Preventive treatments, surgeries to remedy what they did not achieve, serums that eradicate expression lines, retinol creams to end stubborn wrinkles, makeup techniques that hide. Either way, the world of beauty is in a constant battle against the signs of aging. Or what is the same, the irremediable passage of time. This always from the point of view of a demanding and often ruthless industry. But the vision of dermatologists is very different: it is good to take care of yourself, but without going against the current, that is what is known as well aging.
Although it is not a recent concept, it is now when it is becoming more popular within cosmetics. At present, attention to facial care, sometimes bordering on obsession, is increasing. The profile of people who undergo surgeries or treatments, even preventive ones, to combat aging is increasingly younger. And numerous. To a large extent, due to the influence of overexposure and distortion of the reality of social networks. In this context, well aging is a movement that takes another course, and has the approval of dermatologists.
Well aging is based on the acceptance that all people age as they get older. But this does not imply that facial care routines or anything similar should be abandoned. What this concept defends is to promote healthy aging. The specialists at Pause: Well aging, a brand of products based on this concept, warn that anti-aging implies some harmful rhetoric. It “refuses to accept that everyone gets old and will get old over time.”
Well aging aims to influence confidence and self-esteem, ensuring that the appearance of new wrinkles is not a reason for shame or complexes. “Well aging is accepting that beauty evolves throughout life as an inevitable process,” they explain from the brand.
So, is maintaining a facial care routine well aging? Yes. Is using products with active ingredients to reduce the signs of aging well aging? Yes. The idea is that, with this care, you can age better, but there are no miracles, because you cannot fight against the passage of time. Therefore, to do it in a healthy way, it is important to accept and adapt.
To soften the signs of aging it is not necessary to undergo surgery, expensive treatments or use an endless number of products. Dermatologists give some basic keys that are as simple as they are decisive to achieve this: adequately hydrate the skin and always use sunscreen.
