does makeup use cause premature aging and/or wrinkles?

Answer 1

Makeup itself is generally not what causes premature aging or wrinkles. The key to keeping your skin looking young, healthy, and fresh is what you put on UNDER your makeup! Skin care is REALLY important, and the younger you start with a good regimin the better. Also, depending on your skin type and heredity, your skin may age quicker or slower than the average person.

I was a Certified Beauty Advisor with the leading direct sales cosmetic company in the world.

Skin care is not just cleaning your face. Depending on your skin type, you need a different set of products. IF you have dry skin you need to use cream based products, they have more hydrating qualities. Dry skin tends to age quickest among skin types.

If you have normal, or normal to oily, use a gel type cleaner and lotion moisturizer. This will keep your face feeling fresh. Too much moisture will make your complexion feel thick and wet. Cleansing and moisturizing is important for ALL skin types, even combination and oily. Also, if you have normal to oily skin, make sure to use a toner or have a cleanser with it included. Don't be fooled, even oily skin requires moisture, and without moisturizer, oily skin will over produce natural oils to compensate, this is what gives the greasy appearance.

Another HUGE key to skin care is making sure to use an SPF of at least 15 EVERY DAY! Even and ESPECIALLY on cloudy days. 80 percent of skin damage comes from over cast days. Their are two types of rays, UVA and UVB. UVB (think B for burn) is on bright sunny days. UVA are the type that are particullary high on overcast days. These cause the most damage and lead more to skin cancer than even UVB.

The most skin damage occurs not only on the face but on the neck, upper chest, and top of hands. So even if you take care of your face, who wants to have an old looking neck with a young face? Make sure to use an SPF on all areas exposed to sun. You may not get as tan, but you will be saving your skin and will have the luxury of vanity a much longer time.

Most moisturizers and alot of foundations have SPF. If you have dry skin or burn really easy, you should go up from a 15 to 20 or more.

Lastly, make sure to clean and moisturize your face at night. Generally, your night cream is different than your day. Mainly you don't need SPF to go to bed, and usually your night cream is more of a treatment type of cream to rejuvenate skin while you sleep.

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Answer 2

when you put on the right amount of makeup it should enhance your natural beauty if you put on too much it'll take away:) i'm a soph in hs and i wear a full face of makeup every day and i started wearing eye makeup at age 13 that is a lot for some people but don't wear it because you feel you have to or pressure from society makeup enhances your beauty and it boosts the confidence of many women. it is also good to develop good makeup skills, but that just maybe my own opinion. i feel like good makeup skills come in handy especially later on. an easy makeup routine would include just minimal eyeliner, some mascara and concealer where/if needed, this is a good starters routine:)

Answer 3

using makeup doesn't cause premature aging or wrinkles, but incorrect cleansing will make a mess of your skin. What causes the most premature aging is sun exposure, without proper sunblock.

Answer 4

no it does not.Most makeup has titanium dioxide in it so it has a natural sunscreen which actually protects the face from premature wrinkling and sun spots/age spots. Get your make up done by a bobbi brown make up artist and you will love life

Answer 5

I asked a dermotologist once if using make-up was bad for my skin. He said that make-up isn't bad for the skin as long as it is noncomedogenic (doesn't clog pores) and oil-free. He also suggested choosing make-up that was hypoallergenic because it's gentle, and looking for make-up that contains sunscreen since sun-damage does age skin. Make sure you use a gentle cleanser to wash the make-up off at the end of each day, too.

Answer 6

That's what I've always been told. But remember no matter how tired you might be at the end of a long day, wash the make up of. Your face will feel a lot better.

Answer 7

NO!
A good makeup protects your skin. It will have sunscreen and moisturizer. The sun is our enemy. We need protection from sun and wind. Always cleans and moisturize your face before bed. The night creams are more intense and offer a healing agent.

Answer 8

Well its not really been proven! However if you dont remove it at night for instance its not going to do your skin much good.
Also its a matter of application.. pulling under your eye for instance over years to put on eyeliner is going to give you lines you never had.

Answer 9

I don't think it does, I think it has sunblock in it and that keeps the sun from wrinkling it

Answer 10

It doesn't actually cause the wrinkles; however, it can highlight them so they become more pronounced and obvious.