This is so true!
If you are hoping that your skin at 23 will be perfect by the time you are 53 then you have to know how to work at it. Unless you have used the correct products and techniques, protected it from the sun’s UV rays, plus salon treatments to compliment your home care, this will not happen, unless you are extremely lucky, genetically!
Unfortunately, we must remember the ageing process affects us all, and our skin is one of the areas that we easily notice, as we see it every day in the mirror, and sadly our mirrors do not possess the technical filters that are on our mobile devices!
Skin growth takes time, it takes around 28 days to travel from the base of the upper layer for these younger cells to show on the surface, the bit you actually see. As we age this cell production starts to slows down, and takes longer to arrive at the surface too!
Another characteristic of this process is that when the cell growth slows down, the dead cells are retained longer at the skin’s surface, and this gives the appearance of making the skin appear dull and dry, which none of us want.
Now why am I mentioning this, as part of this quote, well, it means that every skin care product you use the true results will take at least 28 days or more to appear at the skin’s surface. You may notice some affects prior this like the skin feels softer, smoother, plumper, with some fine lines being less obvious or gone completely, etc., but the complete affect will not be evident that quickly, but it makes the product enjoyable to use as you are already feeling, and even seeing, a difference in your skin.
For example, if your skin care routine includes an exfoliation or peeling product, yes, you will feel that the skin is smoother and even softer, because you are removing that dead top layer of skin cells, and this can make the skin appear a little more youthful.
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