For a lot of people, smooth, glowy skin seems effortless. Yet as the years pass, even the most resilient complexions begin to reflect time's work.
But with an ever-growing list of products boasting scores of benefits, it can be hard to know where to start with anti-ageing skin care.
Thankfully, the internet is awash with advice from devoted enthusiasts, and much of their advice converges on a familiar set of ingredients.
Among them is Pamela, who goes by @seventywaves on TikTok, where she shares helpful tips with thousands of followers. Recently, she let viewers in on the morning routine she credits for her youthful glow.
Pam likes to keep her skin care routine as simple as possible
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“I’m 74 and a lot of you have asked me how my skin is in such good shape at my age,” she explained.
“I do not wash my face in the morning. I take water, and I gently put it on my face. I dab it, I use a serum gently on my face, and once this serum has dried, I put on my retinol.”
Retinol is one of the most rigorously studied ingredients in the fight against ageing, while serums help deliver it more deeply into the epidermis.
A derivative of vitamin A, retinol is valued not only for its ability to tackle wrinkles, but also for helping even out skin tone.
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Though beneficial, active ingredients like vitamin A can be damaging when used improperly. This is why users are typically discouraged from using the product around the eyes.
“I have used retinol for decades, so my eyes are used to it, but if you’re new to it - be gentle,” Pam noted. “Do your neck and chest. And that’s it, once this dries, I go and put on my make-up.”
At night, Pam returns to the same sequence.
“I will wash my face and take all the make-up I have on off, but basically I do the same thing; wash serum and lotion (retinol) she noted.
The TikToker has previously spoken about her partial facelift
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While Pam maintains that this routine has been key to her youthful complexion, she has previously admitted to taking additional measures, revealing that she underwent a partial facelift to tackle sagging on parts of her face.
In a previous video, the skin care enthusiast opened up about some of the procedure, telling viewers: “To be honest, because I want ot be totally transparent with you, I have had a partial face lift, around the marionette lines, neck and eyelids.”
Such procedures will knock years off a person's appearance, yet research points to retinol as one of the most effective ways to slow down signs of ageing over time.
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