skin care & ageing

Medical Q&A [Moderated]
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Dear members of the BB medicine community,

All my life I’ve been told that moisturising prevents wrinkles and skin ageing, but I have never seen any of this ever backed up by independent studies. Are you aware of any studies about the impact (if any) of skin care, notably when it concerns moisturising?

Sunscreen to reduce damage from sun exposure is a different story. What about for us regular folks who are mostly indoors anyway, does moisturisation prevent ageing?

Best regards,
Maxime

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I’m not aware of any evidence to support this.

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I think we can all agree that hydration is good for the skin, but whether it directly prevents ageing is a more complex question. Many factors contribute to skin ageing, including genetics and environmental damage, which a simple moisturizer can’t wholly combat.