The classic: How quickly and how severely your skin ages depends primarily on your genetics. Up to 70 percent, in fact. But before you gaze expectantly at your parents at the next family gathering, you should work on the other 30 percent: your lifestyle. An unhealthy lifestyle increases oxidative stress on your skin and makes it age faster. So, ensure you get enough sleep and a healthy diet, and avoid excessive alcohol consumption, nicotine, and too much sun exposure.

Between your early and mid-30s, your body starts producing less collagen and hyaluronic acid. The result: your skin visibly ages. For smokers, this can happen even faster. Therefore: prevention is better than cure. But that doesn't mean you need a thick layer of anti-aging cream from age 25. Generally, a distinction is made between dehydration wrinkles, which can be well balanced with a moisturizer, and expression lines. Expression lines cannot be creamed away, but some ingredients like retinol and bakuchiol can delay their appearance a bit. It makes sense at any age to use skincare products with active ingredients to prevent skin aging. You can safely wait until your early/mid-30s for special anti-aging products.

Cleanse your skin twice daily with a hydrating cleansing gel and use a high-quality moisturizer. If you have particularly dry skin or are already seeing the first wrinkles, you can also use a hydrating gel and an eye cream. When choosing products, look for effective ingredients that give your skin exactly what it needs. 

Stress and lack of sleep increase oxidative stress in your cells and slow down cell regeneration. So make sure your body gets 7-8 hours of beauty sleep every night and that you allow yourself time to relax.

Maintain a healthy, balanced diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables and drink at least 2 liters of water daily. Your skin will thank you for it!

You probably already know it or perhaps don't want to hear it... smoker's skin ages faster. Nicotine prevents red blood cells from absorbing oxygen, leading to poorer blood circulation in the skin. You should also avoid excessive alcohol consumption, as alcohol dehydrates your skin and damages your cells.

Exercise is a true miracle cure when it comes to staying young. It reduces stress, strengthens your immune system, and improves blood circulation in your skin. So grab your running shoes and say goodbye to your wrinkles!

The formulations of anti-aging creams are significantly richer than normal moisturizers. This makes sense at a certain age, due to the decrease in the body's own collagen and hyaluronic acid production. However, if you use anti-aging products too early, your skin might become over-nourished, leading to clogged pores, pimples, and other impurities. And pragmatically speaking, you will probably be spending unnecessary money on unnecessary anti-aging products.

The thin, sensitive skin around the eyes is one of the most susceptible areas to dehydration wrinkles. Dehydration wrinkles occur if you don't drink enough water or if your skin doesn't get enough moisture. The good news is that with a good moisturizer and an eye cream, you can easily smooth them away. Unfortunately, you can't do much about deep expression lines once they appear. Therefore: don't forget sunscreen and sunglasses!

Preferably not, no! Women's skin has a different structure and fewer sebaceous and sweat glands. That's why formulations for women are much richer. This can lead to pimples and blemishes.