Your 50s and Beyond

With today's healthy lifestyles and longer life expectancies, at 50 you're just getting started!  As far as your skin is concerned, you can expect several changes.  At this stage of your life, underlying cells begin to flatten, causing it to become thinner.  Lower levels of collagen and elastin combined with changes in how they interact with the lower layers of your skin can cause sagging.  And many women in their 50s and beyond begin to experience increasingly drier skin.

Tips

• Lighten up.  Often dark spots become prominent as a result of the hormonal shifts of menopause and/or sun damage.  Regular treatments with lightening products will diminish these areas and produce clear, even skin.
• Sleep on it.  Nighttime is the right time for products that combat wrinkles and loss of tone and moisture.  As you sleep, your skin works diligently to renew itself.  A good night crème supports skin's after-dark efforts.  So after cleansing and toning each evening, apply a rich formula designed for your specific needs. 
• Hair removal.  Another post-menopausal side effect for some women is increased facial hair.  Fortunately, there are many safe and effective solutions, both permanent (electrolysis and laser treatments) and temporary (tweezing, waxing, depilatories and bleaches), so removal or camouflage can be simple.
• Challenge yourself.  Stay out of emotional ruts by remaining open to new experiences, ideas and activities.  Whatever it is that you've always wanted to try...why not do it now?  An attitude of curiosity and wonder will nourish your spirit and keep you young no matter what the calendar says!