Mature skin needs specially formulated products to address advanced signs of ageing.
I’ve selected six of my favourite products that work to firm, lift, plump, refine and stimulate collagen production. Also included is a brilliant hair care range that deeply hydrates and boosts shine.
If your face looks puffy in the morning
Clarins Intensive Facial Lift Wrap R920 (BUY)
This is your 10-minute solution to morning puffiness and swelling caused by stress, heat and hormonal changes. The Clarins Intensive Lift Wrap is a luxurious cream-mousse mask that relieves puffiness to visibly refine facial features with Beautyberry, ginger extracts and Escin, an ingredient from Horse Chestnut. To promote even tone skin and boost radiance, Lady’s Mantle extract has been added. This mask won the Harper’s Bazaar 2021 Anti-Aging award for Best Face Mask.
It’s a real winner and is suitable for all skin types, wanting a refining treatment.
This mask is a little different to others in the way you apply it.
To Use:
Apply a thick layer of the face mask to the cleansed, dry skin of the lower face and neck. Avoid the eye contour. Leave on for 10 minutes.
Then, place left elbow in palm of right hand, and rest chin in left palm. Gently move your head to the left. Completely relax the weight of head in palm for a few seconds. Repeat four times. Then perform the same movements on the right side of face. Rinse with cool water.
If your hair has lost its lustrous shine
The hair also shows signs of ageing. Aside from grey hair and texture change, as we age, our hair can become dull looking. The Wella Professionals Oil Reflections range boosts shine and contains camellia oil and white tea extract. The collection works to leave hair up to 3 times smoother while creating instant luminosity. Two distinct oils, namely the Luminous Smoothening Oil and the Luminous Light Oil create light reflections adding gloss and radiance to the hair.
Wella Professionals Oil Reflections Luminous Reveal Shampoo from R340 (BUY)
This light moisturising shampoo leaves the hair deeply cleansed and luminous. It lathers beautifully too, and you only need a small amount. It’s suitable for all hair types.
Wella Professionals Oil Reflections Luminous Instant Conditioner R355 (BUY)
Suitable for all hair types, this 30-second smoothing conditioner locks in moisture, hydrates and tames the hair.
Wella Professionals Oil Reflection Luminous Reboost Mask from R380 (BUY)
This is my favourite product from the Oil Reflections range. This moisturising mask nourishes while replenishing the hair’s structure. I use it twice a week after shampooing, applying it to wet hair, leaving on for 3-5 minutes, then rinse. It leaves the hair soft, silky, hydrated and with dazzling shine.
Wella Professionals Oil Reflections Luminous Smoothing Oil R525 (BUY)
I also really like this versatile oil that can be used on wet or dry as a finishing or styling oil. It’s super lightweight and gives the hair a real glossy effect.
If the signs of ageing are becoming visible on your neck & décolletage
Neostrata Triple Firming Neck Cream R1,275 (BUY)
When ageing becomes visible on the neck and décolletage, it’s time to invest in a targeted formula made specifically for that area. Your regular moisturiser just won’t cut it.
The Triple Firming Neck Cream has been a favourite of mine for years! I – like many other women – have years of accumulated sun damage on my décolletage. Now that I’m in my mid-forties, it’s become VERY visible and the skin looks crepe.
This formula is especially developed for skin that’s dehydrated & sun damaged – my skin, basically – and is packed with skin beneficial key ingredients. There’s Neoglucosamine to increase hydration levels and reduce the formation of pigmentation while firming the skin.
Neocitriate, an AHA (alpha hydroxy acid) and collagen firming agent works to plump & lift the skin while Apple Stem Cell Extract protects against cellular ageing. Vitamin E provides antioxidant protection, while TIMECODE (Palmitoyl Glycine) helps to relieve chronic silent inflammation and deep wrinkles, all while increasing micro-circulation due to poor oxygenation.
Aside from the ingredients, the texture of this cream is sublime – rich, nourishing and just generally skin comforting. Within a few days, a noticeable difference in skin texture on the neck is visible.
If you need a foundation with skincare benefits
SENSAI Cellular Performance Cream Foundation R1,595 (BUY)
This anti-ageing cream foundation offers both cutting edge skincare and hydration. The formula work to firm the skin while covering dark spots, dullness and uneven skin tone. Formulated with SENSAI’s core ingredient Koishimaru Silk EX and skincare ingredients, the formula intensely hydrates, leaving the skin feeling silky both during and after use. The formula glides onto the skin and is buildable, but essentially, I’d say it gives medium coverage.
I’d describe the texture as a gel-cream hybrid and trust me when I say a little goes a LONG way. The lasting power is impressive, around 8 hours. I must also mention the gorgeous, sturdy, sandblasted glass jar this foundation come in – along with a spatula for scooping out the formula (we don’t want to go sticking our fingers in this!). This is a super luxe formula that not only beautifies the skin but boosts it with tremendous skincare benefits.
If your hands need a serious boost of hydration
Eucerin Plus 5% Urea Hand Cream R180 (BUY)
Our hands are the one area that really show the ravages of time.
This is the hand cream I love the most & always recommend. What sets the formula apart from others, is that it’s ultra-nourishing without being greasy or oily. I’m not kidding when I say that you can literally open a jar straight after applying it – that’s how quickly it absorbs into the skin.
The formula contains urea that binds moisture to the skin, has a gentle exfoliating action and contains anti-itch & anti-microbial properties. Urea soothes & smooths the skin’s surface instantly. Ceramides work to prevent moisture loss & strengthens the skin’s barrier. Natural Moisturising factors are found in healthy skin and include amino acids, inorganic salts, lactate & urea. These are replicated in the Urea Repair Plus range for optimal hydration.
I like that this hand cream contains no fragrance or artificial colours (biggest irritants in skincare). The formulation is so clean it’s recommended for those with Xerosis, Psoriasis, Diabetes & mature skin.
If the skin on your body demands firming and hydration
QMS Firming Collagen Body Lotion R2,430 (BUY)
This is a nourishing and moisturising body lotion that contains a firming complex which is especially beneficial to mature and stressed skin. There’s Murumuru butter, Marula oil and shea butter that deeply nourish the skin, and a liposomally encapsulated firming complex to strengthen and firm.
This lotion can be used daily and leaves the skin feeling soft and silky. This formulation is ideal for mature, stressed skin that suffers with dryness and an impaired barrier function.
If vertical lip lines are becoming visible
Neostrata Correct Lip Wrinkle Repair R550 (BUY)
This topical line filler works to plump and improve the appearance of vertical lines above the lip contour. The formula contains NeoGlucosamine that works to gently exfoliate the skin, smoothing fines lines while increasing hyaluronic acid in the skin. NeoCitriate, an AHA (alpha hydroxy acid) ester and collagen-firming agent plumps the skin’s matrix to lift and firm, while Peptides target fine lines and wrinkles. This lip treatment is suitable for early and mature ageing skin.
And that’s a wrap for my top targeted anti-ageing beauties. Which of the above are you most keen to try? Drop me a comment below – I love hearing from you.
