However, there are a number of measures you can put yourself onto if you want to improve skin firmness. Before jumping into those, let's understand why exactly your once dense skin loses shape as you age.
What is skin density?
When it comes to skincare, we often tend to obsess over the epidermis - the outermost layer of your skin. But skin density is controlled by your dermis, the inner layer of your skin. Filled with collagen and elastin fibres, the dermis is packed with skin layers. A dense skin is one that has thick and compact layers of skin. Dense skin has the added advantage of enduring the impact of all external aggressors better. A firm skin, on the other hand, is when we talk about the abundance of collagen and elastin in your dermis.
When you're young, the skin is plump and bouncy all over your body due to a high amount of collagen and elastin fibres. These provide support and elasticity to your skin. However, as you age, the firm skin of your youth appears to be loose and saggy. This is because you produce less collagen and elastin over time, giving you skin that looks thinner and less firm.
Low density appears a bit later in life. Our skin becomes less resistant and finer, deeper wrinkles crop up and our complexion dulls. As your skin density decreases, it loses its shape and starts to sag and wrinkle, giving you those telltale signs of aging. That's why it's important to take care of your skin and protect it from damage to maintain its density and youthful appearance.
What affects your skin firmness and density?
Ageing is a natural and inevitable process. While you can’t stop the decreasing collagen production of your body, you can always adopt a healthier lifestyle and take extra self-care measures to preserve your skin firmness and get back your dense skin.
Harmful amounts of sun exposure, smoking, and habits like poor skin care can speed up the departure of your firm skin. Apart from these, the smaller habits like your nutrition, water intake, and sleep cycle also combine to give you a firm skin.
Skin density, on the other hand, is also largely affected by your genetics and hormonal changes. That being said, your eating, sleeping, and skincare habits play a huge role in deciding whether you have dense skin.
How to get a young-looking skin?
With the science and semantics out of the way, let's cut to the chase. There are a number of achievable and effective measures you can take to get a plumpy, firm skin even in your older days. While these might not be able to reverse the signs of ageing completely, they certainly help your skin ease into the process elegantly.
Protection from the sun
Dermatologists and skin care gurus cannot stress this enough. Sun protection plays an important role in preserving your firm skin, your skin density, and its overall health. It is important to invest in sunscreens with a high SPF that also keep you safe from harmful UVA and UVB rays. While sun protection can seem like a negligible measure, it keeps you safe from early ageing. Fine lines, wrinkles, and spots brought about by too much sun exposure can be avoided with this small habit. Since these are everyday products, try finding a sunscreen that suits your skin type best.
The L’Oréal Paris sunscreens have something for everyone. Apart from UVA and UVB protection, the sunscreens also keep you safe from long-range UV rays. Fighting off dullness, wrinkles, and fine lines, these UV defender sunscreens give you a young, firm skin in the long run.
Skin Hydration
Keeping your body hydrated is a no-brainer when it comes to skincare and your overall health. However, your skin density might be preserved by hydrating your skin on a daily basis. Using products infused with hyaluronic acid(HA) in your daily regimen might help you improve skin firmness. As a humectant, hyaluronic acid increases your skin hydration level to give you a plump-looking firm skin. The active might even stimulate collagen production to increase skin firmness.
The Revitalift Hyaluronic Acid range by L’Oréal Paris is highly infused with skin active and comes to you in all forms. Whether you’re looking to moisturise with a nourishing day cream, add a concentrated HA serum, or cleanse with hyaluronic acid, the range has it all to improve skin firmness.
