The 6 best beauty products every woman over 50 needs in their skincare routine

The 6 best beauty products every woman over 50 needs in their skincare routine

I used to think it was just my bathroom cabinet that was out of control. Recently though, a friend, despairing about her ever-expanding beauty routine, showed me her bathroom shelves and she has almost as much stock as Space NK. The trend for layering hyaluronic acid, copper peptides, niacinamide, vitamin C, plus peels and masks, means we’re bombarding our faces and our skin is suffering. But how do you reset when there are thousands of products promising startling results? Enter GetHarley , an online consultation service that links clients to appropriate skin experts. Whether your problem is acne, eczema, dark circles or you just want a no-BS beauty routine, GetHarley will find your match. Mine was Dr Fiona McCarthy, an oncologist who moved into aesthetics in 2015, after experiencing skin pigmentation during her pregnancies. She also, according to her biog, has ‘a holistic and preventative approach to ageing’. Excellent. I could ask her where she stands on the ‘clean versus science’ argument and whether the two are mutually exclusive. ‘It’s actually quite straightforward,’ Dr McCarthy says encouragingly. There are three main scientifically proven ingredients that keep skin youthful: vitamin A (or retinol as it’s commonly known ), SPF and antioxidants,