Anti Aging protocols - anyone following a regular skincare routine?

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I use Ester Lauder and while it’s pricey, it’s very effective.

When ppl find out I’m 50 they can’t believe it. I’m often guessed to be in my mid-late 30’s and occasionally in my early 40’s.

These are the products that I use:

My sister (no pics) loads us all up with skin care products since she's worked for a few different companies. Clinique for Men is probably the cheapest that most people would get behind. If you're looking to cosmetically combat aging, this would be the way to go, along with getting 8+ hours of sleep every night. I've read about taking collagen powder daily and how it helps with skin. Other foods include avocado, fatty fish, and a high veggie diet.

Take cold showers vs. hot showers. Hard to do regularly. I've heard of people getting into the habit of doing a cold shower to somewhat shock their bodies in the morning and help get a boost from that.

The absolute biggest thing is daily SPF in your moisturizer. Cumulative sun exposure is hell on your skin. Ideally use one with mineral sunscreen. It's pricier than chemical but I don't like the ingredients in chemical. I use one that's tinted so I don't get that white cast on my face.

Besides that, washing your face in the evenings and changing your pillowcase regularly will be the next steps. From there you can get into the weeds with hyaluronic acid, retinol a few times a week, etc. Start with the basics though.

1. Sunscreen
2. Tretinoin cream at night (need a prescription)
3. Vitamin C serum in morning (look for L-ascorbic acid)

Those 3 have the best evidence for benefits and would be the most cost effective.

I also use a gentle face wash and moisturize

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Staying out of the sun will help immensely.

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When I was home bound during the Covid year that bled into 2, I started going outside with no sunscreen for at least 20 minutes before it got brutal hot with just shorts on. Never did more than 20 minutes though. Felt it gave me lots of energy on top of just generally resetting my head for the remainder of the day. I know that is frowned upon these days but I think that natural Vitamin D boost is crucial. Any more sun exposure than that and I am putting sun block on like that dude in Benchwarmers.

As for genreal skin care, I pretty much just use some Nivea Men's Skin Lotion before bed. Skin looks good I guess for being 52.

I have a visible six pack. My wife doesn’t care what my face looks like.

There’s nothing wrong with the sun and if you are using commercial sunscreen you are putting all kinds of awful chemicals on your skin. Use something with all natural ingredients or tallow etc. I try to get 30 mins of sun a day.

Thanks I'll look into this - any evidence that it works below the surface of the skin at all?

Bryan Johnson is trying a cream that supposedly got replenishes fat underneath your skin but he hasn't given his verdict on that yet

All I can think about as I read this thread is that scene in American Psycho when Patrick Bateman goes over his "skin care regimen" ..