Dry mature skin, large pores, redness

What products should I choose? I am 49 with extremely dry skin. I have also noticed that my pores are larger and I have a lot of redness in my cheeks, etc. I am also seeing more fine lines around my eyes and mouth area.


Daniela's Beauty Advice:

Hi,
sorry about the delay to reply to your question. I had some technical issues while re-doing the look of my site. My apologies.

Here is my beauty advice:
You seem to struggle with several skin conditions at once.

For your skin I recommend following skin care regime:

Cleanse your skin with a gentle cleanser for dry skin, that will retain any moisture in the skin.
It is important to use use a product that will not strip any moisture of your skin as your skin suffers from a lack of oil anyway.

Exfoliate your skin twice a week with a gentle exfoliant. The dry skin cells on top need to be removed as they can block pores and give your skin a sallow look. This will also stimulate cell renewal and promotes the sebum (oil) production of your skin. Your skin will look more fresher and is able to absorb any moisturizer you apply to your skin.

If your skin is not too sensitive you can also try a product based on AHA's for every day instead.

Follow by a hydrating skin conditioner. This will help to infuse some moisture into your skin for an optimal oil/water balance and help plump up any fine lines.

The redness on your cheeks (if it is not sensitivity) is often caused by broken capillaries and refers to as Couperose skin.
Use a special treatment gel to reduce the red appearance.

If the redness becomes unbareable for you, you can choose to have a skin treatment at a skin clinic.
In cases of Couperose skin, please be very gentle with your skin. Your capillaries are obviously weak and burst easily. Avoid coffee, alcohol and spicy foods as well as extreme hot/cold conditions.


For the fine lines around the eyes, I recommend to use a firming eye serum, gel or cream. These lines are normal and can be plumped up with a water based product.

At last, use a moisturizer for dry skin. Since you have couperose skin, make sure the moisturizer is also suitable for this skin type.

I Use only organic skin products as I do not believe in applying chemicals to the skin that are harmful and accelerating the aging process of the body as well as the skin in the long run.
My favourite products are Miessence.
For your skin I would choose the following products from Miessence:

Rejuvenating Cleanser
Gentle Exfoliant (sensitive skin)
Rejuvenating Skin Conditioner
Soothing Couperose Gel
Firming Eye and Neck Serum
Rejuvenating Moisturizer

All products are available as sample sachets to try.
My personal favourite product is the Firming Eye and Neck Serum which I use myself everyday.

I hope this will help. If you have any further questions please contact me

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