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Gel-Staff
COSMETOLOGY
PROFESSIONAL COURSE
Module 30
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30. Module 30: Reducing Ageing Effects
Table of Contents
30. Module 30: Reducing Ageing Effects .................................................................................................................... 1
30.1 Can I Push Back Time? ...................................................................................................................... 2
30.2 What Happens when your Skin ages? ................................................................................................ 3
30.3 How your Skin changes with each Birthday ........................................................................................ 4
30.4 Ethnicity and Ageing ........................................................................................................................... 6
30.5 Ingredients to Look for in Anti-Ageing Products .................................................................................. 9
30.6 Botox versus Facelift......................................................................................................................... 11
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30.1 Can I Push Back Time?
No one likes to grow old, especially when it means that your appearance will change, sometimes drastically.
Although ageing is a natural process and we should accept it and grow old gracefully, it is difficult. Some
people age quicker than others and some people are blessed with great genes, and then there are those who go
to great lengths to slow down the ageing process. This module teaches you what happens to your skin as it
ages and what physical signs to expect as you grow older. You will also get a better insight on how you can
prevent premature ageing through a careful skincare regime. This module includes the following items:
What Happens when your Skin ages?
How you’re Skin Changes with Each Birthday
Ethnicity and Ageing
Ingredients to Look for in Anti-Ageing Products
Botox versus Facelift
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30.2 What Happens when your Skin ages?
As a person gets older, their body produces less collagen and elastin, thus leading to the appearance of fine
lines and wrinkles. If you add gravity and sun exposure to that equation, the result will be saggy skin that
appears leathery and old.
As you grow older, your skin continues to change. It becomes thinner, much drier, and even more fragile as
the dermis of the skin begins to thin out. The fatty areas in your chin, cheeks, and nose begin to disappear,
again making the skin sag more. More facial hair is evident in women as their bodies go through a number of
different hormonal changes, sometimes making the skin more prone to acne and blackhead breakouts.
People, who suffer from oilier skin, will continue to have breakouts; however, there is a positive side to this -
the oilier the skin is, the longer it will remain moist and smooth.
Using a good moisturiser over the years is one way that a person can lessen the impact of wrinkles and
premature ageing.
Also with age, your body’s ability to attack free radicals that damage your cells and collagen slows down.
Consciously consuming foods with more antioxidants will protect your skin against free radicals and also
improve its appearance, which is why vitamins A, C and E are often found in anti-ageing supplements.
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30.3 How your Skin changes with each Birthday
Your 30s
Between the ages of 30-35 is the most common time when women give birth to children. Pregnancy is good
for a woman’s skin because there is a normal healthy production of the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
Some women break out in spots due to the overgrowth of blood vessels caused by too much estrogen. It is
also common for the texture of a woman’s skin to become tougher and drier while she is pregnant because the
baby takes up so many of its mother’s nutrients.
Some other common features of a woman’s skin in their 30s include:
Drier and duller in colour due to the slowing down of the production of a person’s skin cells.
Visible fine lines appear around eyes and mouth.
Smile lines do not disappear.
Collagen and elastin start to become weaker.
Smoking accentuates fine lines.
May begin to lose part of your skin tone due to the weakening of the lymph glands that are
responsible for flushing out all of the body’s toxins.
Skin’s appearance is less bright.
Tendency to put on more weight with more visible cellulite due to hormonal changes.
Stretch marks are more evident through pregnancy or slimming.
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Your 40s
When a person is in their 40s their lymphatic system begins to steadily slow down resulting in puffiness in
and around the eye and cheek areas. This is a period when a person, especially a woman will notice visible
physical differences in their appearance due to their age.
People in their 40s will notice:
More susceptible to the environment around them, such as smoky or polluted places due to the skin’s waxy
protective coating being weaker. It is weaker due to the body’s lower sebum production.
Oestrogen production slows down resulting in duller skin.
Evidence of sagging and wrinkles around the neck and chest areas.
Increased cellulite and fat deposits around the hip and thigh areas.
50 +
More visible signs of ageing can be seen on other parts of the body other than the face in a person’s 50s.
Pigmentation patches on the skin are common as are age spots. Excesses over the years, such as drinking,
smoking, and sun worshipping will begin to show in damaged skin like spider veins caused by damaged blood
vessels caused by the sun.
People in their 50s will notice:
Increased pore size.
Flakier skin.
Wrinkles become more apparent due to dehydration of the skin caused by weaker skin cells.
Eyelids may become hooded and wrinkled.
Break down of skin’s elasticity.
Menopause begins in women and the decreased oestrogen levels slow down the production of
sebum resulting in drier skin.
Facial hair in women is not uncommon due to hormone imbalances brought on by menopause.
Skin is more likely to dry out and crack.
Loss of muscle tone and definition.
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30.4 Ethnicity and Ageing
A lot of how you age is related to the colour of your skin and your ethnicity.
White Skin/Caucasian
The paler or fairer you are, the more you will have to do to protect it from ageing prematurely
externally. Naturally, your melanin levels are lower, which means that the harmful UVA/UVB
rays can penetrate much deeper into your skin thus causing photo-ageing and contributing to your
skin’s break down of elastin and collagen.
For white complexions, the most important anti-ageing weapon would be a broad spectrum SPF
30 sun cream which has both UVA and UVB protection. Apply this daily, even when it is cloudy
to every bit of your skin that is exposed, especially your face and neck.
Keep your skin nice and soft with its natural oils intact by using a gentle cleanser. After cleansing,
apply your broad-spectrum cream and then your make-up.
Fairer skin tones have less collagen bundles than darker skin tones, which results in getting fine
lines earlier than other ethnicities.
Use night creams that contain retinoids to boost the skin-cell turnover and thicken your thinning
skin to make it feel and appear smoother. Look out for products that contain antioxidants such as
soy, vitamins C and E to help nourish the skin and repair it.
When fairer skin is damaged by the sun, it causes the skin to develop an uneven skin tone. To
overcome this, replace your harsher facial and body scrubs with natural enzyme-based scrubs and
exfoliants. If you find that retinol creams are too severe for your face, try peptides instead as they
act as a great collagen booster.
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Olive Skin
Because you have a warmer skin tone, it is likely you will show signs of ageing with fine lines
and wrinkles later than people that have fairer skin.
Your skin haslower melanin content than those people with darker skin, but more than people
with lighter skin. Your risk of sun damage compared to the fairer skinned person is significantly
lower, but there is still a risk, which is why it is important to still always wear a broad-spectrum
sun cream.
Generally, olive skin tans well, but at the same time it is more susceptible to melasma, which are
darker brown patches of skin on the forehead, upper lip, cheeks, and chin areas. It is possible to
fade these darker patches using certain creams and lotions that contain hydroquinone, azelaic acid
or kojic acid. The combination of antioxidants in the above ingredients will help protect the skin
from further damage; it will also help even out the skin tone, and strengthen the skin’s outer layer
to help it retain its moisture. Continue wearing a high SPF sun cream that has zinc oxide or
titanium dioxide.
Olive skin tones are prone to hypigmentation as they grow older. To help combat this, use a gentle
foaming cleanser to get rid of the excess oil and then follow up by applying a serum which is rich
in vitamin C.
People with olive skin are also more prone to an under-the-eye hollowness as they get older. To
firm up the sagging skin in these areas use a night cream that contains peptides.
Middle Eastern and Asian Skin
Middle Eastern and Asian ethnicities do not begin to show signs of ageing until their mid-forties.
However, although wrinkles tend to come later, these ethnicities are more prone to getting an
uneven skin tone and darker patchy areas due to hormones, irritation and too much sun exposure.
Because of the excess pigment in the skin, Asians and those from the Middle East are prone to
darker circles under the eyes. These bags under the eyes are often accentuated by the loss of
volume under this area as a person ages. These ethnicities also suffer from more water retention
when their hormones change, which again worsens the appearance under the eyes.
To try and reduce any signs of ageing underneath the eyes, you need to apply an eye cream that
has cucumber extract, caffeine, or vitamin E to make the skin plumper and fresher looking.
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Cleanse your skin gently with a face cloth and lukewarm water. After cleansing, use a serum that
contains kokic acid to help fade the darker areas of the skin caused by hyperpigmentation and sun
damage.
The moisturiser you use should be nourishing and rich. It should also contain salicylic acid, which
will prevent your pores from getting too clogged.
Black / Dark Skin
Due to the high melanin levels in darker skin, they will not see any signs of ageing until their late
40’s or even 50’s. However, over time, darker skin loses its density and could result in sagging.
To fight the sagging, opt for creams containing peptides as they help the body produce more
collagen.
Darker skin tones also tend to suffer from uneven skin tones. You cannot scrub this away, so to
reduce the severity of this, use a gentle cleanser together with an electric brush and glycolic toner
to help stimulate your skin’s collagen and fade the darker patchy areas while regulating the skin’s
oil production at the same time.
Moisturise in the morning with a cream that is rich in vitamin C. This will help brighten your skin
and even out the patchier areas. In the evening, use creams that contain retinol, peptides and
ceramides to hydrate the skin and prevent sagging.
Some people with darker skin benefit from semi-regular microdermabrasion treatments. This
treatment is done by licensed professionals and gently buffs the skin, getting rid of all the dead
skin cells to help even out and soften the skin with reduced pores.
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30.5 Ingredients to Look for in Anti-Ageing Products
Retinol
Retinol comes from vitamin A. Although it may take a few weeks to start seeing results, it is the most effective
anti-ageing ingredient bought over the counter. It helps smooth out the face’s wrinkles and unclogs the pores.
Additionally, it helps improve the skin’s texture and lightens superficial dark spots. Retinol is quite potent,
which results in some people suffering from skin irritation, especially when they come into contact with direct
sunlight. Use retinol-based anti-ageing products at nighttime on dry skin and make sure you apply an SPF
moisturiser in the morning.
Niacinamide
If you suffer from darker uneven spots that have been caused by acne scars, old age, or sun damage, you can
use a product that contains niacinamade, which comes from vitamin B3 to lighten them and prevent melanin
from rising to the skin’s surface. As a result your skin’s moisture and collagen production will improve and
slowly over time reverse the damage from the sun.
Hyaluronic Acid
Hyaluronic acid is a form of humectants, which means that it draws water from both the air and dermis. Lotions
with hyaluronic acid have excellent hydrating qualities and sometimes help improve collagen production to
firm up sagging skin.
Alpha Hydroxyl Acid
Alpha hydroxyl acids (AHAs) work as exfoliators. They help remove dead skin cells and encourage new cell
turnover revealing more youthful skin. When you exfoliate your skin, you will also allow serums, moisturisers,
and other skin treatments to absorb and penetrate the skin more effectively. Look for a product that has 8% or
less AHAs – when there are high concentrations of AHAs, you will help reduce and fade brown marks, spots
and fine lines, but it will also make you more vulnerable and sensitive to the sun.
L-ascorbic Acid
L-ascorbic acid is another word for vitamin C. It helps build your skin’s collagen, helps to reduce any
inflammation, and at the same time it plumps up the skin and promotes elasticity.
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Avobenzone
This is a common chemical ingredient found in sun creams and sun blocks. Usually, this is found in
combination with oxybenzone or benzophenone-3 to help block UVB rays. Use this before applying your
regularmoisturiser or serum.
Antioxidants
Antioxidants help to prevent more damage happening and they also help repair your body’stissue and cell
damage. They neutralise the free radicals and promote cell grown. Popular antioxidants found in anti-ageing
products include vitamins C and E, green tea, berry extracts, and pomegranate.
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30.6 Botox versus Facelift
While Botox and facelifts are more extreme measures for looking young, they are not uncommon and it is
becoming increasingly common for people, especially in the 40s and 50s, to go under the knife whereas the
popularity of Botox is waning slightly.
When a person’s age begins to show from their many years of excessive sun exposure, pollutants, daily life
stress, and smoking, they begin to suffer from wrinkles, some of which are deeper creases than others. It is
also common for a person to suffer from sagging skin around the jaw line and neck area, which often makes
them appear older than they really are.
No person really enjoys the idea of having an invasive facelift, otherwise known as rhytidectomysurgergy and
the long hard recovery process that follows, but it does not stop people, especially in the US where 13 million
people undergo surgery for anti-ageing purposes alone each year.
Can you explain the difference between Botox and facelifts?
A facelift is an invasive surgical procedure while Botox are injections and are non-surgical.
Some people opt for Botox because it is non-surgical; however, it really depends on the specific problems you
have to know which anti-ageing beauty procedure is the right one for you. The important thing to remember
is that facelifts and Botox are completely different and they are used for completely different purposes – they
do complement each other, but it is essential to remember that they do not produce the same results.
Facelift
People have facelifts usually to reshape their deep facial structures. Additionally, they are used to try and
remove extra skin tissue which results in a more youthful appearance; these saggy skin tissues are usually
located in the lower region of the face, neck, and jowls. If a person has a lot of sagging skin, there is nothing
that can be done to reduce it significantly. To reduce the skin, it needs to be removed, repositioned, and
repaired. Some facelift surgeries might involve eyelid surgery, a neck lift, or a forehead lift to improve the
appearance and age of a person.
Facelift surgery helps correct the following problems:
Deep under-the-eye creases and wrinkles
Deep forehead wrinkles and creases
Droopy eyebrows
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Lowered cheek pads
Deep creases, folds or wrinkles along the nose
Saggy jowls
Double chin
Botox
Botox is a form of botulinum toxin. It is directed at a person’s overactive muscles to help alleviate expression
lines, wrinkles, and crows’ feet. Usually Botox is used mostly in the upper parts of a person’s face,in the
corners of a person’s eyes, forehead creases, and lines and wrinkles that form between the eyebrows. The
muscles absorb the Botox and help them relax more. Botox injections do not really have any impact on the
skin and Botox is often referred to as a “non-surgical facelift.” However, it cannot really be called a facelift
because it does not involve any kind of skin removal or lifting. However, the Botox injections can help the
skin’s appearance look smoother, softer, and more youthful.
Botox helps correct the following problems:
Fine facial lines and wrinkles
Expression lines e.g. laughter lines
Crows’ feet
Furrows between the eyebrows
Fine forehead lines and wrinkles
Neck bands