There’s no fighting time, it marches on and on, and if we’re lucky enough, we go with it, aging along the way. The problem is, we don’t want to look like we’re aging, and if we do, we want it to be the most graceful process possible. So how do we do that?

Today’s market places a high demand on healthy aging products. But what is healthy aging? And how do we know which products we need to take the best care of our skin? 

Those are actually very tricky questions because there’s no one answer to either one and as you age, your needs change. Let’s dive deeper into some useful information with answers you can use. 

What is healthy aging?

The Department of Health and Human Services has a webpage devoted to healthy aging with links to help you define what healthy aging means to you. The goal is to get you started on living your best life every single day. 

We’re going to focus on the healthy aging skincare movement with a focus on healthy choices that will also benefit your skin. 

Anti-aging is out, and healthy aging is in. With the modern push toward acceptance, accepting your age is just as important as accepting your skin color, gender, sexual orientation, and everything else that comes together to make you uniquely you. 

This means that your skincare routine should be more about keeping your skin healthy than in fighting a particular condition. You’re no longer fighting fine lines and wrinkles, which really is a set up for a battle you’ll eventually lose. 

Today, you’re going to do what you can to keep your skin healthy, so it has a vibrant glow. Embrace those smile lines because they highlight your happiness.

What products do you need?

While you’re learning to embrace who you are at every age, you also need to pay attention to how you’re aging. 

Obviously, each person has individual needs and different concerns, but there are some aging characteristics that are pretty universal. Just about everyone can benefit from the following products.

1. Moisturizer

Let’s talk about moisture. “Moisturize” is drilled into your head over and over until you feel like you need to soak in a bathtub of lotion–and that still won’t be enough. But why is moisture so important for your skin as you age? 

The National Institute on Aging gives many different reasons why older people begin to suffer from dry skin. Things as simple as not consuming enough water, to more complicated issues like medications that are dehydrating. There are a lot of internal and external reasons that the body begins to crave moisture. 

Your face really shows its age when it gets too dry and rough. While the reasons for that are many and varied, one universal one is that the skin loses its ability to produce natural oils. This just means you need to replace them. 

The best way to replace these oils, and keep your skin soft and supple, is to moisturize with a great moisturizer like Simple Beauty's Age-Defying Retinol Moisturizer. This moisturizer encourages natural collagen production and is formulated with naturally-derived ingredients and botanicals to support your skin’s elasticity.

2. Sunscreen

There are so many reasons to wear sunscreen every day. Let’s just narrow it down to two of the most important ones. 

The sun’s UVA and UVB rays cause damage to your skin, which increases the look of aging and can give you cancer. Wow. And yet, too many people skip this important part of their skincare routine. 

One result of sun exposure over time is age spots, or what once was called liver spots. These brown spots show up after years of sun exposure, which is why they’re associated with aging. 

Simple Beauty’s Skin-Brightening Spot Corrector should be added to your skincare routine to help balance out your skin tone and decrease the appearance of these spots. This will keep your skin looking undamaged and healthy.

3. Cleanser

Everyone should be taking off their sunscreen at night, as well as their makeup, along with all of the dirt and debris that’s accumulated throughout the day. Letting your skin breathe at night is vital to its health and glow. 

Cleansers, too often, have a drying effect, and some even use alcohol to clean your skin. While these are effective, they’re not good for your skin’s health. Look for a product like Simple Beauty’s Purifying Cleanser, which features natural botanicals and a built-in moisturizer to soften skin and protect the hydrolipidic film on the skin’s surface.

To put it simply

Everyone ages and the signs of aging are inevitable, but that doesn’t mean you have to give up on looking good and healthy. You can embrace your smile lines while adding moisture to your skin to give it a vibrant glow. That’s the ultimate in healthy aging. 

The universal needs of everyone’s skin include a cleanser, a moisturizer, and a quality sunscreen. There are other products that you wouldn’t want to live without, of course, but these three cover the very basics of a healthy skincare regimen.

Use a quality cleanser to remove impurities and keep your pores clean. A sunscreen is vital to preventing sun damage in many forms. Finally, a moisturizer becomes more and more important as you age because your body doesn’t produce as much oil as it used to. 

Make these three products the foundation of your skincare routine, and you’re on the road to successful healthy aging.