化妝品警察寶拉.培岡破解美容誤區:
根據年齡選擇護膚品?

Myth: You should choose skin-care products based on your age.

Fact: Many products on the market are supposedly designed for a specific age group, especially for “mature” women, mature usually refers to women over 50--but does that mean if you are under 50 you’re immature? Nonetheless, before you buy into any of these arbitrary age divisions, ask yourself why the over-50 group is always lumped together. According to this logic, someone who is 40 shouldn’t be using the same products as someone who is 50, but someone who is 80 should be using the same products as someone who is 50. To clear up the confusion what you need to know is that skin has different needs based on skin type, not age. Not everyone in the same age group has the same skin type. Your skin-care routine depends on how dry, sun-damaged, oily, sensitive, thin, blemished, or normal it is, all of which have nothing to do with age. Then there are issues of rosacea, psoriasis, allergies, and other skin disorders, which again, have nothing to do with age. Plenty of young women have dry skin, and plenty of older women have oily skin and breakouts (particularly those women experiencing perimenopausal or menopausal hormone fluctuation). Turning 50 does not mean a woman should assume that her skin is drying up and that she must begin using ‘mature skin’ moisturizers which are almost always just products designed for dry skin. Plus, there is no research showing that “older” skin needs something different then younger skin. And for many women over 50 (including me) it definitely does not mean that the battle with blemishes is over, and there are no products designed for older women that address any special needs other then dry skin!