Here at Juice Beauty, we believe in aging beautifully. Skincare is about supporting your skin as the years pass, not trying to erase signs of a life well-lived.
Today, we’re going to talk about one of these so-called anti-aging skincare products: firming cream. Instead of lifting sagging skin, think of this product as strengthening your skin from within.
In this guide, we’ll break down everything you need to know about firming cream: what it is, how it works, and how you can use it in your own skincare routine to age beautifully.
What Is Firming Cream?
Every skincare routine needs four key steps: cleanse, tone, treat, and moisturize. Firming cream is part of the third step, treat.
The treatment step of your skincare is what allows you to customize your routine to the specific needs and desires of your skin. By choosing a firming cream for this step, you choose the skin benefits that come with it.
The purpose of firming cream is to tighten and lift the surface of your skin. These skincare products are often made with ingredients rich in proteins to support the internal structure of your skin.
Firming cream can:
- Increase proteins like collagen and elastin in the skin
- Support a more hydrated skin barrier
- Minimize skin texture, including smoothing fine lines and wrinkles
By strengthing the inner layers of skin, you fuel your skin with everything it needs for a tight and taut complexion.
How Does Firming Cream Work?
The benefit of firming cream is obvious: smoother, more supple skin. However, to understand how a small dollop of lotion can produce such dramatic results, we have to talk a bit about biology.
In addition to your skin cells, the three layers of your skin also include lipids and proteins that help the organ function. Lipids are responsible for protecting your skin barrier, but proteins are what keep your skin strong.
There are two key structural proteins in your skin: collagen and elastin. Think of these proteins as support beams for your skin. They hold up your skin and prevent it from collapsing in on itself. However, your body naturally loses these proteins as you age, meaning your skin starts to lose its structure over the years.
This is where firming cream comes in.
Firming creams are made with nourishing ingredients that stimulate collagen and elastin production to combat this exact issue. With more of these structural proteins in the skin, your skin gets back its strength.
How To Support Your Aging Skin
The secret to smooth and supple skin at any age isn’t just firming cream alone. While this skincare product is a good way to start caring for your aging skin, don’t let it be the only step. To support and strengthen your skin, implement the benefits of firming cream in every step of your skincare routine.
Our Signal Peptides Regimen for Visibly Firmer & Ultra Hydrated Skin supports your skin from the inside out in every step of your skincare routine:
- Stem Cellular 2-in-1 Cleanser washes away any lingering grime and refreshes your skin after a long day for a hydrated complexion that feels soft and supple. Powered by fruit stem cells, vitamin C, and resveratrol-rich grapeseed.
- Signal Peptides Firming Serumrestores your skin’s natural bounce for clinically proven smoother and firmer skin. Powered by rich peptides, pterostilbene-rich wild blueberries, and the science of epigenetics.
- Signal Peptides Firming Balm & Mask transforms dry, cracked skin into a hydrated and supple complexion as an intense balm by day and a nourishing mask by night. Powered by a custom blend of sunflower-derived lipids, seabuckthorn, and our powerful rice peptides.
- Signal Peptides Firming Eye Balm hydrates the delicate skin around your eyes for a lifted look and luxurious feel. Powered by rice peptides, pterostilbene-rich wild blueberries, and paracrass — a potent natural botanical clinically proven to smoothen skin and reduce crow’s feet wrinkles in just one use.
- Stem Cellular Peptide Lifting Neck Cream tightens and lifts the skin in the neck for a strong skin look after just four weeks. Powered by antioxidant-rich botanicals, borage seed oil, rose hip fruit, and algae.
- Stem Cellular Exfoliating Peel Spray exfoliates the skin for a renewed complexion and smoother and softer skin for 100% of clinical study participants after the first use. Powered by champagne grapeseed oil, cucumber extract, and skin-brightening licorice root.
At Juice Beauty, all of our products start with our Bio70+ technology, which ensures that every product has a base of at least 70% organic ingredients. This creates the perfect, antioxidant-rich environment for our potent actives to get to work.
For Beautiful Skin, Age Beautifully
Age is nothing to be ashamed of. Wrinkles, fine lines, and age spots tell the world that you’ve lived a beautiful life. Instead of viewing anti-aging skincare as a way to erase the years from your skin, think of it as a way to support your skin after so many years well-lived.
Your aging skin deserves the best support skincare has to offer, including firming cream. By fueling the proteins and fibers that give structure to your skin, you give your skin all the ingredients it needs for a healthy, vibrant complexion.
Sources:
Anatomy of the Skin | Stanford Medicine Children's Health
Collagen: What It Is, Types, Function & Benefits | Cleveland Clinic
Decreased Collagen Production in Chronologically Aged Skin | National Library of Medicine