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Forehead Wrinkles & Fine Lines: Causes, Types and Care
For women over 40, forehead lines, crow's feet, frown lines, and deep cheek wrinkles are some of the most common skin concerns and they all have different causes, timelines, and solutions.
VICHY Skincare Advice
Explore our expert skincare guides covering key topics from collagen and skin firmness to hydration, the skin barrier, and the role of ingredients like hyaluronic acid and vitamin B3. Each guide is informed by dermatological expertise to help you make more confident choices for your skincare routine.
Read our Expert Advice on Anti-ageing Skincare
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Read our Expert Advice on Collagen and Skin
BENEFITS OF COMBINING COLLAGEN WITH VITAMIN C
At Vichy, our Liftactiv range is developed to target age-related changes with clinically tested formulas: using vitamin C for collagen production, while helping protect existing collagen from damage.
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COLLAGEN PEPTIDES FOR SKIN: BENEFITS, HOW THEY WORK, AND HOW TO USE THEM
Since collagen is essential to your skin’s structure, collagen loss is directly linked to visible signs of ageing: like skin sagging, loss of firmness, and deeper-set fine lines and wrinkles. This is where collagen-boosting ingredients like peptides can assist.
How to Use Collagen with Other Skincare Ingredients
Collagen is a natural protein in your skin that helps keep it firm and structured. As you age, your body produces less of it, which is when fine lines and wrinkles start to appear.
What is Hydrolysed Collagen and How Does it Work?
Collagen is one of the most important proteins in the human body. Collagen is what gives your skin its strength and firmness – and it plays a major role in how your skin changes as you age.
Read our Expert Advice on Skincare Ingredients
Vitamin C: 5 Benefits and Uses of This Key Antioxidant for the Skin
Vitamin C is a familiar nutrient – and one of skincare's best-known antioxidants. You'll find it in moisturisers, eye creams, and targeted formulas like our Liftactiv 16% Vitamin C Serum.
What are the Benefits of Niacinamide for Hyperpigmentation and Dark Spots?
Uneven skin tone is one of the most common skincare concerns – and, often, one of the most persistent too. When dark spots linger or post-blemish marks are slow to fade, niacinamide can provide targeted support for a clearer, more even-looking complexion.
Hyaluronic Acid: Benefits and Uses for Skin
Few skincare ingredients are as recognisable – or as widely misunderstood – as hyaluronic acid. It turns up in serums, moisturisers, and eye creams across almost every skincare aisle. But what is hyaluronic acid and what does hyaluronic acid do for skin?
Read our Expert Advice on Hyaluronic Acid and Skin
Read our Expert Advice on Vitamin B3 and Skin
Frequently Asked Questions
VICHY Skincare
How do I choose the right skincare routine for my skin type?
The most effective routine depends on your individual skin type, concerns, and goals. A good starting point is to identify whether you have dry skin or if it tends to be oily, a combination, or sensitive, and then select products formulated for that profile. If you're unsure, a dermatologist or skincare professional can help assess your skin's needs. Our expert guides cover specific ingredients and concerns in more detail to help you build a routine that works for you.
What order should I apply my skincare in?
The general principle is to work from the lightest texture to the richest, so each product can absorb properly. A typical order is cleanser, then any water-based serum, then eye creams, then moisturiser, and finally sunscreen in the morning. Treatment products such as retinol are usually applied at night, after cleansing and before your moisturiser, often as a night cream. If you are using more than one serum, apply the thinnest first and allow each layer a moment to settle.
How do I know if my skincare has expired or gone off?
Check the small open-jar symbol on the packaging: the number inside it (for example 12M) is the Period After Opening, the number of months the product is intended to be used once opened. Separately, changes in texture, colour or smell are the clearest signs a product has degraded, particularly for water-based day creams and face serums. When in doubt, note the date you first opened a product and follow the earlier of the PAO or any printed expiry date.
How does my skincare routine affect my skin barrier?
Your skin barrier is the outer layer that holds moisture in and keeps irritants out, and your routine plays a big part in keeping it healthy. Using too many strong actives at once, or over-exfoliating, can leave it compromised, so skin feels dry, tight or reactive. A simpler, consistent routine tends to support it best: cleanse gently, moisturise daily, introduce one active at a time, and finish with sunscreen.