If we go to any shelf with creams in the store, we will see a wide range of age periods of use, starting usually from 25+. Are the numbers on the jars strict guidelines or just a guideline? It is best to focus not on numbers, but on active ingredients when choosing a cream.
I can trust not every brand, sometimes age recommendations are taken from the ceiling. But there are brands that do add more active ingredients, depending on the specified age recommendation. So, for example, I love the Clarins brand, I buy both care and decorative cosmetics from them. And their self-tanning drops are my separate love for more than one year.
Recently, Clarins launched a new product - a regenerating day cream with a radiant effect for all skin types 40+ Clarins Extra-Firming Energy, I used it for a little more than a month, we will use his example and see what happened in the end.
My skin
It so happened that I cannot boast of gorgeous leather. I turned 32 for a couple of weeks, I think this is a wonderful age, I am completely satisfied with it, but there are already age-related changes. We are all different, some have a tender peach at 32, some have a slightly dried apricot. We have different genetics, health, lifestyle, we can take different lifelong therapy, we can suffer from unsuccessful marriage, hard physical labor, there are really a lot of factors. So, I'm not a peach, girls.
In addition, my skin is prone to inflammation, especially when medical masks came into our lives. I rejected many creams in different price categories because of their comedogenicity. The skin is sensitive, capricious, the whole set is available.
New Clarins Extra-Firming Energy
I wanted to take it after I looked at the ingredients, many attracted me. For example, such as Kalanchoe (I have a mask with Kalanchoe, this is my love), Egyptian balanites (it is good for pigmentation, which is also present), anigosanthus (responsible for elasticity and regeneration) and several other similar components. I love reading about healthy ingredients, gathering information.
Of course, I understand that the task of the cream is to provide hydration. The cream is not a surgeon's scalpel, not a beautician's needle. But this is the basis for good and proper care. You can go to a beautician and minimize the result by using a bad cream every day. Because the skin needs to be hydrated daily, not from time to time.
I even liked the fragrance - such a pleasant luxury scent. And I often get tired of fragrances, but then I fell in love like with a perfume.
What happened to my skin after the cream
Clarins Extra-Firming Energy coped with the moisturizing task by 5 points. I note its peculiarity - it gives the skin a beautiful healthy glow. Not the effect of a greasy pancake, but the highlighting of the skin. It makes me look more rested and refreshed, which is worth a lot. Because vacation does not shine for me, but I want to be beautiful. Such a glow visually distracts from wrinkles, pores, errors, changing the focus of attention.
The problems with rashes have not worsened, I always worry about this moment. There is good hydration, and after a week comedones. It's a shame! Everything is fine here. The foundation does not roll, it fits well on the cream, which is also important.
At 32, cream 40+ did not harm, but "fit". There are no ingredients here that will be addictive, requiring an increase in the age limit.
As a result, this is what happened to my skin: she freshened up, charged with energy, began to feel better. The matter is small - now I need to recharge with energy, it's time to add more movement, positive information, good nutrition to my life and get out of this winter hibernation. Who is with me?
Thank you for your attention and the time you have given me. Let's recharge ourselves with energy, beauty and positive together) Like it if you also understand that you stayed in hibernation.
