/lit/ - Literature

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>I'll just put it out there: I'm 22. I am not overwhelmingly concerned about crow's feet, sagging skin, dark spots, wrinkles, fine lines, or any other signs of aging. (opens in new tab) I do have one prominent wrinkle on my forehead, which I blame on my expressive eyebrows that shoot up every time I hear something shocking, which, these days, is about 10 times a day. Other than that, I generally feel like I have a few more years before I start to worry about signs of aging. I like to think that one day I will age gracefully (opens in new tab), sans any surgical or injectable help.

>Imagine how surprised I was, after scrolling past anti-aging products for the past few years, when I found out I actually should be using them on my skin. In fact, I'm already late to the anti-aging game!

>Dr. Loretta actually does believe that we are starting to age faster than before. "I am seeing more women in their 20s with lines and other stigmata of aging that previously hadn't surfaced until the 30's," Dr. Loretta shares. And there's a reason for it: "I attribute this to the external factors that are aging us faster and at younger ages, including pollution, visible light and even irritants often from the multiplicity of products we are 'experimenting' with, which leads to irritation and in turn to collagen breakdown among other unwanted skin aging changes." Yikes.