The simple things you can do to take years....and years....and years off your face

With the national dialogue focused on race these days, it seems only fitting that skin color is also a burgeoong area in anti-aging research.  And pigment isn't the only factor dermatologist consider.  Each ethnic group "has its own propensity to develop specific signs of ageing"., Says Susan C. Taylor, assistant clinical professor of dermatology at Columbia University's College of Physcians and Surgeons.  So while the usual advice still applies to everyone- waer sunscreen; use retinol- each group can round out their routine by adding the following products and tricks.

They're among your best weapons against pollution and sun.  The most potent are CoffeeBerry(found in Priori CoffeeBerry Day Complex or Revale'Skin Day Cream with SPF15), idebenone (Prevage Anti-aging Treatment), green tea (Topix Replenix Cream CF), pomegranate (Murad Energizing Pomegranate Moisturizer SPF 15 and Estee Lauder Nutritious Vita-Mineral Moisture Lotion) and Coenzyme Q10 (Eucerin Q10 Anti-Wrinkle Sensitive Skin Lotion SPF 15).

Whatever antioxidant is in your arsenal, arm yourself every morning for all-day protection.

Your pores expand as gunk accumulates in them- and the older you get, the more likely they are to stay expanded.  Put them on a diet by switching to a cleanser with salicyclic acid, which "dissolves" says Miami and New York City dermatologist Frederic Brandt.  It also helps slough away dead skin that cn lead to clogging.  We like Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash and Biore' Blemish Fighthing Ice Cleanser. 

As we age, cell turnover slows and dead skin cells pile up all over our face.  Eventually these malingerers "reflect the light at odd angles and rob your face of radiance," says New York City dermatologist Doris Day.  It isn't pretty.  Whisk them away teice a week them away twice a week with an at-home glycolic acid peel, like MD Skincare Alpha Beta Daily Face Peel or Avon Anew Clinical Advanced Retexturizing Peels.