15/05/2026
🔔Intrinsic VS Extrinsic Ageing
Understanding the ageing process…💁🏻♀️
What is Intrinsic Ageing?
Intrinsic ageing is the natural ageing process that happens inside the body over time. It’s influenced by things like genetics, hormones, and slower collagen production as we age.
✨ Common signs of intrinsic ageing and sensitive skin can include:
• Redness and inflammation
• Sensitivity to heat and temperature changes
• Burning or flushing easily
• Skin reacting to spicy foods, exercise, alcohol, or emotions
• Irritation from skincare or cosmetics
• Blotchiness or uneven skin tone
• Breakouts or rashes
• Thin, delicate skin that heals slower
Understanding your skin helps you choose the right skincare to strengthen the barrier, calm inflammation, and support healthy ageing 💙
Causes
* Hormone production
* Genetics
* Decreased metabolism
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What is Extrinsic Ageing?
Extrinsic ageing is premature ageing caused by outside factors such as sun exposure, pollution, smoking, and lifestyle habits. These factors create damage in the skin that breaks down collagen and elastin, leading to visible signs of ageing earlier than expected.
✨ Common signs of extrinsic ageing include:
• Fine lines and wrinkles
• Rough or dry textured skin
• Pigmentation and sun spots
• Redness or uneven skin tone
• More visible veins
• Loss of firmness and elasticity
• Collagen breakdown and thinning skin
☀️ The biggest cause of extrinsic ageing is UV exposure, which is responsible for most visible skin ageing. Other contributing factors include smoking, poor nutrition, pollution, and even blue light exposure from screens.
The good news? Extrinsic ageing can often be slowed with daily SPF, antioxidant skincare, healthy lifestyle habits, and a consistent skin routine 💙
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