Ditch your skin toner over 40?

skin toner1 Ditch your skin toner over 40?Not so long ago using a skin toner was an essential part of the three step skin care regimen that you just had to follow for beautiful skin.

Cleanse, tone and moisturize has been the way to go for years now with virtually no one of any note disagreeing.

Recently though – doubts about the wisdom of using a skin toner have started to emerge and some very eminent names in the world of skin care have said they do nothing at all for us. [Read more...]

Best neck creams

neck creams Best neck creamsIf you’re using your normal face cream on your neck you might need to think again.

Necks are different – they have thinner skin and less fat.  As a result your neck is likely to age quicker than any just about anywhere else on your body and face -  apart from the under eye area.

Your normal face moisturizer or hydrating cream may be too heavy for the more delicate skin on your neck.   [Read more...]

How to get rid of neck wrinkles

neck wrinkles How to get rid of neck wrinklesIf you’re interested in looking good as you get older it’s not a good idea to ignore your neck.

Neck wrinkles are often the first signs of skin aging. Even if you have a flawless wrinkle free face – saggy skin and neck wrinkles make you look much older than you are .

The strange thing is that many of us spend time and money cleansing, toning and moisturizing our faces and stop at the jaw line leaving our neck and decollete to look after itself.
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Four steps to younger looking skin

eye mask 150x150 Four steps to younger looking skinThere’s no doubt about it – cared for skin looks younger for longer. Younger looking skin takes a bit of work. A regular daily skin regimen is vital as skin ages.

We all know the steps – cleanse, tone, exfoliate and moisturize. But are you doing it?

Don’t spend time worrying if you’ve let your beauty regimen lapse – start now – brush up on your anti aging skin care and see great results quickly.
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How to find the best anti aging skin care

anti aging skin care How to find the best anti aging skin careIf this is the first time you’ve considered using anti aging skin care products you may literally not know where to start.

There are thousands of creams, anti aging serums, lotions and potions to choose from with new must have magic ingredients appearing weekly in the beauty press.

Anti aging skin care is big business and millions of dollars are spent every year on the search for the ultimate youth giving face cream. [Read more...]

Affordable anti aging skin care

anti aging skin care affordable Affordable anti aging skin careAnti aging skin care sometimes seems like the early days of motor car manufacture.

Only instead of the Ford Model T being offered in – ‘any color as long as it’s black’ – an anti aging cream tends to be sold for ‘any price as long as it’s expensive’.

To be fair – unless you stick to a simple hydrating cream – top of the line skin care usually means the latest research and high levels of expensive active ingredients that penetrate the under layers of your skin. [Read more...]

Why cosmetic surgery isn’t enough

plastic surgery skin care1 Why cosmetic surgery isnt enoughIn the anti aging battle – many women consider that cosmetic facial surgery is the only real answer.  An anti aging cream just isn’t a radical enough solution.

This may have been true in the recent past but the anti aging skin care market has moved on. There’s been something of a revolution in anti aging skin care in the last five years or so.

Suddenly every sought after plastic surgeon you could think of has brought out their own anti aging skin care range.
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Dermatologist recommended skin care

dermatologist skin care Dermatologist recommended skin care Dermatologists used to be people who treated skin problems – rashes, itching, break outs – if you had any of these you took yourself off to a dermatologist’s office for a talk to the best skin doc you could find.

Recently dermatologists have moved out of the office and into the laboratory. You must have noticed it yourself – how anti aging skin care has changed.

Dermatologist recommended skin care is definitely the hot new anti aging trend.
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