we get older, making it harder for our skin to protect itself from environmental aggressors, maintain hydration, and fight infections and inflammation.
Studies have shown that one of the easiest ways to keep aging well with skincare is by stocking up your skincare routine with emollient-rich products, like moisturizer and eye cream. Not only do they combat dry skin, but they also support your skin barrier function and help keep your skin bouncy, clear, soft, and smooth.
Moisturizer is my favorite way of supporting my skin in aging gracefully. I got through almost two jars of it a month because I slather it all over my face several times a day—not just while doing my morning and nighttime skincare routines. A dermatologist in Korea once told me that her secret to youthful skin was putting on moisturizer after washing her face at night and right before going to sleep. Now, I swear by that technique too.
With the right skincare for mature skin though, you don’t have to be as rigorous with your moisturizing ritual. You simply need to put them on in the A.M. and P.M. Read on to find out which ingredients you should seek out to reduce sagging, fine lines, and wrinkles, as well as my favorite collagen-boosting skincare products.
The Best Ingredients for Aging Skin
Peptides, ceramides, and hyaluronic acid are just buzzy skincare ingredients found in several of Haruharu wonder’s best-selling products—they also naturally occur in our skin. Again, as we get older, the levels of each deplete, so supplementing our skin with skincare products that contain the likes of peptides, ceramides, squalene, and hyaluronic acid is key to keeping our complexions happy, healthy, and youthful
Peptides, in particular, are often called the “building blocks” of proteins, like collagen and elastin, that give our skin, bones, and cartilage their structure. They also help repair damaged skin cells and boost collagen production to keep skin firm, taut, and radiant. In skincare products, peptides function in a similar way to reduce fine lines and wrinkles.
Ceramides, on the other hand, are lipids that can naturally be found in the outmost layer of your skin. They are in charge of maintaining your skin barrier and preventing water loss due to aging, weather changes, infections, and anything else that may dry out your skin. When added to your skincare routine topically, ceramides boost hydration, strengthen skin barrier function, and reduce fine lines and wrinkles.
As for hyaluronic acid, it’s not an acid of the exfoliating variety, like glycolic and lactic. Instead, it attracts water into our skin to make it plump, flexible, and resilient.
Meet Our Best Collagen-Boosting Products For Aging Gracefully
At 33 years old, I don’t technically have mature skin—I have about seven more years until I can call that my skin type—but my skin is aging by the day. Collagen and elastin production, which make our complexions plump, tight, and resilient, start slowing down around age 25. And every year after that, our skin has a harder time healing and retaining moisture. As a result, sagging, fine lines, wrinkles, and dark spots occur. On top of that, our skin barrier function diminishes as
we get older, making it harder for our skin to protect itself from environmental aggressors, maintain hydration, and fight infections and inflammation.
Studies have shown that one of the easiest ways to keep aging well with skincare is by stocking up your skincare routine with emollient-rich products, like moisturizer and eye cream. Not only do they combat dry skin, but they also support your skin barrier function and help keep your skin bouncy, clear, soft, and smooth.
Moisturizer is my favorite way of supporting my skin in aging gracefully. I got through almost two jars of it a month because I slather it all over my face several times a day—not just while doing my morning and nighttime skincare routines. A dermatologist in Korea once told me that her secret to youthful skin was putting on moisturizer after washing her face at night and right before going to sleep. Now, I swear by that technique too.
With the right skincare for mature skin though, you don’t have to be as rigorous with your moisturizing ritual. You simply need to put them on in the A.M. and P.M. Read on to find out which ingredients you should seek out to reduce sagging, fine lines, and wrinkles, as well as my favorite collagen-boosting skincare products.
The Best Ingredients for Aging Skin
Peptides, ceramides, and hyaluronic acid are just buzzy skincare ingredients found in several of Haruharu wonder’s best-selling products—they also naturally occur in our skin. Again, as we get older, the levels of each deplete, so supplementing our skin with skincare products that contain the likes of peptides, ceramides, squalene, and hyaluronic acid is key to keeping our complexions happy, healthy, and youthful
Peptides, in particular, are often called the “building blocks” of proteins, like collagen and elastin, that give our skin, bones, and cartilage their structure. They also help repair damaged skin cells and boost collagen production to keep skin firm, taut, and radiant. In skincare products, peptides function in a similar way to reduce fine lines and wrinkles.
Ceramides, on the other hand, are lipids that can naturally be found in the outmost layer of your skin. They are in charge of maintaining your skin barrier and preventing water loss due to aging, weather changes, infections, and anything else that may dry out your skin. When added to your skincare routine topically, ceramides boost hydration, strengthen skin barrier function, and reduce fine lines and wrinkles.
As for hyaluronic acid, it’s not an acid of the exfoliating variety, like glycolic and lactic. Instead, it attracts water into our skin to make it plump, flexible, and resilient.
The Best Moisturizer for Aging Skin
Haruharu wonder’s Centella Phyto & 5 Peptide Concentrate Cream is definitely the best moisturizer for aging skin. Every time I put it on, my skin looks glassier than ever. I love how it coats my skin in decadently rich moisture with its thick, emollient-packed formula that never feels greasy, heavy, or uncomfortable. You only need a tiny bit of it because it’s incredibly buttery. (But if you run out fast, don’t worry—we have refills.)
Just as its name suggests, this dreamy cream is infused with five kinds of potent peptides to thoroughly hydrate skin, improve firmness, and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. They’re joined by a plant peptide derived from hydrolyzed pea protein for powerful skin rejuvenation. Also known as EMortal, this patented ingredient helps maintain the stem cells in your skin to slow skin aging and maintain firmness and function. The Centella part of the concentrate cream’s name comes from one of my favorite skincare ingredients for my reactive skin Centella Asiatica aka cica, which is known to soothe redness and inflammation.
Centella Phyto & 5 Peptide Concentrate Cream also contains squalene and caffeine to keep skin dewy and bright. Like your morning latte, caffeine helps wake up skin to get it glowing and reduces puffiness. Squalene, on the other hand, naturally occurs in skin to shield it from the elements, including sun exposure, pollution, and dust, to keep skin free from inflammation and breakouts. It also helps moisturize our skin and lock in hydration. Haruharu wonder uses sustainable, 100-percent plant-based squalene sourced from eco- and USDA-certified sugarcane.
And that’s not all. Hydrolyzed soy protein made with 100 percent locally grown, nutrient-rich Jeju blue soybeans helps hydrate and soften skin while improving elasticity and minimizing the appearance of deep wrinkles.
The Best Eye Cream for Mature Skin
Eye cream is also essential for helping your skin age gracefully. The skin under our eyes is the most delicate, so it needs extra care. I usually avoid this step in my skincare routine because my eyes are super sensitive, but I keep reaching for Haruharu wonder’s Black Rice Bakuchiol Eye Cream because it never makes my eyeballs sting and keeps my under eyes super smooth, bright, and free of bags. Its light, milky texture instantly soaks into skin without any stickiness or tightness.
Black Rice Bakuchiol Eye Cream is the best eye cream for mature skin because it’s formulated with bakuchiol, an ultra-gentle, plant-based retinol alternative. Retinol infamously irritates skin and causes major flakiness, but bakuchiol doesn’t. Instead, it improves skin elasticity to combat fine lines and wrinkles—in this case, around the eyes.
If dark circles are a concern, this eye cream is also loaded with brightening ingredients, such as niacinamide, ginseng, and black rice extracts, to keep your under eyes luminous and nourished.
Add both of these ingredients to your skincare routine, and your skin is sure to get glowing—no matter what number your age is.