A client wrote me asking if she should change her products: ”
I’m pretty happy with all of it but I was wondering if I should make a change. I turned 40 last year, and I am thinking that maybe I should get something more “age appropriate.”

It’s a great question. And here is my answer:

I don’t use age as a guideline for recommendations. Any age of skin can have any number of issues or needs. So, if your skin had CHANGED (due to age or circumstances other than that) it could be possible you might need to readjust your routine. However, it your products still feel appropriate, I’d say stick with them. I always go by the condition of the skin, never the age. This seems contradictory to what you may hear in the media, etc., but it truly makes sense if you think about it. You could be 50 and still with oily skin. If so, and you use an “anti-aging” cream with lots of oils, etc., you’d develop an oil slick on your skin! So, if your skin had changed, it may call for a change in your routine.

Just because you are racking up candles on your birthday cake, it doesn’t mean your skin is drastically changing - necessarily.

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