Your delicate neck and décolleté are just as exposed to UV rays, pollution and other external skin stressors that ultimately have an aging effect on the skin, which is why you shouldn’t delay adding a neck cream to your routine. After all, your skin care shouldn’t stop at your jaw, and using a cream, oil or serum targeted for the neck area can help keep these thinner-skinned areas hydrated and healthy.
“Whether you are already seeing signs of aging or not, use skin care on your neck daily,” Dr. Loretta Ciraldo, a board-certified dermatologist and the founder of Dr. Loretta skin care, said. “I find that neck skin care is too often overlooked, with the net effect being that, for many of us, our necks show our age before most of the face (with the exception of thin eye skin, which is often the first to show visible unwanted aging changes).”
Fortunately, adding a neck cream to your anti-aging skin care routine is a simple, one-step process. You won’t need to layer on as much product as you might your face, since the skin in this area is thinner. Apply your neck cream once in the morning and once at night, and remember to apply your daily SPF to your neck and chest as well before heading out the door.