The 60+ Client With “Everything” Going On—Where Do You Start?

As we age, it’s not unusual for several skin concerns to be present at the same time. A client in their 60s may present with a combination of:

• Fine lines and loss of firmness

• Uneven pigmentation

• Dullness and texture changes

• Dryness or dehydration

• Possible sensitivity or reduced skin resilience

With several concerns happening at once, where do you start?

Do you focus first on supporting hydration and barrier health before introducing more corrective ingredients or professional treatments? Or do you find that, with the right approach and intensity, you can begin addressing multiple concerns at the same time?

I’d love to learn how other skin therapists approach this in the treatment room:

• When several concerns are present at once, what do you prioritize first—and why?

• What professional treatment or procedure might you start with?

• Which ingredients or products would you consider important in supporting that initial approach?

• How do you balance addressing visible signs of aging while maintaining the skin’s resilience and avoiding over-treatment?

I’m particularly interested in learning how you prioritize and sequence your approach (what you do and what you use), what do you find are your “best” treatments/tools or products. Every client and every skin will be different, so I’m hoping to learn from the different ways therapists approach the many changes that can occur with aging skin - what has worked well.

For those of you who have worked with clients 60+, where do you start—and what guides that decision? And what has worked?