The human face is in a constant state of evolution. When you’re young, your skin is plump and unlined. Your cheeks are high, and your jawline is defined. You can't stay youthful forever, though, so your face changes with every passing year. Let’s discover how to restore fullness to the face naturally.
Summary
What is facial volume loss?
A decrease in facial plumpness and fullness occurs when collagen, fat, and bone density degrade with age. That volume loss can cause a sunken appearance, particularly around the eyes and cheeks. Your skin loses elasticity and plumpness simultaneously. You might also notice that the fat pads in your face shift downward.
What causes facial volume loss?
Facial fullness loss occurs throughout the facial tissue, so it has several potential causes:
Extreme dieting: Rapid weight loss will cause sudden fat loss in your face, just as it reduces the fat in your body, but the effect isn’t always reversible. The skin might struggle to bounce back.
Genetics: As with most of your physiology, genetics determine your facial structure and how it shifts with age.
Smoking: You’ve probably heard that smoking causes wrinkles, but it can also contribute to other signs of facial ageing. Nicotine reduces blood flow and destroys the proteins that keep your skin elastic.
A decline in proteins like collagen and elastin: Age makes your skin less elastic, and your face experiences less and less structural support.
Sun exposure: UV rays contribute to facial ageing by breaking down collagen and elastin while thinning your skin.
Hormonal changes: Reduced oestrogen levels during menopause lead to fat loss and thinning skin.
Dehydration: Your skin is made up of 64% water, so hydration is more important than you might think.
How to visibly restore facial volume with skincare?
Key ingredients to look for
Powerful active ingredients are at the heart of effective anti-ageing skincare today. They work together to combat all signs of ageing, from dark spots and circles to a loss of plumpness and sagging. Several ingredients deserve special attention:
Hyaluronic acid: This naturally-occurring molecule delivers deep hydration and helps restore plumpness to the skin.
Peptides: The types of peptides you use will determine their efficacy. Signal peptides send a message to skin cells, instructing them to produce more collagen and elastin. Lifting peptides firm and lift the face directly.
Resveratrol: Anti-ageing formulas like Caudalie's use resveratrol as a gentle, natural alternative to retinoids. It functions as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory, targeting ageing from several angles.
Niacinamide: This powerful B vitamin strengthens your skin barrier to guard against dehydration and ageing. It also gives your skin an elasticity boost.
Ceramides: Ceramides are waxy lipids that guard your skin against many causes of ageing, including dehydration, sun exposure, and pollutants. When you replenish your ceramides, your skin will rebound by developing more fullness, plumpness, and smoothness.
Textures that help: Creams, Serums & Masks
Consistent cleansing, moisturizing, and exfoliation are some of your best defences against ageing. A comprehensive regimen should include:
Rich moisturizers that replenish barrier lipids like ceramides.
Concentrated serums that contribute to your face’s plumpness and fullness, think collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid.
Volumising masks that boost your radiance. Look for resveratrol, ceramides, and hyaluronic acid.
Facial massage: the instant volume booster
All the tissues underneath your dermis play a role, including the facial muscles. Facial volume loss exercises can help strengthen the muscles and reduce loss simultaneously. Pay special attention to your cheeks and jawline. The zygomaticus and buccinator muscles contribute to the muscle strength beneath the cheeks, and if you exercise them, your cheeks will look fuller.
Protect your skin with SPF
Your facial sunscreen should have an SPF of at least 30 to prevent UV rays from accelerating collagen and elastin breakdown. Sunscreen reflects the sunlight away from your skin before it has the opportunity to damage the peptides in your epidermis.
Lifestyle tips that support skin volume
Healthy bodies have healthy skin. Your drive for better wellbeing should tackle both your psychological and physiological health. Support your skin plumpness with:
A diet rich in vitamin C, carotenoids, and vitamin E to prevent the free radical damage that leads to signs of ageing.
Getting your 40 winks every day to help your body heal from the damage of the day.
Stress management to prevent cortisol spikes that degrade skin fullness. When stressed, your body releases cortisol, a hormone that breaks down collagen and reduces skin plumpness.
Regular olive oil and avocado to boost your skin’s lipid barrier.
A daily exercise routine to boost circulation, allowing your blood to carry key nutrients to your epidermis.
How to reduce volume loss with skincare?
Caudalie’s Premier Cru collection offers an intensive treatment protocol that targets every line and wrinkle.
A triple technology:
Caudalie x Harvard Longevity Patent (1): powered by vine resveratrol to boost youth proteins and stimulate collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid.
New natural plumping filler: targets epidermal volume to enhance skin density and redefine facial contours.
Caudalie patented Viniferine: a powerful anti-dark spot active that helps even tone and restore radiance.
Include three core items in your daily care:
Anti-Ageing Serum: Caudalie’s gentle retinol-free Premier Cru Serum relies on the power of viniferine and firming sugars to regenerate skin. Hyaluronic acids deliver intense hydration that’s visible within just three minutes. Results : +324% instant hydration (2).
Anti-Ageing Eye Cream: This exceptional anti-ageing formula brightens your skin instantly and includes a natural filler to deliver plumper, more elastic skin. Visibly younger eyes, with 88% reduction in crow’s feet wrinkles (3).
Anti-Ageing Cream: This anti-ageing formula features Caudalie's exclusive Longevity Patent, co-filed with Harvard University, which is activated by resveratrol to stimulate longevity proteins (Sirtuins) x128. The patent enhances your skin's production of collagen, hyaluronic acid, and elastin. Combined with Rosewood extracts that act as a natural plumping filler, The Cream restores overall skin volume and enhances facial contours. Results in one jar: visibly 2x more volume (4) and skin that looks 4 years younger (5).
Ageing is a battle you must win through daily habits, and an effective skincare routine is one of your greatest assets. You can take control of fine lines and sagging if you have Caudalie at your side. The Premier Cru collection’s longevity patent will keep your skin plump and youthful as you age.
(1) Patent co-filed with Harvard University, N°FR21/04931.
(2) Clinical study, 10 volunteers.
(3) Clinical study, 32 volunteers, 56 days.
(4) Skin looks more plump. In vitro test on Premier Cru The Cream after 17 applications over 58 days.
(5) In vitro test on human fibroblasts.
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