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Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead more<\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFor years, anti-ageing advice has been handed out like a one-size-fits-all prescription: use retinol, wear SPF, moisturise religiously.<\/p>\n
But anyone who has stared a little too long into the bathroom mirror knows that not all signs of ageing are created equal.<\/p>\n
Some faces develop a patchwork of fine lines long before their jawline budges, while others notice skin softening and sagging even if their forehead stays smooth.<\/p>\n
Dermatologists and skincare experts increasingly describe this split as falling into two categories: \u201cwrinkle-dominant\u201d or \u201csagging-dominant.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not just semantics. Understanding your \u201cageing type\u201d can help guide you towards the ingredients, routines and \u2013 when necessary \u2013 treatments that will make the most difference.<\/p>\n
Are you wrinkle-dominant or sagging-dominant?<\/strong><\/p>\nThe answer, it turns out, can be spotted at home. Skincare specialist at Germaine de Capuccini, Gina Baker, explains that \u201cno two faces will age the same, but we do tend to fall into one of two groups, either more wrinkle-prone or skin-sagging.<\/p>\n
\u201cA simple test is to look in the mirror without any trace of make-up or moisturisers. Study your skin\u2019s canvas. Imagine a line across the middle of your face. Are you looking older above the line, with lines on the forehead and eye contour, therefore more \u2018wrinkle-dominant\u2019?<\/p>\n
\u201cOr do you see more aging below the line, with deeper laughter lines and heavier jowls on the jaw line, \u2018sagging-dominant\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re still finding it hard to tell, London-based dermatologist Dr Munir Somji offers another method.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can perform \u2018the pinch test\u2019 at home to determine whether your skin is wrinkle-dominant or sagging-dominant,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
\u201cPinch the skin on your cheek, you want to see it spring back quickly \u2013 if it doesn\u2019t and it takes more time this indicates that there is a loss of elasticity in the skin.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf your skin is wrinkle-dominant you will have more fine lines and wrinkles, especially when smiling or frowning, for sagging-dominant skin you may have jowls or smile lines and your skin will appear less plump.<\/p>\n
Ingredients for wrinkle-dominant skin<\/strong><\/p>\nOnce you\u2019ve figured out which camp you\u2019re in, it comes down to ingredients.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile genetics is an important factor in aging, our lifestyle is accountable for 80% of our facial skin ageing,\u201d explains Baker.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo good skincare plays an important role in maintaining the healthy look of the skin.\u201d<\/p>\n
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