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[RescueLover]

Right that’s what I meant. Retinol. Thank You! 🤗🤗🤗

[Carmie]

Anti aging is not real. It's a gimmick term.  We all age every day and don't stop until we pass.

If we want to keep our skin in good looking condition, we need to keep it away from the damaging sun.  We can do this with sun screen, clothing, UV blocking glass, etc.

The sun does more damage than time.  Also drinking of alcoholic beverages, smoking of cigarettes and weed, a dirty environment, lack of proper nutrition, and some drug use will also damage the skin.

There is no magic cream or products to anti age anyone.  Some people will always look older than their actual age no matter what they do and some people never seem to get older due to genetics or sun protection. (or surgical procedures) 

We should all be protecting ourselves from the sun, not because we will look older, but because we can get skin cancer.  Cancer is not a great way to stop the aging process, but it can be most effective.

My father passed at almost age 86.  He had the most beautiful hands.  He definitely looked his age, but his hands were those of a man in his 20's.

I hoped to inherit that gene.  My hands still look young, but not 20. So, I use sunscreen.  It doesn't anti age me, but keeps my skin spot and wrinkle free.

The loss of skin tone is another matter.  Only surgery will fix that.

[ALRATIBA]

In my family ... we apparently inherited good genes.  Both men and women are aging well.

[LuvSoCal]

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@kaydee50 wrote:

The neck and the hands do not lie. There is value in taking care of facial skin but no one in their 60s and beyond is going to look like they're in their 40s or even 50s without professional work.

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@kaydee50 Not necessarily. I was told the other day that I don't look a day over 50. I just turned 71. I have shunned the sun since the age of 25 and have used good, effective skincare. I get regular facials and moderate peels...nothing invasive (so far lol).

[FancyPhillyshopper]

So sorry, I definitely look decades younger than I am,  and I have NEVER had any work done.

Perhaps it is very good genetics and healthy living?

I do not use a lot of "anti-aging" products, nor do I avoid the sun.

Seeing all the 30 somethings getting Botox makes me laugh, and feel a bit revolted. 

Do not assume everyone is in the same situation.

[Iwantcoffee]

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@FancyPhillyshopper wrote:

So sorry, I definitely look decades younger than I am,  and I have NEVER had any work done.

Perhaps it is very good genetics and healthy living?

I do not use a lot of "anti-aging" products, nor do I avoid the sun.

Seeing all the 30 somethings getting Botox makes me laugh, and feel a bit revolted. 

Do not assume everyone is in the same situation.

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Collagen production slows down in our late 20s and the best time to start Botox.as a preventive for wrinkles.

[SilleeMee]

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@kaydee50 wrote:

The neck and the hands do not lie. There is value in taking care of facial skin but no one in their 60s and beyond is going to look like they're in their 40s or even 50s without professional work.

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There's an 'app' for that. Hand and neck rejuvenation procedures abound.

[Zhills]

Because...If you don't start using skincare when you are 30, it won't do much good to start it at 60!!!!

[RescueLover]

The only person I know that gets Botox is a cousin who gets shots in the head for her awful Migraines.

I read where Botox needs to be done consistently every 3-4 months once you start. You shouldn’t go longer because your muscles will relax even more than if you never got it, because the Botox wears off. It must have been panic when the Pandemic hit and nobody could get it when they needed it and when it could be done I’m sure there must have been a long wait for an appt.

[febe1]

I think skin research and products could be ok and well advanced than Retin A, which FDA approves. It takes FDA ages to approve anything. For instance people who are dying would like questionable drugs they can't have, b/c FDA is not ready yet.

Perhaps our children years from now will have the advantage of all of this.

Skin care unapproved by the FDA, may be far better than Retin A.