3 Anti-Aging Skincare Tips to Transform Signs of Aging

If you’re battling dull skin, enlarged pores, wrinkles, and uneven skin tone, this compilation of the best anti-ageing skincare tips can help. The research-supported products we offer at Paula’s Choice Skincare can help transform the look of your skin into one that not only looks young but also boasts radiant smoothness.

Anti-Aging Tip #1: Improve Uneven Skin Tone

Despite its ability to support vitamin D levels, which is crucial for bone health and immune system function, too many days in the sun without adequate protection takes its toll on the skin. Therefore, if you’re noticing uneven skin tone and a rough texture, it’s time to take action by adding anti-aging products to your skincare routine!

First, apply a broad-spectrum sunscreen rated SPF 30 or greater every single day, rain or shine, as the last step in your morning skincare routine. If you use your sunscreen as directed, along with other sun-protection measures, it will also help decrease the risk of skin cancer and early skin aging caused by UV rays.

Next, seek products with skin-brightening ingredients, such as vitamin C, niacinamide, acetyl glucosamine, liquorice, azelaic acid, or arbutin. Note that research has shown that using all of these ingredients at the same time can produce the best results, as each one addresses different pathways triggering uneven skin tone and discolourations.

These anti-aging products work together to yield impressive results on visibly uneven skin tone, but be patient. It can take anywhere from 6 to 12 weeks to start seeing results—after all, your skin’s appearance didn’t change from even to uneven overnight.

Anti-Aging Tip #2: Include More Retinol in Your Skincare

When it comes to skincare, retinol is one of the most effective anti-aging ingredients because it transforms the skin by renewing youthful vitality, helping to increase the skin’s firmness, dramatically improving skin texture, and softening the look of fine lines and wrinkles—even stubborn wrinkles.

Paula’s Choice retinol products come in various strengths for different skin types and skin concerns. We are particularly proud of our CLINICAL 1% Retinol Treatment; it could be just the one you need to experience more intensive results if you are trying to attain younger-looking skin.

Another way to add retinol to your skincare routine is to mix a drop or two of our BOOST 1% Retinol Booster into your face cream, perhaps every third day or every other day, at night. It is best to see how your skin responds to the retinol before increasing the frequency of use or the concentration. If all is going well after 1–2 weeks, consider bumping it up to once-per-day use in the evenings.

Anti-Ageing Tip #3: Exfoliate

If a brighter, healthier and younger-looking glow is on your wishlist, supercharge your anti-aging routine with an AHA or BHA exfoliant. Using an AHA or BHA exfoliant daily will help your skin shed those dull, lacklustre surface layers of dead skin in a completely non-abrasive and gentle way, just as your skin did naturally when you were young. If reducing the appearance of enlarged pores is also on your list, then a BHA is best.

You can ramp things up by applying an AHA exfoliant with a higher percentage of glycolic acid once or twice a week, like our RESIST Advanced Smoothing Treatment 10% AHA. For daily exfoliation, our RESIST Daily Smoothing Treatment 5% AHA is an excellent option, and if you have a drier skin texture, our SKIN PERFECTING 8% AHA Lotion provides a moisturizing and skin-softening feel while delivering the benefits of glycolic acid.

For those with normal to oily skin, pairing our RESIST Daily Pore-Refining Treatment 2% BHA with our RESIST Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser provides amazing skin-smoothing and pore-refining action, leading to younger-looking skin almost overnight. Once you experience what a well-formulated BHA exfoliant can do, you’ll never want to leave it out of your skincare routine!

By following the aforementioned tips for younger-looking skin and using the types of anti-aging products mentioned above, you’ll start seeing a brighter, smoother, and younger-looking complexion. It’s never too late to start improving your skin’s appearance!

Learn more about common skincare concerns and the skincare products you can use to get younger-looking skin.

Shop Paula’s Choice range of anti-aging skincare products today.

References for this information

• Dermatology Research and Practice, February 2015, ePublication
• Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology, May 2012, pages 32–40
• Clinical, Cosmetic, and Investigational Dermatology, November 2010, pages 135–142
• American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 2008, pages 369–381