Welcome 30s
Being in your 30s comes with a lot of advantages – experience has made you more confident, you’ve come to know your strengths and weaknesses, and people now look to you for advice! You’re all grown up. However, your skin is undergoing the a lot of changes as well.
In your 30s, you’ll wake up and suddenly discover fine lines on your face… Laugh lines are more defined, cheeks are not as rosy, and skin dullness has become a frequent visitor even when you’re not tired! Not to mention the random bumps on your face that makes you think you’re still in high school…
That’s because as we age, our skin cell turnover isn’t as fast as before, and with that comes dullness, dryness, loss of firmness, and spots don’t fade as quickly as they used to. At this age, our skin starts to require more to retain moisture as our collagen and elasticity level starts to decrease. In addition, our skin is less tolerant of some products and has become sensitive to some ingredients. Not all the skincare products you used before would suit your skin now.
Your skin is changing so, your skincare should too
Now is the time to get really serious about products that can help you deal with all these new changes. Honestly, there is no way to stop time so your skin will keep on changing as you grow older, but here are some products that could help you grow older gracefully.
Skin toner is necessary
The A by BOM Ultra Botanic Skin Water is a hydrating toner that contains cactus flower, prickly pear, and resurrection plant extracts to hydrate the skin, improve skin texture, and replenish the skin barrier. This scent-free, alcohol free, and color-free toner also contains betaine to smooth, soothe, and calm the skin; sugarcane to gently exfoliate the skin; and carrageen to maintain healthy skin. The watery almost gel-like texture of this toner is enjoyable even for oily skin type as it turns into runny liquid when applied on skin. It’s like a burst of water to your thirsty skin! It’s a great toner and balancer to use daily.
Eye care is a must
For most people, signs of aging are first visible around the eye area. If you didn’t care for eye products in your 20s, you should now. Welcome, fine lines, crow’s feet, and sallow and darkened dry under eyes. The A by BOM Ultra Time Return Eye Serum is an eye treatment that brightens, nourishes, and revitalizes the eye area using vitamins and peptides. It helps boost elasticity, refreshes the skin, and protects the skin from environmental stressors by using organic aloe vera and green tea extracts from Jeju, as well as Korean pharmaceutical grade anti-aging ingredients.
This gel-like viscous texture gets absorbs into the skin quickly and offers instant hydration and plumpness to your eye area. This eye serum makes eye area look more brightened and “awake” too!
Anti-aging essence is a part of life now
To help firm and brighten the skin, the Oneoseven Core Flex Cream Essence is here to the rescue. Winner at the 2016 Anti-Aging Expo, this essence contains natural antioxidant properties of squalane which also helps to prevent UV damage and hyper-pigmentation; polyglutamic acid from fermented soybeans to moisturize and exfoliate dead skin cells; retinyl palmitate to renew and regenerate; elastin and collagen for various anti-aging concerns.
This cream essence pretty much covers all the 30 somethings skin issues mentioned earlier. It’s a heavy lotion in appearance but applies like a lightweight emulsion on the skin. Even those of us with oily skin can use this as it absorbs into skin quickly without a sticky or tacky finish. It has a nice floral powdery scent that’s relaxing to the senses. And most importantly, this stuff works! It gives impressive firming results! It immediately plumps the skin and leaving skin softer and firmer than before.
Always moisturize
Normal to dry 30s something skins should choose a nourishing face cream to hydrate and protect the skin, but those of us with oilier skin may want to go with a watery emulsion type. Whichever way you go, do not skip this last step of your skincare routine.
A by BOM Ultra Botanic Serum Lotion is an emulsion formulated with prickly pear, baobab bark, and resurrection plant extracts to hydrate, soften, and protect. This light floral scented emulsion is so lightweight and the serum-like texture sinks in skin quickly. It’s a light watery moisturizer that not only hydrate the skin, but also firm and even out skin tone. This is a good option for oily skin peeps that wants light moisturizer or other skin types that wants a booster to their face cream.
Sheetmasking is your best-friend
For an instant burst of glow and freshness to skin, the Oneoseven Botanics Illuminating Moisture Mask is a great choice. This sheetmask works to revive dull and tired skin by using niacinamide, propolis, rice extracts, as well as 3 types of Hyaluronic acid and 6 types of flower extracts. The sheet itself is 100% eco-friendly, made from Tencel and Eucalyptus extract. This is great as a mid-week pick-me-up. When skin looks and feels dull and tired, this sheetmask will help as it brightens and moisturizes the skin. The results are not just temporary; your skin looks great the next day too! 
Another sheetmask favorite is the A by BOM Ultra Royal Glow Queen Mask. This mask is packed with nourishing ingredients such as royal jelly, manuka honey, propolis, and moringa. This extremely moisturizing sheetmask is a great option for those of us that are concerned with dullness as well as dryness. Result is supple and bouncy skin, making you look like you had eight hours of sleep instead of three. This is a great choice for the day before an important meeting or a dinner party. Get that plump glowing skin that is hard to replicate as we get older!
Mist all day
Convenient to use everywhere, the Oneoseven Rose Vinegar Water will be a permanent resident in your purse or a mainstay on the office desk. It soothes and hydrates the skin when you need it the most. It combines rose water and naturally fermented vinegar aged for 5 years as well as 20 oriental herbs to nourish and hydrate the skin. It’s great for calming down redness and skin discomfort, and comes with a fine mist that doesn’t disrupt makeup. Despite the vinegar content, it doesn’t smell like vinegar at all. It has a light powdery rose scent. It’s the perfect choice to revive and boost your skin throughout the day.
Let’s “manage” our 30 something skin
We can’t always control everything around us. Aging and skin changes are inevitable, but we can definitely manage how our skin looks and feels by using the right products for our skin type and concerns. Skincare is a journey just like getting older is. Let’s plan it right so that we can fully enjoy it. We might be in our 30s but we certainly don’t need to look it!
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