Your Beauty Concerns

The first signs of ageing

In our thirties we begin to see the first signs of ageing: pigmentation, crow’s feet and maybe even a few non-pigmented hairs. Fortunately there are new modern spa treatments and products that can make all the difference to help slow down mother nature’s ticking clock.

EYES

Concern: Crow’s Feet are the first area that we notice signs of ageing (according to 84% of women) due to the skin around the eyes being so fragile and thin. With less collagen and elastin the suns ageing rays cause the first signs of ageing around the delicate eye contour.

Therapy: Gentle eye care, using eye cream twice a day, an eye mask and only using an eye make-up remover to remove eye make-up, applied with your ‘ring’ finger pads. Modern eye cream ingredients repair fine lines, stimulate cell renewal, increase collagen production and contain anti-oxidants to neutralize the damaging free-radicals. Remember to wear sunglasses (squinting creases the skin) and apply sunscreen daily to protect as part of your anti-ageing eye care.

SPA Treatment: Firming Eye treatment

Concern: Dark circles under the eyes are the result of slow circulation and the tiny capillaries that crisscross in layers beneath this thin skin thus creating a dark hue.

Therapy: Stimulate the circulation to flush away the purplish hue of stagnant capillaries and reduce the puffiness of slow-draining lymph drainage. Apply decongesting eye gel, try cool eye compresses (cold used tea bags) and gentle circular motions when applying eye cream.

SPA Treatment: Eye treatment with lymph drainage massage

Concern: Red/blue veins (telangiectasia) that appear on the face are a result of expanded blood capillaries that have squeezed through to the skins surface and leave a reddish appearance. They occur in about 25% of women.

Therapy: A dermatologist can treat the area with the IPL laser. For less invasive treatments, Europeans have used Horse Chestnut extract, the seeds' active compounds appear to inhibit enzymes that can damage the capillary walls, and thus help strengthen the capillaries. Guinot’s new Crème Red Logic promotes microcirculation through a proprietary Guinot complex called Veinoderm, which contains anti-redness Arnica Extract and toning Esculoside. Veinoderm to help erase and diffuse redness. White spots appear on areas where melanin producing cells have been destroyed by sunlight.

A final note: Dietary choices effect the health and appearance of the skin, an anti-inflammatory diet (such as the one highlighted by Dr Weil) can significantly help reduce redness and inflammation in the skin and restore a natural radiant complexion.