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Last reviewed: 04.07.2025

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In the fifth decade, the face changes even in women with aging-resistant genetics. Time is inexorable, and it was necessary to take care of youth yesterday. But even today it is not too late if you use cosmetics correctly. First of all, special face creams for after 40 years.
How to choose a face cream after 40 years?
In order not to get lost among the abundance of face creams after 40 years, you should know what functions they perform and which of them can satisfy your needs. So that the wrinkles are hidden, and the elasticity, on the contrary, becomes noticeable, and the color certainly improves. How to choose a face cream after 40 years, acting in all directions?
A good cream is one that solves the following problems:
- maximally nourishes and moisturizes;
- reduces wrinkles and smoothes the surface;
- protects against ultraviolet radiation and the formation of new wrinkles;
- improves shade;
- whitens stains;
- eliminates double chin;
- evens out the oval.
These qualities are provided by nourishing, whitening, restorative, antioxidant, lifting, rejuvenating ingredients: vitamins, AHA acids, collagen, glycerin, hyaluronic acid, coenzyme, lanolin, etc. Information about the composition is placed on the packaging.
The difficulty is to optimally combine quality with price and individual skin properties. It is a good idea to use a sample to check, and also to determine priorities in order to choose the right line.
Ideally, it is necessary to use products of different directions from one manufacturer. Start from the recommendations of a specialist, and let ratings and reviews serve as a hint when choosing.
Indications face creams after 40
When to use face creams after 40 years, is evident from the phrase itself. Indications for use by this time will really be "obvious", namely.
Anti-aging drugs are indicated in the presence of the following changes:
- wrinkles and unevenness;
- age spots;
- dryness and redness;
- contour blur;
- double chin;
- dullness and unevenness of tone;
- decreased elasticity;
- circles under the eyes.
The ideal cream should cope with all types of wrinkles, dryness and other problems. Modern cosmetologists have saturated the market with a sufficient number of products - with a predominance of certain beneficial properties. Products for mature skin should contain hyaluronic acid, vitamins, elastin, collagen, protective filters and other highly effective components.
Release form
Form of release of face creams after 40 years - means for external use. They are packaged in tubes, jars, bottles with a dispenser.
The dispenser helps to use the cream mass economically. In the tube, due to minimal air access, the cosmetics are better preserved. The jars have an aesthetic appearance.
Names
Face creams for people over 40 are produced by world and most lesser-known companies. The names sometimes indicate the active ingredients and their purpose. When choosing a product, you should be guided by this information, as well as the recommendations of specialists; taking into account the fact that commercial advertising can somewhat exaggerate the advantages of the product. We offer some names:
- Phytomer rejuvenating;
- Vichy LiftActiv;
- DermaGenesis L'Oreal;
- Neutrogena;
- MultiRegenerant;
- ResolutionDContraxol;
- Olay Night Recovery;
- Rejuvenating Pure Line;
- Anti-aging Planeta Organica;
- For contour correction from Cora;
- Pharmacy from Two Lines;
- Carrot from Kalina;
- Ginseng;
- Hyaluronic from Librederm;
- Lifting;
- Perfect skin;
- Ussuri hops from Green Mama;
- Rejuvenation formula from Vitex;
- Protective and wrinkle corrector from Belkosmex;
- Bioderm 40+ and energy for eyelids from Belita;
- Anti-wrinkle from Exclusive Cosmetic;
- Restorative from Green Style;
- For smoothing out creases from BK Mirielle;
- "A Star is Born" by Plazan.
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Vichy
Vichy is a recognized champion among manufacturers of luxury pharmaceutical cosmetics. Advantages include the inclusion of medicinal water of thermal origin, hypoallergenicity, a large selection, and a reasonable price.
- The composition of face creams for people over 40 is much more complex than for young people. They are enriched with oils, vitamin complexes, proteins, acids, collagen and other active ingredients.
For skin 40+, the Liftaktiv series with retinol is offered: day, night and eye cream. Contains hyaluronic acid, which is a mandatory element of an effective anti-aging cream. As a result of applying the product, expression lines disappear and the appearance of new ones is prevented.
Liftaktiv Dermoresurs is a night product for skin 40+ with a lifting effect. It is able to minimize even noticeable folds, and for a long time, which gives the face youth and freshness.
The positive effect is provided by useful components: rhamnose and shea butter, which nourishes and enriches skin cells. The gentle mass is easily applied and absorbed, affecting all layers and smoothing the skin from the inside. The face restores elasticity and radiance.
L'Oreal
Face cream for women over 40 by L'Oreal is Derma Genesis. It is designed to prevent dehydration, replenish and retain moisture reserves. Thus, it effectively solves one of the main problems that women of this age face. The desired effect is provided by moisturizing components, thanks to which the skin acquires a healthy and youthful appearance.
The formula is created taking into account age-related changes in the skin and is patented; the product is recommended for daily care and moisturizing. After a three-week course, fine wrinkles are hidden, pores are narrowed, and after another week, the skin becomes elastic and velvety. The cream also accelerates cell regeneration, gives a natural radiance and shine.
- Derma Genesis has a delicate consistency, is easily absorbed, does not leave greasy or sticky. The day cream is applied under makeup before leaving the house.
But don't think that this is the only product created by L'Oreal Paris to combat skin aging. Many creams of this brand help maintain the attractiveness and youth of the face. The formulas are designed for different skin types, ages, and there are also universal ones. Thanks to this, as well as the optimal combination of price and quality, the brand is so popular in Ukraine.
Librederm
Librederm hyaluronic cream is designed for mature skin of the face, neck, and décolleté. The formula includes powerful moisturizers: hyaluronic acid, camelina oil, and highly concentrated pomegranate extract.
- The acid activates the production of elastin and collagen, strengthens the base of the dermis.
- Oil is an analogue of vitamin F: it enriches with healthy fats, prevents aging, and refreshes the face.
- Pomegranate extract smoothes out wrinkles and evens out the tone.
The face cream for after 40 years of the same brand with grape stem cells is an expert. It attracts attention by including an innovative active component. These are maternal cells that regulate plant growth. They miraculously affect the skin: it is saturated with energy to stimulate recovery processes. Cranberry extract is rich in antioxidants, and pomegranate extract stimulates collagen formation.
AEVIT cream also has an anti-aging effect. It contains vitamins A and E, a blend of edelweiss, rosemary and raspberry concentrates. The components have antioxidant, regenerating, toning and protective properties, prevent aging, restore elasticity and refresh the skin.
TianDe
Rejuvenating face cream for after 40 years of the TianDe brand contains marine collagen. This is an interesting component in the cosmetology sense, providing the skin with long-term hydration and sufficient nutrition. Smoothes fine and delays large wrinkles, evens out microrelief, protects against the negative effects of free radicals.
- The Chinese-made cream is suitable for any skin type. It is applied in small portions, spread with gentle movements over a clean surface, avoiding contact with the periorbital area.
TianDe uses the so-called cosmeceutical approach, including plant extracts, essential oils and other natural ingredients in the formulas of its products, taking into account age, environmental and climatic factors, stress, and professional workload.
The brand closely cooperates with oriental cosmetologists, pharmacists and herbalists. In such a partnership, medicinal preparations and complex programs for face, hair, eye, lip care, as well as foundations and peels, liftings and balms are created.
Anti-aging face creams after 40 years
At the age of over forty, women begin to wither very actively. Wrinkles from those areas where the facial muscles are very mobile (corners of the eyes and eyelids, bridge of the nose) spread over the entire surface. This happens due to the loss of elasticity, provoked by a deficiency of collagen protein.
Anti-aging face creams for people over 40 are designed to fill this gap, so the lines of many brands that produce anti-aging cosmetics contain collagen and similar elements that maintain skin elasticity:
- proteins;
- peptides;
- retinoids;
- amino acids;
- glycerol;
- lanolin;
- coenzyme Q10;
- adenosine.
Professional face cream for after 40 years Fitomer of French production contains orchid extract and the XMF component, created on the basis of sea sugars. XMF stimulates the production of its own collagen and hyaluronic acid, which increases elasticity and eliminates small irregularities of the surface. Already after the first procedures, the cell membrane is strengthened and the hydrolipid mantle is restored, and after a month the manufacturer promises noticeable rejuvenation.
Inexpensive creams also have a rejuvenating effect, for example, "5 herbs" produced by "Chistaya Liniya". Its formula includes components of medicinal plants useful for the skin - ginseng and chamomile, as well as phytovitamins, shea butter, oat milk, clover nectar, allantoin.
Night creams for face after 40 years
It is known that the skin actively regenerates at night, absorbing all sorts of substances. Therefore, moisturizing, nourishing, rejuvenating ingredients prevail in night cosmetics.
The key ingredients of the night cream for the face after 40 years All night of Ukrainian production are pumpkin seed oil and antioxidant microcrystallized water. The cream maintains an optimal level of moisture, tone, elasticity and youth. It has high rejuvenating properties, does not contain harmful components. Prevents aging of all skin types, nourishes and brightens it.
Using face cream at night after 40 years has some peculiarities.
- The face should be well prepared and delicately covered with the mass.
- Avoid intrusive odors that interfere with sleep.
- A dispenser or tube is better than a jar, and a glass jar is better than a plastic one.
- Before applying a new cream for the first time, use a sample and test on your wrist area.
- Before the procedure, it is useful to take a relaxing bath with sea salt or plant extracts. Water will help open the pores and remove toxins faster.
- Massage or exercises for facial muscles promote rejuvenation.
- If the product is not completely absorbed, the residue should be removed.
Nourishing night creams are better absorbed at a temperature above room temperature. Therefore, if it is stored in the cold, warm the palm of your hand before applying the required dose.
Day creams for face after 40 years
In daytime face creams for people over 40, the emphasis is on enhancing the protective qualities and resistance of the skin against external irritants. In this regard, protective, moisturizing, soothing, and toning components are included in the composition.
- Bulgarian face cream for after 40 years Rose of Bulgaria contains a unique phyto-nutritious compound: plant extracts of chamomile and rosemary plus rose water. It vitaminizes and nourishes, moisturizes and tones, in particular, sensitive skin. The aromatherapeutic component relieves stress. Use in the morning, and if desired - during the day. The line also includes a night cream with rose water.
Rose of Bulgaria also produces Q10 anti-wrinkle cream with coenzyme and bioactive complex, Royal Rose ultra-lifting, multi-active Regina, lifting concentrate. Day cosmetics from Bulgaria help to eliminate and hide imperfections, maximally saturate the skin with natural ingredients. Thanks to the delicate action of Bulgarian products, the face is freshened and regains its former attractiveness.
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Homemade face creams for those over 40
By mixing the necessary ingredients, every woman can make homemade face cream for those over 40. Their advantage is naturalness, freshness, availability, speed of preparation, creativity.
The recipes for face creams after 40 years use wax, olive and cosmetic oils, rose water, lecithin, honey, lanolin, esters, plant materials, vitamins. We offer several recipes.
- Anti-wrinkle
Melt 100 g of granulated natural wax and coconut oil and a glass of olive oil in a water bath, cool and beat with a mixer. Pour in an ampoule of tocopherol and a little ether.
- For lifting
Add 10 ml of cosmetic oils to 50 g of melted wax: grape seed, wheat germ, avocado, argan. Add crushed tocopherol granules to this mixture, beat and flavor with ether.
- Moisturizing
Keep 20 g of beeswax in a water bath, add 30 ml of olive oil and 10 ml of shea butter. Beat the cooled mass with 20 ml of rose water, 10 ml of aloe vera, 5 g of lecithin.
- At home, you can make a unique product for the face and the area around the eyes. The base is cocoa butter (2 spoons), it is enriched with a capsule of vitamin E, lavender and rosehip oils (5 drops each). Then pour in a glass of St. John's wort and thyme decoction. Stir until smooth. According to reviews, such a mass even gets rid of deep wrinkles.
- A super-budget option is colorless henna with olive oil or kefir. According to unverified data, a very effective method of rejuvenation.
Pharmacy face creams after 40 years
Pharmacy face creams for people over 40 have many advantages.
- They address the source of the problem rather than masking it.
- The formulas use innovation.
- The release is preceded by scientific research.
- They are practically never counterfeited.
- Optimal combination of cost and quality.
The therapeutic effect of face creams after 40 years depends on the brand, composition, cost. Among budget products, it is quite possible to choose an option suitable for your skin.
- Retinoic cream: rejuvenates and tones; used in the evening, due to incompatibility with UV rays.
- Socoseryl: eliminates free radicals, enriches with oxygen, tones, heals damage.
- Carrot (Clean Line): restores damage, eliminates wrinkles, saturates with vitamins.
- Ginseng (Nevskaya Cosmetics): actively counteracts age-related changes, evens out the skin surface, including under the eyes.
- Perfect skin (Clean line): moisturizes and smoothes well.
The international leaders of pharmacy cosmetics are Vichy, Avene, La Roche Posae, RoC, Evalar, Cora. The prices for their products are significantly higher, and the effectiveness is often the same.
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Russian face creams after 40 years
In the market of rejuvenating cosmetics, Russian face creams for people over 40 are attractive due to their relatively low prices. "Black Pearl", "Nevskaya Cosmetics", "Natura Siberica", "Chistaya Liniya" have their own developments and achievements in this cosmetic segment. Their advantage, in addition to the cost, is the high content of unique ingredients obtained from the rich flora and fauna of various regions.
- The Garderica line from Faberlic is intended exclusively for the age of 40+. Face cream after 40 contains stem cells of gardenia flowers, innovative and oxygen components. Restores the synthesis of collagen fibers, reduces the depth of wrinkles.
"Carrot" cream is rich in substances that have a great effect on the skin: carrot extract, vitamin E, olive oil.
Expert "Black Pearl" is an innovative product. It includes the protein sirtuin, which triggers self-regeneration of cells. It guarantees optimal quality at a low price.
The pharmacy brand Kora produces the product “Lifting Oval” – for moisturizing, smoothing the contour and relief, increasing the density of aging skin.
Caviar Platinum from Natura Siberica contains unique extracts of black caviar and a peptide complex. Provides an antioxidant effect, reduces the network of irregularities on the skin.
Belarusian face creams after 40 years
Masks, tonics, face creams after 40 years of Belarusian production are widely in demand by women due to their good quality and low cost. A distinctive feature is the inclusion in the recipe of exclusively natural components, including such unique ones as rooibos extract, the effectiveness of which has been tested by time and practice.
On the market, Belarusian face creams for people over 40 are represented by the brands Bielita, LUXVISAG, RELOUIS, VITEKS, Belor Design, Smart Girl. Let's characterize individual types of Belarusian products.
- Mesocream "Intensive rejuvenation" by Bielita is designed to restore the skin, which actively occurs at night. Night mesocream actively affects the cells in order to restore them, increases the elasticity and density of the skin, deeply nourishes and moisturizes the epidermis, activates the production of hyaluronic acid.
VITEKS offers a unique line "Three-dimensional smoothing 40+". According to the manufacturer, the products act in three directions: deep, along the length and width of wrinkles, and their effectiveness has been proven by research at the French Vincience center. Active components - Ederline S, Linefactor C, hyaluronic acid, squalene, sasanqua oil. The cream pushes out the skin texture from the inside, restores moisture deficiency, tightens the oval, slows down aging. There is evidence that in 42 days of using the product, the skin "drops" a decade.
VITEKS's arsenal includes the "Rejuvenation Formula 40+" line with an ultra-nourishing face cream that intensively nourishes and softens, protects the structure and restores elasticity. As a result, the skin becomes radiant, velvety and fresh.
Belarus also produces the Tea Line peeling "Rooibos Tea". The anti-aging product deeply cleanses and renews the skin, gently prepares it for intensive absorption of masks or creams. It has a complex effect - moisturizes, evens out, neutralizes toxins. The main component is rooibos extract, enriched with a whole range of elements useful for the skin. The formula also includes urea, AHA acids, minerals, antioxidants, vitamins, D-panthenol.
Pharmacodynamics
Face creams for people over 40 reduce the number and depth of wrinkles and promote facial rejuvenation. The pharmacodynamics of the products is not described, information is available only on the most popular components used by manufacturers of anti-aging cosmetics - hyaluronic acid, collagen, oils, vitamins.
Dosing and administration
Creams are applied to a clean surface, lightly rubbed or slapped with fingers along massage lines. The method of application and dosage are not limited, but a small amount of any cosmetic product is enough for one procedure.
- You can't use face creams after 40 for younger or older skin. It can have unpleasant consequences.
It is recommended to use products of the same brand for different purposes; popular companies produce special series of products for this purpose.
Products containing hyaluronic acid should be used only at positive temperatures: cold negatively affects their properties.
The vacuum dispenser of the new Libriderm packaging allows you to use the cream completely, without leaving a drop at the bottom. In order for the device to work, you first need to pump it several times. The lid must be tightly screwed on.
Use face creams after 40 during pregnancy
Pregnant women's skin is prone to irritation and is sensitive to various substances. Only natural cosmetics are allowed during pregnancy, without strong odors and harmful additives. It is better if a specialist prescribes a new product. Sometimes, instead of industrial products, it is better to use folk remedies.
The question is not very relevant due to the fact that few women decide to get pregnant in their fifth decade of life. They should take into account that face creams after 40 years should not contain alcohol, salicylic acid and other components that are dangerous for pregnant women, which are found in anti-aging cosmetics.
Side effects face creams after 40
Irritation and rash can be caused by facial creams for people over 40, for example, containing retinol. In such cases, stop using them. More complex side effects are unknown.
Overdose
There have been no recorded cases of overdose of cosmetic facial creams after 40 years of age.
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Storage conditions
Storage conditions: temperature from +5 to +25, dry clean cabinet or bedside table, without access to sunlight. Face creams for people over 40 are stored in a place inaccessible to children and animals.
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Shelf life
Manufacturers must indicate expiration dates on the packaging. Face creams for people over 40 are stored for no more than six months after opening the package. Unopened creams remain valid for 30 months, organic creams – 1–2 years.
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Reviews
Reviews of the same face cream for women over 40 are contradictory. Some women are amazed by its high efficiency, while others are completely disappointed by its absence. Some like the smell and find it gentle, while others do not perceive it and call it harsh.
Reviews can be subjective due to individual characteristics of the skin. The truth is in the middle, and also that the older a woman is, the more expensive and high-quality cosmetics her skin requires. And to look brilliant, other cosmetic procedures are also necessary.
Rating of the best face creams after 40 years
The question of which face cream to choose after 40 worries every woman who has crossed this threshold. There can be no clear answer, since, in addition to age, other factors play an important role: the cost of the product, the type, and individual characteristics of the skin. Therefore, the same face cream after 40 can have a different effect and be perceived by different people.
The rating of the best face creams after 40 years is a guideline, which in this case can be a hint, but not a guide to action. We offer a rating option compiled from women's reviews.
- Vichy Dermoresource;
- Neutrogena with vitamin A and retinol;
- Olay Microfacial sculptor;
- Intensive Rebuilding Moisturizer Prescriptives;
- Plazan;
- Black pearl;
- Clarence Multi-Regenerante;
- L'Oreal Revitalift Laser X3;
- Natura Siberica Rejuvenating;
- Shiseido The Skincare.
You should take care of your face carefully and from a young age, without putting it off until later. Cleanse, moisturize, nourish, protect from ultraviolet radiation and other factors that negatively affect the skin. The main thing is to choose the right brand and series that are ideal for your skin.
There is no such thing as eternal youth, but it can be prolonged. Correctly selected and applied cosmetics can delay the inevitable fading. But one face cream after 40 years is not enough. Cosmetics should be combined with active pastime, good sleep, balanced nutrition, massage and other procedures. For greater effectiveness, it is advisable to periodically visit a salon and consult a cosmetologist.
Attention!
To simplify the perception of information, this instruction for use of the drug "Face creams for after 40" translated and presented in a special form on the basis of the official instructions for medical use of the drug. Before use read the annotation that came directly to medicines.
Description provided for informational purposes and is not a guide to self-healing. The need for this drug, the purpose of the treatment regimen, methods and dose of the drug is determined solely by the attending physician. Self-medication is dangerous for your health.