Reverse aging depends on skills, but 7 common misunderstandings will make you age faster

Expert opinion: If you want to prevent skin aging, sun protection should be done all year round. Ultraviolet damage will inevitably lead to melanin deposition, and will cause skin dryness and oxidation, resulting in wrinkles and sagging. However, in addition to sunlight, environmental pollution, work pressure, irregular work and rest schedules, etc. will cause the skin to age. Even if your skin is in good condition, it cannot prevent the damage caused by these external forces to the skin.

The right way: You can start using anti-aging products step by step, such as adding an eye cream first, or a soothing anti-aging cream with pure plant ingredients, which will not bring too much nutrition to the skin and can slowly start to prevent aging.

Myth 2: The spots are increasing, so I have to try my best to whiten them

Expert opinion: Whitening products do have a certain effect on lightening spots, but they are not suitable for everyone. The causes of spots vary, and internal factors far outweigh external factors. Whitening skin care products can only lighten spots caused by ultraviolet rays, but have little effect on other types of spots. Moreover, it usually takes about a month for the original skin pigment to be naturally metabolized and shed. It takes a long process to lighten the pigment.

The right approach: Decide on the solution based on the type of spots. Currently, the types of spots that can be helped to fade with whitening products include sun spots and acne spots. You can also use some fruit acid products as an aid. If it is freckle-like pigmentation, or spots related to genetics, then it must be lightened with medical cosmetic methods such as laser. Even if you use more whitening products, there will not be much change.

Myth 3: You don’t need to take anti-aging measures if you moisturize well

Expert opinion: Adequate moisturizing can prevent the appearance of dry lines, but it cannot prevent fine lines caused by the loss of collagen. Moisturizing can indeed make the skin full of water and elastic, but this does not mean that you can avoid anti-aging by doing enough moisturizing, and the absence of dry lines does not mean that fine lines will not appear. In fact, after the age of 25, the collagen in the skin has begun to slowly disappear, and at this time, just moisturizing is far from enough.

Correct approach: Daily moisturizing is essential. You can use a powerful moisturizing essence. In addition, you must also start preventing collagen. You can fight aging by absorbing collagen through diet therapy.

Myth 4: Everything will be OK if you use expensive top-of-the-line products

Expert opinion: Expensive products are naturally better than cheap ones in terms of efficacy. However, if you still don’t understand your own skin problems, you may simply think that the more expensive the anti-aging product, the more effective it will be. This can easily cause your skin to be overburdened or become allergic to essences - a very common case in dermatology clinics.

The right approach: Recognize the major skin care brand series, choose anti-aging products that suit your needs based on age, skin type, skin problems, etc., and insist on meticulous sun protection, which is what your skin really needs. You should understand that expensive skin care products certainly have their advantages, but they may not be suitable for you.

Myth 5: Long-term use of strong anti-aging products will make anti-aging easier to achieve

Expert opinion: Anti-wrinkle products with too high nutritional content will actually accelerate skin aging. High-performance skin care products can also cause indigestion in the skin. I believe that many people have fat particles around their eyes, and they will still exist even if they do not use eye cream for a period of time. In fact, those tiny flesh-colored bumps may be caused by using eye cream with too high a waxy content. Long-term use of anti-wrinkle creams with a oil content of 11% will also accelerate the aging of skin cells, while the oil content of cosmetics we usually use is as high as 40% on average.

The right approach: It is recommended that you set aside one day a week as a "skin rest day" to give your skin a rest due to overwork or long-term care.

Myth 6: Try all new anti-aging ingredients

Expert opinion: New products are certainly attractive, but anti-aging products must be tailored to the individual. Of course, those precious ingredients and higher concentrations make those products more effective than ordinary creams, but that doesn’t mean they are suitable for your skin.

The correct approach: But first you need to understand your skin type and the aging condition of your skin. Choosing ingredients that are suitable for you will be effective. Otherwise, even if you use an essence that costs thousands of dollars a bottle and contains expensive ingredients, it will be of no use.

Misconception 7: Focusing on that fine line

Expert opinion: Focus on one pimple or fine line every day, and keep pulling and pressing it with your fingers. These seemingly insignificant little actions are actually making your wrinkles worse day by day. The facial expression muscles are like muscles. The more you train them, the more developed they become. The formation of wrinkles is closely related to the activity of the facial expression muscles. Exaggerated facial expressions, frowning, and other small movements can cause the connective tissue of the skin to loosen or break due to frequent movement, thus forming wrinkles.

The right way to do it: Avoid making exaggerated expressions or small movements, and avoid touching your skin with your hands except when taking care of your skin.