year ago, and I feel disgusted when I think about it. What ever made me think that damaging my skin like that looked good??
As others have said, daily sunscreen.
You might want to look into adding a Vitamin C serum to your routine... I think most ladies here will tell you that's a staple. It's a preventative measure.
Drink tons of water. |
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Sun May 07, 2006 5:31 am |
| All of the above, plus the most gentle products you can find to treat whatever it is that you're treating. It's bad enough to deal with aging ... so you don't need to add scarring to the list, for example, caused by over aggressive treatment of breakouts with harsh chemicals. |
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36, skin in a "new" phase? Oil/break-out free but now having bouts of sensitivity and surface dehydration. |
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Sun May 07, 2006 5:50 am |
I agree with everything above, and would add: Make managing stress in your life a life-long priority. Yoga, Meditation, Spa Days, Therapy -- whatever it takes to keep stress in check.
Incidently, if you are able to follow all of the advice above, you will not only look great, you will live a long, healthy, happy life!
--B |
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Sun May 07, 2006 5:58 am |
| Don't tan, don't smoke, drinks lots of water, wear sunglasses to avoid squinting and cataracts, and everything in moderation. |
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Sun May 07, 2006 6:03 am |
And don't rub your eyes, like I used to do.  |
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Sun May 07, 2006 11:50 am |
| I'm like around the same age as you, and my mom always tells me to wear sunscreen, avoid tanning... if you want a bronze tan, use a self-tanner. Also use body lotion to moisturize your skin to prevent dry skin and stretch marks. Don't always wax your eyebrows because regular waxing of the eyebrows in the long run causes skin to sag. Instead, get eyebrows threaded or plucked. |
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Sun May 07, 2006 12:34 pm |
| Sunscreen!!!! (again, lol!). I started using sunscreen at about 19 years of age, in my 30's now and get many compliments often about my skin , hths. |
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Sun May 07, 2006 1:24 pm |
I agree, Sunscreen every day on your face and don't pick your pimples. Also, most importantly, and I wish someone would have told me in my 20s, start using eye wrinkle cream NOW!
I wish I would have been told that squeezing my blackheads every single day would lead to large pores. I didn't know that. |
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Sun May 07, 2006 1:49 pm |
[quote="majorb"]And don't rub your eyes, like I used to do. [/quote]
What do you mean rub my eyes?
What would that cause? |
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Sun May 07, 2006 3:08 pm |
I agree totally on the no tanning, wear sunscreen to keep yourself protected, don't pick at pimples and yes, don't rub your eyes too much. I think it helps to cause the skin to thin and stretch out (personal experience  ) I was always pretty good about not tanning, but even just regular exposure of the years has caused little pigment spots to start appearing over my face as I get older. I think too being careful about the products you use ... like if you find you're breaking out, don't totally strip the moisture from your skin by using too harsh products, which means usually your skin will produce more oil, more breakouts and yet still feel really dry. I think it will make your skin really out of whack. |
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Sun May 07, 2006 4:12 pm |
| I thought I was being so slick, wearing a broad-spectrum sunscreen all through high school and college--- and only now do I realize that I should have also been protecting my lips!!! Now I layer a lip balm with titanium dioxide under my lip stick or gloss during the day and I rest easier. |
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27, sensitive/reactive/acne prone skin, dark brown hair, blue eyes, possibly the palest woman alive... |
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Sun May 07, 2006 4:15 pm |
| Oh, and start trying to wear a light eye cream now! A few years ago I worked with a woman who was just a few years older than I was, and I noticed all sorts of wrinkles and crinkles around her eyes, so that's when I looked into eye cream. |
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27, sensitive/reactive/acne prone skin, dark brown hair, blue eyes, possibly the palest woman alive... |
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Sun May 07, 2006 4:34 pm |
My best advice: Stay out of tanning booths (or, as they are sometimes called, "cancer cubicles"). I used to be "addicted to using them, and now I have stubborn hyperpigmentation blotches on my jawline due to sun damage. Also, I never wore sunsccreen because my face breaks out at the drop of a hat and I was always afraid that sunscreen would cause breakouts. Friendly advice--find a good sunscreen that suits your skin type and make it your "best friend." (I noticed that using sunscreen seems to be the most popular advice given on this topic!) By the way, I'm still "addicted" to tanning, but now mine is completely fake, as I'm trying to take better care of my (damaged) skin. As they say, "Hindsight is 20/20." You are smart to start taking care of your skin at a young age!  |
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Me: NOT Fabulous 50--recent surgically-induced menopause, aging/sagging skin, life-long acne issues, hyperpigmentation. Seeking solutions~possibly even Holy Grail! |
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Sun May 07, 2006 6:12 pm |
| I wanted to add one more thing. SLEEP! The skin restores itself at night and I see that whenever I skimped on sleep, whether it was through law school exams or "having too much fun" because I thought I was invincible, my skin took a beating. I have consistently found over the years that if I get just one good night's sleep after a bout of insomnia or allergy-ridden restlessness, my skin is 10 times more radiant. Make sleep a priority, even if it means that you need a take a cat nap now and then. |
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36, skin in a "new" phase? Oil/break-out free but now having bouts of sensitivity and surface dehydration. |
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Sun May 07, 2006 6:37 pm |
| Could you give advice on what kind of antioxidants to take? What is a good eye wrinkle cream? and what is • CoQ10?? Thanks a lot! |
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Fair/Asian, normal/combo skin, acne prone(whiteheads) 21y/o |
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Mon May 08, 2006 2:55 am |
| atalbest - It's best to treat your eye area very gently - when applying eye cream, etc. Rubbing stretches the skin can end up causing lines and then wrinkles, unfortunately. And it's very difficult to get out of the habit, once you start doing it, I found. |
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Mabsy
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Tue May 09, 2006 1:07 am |
| I definitely agree with sunblock and also a vitamin C serum. In addition to this, try to wear sunglasses when outside to prevent squinting (helllllooooo wrinkles!). And, just in general, drink enough water and have a healthy diet and exercise plan. |
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