Skin Care

It’s been a while since we considered the health benefits- especially the benefits to your aging skin- of taking collagen supplements. While it’s very clear that the collagen your body produces as a younger person helps maintain your skin structure and elasticity, what’s been less clear is whether collagen supplements…

While there’s no age limit as to whether you should use makeup to enhance or alter your appearance, there may come a time when you question whether wearing makeup is right for you. Whether it’s due to skin changes, lifestyle changes, or just not giving a damn anymore about what…

For older women, beauty trends can be a no-win situation. While many wish to just age “naturally,” foregoing extensive cosmetic interventions or heavy makeup, marketing trends and fashion websites, social media, and magazines all seem to conspire in promoting “anti-aging,” even if that’s something literally no older woman can achieve….

You’ve likely seen ads or online videos promoting the “latest” skin care advances and ingredients: those new components that miraculously smooth out your lines and wrinkles, plump your sunken parts, and erase the well-lived years that appear on your face. But is there science behind these claims of new skin…

It’s coming to the end of May, which is the end of skin cancer awareness month, and a good reminder of the real harms that can arise from overexposure to the sun. As you may know, 5 million cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in the United States each year,…

As with most aspects of aging, the best skin care predictor for how your face and skin will hold up is some combination of genetics (congratulations if you and your mom were born with good skin), lifestyle, environment, and proactive measures. You can assume that as an older adult, you’ll…