Healthy ageing

4 Steps To A Youthful Complexion

Say goodbye to dull skin and wrinkles by following these four simple steps

1. Smooth fine lines with a hydrating oil

Using a nourishing oil can do wonders for your skin and Trilogy’s organic-certified Age-Proof CoQ10 Booster Oil is one such product. It’s an innovative combination of pure plant oils that stimulates the activity of cells for super-fast skin recovery. It contains Trilogy’s unique breakthrough ingredient glycablend, which is a blend of pomegranate, blueberry, strawberry and chia seed oils developed specifically to combat glycation, one of the key causes of ageing. Glycablend is scientifically shown to reduce the breakdown of collagen by up to 88.9 percent and the Age-Proof CoQ10 Booster Oil helps smooth fine lines, leaving skin soft and supple and giving dull, lacklustre skin a renewed radiance.
Triology Age-Proof CoQ10 Booster Oil, £31.50, available instore and online from John Lewis, johnlewis.com/trilogy-age-proof-coq10-booster-oil-20ml/p2213733
* MMP tests by Trinity Bioactives Ltd 2015

2. Use a radiance-boosting day cream

Choosing a lightweight moisturising day cream to wear throughout the week can help protect your skin against damaging UV rays, pollution and environmental stresses.
Specifically targeting mature skin, Dr Hauschka’s Regenerating Day Cream protects, stabilises and regenerates. The jojoba, avocado, sweet almond and olive oils help the skin become radiantly soft and delicate, soothing and minimising the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
Rich and creamy, yet easily absorbed, the Regenerating Day Cream is also the ideal make-up base. Apply each morning after cleansing and toning to help support the tension and shape of the skin for glowing, hydrated, firmer looking skin.
Dr Hauschka Regenerating Day Cream, £55, dr.hauschka.com/en_GB/products/regenerating-day-cream

3. Repair and protect with a toner

Toners are often under-appreciated when it comes to skincare regimes. Why? More often than not, toners that are on the market are obsessed with providing the sensation of tight and firm skin. To achieve this they use excessively astringent ingredients which may be irritating and dehydrating.
Sinensis has taken a more functional approach to toning, with its Agave Gold Refining Toner. The aim of a good toner is to provide instant skin repairing and protecting after cleansing and before your face creams. Ingredients such as 24k gold and blue agave provide intense nutrition which works instantly for plumper skin in seconds.
Sinensis Agave Gold Refining Toner, £15.83, sinensis-skin.com/product/agave-toner

4. Nourish from within

Topical beauty products are essential pieces of kit, but don’t forget to nourish your body from within too. And, if you’re looking for a way to maintain youthful looking skin and a smooth, line-free visage, natural collagen supplement Skinade could help.
Collagen is a naturally occurring protein that keeps our skin looking healthy and supple. When we are young, it makes up around 80 percent of our skin but as we get older we start to produce less of it. This results in a loss of elasticity and sagging skin. Boosting your levels of collagen, therefore, becomes key as you get older.
Skinade uses collagen peptides from marine sources to ramp up the body’s ability to re-build the collagen matrix in your skin, thereby improving tone, texture and hydration and restoring a youthful glow. Its innovative formula is highly bio-available, meaning that the body can easily absorb and make use of its active nutrients and beneficial ingredients.
Skinade, £99 for 30x 150ml, skinade.com