What your Lips & Eyes are giving Away about your age

Despite growth and the ageing process being a natural and rather remarkable experience, it can leave many of us feeling conscious of the way it appears on us physically. So, the more we notice the deepening of the creases around our eyes, and the loss of moisture and volume in our lips – our confidence can too lose the vigour it once had. In fact, it’s been studied that our lips are the most noticeable facial feature to show signs of ageing. Sure, our hair might start thinning and there might be more greys than there aren’t – but full, plump lips are the ultimate sign of youth. This makes sense because as we age, the decreased production of new collagen and elastin molecules make our lips appear thinner. They lose the vital subdermal structure needed to remain full and plump – this paired with a lack of moisture can ultimately lead to the premature thinning and loss of colour in our lips.

Similarly to our lips, our eyes need that little more attention and care, particularly as we age. This is quite simply because the skin around our eyes is thinner and more delicate, meaning this is where we get the most (and first) wrinkles. So, whilst a skincare mistake we all too often make is skipping eye cream – in reality it should be the first anti-ageing product to be added into our routine – even before our beloved serum! 

Of course, we all hear the words collagen, elastin and lipids and automatically associate it with youth and brighter, younger looking skin. But what do they actually mean? 

Well, quite simply collagen and elastin are your skin’s proteins. Collagen helps keep our skin firm, while elastin (as suggested in the name) helps our skin to stretch and bounce back. Whereas lipids are our skin’s natural fats, playing a crucial role of maintaining the strength of our skin barrier and holding in moisture. The combination of these is what keeps our skin looking at its best, however over time ageing and the environment can cause our skin to not produce these proteins and fats as much or as effectively, causing our skin to wrinkle and sag.

It’s all too easy to overlook the areas of our skin which actually reveal the impact of ageing, sun exposure and environmental damage the quickest. Perhaps it’s because we find ourselves speeding through our skincare routine in the name of self-care, but can’t commit the time to add in extra products for the smallest areas of our face. Or maybe we think the same products we use elsewhere are enough to achieve our desired look even on our eyes and lips, and so we run our moisturiser across our eyes and lips and hope for the boost we’re looking for.

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