Let’s be real: as you age, the idea that you’re growing older gets scarier and scarier, especially when you see those spring chickens out on the town like it’s nobody’s business.

But while some people are able to shrug off those dark thoughts of inevitable wrinkles, grey hair and so forth, others become obsessed with remaining as youthful as possible.

But here’s some good news.

The average age of people judged the most beautiful in the world is now closer to 40 than it was nearly three decades ago.

This was presented by scientists from Boston University School of Medicine, who compared celebrities listed in the PEOPLE magazine’s World’s Most Beautiful list in 1990 to those listed this year, reports The Telegraph.

Back then, it was 33,2. Now, the average age is 38,9:

Celebrities including the actresses Sharon Stone and Michelle Pfieffer, both 59, have helped raise the age of beauty. Julia Roberts, the actress, who is 49, was voted overall the most beautiful woman in the world.

Pfieffer, Stone and Roberts were all also included in the 1990 list, suggesting that the three have helped change ageing stereotypes.

The research also showed that “there had been a shift towards darker skin tones”:

In 1990, lighter skins easily dominated the Most Beautiful list, making up 88 per cent of the celebrities. By 2017, lighter-skinned stars had fallen to 70.4 per cent of the total.

The proportion of celebrities of “non-white” race also increased from 24 per cent in 1990 to 40 per cent today.

Mixed race individuals were represented by just one person in 1990 and by 14 people in 2017.

Finally.

But while celebrities and the like are under more pressure to keep their ageing to a minimum and have the means to splurge on every treatment available, the specialists at Renewal Institute will be able to provide you with a definitive solution to your needs, whatever they might be.

At least then each year those thoughts won’t be quite as loud.

[source:thetelegraph]