BalanceAprilIssue2017 - 55

Beauty /Grooming
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More than
skin deep
To hold
back the
effects of
time, a
long-term
strategy
is best...

D AY C A R E :

This nourishing,
antioxidant day
cream moisturises
and rebalances
the skin.

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egardless of your sex, chances
are the ageing process is
somewhere near the top of
your list when it comes to
skincare. As someone about to celebrate a
birthday even bigger than Balance's (one
that may or may not rhyme with 'nifty'),
it's certainly at the top of mine.

And I'm not alone because sales of
anti-ageing products now account for more
than 40% of the entire skincare market.

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R E SIST TH E H YPE

LEE
KYNASTON

Although a firm
believer that
real beauty comes
from the inside,
Lee sees no
harm in giving the
outside some TLC

Even though my face has more tramlines
than Croydon town centre, I'm still
resistant to the overpriced, overhyped
lotions that promise skin will look 20 years
younger. And though I've tried Botox - once,
as part of my job as a beauty writer - I've
no desire to look like a boiled egg.
Truth is, anti-wrinkle creams are the
skincare equivalent of sticking plasters
- if you really want to minimise the
threat of fine lines, you need to take a
more holistic and long-term approach
by standing up to skin's biggest enemies:
sugar, smoking and sun damage.
Sugar is a no-no because it attaches
itself to collagen in the skin, making it
stiff and prone to wrinkling - only
Homer Simpson can scoff doughnuts
without ageing. Meanwhile, smoking
starves the skin of essential nutrients.
Using a moisturiser with built-in
sunscreen is the most effective way to
minimise ageing caused by sun damage,
but make sure you choose one that offers
protection from both the sun's UVB rays
- the ones that burn you - and its UVA
ones, which are present all year round and
responsible for the bulk of skin ageing.
Bolstering skin from the inside is a good

BEAUTY SLEEP

Looking old has
been linked to a lack
of sleep by Harvard
University researchers
- this calming
mist promotes
restful sleep.

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insurance policy, too - I'm a big fan of
The Nue Co Skin Food + Prebiotic, which
promotes gut health as well as good skin.

LABOUR OF LOVE

L IGH T WORK:

Factor 30 cream
protects against
damaging UVA
and UVB
light.

My favourite anti-ageing strategy, however,
comes from Royal Edinburgh Hospital researchers,
who found that having sex three times a week
makes men and women look, on average, 4-7 years
younger. Working out has a very similar effect,
apparently, but I know which I'd rather do! B

1. Green People Day Solution Cream SPF15, £18 for 50ml, greenpeople.co.uk 2. The Nue Co Skin Food + Prebiotic, £55 for 100g, net-a-porter.com
3. The Ritual of Dao Bed and Body Mist, £16.50 for 50ml, rituals.com 4. Bulldog Anti-Ageing Moisturiser, £8 for 100ml, bulldogskincare.com 5. Neal's Yard
Remedies Wild Rose Moisturising SPF30 For Face, £25 for 50ml, nealsyardremedies.com

April 2017 BALANCE

http://greenpeople.co.uk http://www.net-a-porter.com http://www.rituals.com http://www.bulldogskincare.com http://www.nealsyardremedies.com

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