Arrived in the second half of life, you may be happy about more serenity towards your own body. Your skin has grown with you and shows what you have already experienced. Mature skin appreciates your loving care, it likes rich products and plenty of moisture.
Natural care for mature skin
How to recognize mature skin
You have mature skin:
- It's been a few years since your 40th birthday.
- Wrinkles become wrinkles.
- Your skin loses volume.
Other features can include: dryness, pigment spots and an uneven complexion.
We all get mature skin at some point. The feeling is not always the same. Some are extremely bothered by it and may also struggle with increasing problems during menopause, for some the condition of mature skin is never an issue. Both may be so.
How to recognize mature skin
You have mature skin:
- It's been a few years since your 40th birthday.
- Wrinkles become wrinkles.
- Your skin loses volume.
Other features can include: dryness, pigment spots and an uneven complexion.
We all get mature skin at some point. The feeling is not always the same. Some are extremely bothered by it and may also struggle with increasing problems during menopause, for some the condition of mature skin is never an issue. Both may be so.
This is how mature skin develops
The older we get, the more leisurely the processes in our body are: cell renewal slows down and the skin's ability to regenerate decreases because the cell metabolism no longer works as well as it should. It affects all of our skin, but you notice it clearly in small skin injuries that heal much more slowly than before.
A little tip for you: facial massages and a lot of exercise promote blood circulation and ensure that nutrients reach the outermost layers of the skin and thus stimulate regeneration.
Rich care for mature skin
Mature skin usually needs a little more care from the outside to better compensate for its age-related losses. The care can be extensive. However, you don't need specific products for, say, the eye area or a line for each time of day. Two to three coordinated and individually combinable products cover all different facial care needs.
Two things are the focus of facial care for mature skin:
- Moisture, i.e. water or plant hydrolates, which is bound by substances such as hyaluronic acid and glycerin and thus moisturizes the skin for a long time.
- Protection through nourishing vegetable oils, which compensate for the deficiencies of mature skin and seal the skin slightly so that the water stored in the skin cannot evaporate to the outside so quickly.
Good to know: At FIVE we never use the term anti-aging because it has negative connotations and is colored by advertising that has all too often suggested that the aging process can be stopped or even reversed, which unfortunately is not true. However, we can actively counteract premature aging by ensuring a healthy lifestyle and the right care products that also care for and protect your skin. Our blog article about it: Anti-aging: An old concept rethought
Maybe you're not yet 40+, but you've landed on this page anyway and are wondering how you can counteract premature skin aging? Then read our article about skin care over 30 .
Your morning routine with FIVE for mature skin
cleaning
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As with all other skin conditions, we recommend that you only wash your mature skin with plenty of lukewarm water.
care in summer
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You prevent the loss of moisture with the facial serum that you always apply together with the nourishing facial oil regeneration . In this way you lock in moisture and give your skin nourishment in the form of important fatty acids. Our face oil with sea buckthorn pulp oil contains a lot of palmitoleic acid, a natural active ingredient against pigment spots.
Here you will find more tips for caring for your skin in summer, including our recommendation for sunscreen.
care in winter
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Above all, your skin needs protection from dry heating air and cold weather. The most important product is the Shea Cream , which you apply on its own to skin that has been dampened with water in freezing temperatures, or together with the face serum when it's not that cold.
Your evening routine with FIVE for mature skin
cleaning
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Gentle cleansing is particularly important for mature skin. Avoid washing gels or foaming products, mature skin needs moisturizing cleansing such as our make-up remover .
Care
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The night care should not be quite as rich as the day care because your skin does not need any protection from environmental influences. That's why the product focus is on the face serum , which you apply on its own or together with just a little Regenerating Face Oil or Shea Cream . The concept of lightweight night care may be new to you. Feel free to try it out for a few days and watch your skin the next morning.
Additional care
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Mature skin has reduced blood flow. As a result, less oxygen and nutrients are transported to the outermost layers of the skin. This complicates the skin's own regeneration processes. You can counteract this with a loving facial massage two to three times a week. Our Shea Cream is ideal for this.
Or: Unclog your pores with a facial steam bath . Then rinse your face with cold water and apply a moisturizing serum. But be careful: you should avoid it if you have sensitive, irritated skin!
Prevent premature skin aging
Skin aging depends on internal and external factors. The inner ones are genetic and cannot be altered. However, external factors play at least as important a role in skin aging. Here you can actively do something about it with your lifestyle.
The external factors include everything that means oxidative stress for our skin: First and foremost, UV radiation, smoking, a sugary diet and stress. Here we can actively counteract this with a healthy lifestyle and delay skin aging. We have published various articles on our blog that deal with the connection between nutrition, stress and skin. We have linked the most suitable ones for you below.
You can prevent premature skin aging in these areas:
- Pay attention to sun protection
- Sufficient sleep
- stress management
- Regular exercise
Balanced diet with a focus on vegetables. Little sugar and few fast carbohydrates (pastries, light bread, white rice, all sweets)
The menopause can present a major challenge when caring for mature skin. The hormonal balance causes changes that can be very stressful. Parchment-like skin, which is increasingly sensitive and difficult to care for, poses major problems for many women. We have dedicated a blog series to the topic.