Do Skin Firming Creams Work? What are the best options
As you get older, your skin naturally loses firmness, appearing saggier and duller. Hormonal changes cause cell renewal to slow down, while the effects of the sun and pollution take a toll on your skin’s appearance. cell renewal to slow down, while the effects of the sun and pollution take a toll on your skin’s appearance. cell renewal to slow down, while the effects of the sun and pollution take a toll on your skin’s appearance.
Fortunately, only 20% of the signs of aging are inevitable – with the right lifestyle and a consistent anti-aging skincare routine, you can improve skin firmness and prevent further sagging.
In this article, we’ll cover:
- The biological and environmental reasons behind why your skin loses its firmness as you get older
- How to tighten your skin with a simple five-step anti-aging skincare routine
- What to look for in a skin-firming cream and the best skin firming ingredients
Why does skin lose its firmness?
Our skin loses its firmness as we age because of a process called cellular aging – our cells renew at a slower rate. This causes the typical signs of aging – skin dullness, sagging, dryness, and the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
It’s caused by hormonal changes that are inevitable, and also external factors that can be managed.
Two of the worst culprits for speeding up cellular aging?
Sun damage and pollution.
If you want your skin to look healthy and firmer for longer, you can do two things to improve cellular aging – maintain a good anti-aging skincare routine and keep up a healthy lifestyle.
You don’t need a complicated skincare routine to firm your skin – you just need a simple routine with effective products that are infused with powerful anti-aging ingredients to make a real difference.
How do I tighten my skin? A 5-step firming skincare routine
Try this simple five-step skincare routine morning and night to firm your skin and improve the signs of aging. Here’s how:
1. Cleanse your skin with a gentle cleanser that doesn’t strip your skin barrier (eg. Cera Cleanser Cream to Foam)
2. Apply an anti-aging serum that’s powered by effective actives and nutrients (eg. Life Plankton Regenerating Serum)
3. Hydrate your face and neck with a skin firming cream (eg. Blue Peptides Uplift Rich Cream SPF 30)
4. Reapply sunscreen every two hours for maximum sun protection (eg. Waterlover Face Sunscreen SPF 30)
5. Use a retinol-based serum 3-5 times per week at night (eg. Blue Retinol Night Serum)
What is a skin firming cream?
A skin firming cream is an anti-aging moisturizer that’s infused with powerful actives that target skin sagging.
For example, our Blue Peptides Uplift Cream SPF 30 harnesses the power of natural ingredients to revitalize, rejuvenate and restore youthful radiance. This firming cream is formulated with Broad Outdoor Defense Complex and gives you full protection against UVB, long UVA and skin pollution – three of the worst aging accelerators.
It’s also infused with Biotech Plankton™, Niacinamides, and Blue Algae – ingredients that improve skin smoothness, firmness, and dullness with their recovery properties.
Who needs a skin firming cream?
If you’re concerned with skin sagging or loss of elasticity, you should try a skin firming cream.
You can also prevent skin sagging before it happens by using a skin firming cream as a preventative measure. Introducing anti-aging skincare in your late 20s to early 30s is recommended. Starting as early as you can with prevention will keep your skin firmer and more youthful looking for longer.
What are the best skin firming ingredients?
The best skin firming ingredients gently and effectively increase cell renewal, firm the skin, reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, and impart a youthful glow.
Skin firming creams work by combining powerful actives that specifically target cell renewal, as well as imparting hydration and sun protection. This powerful combination improves skin sagginess and dullness, while also preventing further aging.
Here are the best anti-aging ingredients that effectively firm your skin:
- Biotech Plankton™
Our Biotech Plankton™ is rich in 35 nutrients including electrolytes, taurine, and glutamine – all powerful nutrients that increases cell function and improves the skin’s appearance. You can find Biotech Plankton™ in many of our anti-aging skincare products, such as this Life Plankton Regenerating Serum.
This silky serum is made with the highest concentration of Biotech Plankton™ that protects elasticity by 37%.
You can also find the Biotech Plankton™ inside our Life Plankton Eye Cream that intensely hydrates & nourishes it and fights eye bags & dark circles under eyes.
- Retinol
Retinol is one of the most renowned and powerful ingredients for improving cell renewal in aging skin. It offers the highest resurfacing efficacy out of most anti-aging ingredients, targeting wrinkles, firmness, and skin quality. It comes in two forms – pure retinol and its gentler version, pro-retinol.
After only a few weeks of consistent use, you’ll notice brighter, firmer, more youthful looking skin. You can find pro-retinol in our Blue Pro-Retinol Multi-Correct Cream – a day cream that improves elasticity, wrinkles, and skin texture.
- Collagen Peptides Fraction
Collagen Peptides Fraction is a duo of peptides and fractions of collagen protein, which boosts inner collagen fibers, toning and lifting the skin on your face and neck.
You can find this sagging combater in our Blue Peptides Uplift Day Cream, which relies on both Biotech Plankton™ and the Collagen Peptides Fraction to boost skin firmness in just four hours.
And that’s it! You’ll be on your way to getting firmer skin and improved skin texture by using these effective skin firming ingredients and following an anti-aging skincare routine. Add on a healthy lifestyle and reduced sun exposure and you’ll be looking youthful and radiant for a long time.
