Also in my 60s. I’ve always had pretty good skin, too. But lately I notice the pores seem to be a bit bigger, and i do get the annoying pimple on my nose from time to time.

I cleanse my face at night, to get rid of the perspiration and dust and pollen of the day. Right now i’m using Cetaphil cleanser and water, haven’t used my Buf-Puf-type thingy in a while. And Pond’s moisturizer.

In the morning I wake up with a cold-water splash. When I shower I wash my face lightly with glycerine soap, mainly because I sometimes perspire at night (hot flashes? anxiety attacks? who knows, but i can get pretty sweaty). And then Ponds again. I know I should put a sunscreen on but i don’t. Only if I’m going out for a bit, and then it’s a stick sunscreen on the nose, lip area, and cheeks (and the backs of my hands).

Pretty simple. I’d heard long ago that cleansing at night is good, and morning cleansing really isn’t necessary, just a rinse, but lately I find the need to wash the perspiration off,

When a pimple emerges I dab it with rubbing alcohol on a bit of tissue a few times a day, that seems to tame it pretty quickly.

I wonder what causes the pores to change?

Do you ever exfoliate? like with a scrub? I am no expert, but any time I get a facial, that’s one of the most frequent tips I come away with. Just one example: https://www.amazon.com/Olay-Regenerist-Detoxifying-exfoliator-Packaging/dp/B01LTI093E/ref=mp_s_a_1_14?dchild=1&keywords=exfoliating+face+wash&qid=1625999276&rdc=1&sprefix=exfol&sr=8-14

I read a lot of the change to our faces are due to post menopausal hormones. Having oily skin is weird, even when my face is clean it's still oily.

I do have some salicylic acid made especially for blackheads and it has good reviews, but I'm lax at using it regularly.

Are you getting more peach fuzz on your face? I swear, if it wasn't for my magnifying mirror I would have scared little kids! Never knew I had so much until I saw myself in the mirror. Especially under the chin and jaws. It's blonde hair but once a month a pitch black course hair will grow right under my chin. When I first saw it I freaked! lol I pluck it everytime (it hurts!) and it comes right back in a month.

I’m in my mid-50s. I recently was unhappy with my skin, I was feeling oily and noticing little tiny whiteheads. I switched my cleanser, problem solved, little whitehaeds gone in two days. At lunch with my sons, the older one, who is brutally honest, said ”you have good skin mom.” I was wearing BB Cream and that’s it, I am not a makeup person, the BB cream is SPF 45 which is why it is worn.

Look for a face wash with glycolic acid. I find it works wonders for pimples. Tip was from Carmindy who was the make-up artist on what not to wear.

I use this one: https://www.amazon.com/Peter-Thomas-Roth-Glycolic-Solutions/dp/B00YP3IUO6/ref=sr_1_12?dchild=1&keywords=glycolic+acid+face+wash&qid=1626004579&sr=8-12

Yes, check out the free skin care advice on Youtube by Dr. Dray. I also like Doctorly—two guys. There’s also The Budget Dermaologist and Anthony Youn. There are many good drugstore options available, and they help, but I suspect if you want better and faster results for any problem, stronger prescription meds/creams are probably necessary.

Seconding Bluebell's post to try a retinol formula. I'm in my 60s and have always had oily skin, prone to breakouts. About 10 years ago I started using OTC retinols (Paula's Choice, then Neutrogena), and they have made a noticeable difference: my skin is more more evenly toned, less oily, and I rarely have any breakouts. I don't have much in the way of wrinkles, so that wasn't a concern of mine, but I've noticed that a vertical furrow between my eyebrows is much less pronounced now. These products actually work, as opposed to the hype of most creams.

Caution about Differin, it will bleach any fabric that it touches! Sister and I both had teens who used it. If it gets on a towel or a pillowcase or nightclothes, there will be white spots. It isn’t a bad product, just be aware that you might need white towels and pillow cases and don’t wear the cashmere pjs you bought to pamper yourself.

All of us ought to be using moisturizer with some level of sunscreen, according to my dermatologist. He told me to use it even when I was not going outdoors.

I second the Curology product. They will customize-compound a Rx product for you based on your concerns. The first month you only pay shipping so it's a great way to try it out.

Maelove is another on-line only product that I really like and it's very affordable.

I treat for roseacia and dry skin, so cant help you there. But you should wear 50 SPF every day. Sun and hyperpigmentation go together. I use Clinique mineral facial spf.

@1929Spanish-GW i so agree about sunscreen! Single best thing we can fo for our skin. I’m also a fan of mineral SS.

I always had problems with clogged pores and acne and it really didn't let up until I was in my 40s. Steaming and a clay mask once a week can really help with clogged pores. I have a little facial 'sauna' /humidifier that I use for 15 minutes, then towel off and apply a clay mask and allow it to dry. After rinsing that off, I apply a thin layer of honey for 20-30 minutes, then rinse and apply a good moisturizer.

I second using a good skin cleanser. I've found Trader Joe's exfoliating facial wash is very good.

Warning, I'm too tired to proof read. :)

Bluebell, I wish I had just called you first!

Look at the picture in the article, it's MY nose, except it's not enhanced by a photo. :)

Never would I have thought they weren't backheads and instead, sebaceous filaments.

What'smore, the article reccomends two things I have! salicylic acid and Witch Hazel, both I hardly use due to sheer laziness.

I have Neutrogena's Rapid Clear Treatment Pads, a salicylic acid acne treatment. But it doesn't say if I should use both witch hazel and salicylic acid in one day.

I actually took The Mirror outside for the best light to look at the tip of my nose and T-zone where a few more are, and it was hard to get anything out, but what I did get out proved to be a sebaceous filament. Blackheads are usually easy to get, but not the SF's.

Thank you!!!!

Local, BB cream is also the only thing I use when I go somewhere. I love it. But I don't go anywhere that often and still use drive thru as much as possible. What cleanser do you use?

Annie, I have some glycolic acid but don't use it often. For now I'm going to religiously stick with Rapid Clear, and if it doesn't work, it's the glycolic acid.

Bookworm, I use Retinol mostly in winter and even though I was using it often I still remember the bumps were still there, and not much difference in wrinkles and pigmentation. I've used ROC and several others. I'll start using it again after I find out when to put it on since I need the salicylic acid to work.

For the time being per the doctor, I'm not wearing sunscreen because I am making a concerted effort to to spend 15-30 min. a day (all in the garden) getting direct sun for Vitamin D. I am very low on D which is causing me extreme fatigue. I do use lip sunscreen. I'm also a big milk drinker and eat fortified cereal. :) Didn't help. So it's sun but not enough to do damage.

Carol, the article I linked also recommended honey. I have lots of it!

Now I need a face wash, but nothing that scrubs it too hard because today I read at our age we need to pull back on exfoliants.

Thank you all so much! Off to search for a mild facial wash. Hopefull with pads so I don't have to stick my face in any water. Our water turns my eyes red.

Oakley, I too am low on Vit D. I do not get much sun and mentioned that to my doctor. He said sun exposure is not always the best way to get Vit D. Some people just cannot convert sunshine into Vit D efficiently. He told me to take 1000 IU of Vitamin D3 every day.

Try Cetaphil to cleanse your face…the one with the blue cap not the green cap. You can spread the Cetaphil on your face and then wipe it off with a damp wash cloth. You do not need to get water in your eyes.

BB, I'm ordering the Cetaphil now, I've always trusted their products. Thanks! After sweating the first thing I do is get a warm washcloth and wipe my face, rinse out the cloth and wipe it again. I do that first thing in the morning too and throughout the day. It helps me from getting sleepy.

A bit ago before I put the salicylic acid on, once more I cleaned my face with a fresh washcloth. When I looked at the pad after putting the acid on, I could see dirt. Apparently my face has been filthy forever. lol

I've been taking 4000 IU of D3 a day, for two weeks. Did you have fatigue? I do and I can only chalk it up to being low on D which is a side effect.

Of course I've never had D checked before so it could have been this low forever, but I think it's a combo of not being outside all winter because it was frigid, icy and snowy quite a bit, and I also think I've acquired lactose intolerance & I cut out milk way back last year. I was a huge milk lover, both chocolate and white, had some every day and now I have a little bit with cereal a couple of times a week.

If my levels don't go up then I'll look into not being able to convert D. Do you know how long it takes for D levels to rise?

Joanie, I'm familiar with Dr. Dray and watched her video about sebasceous filiments. Only problem with the video is she has what looks to be a big sebaceous filament above the top of her lip. :)

Want to see what I found today after looking in The Mirror again? Go to second 55. She shows what the S.F.'s look like when they come out. Identical to teeny cysts if you've ever had one. Anyway, I had a bad reaction on my lip from ground pepper that DH put on my steak today and it caused soreness in my bottom lip. My eye's glanced up to a little spot between my eyebrow and hairline at the temple. I took my finger nail to gently scratch it off, no dice. However, a ton of those little S.E's came out! I couldn't even tell they were there in the first place! WTH? lol

She recommended products to use for our daily regime and I already have all but the cleanser. I'm not going to use everything she recommended like a clay mask.

Sue, this comment is for you and anyone else who exfoliates. I totally forgot that salicylic acid, which is what I'm using now twice a day, also exfolliates. It has the same 2% of SA that Paula's Choice and other websites recommend. No need to get anything else for exfoliating. Whew! lol

Good article about Salicylic Acid from Paula's Choice

I deal with dry skin.(In my teen years I was oily.) I used to use Cetaphil, but changed to Cerave - their dry skin formula seems to be creamier.

I don't seem to get blackheads in my adult years but I still like to use a mask occasionally to deep clean the pores. The clay mask might help draw out the SF's ??? I also love to steam my face!

I would still use sunscreen on my face. You can absorb Vitamin D from the sun through your body. I really think one reason mine has not been low is because I'm outside so much!

Listen up Mature Women. Do you get those longish wisps of hairs at the sideburn area that drives you batty, and one may blow sideways into your eye? Yeah, me too. What I've been doing with no advice is pulling them out with tweezers, maybe 5 hairs at a time and it doesn't even hurt.

I just now found this video, the girl is wonderful, she doesn't do that silly small talk and gets straight to the point. I love her tip about using scizzors first which I didn't do. :) I doubt I get an epilator.

This is a followup to her first video which I haven't watched yet.

My sister and my niece both have their faces waxed. Not just lips and eyebrows but also cheeks and chins, including those wispy hairs in front of the ears. They say it makes their make-up go on so much smoother. I do lips, chin, and eyebrows (and legs but we are talking faces on this thread) but I haven’t been able to bring myself to have my cheeks waxed. DBIL has his nosehairs waxed. I can’t even imagine….

Waxing nose hairs? I'm screaming "Ouch" right now! You've seen those single blade razors made for women's faces? Now they're called Dermaplane Razors, which I've been using for a couple of years now. They really do make your face smoother & anything you put on it just glides on and the face looks better.

Tina, I've always had normal facial skin until a few years ago when I started sweating hard in the high heat and humidity, due to a medicine I take..OR hormonal stuff. Now it's oily in the T zone which I never understood what that was. I do now!

I thought I had blackheads when I did this topic, but it's all SF. Thank goodness it's only noticeable to me. They don't go away, SF's are the lining of our pores which is where we get blackheads that are usually easy to pop out. My SF's are clogged with sebum & messing with it can cause the skin to bleed. Ask me how I know. :)

This describes sebrum

My face wash came in today, I can't wait to use it since I don't have to get my face in water. lol

I find the less I do, the better. I use a few simple products I have used since college days. I am 69 now and so far, so good.

I'm the same way Cyn except now I have to add salicylic acid because my face became oily. Actually it's a good product and I can already see a difference. Because it exfoliates I'm adding more moisturizer for good measure.

Oakley, step away from your computer and all those videos. Save your money. Cut down on products and all those razors, exfoliators, etc. Give your skin a break! No make-up for a while (I actually have worn none for years now). Wear sunscreen and take Vitamin D supplements. Get a prescription for Retin A. Relax. You will see a difference!