Face Creams

Always, always, protect your face from the sun! You only have to look at the backs of your hands and compare them to the skin on a part of your body that hasn't seen the light of day, to see the damage it does. Sun is the most ageing thing for skin. I buy fairly inexpensive facial sun creams, usually for sensitive skin for the sunnier months, but just use a day moisturiser with an good SPF during the winter. Also a nice rich night cream. Aldi's Soy brand for mature skin is lovely. Don't forget your décollété!

I use Neals Yard Remedies Organic moisturisers for day and night. I like that there are no parabens or chemicals in their products. My night time face cream is actually their Beauty Sleep Concentrate which smells divine and helps me sleep along with being more like a light serum which absorbs instantly and leaves my skin so soft.

Day creams have sun protection, night creams tend not to

Day creams and night creams are very similar and as long as you cleanse and tone your face each night, I don't think you need to apply a night cream.
What I try to do is do a scrub and mask once every so often.

Don't know about genes but, reading here, I assume I must have inherited good ones as I'm not very wrinkly so far. I first encountered the creaming indulgence when I met my best friend sixty years ago. Fascinating. I always put it down to my coming from the styx compared to her London upbringing. However, bless her, she's now decidedly wrinkly but I put it down to the fact that she spends lots of time outdoors. Strangely, she perseveres with these lotions and says she would possibly be much worse without the application. I'm just delighted I've not had the financial outlay over the years.

Day moisturisers often have a SPF factor. It's recommended to wear one even in winter. I use SPF15 usually.

Aldi's Lacura range is very good, anything from £3 to £7.

Kim19
Love your spelling of 'sticks'.

In Greek mythology, Styx is a deity and a river that forms the boundary between Earth and the Underworld!

A great deal of how your complexion ends up is down to genes and heredity, My Nan and mother had good skin and mine is reasonably unlined too, despite being nearly 65!

When I was in my teens the mantra was always 'cleanse, tone, moisturise'. I've used various methods of cleansing over the years (never soap) and have always moisturised morning and night. Mostly with whatever is on offer at the time. I also go for the day and night varieties. I hate the feel of dry, tight skin.

Day creams are usually lighter, work well under make-up and should contain sunscreen. Night creams are a bit heavier and don't contain sunscreen.
I've always used a moisturiser on my face, usually what ever is cheapest at Boots or Superdrug, but sometimes something more expensive - to be honest I think there isn't that much difference and feel you are paying for the packaging and marketing. Since the menopause my skin has got so much drier, so I use a night cream now too. I also like to wash my face, but find soap too drying, so use St Ives Oatmeal Nourishing & Soothe face scrub and mask.

I’m with the ‘any product’ will do brigade. Your comment about facelifts made me laugh starbox - very true when you think about it!

My mum had lovely skin which I’ve inherited. Unfortunately my daughters have inherited their dads skin and even at 25 and 23 are still plagued with acne. I use Liz Earle cleanse and polish and a light fruit oil for moisture. Youngest daughter says my cheeks are are like pillows (probably because they’re soft and plump )

Never use night creams as believe skin enjoys being left to "breathe" overnight. I do use moisturiser daytime. Due to having a sensitivity I have to make sure no lanolin included but find plenty without. I have a rare form of alopecia ( hair loss from band in round front and sides of face). Only last month at check up consultant dermatologist advised me nit to use any creams or make up with any SPF in it as latest findings show SPF can cause hair loss. Only use when actually in sunshine eg bright/warm sunshine. Not on a daily basis. Having trouble finding foundation without SPF., they do exist apparently.

C that's exactly what I meant obviously!!!!! Thanks.?

I have a group of four friends and we've known each other since our ante natal class 36 years ago. One lady is blind and as we were all discussing our face creams , saggy necks and wrinkles she piped up in her usual jovial manner "Sometimes it's good being blind, I've no idea what I look like!" Maybe she has a point

I am a devotee of Nivea Soft. I have tried several of the well advertised brands but always gone back to the lovely Nivea. It can be bought in small tubes for taking on holiday too, so absolutely perfect!

I use the Boots No 7 for old ladies. I am 75 this month and, although, like others, I am developing marionette lines, crows’ feet have not appeared.
I am certain that genes play the larger part but, if I don’t use a moisturiser my skin feels tight and tends to flush: it is a matter of comfort.
I do use day and night separately and, having tried other brands, it just seems as though this one suits me. The night cream is absorbed, and does not come off on the pillow or fell sticky, Buffybee.

I used to use day & night cream but now just day cream for both.
I consider them both moisturisers, no cream will stop wrinkles but a good SPF will help.

I suddenly developed dry irritable skin two years ago when I became passionate about gardening. I have always had very sensitive skin which burns easily and reacts randomly to new products. In the hayfever season my eyelids have started swelling and splitting. I saw my doctor last year when I woke up looking like Elephant man having spent the previous day preparing green bean for the freezer. he has prescribed three antihistamine tablet a day , avoid make up, moisturise as much as possible and I have been using Aveeno bodywash and Aveeno rich moisturiser with colloidal oats in them which are supposed to be specially soothing. Things are much improved . I am both looking forward to the new gardening season and dreading it in equal measure.

I do think that its down to your genetic inhieritance.
My mother had peaches and cream skin ....plump and beautiful until she passed away at 86 years.
I would have loved to have such a lovely complexion but instead ended up with my fathers thread veins and rosy cheeks!
Cleansing thoroughly at the end of the day and applying any nourishing moisturiser works for me.

I use either baby bottom butter or coconut oil at night but during the day I use some lovely vitamin C cream from Body Shop.
Lovely and light.
In truth ,I think as long as you moistuise your skin you don't need to spend a fortune on it.
When I was younger I always used Johnson's baby lotion.
If I am given any sort of face cream as a present I will happily use it.
At my advanced age I think less is more so I only use a light foundation -no powder .
It pleases me ,so that is all that matters.

I have been using Olay cream since I was in my teens. It has changed over time, but is still an excellent product for quite a low price. I have tried other more expensive brands but always come back to Olay. I use the day cream with its SPF 15 factor and the night cream with retinol in it, at night. I have been told that my skin is really good and I don't look my age which is 67, so it works for me.

Re toners.
I use rose water .

Excellent.
If you like you can mix it with a little witch hazel.

A lot of older people have amazing skin and when I ask they always say Nivea or Ponds Cold Cream! There didn’t use to be so many products around and they don’t seem to have missed out. Personally I always cleanse, moisturise and that is about it. Not many wrinkles at 63.

Was told by a doctor years ago that Nivea was the best cream to use. Was given Chanel No 5 body lotion as a present for Christmas. £81! Some people have more money than sense.