Best Cleansing Balm for Mature Skin: Complete Skincare Guide

With care and dedication, products can help put ageing on pause and keep your skin looking youthful.

That all starts with the most important step of all, using a cleansing balm as the first part of your routine. 

First things first. Here’s how to care for and reap the benefits with the best cleansing balm for mature skin.

While beauty should be celebrated at all ages, changes in skin are normal and unstoppable forces of nature. With care and dedication, products can help keep your skin looking youthful, even through the graceful stages of ageing. It all starts with the most important step of all: Using a cleansing balm as the first part of your routine. Let’s explore how to care for and reap the benefits with the best cleansing balm for mature skin.

With time, the metabolism of the cells becomes slower. From a certain age the skin presents specific characteristics: the amount and activity of the fibroblasts is reduced, as well as the synthesis of collagen.

Also, the skin dehydrates and dries up due to the reduction of the vascularisation and sweat and sebum secretions. All of this added to the exogenous factors that affect and deteriorate the skin daily can mature the skin.

Although we normally speak of mature skin from the age of 35 onwards, the starting age will depend on each person’s history, as the biological age does not have to be united to the needs of the skin.

In the ageing of the dermis intervene both endogenous factors (genetically programmed ageing) and exogenous factors (external agents, lifestyle, emotions, environment). Our face reflects our history.

Drier and finer skin.

Dehydration.

Lack of luminosity.

Flaccidity, lack of tone and firmness.

Deep wrinkles.

Pallid or yellowy colour.

Open pores.

Hyperpigmentation and age dark spots.

At its core, a cleansing balm is used to remove the dirt and grime of the day while you clean your face. But unlike traditional foaming cleansers that you may be familiar with, cleansing balms are solid at room temperature and transform into a silky oil when applied to the skin. Its unique formulation effortlessly dissolves makeup, sunscreen, and impurities while nourishing the skin with beneficial oils like jojoba, almond, or coconut oil. So not only does it leave you with a refreshed complexion, but it locks in essential hydration.

Due to their high oil content, cleansing balms are favourable to soothe mature skin in a way that other gel-based cleansers cannot.

Packed with antioxidants, the 3-in-1 transformative balm helps rejuvenate skin and is clinically proven to help preserve skin's natural moisture barrier.*
Even the act of massaging the balm into the skin is beneficial since a daily facial massage is especially transformative for mature complexions.

In addition to working to sculpt the facial muscles for more defined cheekbones, it reduces fluid build-up, as well as improves blood flow, cell turnover, tissue toning, and boosts collagen production.

Don’t know where to find the best cleansing balm for ageing skin? Look no further than the Elemis anti-ageing Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm.

As you grow older, the barrier of your skin begins to grow more delicate, collagen production may begin to decrease, and a loss of elasticity all result in the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

Since the outer layer of skin becomes thinner and more delicate with age, you want to avoid additional aggravation with products that irritate.

Products won’t be able to stop time, but it can let your true skin shine through. A gentle cleansing balm nourishes and preps delicate skin so the rest of your skincare routine can work as it should.

Cleansing balms are worth it for the treatment it provides to skin, thorough cleansing without any irritation.

Best of all, it simplifies your routine, as only one product is needed when removing daily makeup, sunscreen and impurities.

With an easier routine, your shelf space and time spent on cleansing is set up for success.

Powered by marine algae, Golden Kelp and Padina Pavonica provide intense protection to skin and are known to have moisturising, calming and smoothing properties that are especially beneficial to mature skin.

Another key ingredient for brightening up a dull complexion is Elderberry oil which contains essential Fatty Acids and other nutrients that act as natural antioxidants to promote radiant-looking skin and fade away hyperpigmentation.

The ingredients below also have been shown to repair damage and slow the ageing process:

Acai oil

Alpha-lipoic acid

Green tea extract

Retinol

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10)

Caffeine

Mature skin should be treated with a mild, non-irritating cleansing balm that can be used daily. Enjoy how the balm melts away the day, without stripping the skin of its natural oils or irritating dry and sensitive skin.

Additionally, with age, comes a fluctuation of hormones, and a cleansing balm reduces any inflammation while simultaneously boosting skin rejuvenation.

Even if you’re not a makeup wearer, you should never go to sleep at night without clearing off the pollution, dirt, and dead skin build up that can clog pores.

Even if your daily routine includes just a dab of moisturiser and SPF, you still need to get in there to cleanse and replenish for the next day.

A double cleanse can surely be a great asset to a cleansing routine for mature skin. Not only does it ensure that the face is thoroughly purified and clear, it also leaves room for anti-aging treatments to follow the first step of a cleansing balm.

1. Warm a pea-sized amount of the balm between palms and then massage over a dry face, extended to the neck and décolletage.
2. Moisten fingertips massage the balm until emulsified, moving in circular motions.
3. Remove with a warm, damp cleansing cloth, wiping away the day.
4. Follow up with a refreshing essence and toner, and a rich moisturiser or overnight treatment.

Our skin often becomes drier as we get older, which is why a cleansing balm is perfectly suited to mature skin. This gentle yet effective non-invasive way of cleansing helps to avoid exacerbating that dryness and irritation by not stripping the skin of its natural oils.

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