Aging happens to all of us that live. It is an important part of our life cycle and shows the wisdom, worldliness and wonders that a single human being has endured throughout their lifetime. But nobody wants to look too ‘wise’ too soon – and many people are self-conscious of how their skin ages. It’s reached a natural point where people go through intense treatments, surgeries and remedies to try to reverse what is a natural phenomenon. 

But there is a way to care holistically for mature-aged skin, without affecting your self-worth, whilst also letting your natural glow shine on. There are a variety of factors that can lead to quicker aging; such as high-UV exposure, smoking, pollutants and poor nutrition. It’s never too late to start caring for yourself better – and it's important to follow a nutritious, fresh diet and keep active (even if it's just a quick stroll around the block, it all adds up!) There’s also a variety of skincare additives that can provide a boost to your natural radiance – without involving more extreme treatments. 

Diet can have a big impact on how your skin looks – so think about adding in a few fun ingredients to help boost your natural inner glow. It’s important to reduce the amount of alcohol, fatty foods and sugars – so think avoiding fast food, fried with oils or things like white bread, white rice and pastas. It’s not about cutting everything out all at once but making little choices (like buying wholegrain bread one week) and they accumulate to making you feel better and look better. 

Also reach for protein-rich foods (think nuts, beans and good meat) to improve your natural skin healing and give your skin the ability to boost natural elastin and collagen. A big contributor to smoother aging is eating antioxidant-rich foods, such as berries, spinach, kale, broccoli and sweet potatoes. Also, collagen supplements or collagen-rich foods provide a boost to your skin too! It has been shown to boost natural hydration, plumpness and improve skin elasticity. 

As we get older, our skin naturally loses hydration more easily. When cleansing, it’s important to adopt more gentle products that provide a natural boost, without stripping our natural oils and moisture. Opt for creamy cleansers or silky cleansing balms – to help give you a natural boost and minimize damage. 

Our top pics for K-beauty, soothing cleansers include: 

1. Dr Althea Amino Acid Gentle Bubble Cleanser 140ml 
Ideal for balanced skin that requires a gentle boost and a deeply soft, calming cleanser. 

2. Arencia Fresh Rosehip Rice Mochi Cleanser 120g 
A fun, gummy cleanser that provides a deep, deep cleanse without stripping natural oils. This is perfect if you need a deeper cleanse, without stripping oils. 

3. Vita C Plus Clear Complexion Foaming Cleanser 120ml 

Perfect for dark spots and uneven skin tones. With blended vitamin C, collagen and soothing vitamin E this cleanser maintains plumping hydration with a good cleanse. 

A good toner gives that extra boost of hydration that gets your prepared for the rest of the day. It’s important to consider adding a toner to your routine if you are feeling dry, or your skin is not absorbing other products well (feel cloying or caked onto your face). 

Our favourite K-beauty toners to lift fine lines and give you a natural radiance include:

1. Nine Less B-Boost Kojic Acid Glow Toner Pads 
These easy-to-use toning pads are perfect to harness your natural glow, whilst hydrating and preparing skin for the day. With kojic acid to tone-up and refresh dark spots, these pads also contain 6 types of hyaluronic acid to plump and leave a lasting hydrated, feeling. Perfect for softer, clearer skin. 

2. Medicube PDRN Pink Collagen Toning Gel Toner Pads 
For an ultimate morning boost, Medicube has infused their soft-pink PDRN into toning, gel pads which brush and gently exfoliate skin whilst providing lasting hydration and plumping for a deep moisture boost. 

3. Beauty of Joseon Green Plum Refreshing Toner AHA + BHA 
If you need a touch softer skin, look for a little AHA or BHA (exfoliating acid) to help relieve your skin texture. With 25% green plum extracts and 2% gentle glycolic acid, this toner is designed to gently increase cell turnover and allow more youthful, even skin to reach the surface. This toner is best paired with a soft, cotton make-up pad to help gently scrub away dead skin cells and leave you feeling perfectly refreshed. 

Moisture and plumping is the name of the game for lifting fine lines and creating a boost to your glow. You want to look for products that contain retinol, bakuchiol, hyaluronic acid, ceramides, PDRN, peptides (amino acids) and collagen.

1. VT Cosmetics Snail Reedle Shot 100B 
VT cosmetics specializes in microneedling, creating tiny channels between skin cells to deeply enhance absorption of ingredients (up to 200%!) Not only that, but microneedling helps stimulate natural collagen production to plump and lift skin. This, with the addition of 21% Green Snail mucin, providing valuable nutrients directly to your skin. 

2. Sungboon Editor Silk Peptide Intensive Lifting Ampoule 35ml 
If you are looking for a deep peptide boost, this ampoule has the ultimate blend of 13 peptides, blended with hydrolyzed, gold-line collagen and blended into soft, silk extract. Delivering up to 72 hours of hydration on its own, this formula deeply boosts skin elasticity and plumps skin. 

3. Missha Vita C Plus Spot Correcting and Firming Ampoule 30ml 
This is a long-time favourite for soothing skin, evening tone and providing a gentle radiance. With Vitamin C encapsulated into microcapsules, this ampoule is perfect to refresh dark spots, boost natural elasticity and provides a morning boost to skin. It’s a perfect addition to mature skin and provides a deep warmth to skin tone. 

As mentioned plenty above, moisture is your friend! Not only should you be making sure you drink plenty of fluids (we tend to forget to as we get older), make sure you invest in a quality moisturizer that your skin loves to reduce the appearance of fine lines or dry skin.

1. Beauty of Joseon Dynasty Cream 
If you are after a classic, soothing moisturizer that will hydrate, lift lines and brighten your skin tone – the Dynasty cream is very well known. With refreshing ginseng extract and soothing orchid, this cream is a perfectly balanced addition to any routine to provide a boost of moisture to your routine. 

2. Medicube Deep Vita C Capsule Cream 
A boost of vitamin C is perfect to bring out your natural radiance. With background notes of niacinamide and rich in amino acids from various seed oils, this cream is ultimately light-weight but provides a perfectly lifting and glowing boost. This would be your pick if you can’t stand thicker, cloying moisturizers – but still need a little shine. 

3. TIRTIR Ceramic Cream 
This cream is a carefully constructed blend of deep soothing and deep hydration. With shea butter, polyglutamic acid, glycerin, trehalose, ceramides, squalene and allantoin – this cream provides a deep boost of enviable hydration. That mixed with soothing witch-hazel and refreshing licorice extract, this cream provides a thick, nourishing texture that absorbs softly and refreshes skin for a glass-like finish. 

Sunshine (although the best thing for us Australians) is our biggest enemy when it comes to skincare. It damages and changes our skin over time to form deeper lines, make skin rough and forms spots. So, no matter what age you are, it’s important to make sure you are being protected.  

Pick only sunscreen at least SPF+50 and make sure you being sun safe. At the same time, check in with your GP to check your Vitamin D levels (as ¼ of us Australians don’t have enough and this also affects skin, as well as mood and energy levels!) 

1. Isntree Hyaluronic Acid Watery Sun Gel SPF50+ 
This lightweight and lightweight moisturizer not only gives you SPF+50 protection with a sunscreen so lightweight you’ll forget that you put it on, but it also contains 8 different types of hyaluronic acid for an intensely cooling and plumping effect. Ideal if you need something lightweight and don’t usually wear sunscreen everyday. 

2. Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Moisture Airyfit Daily Sunscreen 50ml 
Looking for a sensitive and soothing cream? Haruharu is the perfect brand for sensitive skin and this sunscreen provides lasting hydration and strong protection. With hydrating ceramides, soothing heartleaf and brightening niacinamide – this sunscreen is a perfect addition to any routine, especially to hydrate and protect. 

3. Dr Althea Green Tea Fresh Sunscreen 45ml 
Do you struggle with dry or red skin? This sunscreen is a soothing blend of cica, heartleaf and antioxidant-rich green tea to protect and soothe skin. It’s sensitive skin safe, provides deep SPF+50 protection and absorbs quickly for a lightweight way to protect and soothe skin. 

As much as you might hate to hear it, exercise and keeping active is a vital benefit for skin health. Regular exercise, such as walking or light weight-lifting helps improve circluation to muscles and skin alike, which in turn improves hydration and moisture levels in skin. Not just that, but stronger muscles help tone skin and will keep you looking (and honestly feeling) your best. 

You don’t have to reach WWE Wrestler level of muscle, but even just taking that extra walk to the park and back will help improve your natural circulation and keep you feeling good! And don’t forget to drink water. 

Getting older is for all of us - and its an important stage of life. So we should enjoy it, feel our best and ensure that we love every day that we can. So take that extra step of self-care and you'll find a deeper confidence quicker than you think.

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How do I best care for mature skin? 
The most important thing to be careful of when we age is protection and hydration. Even ensuring we drink enough water and are well nourished can add a new dimension of inner radiance. Invest in a quality moisturizer that you love and suits your skin well and be sure to be sun-safe everyday to prevent the formation of fine lines and blemishes. A night-time face cream is also a great investment, to let you wake up with more plump and radiant skin. 

Can I get rid of wrinkles? 
Wrinkles are a natural part of our skin that gradually forms over time. Without surgical intervention, our wrinkles are pretty much here to stay – but if you are self conscious, you can help lift skin tone with active ingredients (such as retinol, bakuchiol or PDRN). Invest in habits that make you feel good and find beauty in all aspects of your face. Daily hydration and sun safety are important factors to prevent rapid changes as you get older.  

What treatments are good for mature skin? 

If you are looking for something to add to your daily routine to refresh your skin – look for treatments that will brighten your natural skin tone (Vitamin C, niacinamide) as well as skin refreshing treatments to reduce fine lines (retinol, bakuchiol, PDRN) and invest in a gentle exfoliant if you are looking to reduce rough skin (AHA/BHA, rice extracts). A soothing eye cream can help boost fine lines around your eyes and smile lines and your confidence a natural lift.