To advertise here, please contact Gloria@villagerpublications.com Professional treatments can provide results that topical skincare alone cannot. Modalities like Aerolase NeoSkin, Procell Micro Channeling, chemical peels, and LED therapy help improve firmness, minimize lines, target pigmentation, and refine texture—all while remaining gentle enough for mature skin. For many women, it can feel as though their skin has changed almost overnight. Products that once worked beautifully may suddenly feel ineffective. This doesn’t mean your skin is “aging badly”—it simply means it needs a different strategy. What Skin in Your 50s+ Needs Most This decade is about rebuilding, replenishing, and protecting. Treatment plans for mature skin focus on restoring the integrity of the skin barrier, encouraging collagen production, and deeply supporting hydration. Hydration and Barrier Support Barrier health is foundational. When the skin barrier is strong, the skin holds moisture better, becomes less reactive, and appears naturally more radiant. Lipid-rich moisturizers, ceramides, peptides, and nourishing oils are essential players in mature skin routines. Collagen-Stimulating Treatments The Skin You’re In: Caring for Your Skin in Your 50s and Beyond by Melissa Rossi, INSKIN STUDIO Aesthetics 2485 Main st, Lambeth, ON www.inskinstudio.ca • IG: @melissa.inskinstudio Why aging gracefully starts earlier than you think. There is a beautiful confidence that comes with turning 50 and beyond—an ease in who you are and how you show up in the world. But while we evolve emotionally and mentally, our skin evolves too. And the way we care for it during this chapter becomes more important than ever. What many people don’t realize is that the journey to healthy, luminous skin later in life often begins decades earlier. In our mid-20s, collagen production naturally begins to decline. Add to those years of UV exposure, environmental stress, fluctuating hormones, lifestyle habits, and the cumulative effects are usually not visible until our late 40s or early 50s. This is why educated, preventative skincare in your 20s and 30s can make such a dramatic difference in how your skin ages. But here’s the empowering truth: even if you didn’t start early, your skin can still thrive. The 50s+ chapter isn’t about undoing the past—it’s about supporting your skin with what it needs right now. How and Why Your Skin Changes in Your 50s At this age, the skin undergoes a series of natural shifts, many influenced by hormonal changes associated with perimenopause and menopause. Estrogen plays a huge role in maintaining collagen, elastin, hydration, and overall skin thickness. As estrogen declines, it’s common to notice: Increased dryness or dehydration, loss of firmness and elasticity, thinner, more fragile skin, uneven tone or more visible pigmentation, slower healing and reduced cell turnover, more pronounced fine lines and texture
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Lambeth Villager • Jan-Feb 2026 • Page 9
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