[Routine Help][Anti-Aging] is this aging or dehydration?

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Long time lurker. Ya'll have really helped me build a routine.​I have started to notice fine lines on my forehead. I'm not sure how long they've been there but I only really started to be bothered by them this summer. They are where my skin naturally gathers when I raise my eyebrows but stay even when my eyebrows are down. If I really inspect my face I guess I have other very fine lines but nothing that seem bothersome.Early 30s; have been pretty good about sun protection after 1 very bad full-body burn as a teenager. Tend to have a "very expressive", active face/forehead and tension headaches from tension in face muscles.Is this normal aging and I should just either accept it or get Botox? Is this dehydration from AC and dehumidifiers all summer? Or could it be over-exfoliation (maybe I need to step down the retinoid %)?If it's dehydration, is it because I'm using so many oil-based things and not toning to get water-based products down to the skin? Should I add another step/product to make sure moisture is getting in there?I've been doing oil-only cleansing for almost 2 years now and it has cleared up pretty much all my deep, painful hormonal acne and closed comedones. Before switching to this oil-only routine I was double-cleansing with jojoba oil and Avene Eau Thermale Clean-Ac Cleansing Cream or using micellar water, and then toning with Thayer's. I'm a little bit afraid of cleansers and toners now, and avoid all detergents/surfactants, fatty alcohols, silicones, limonene and other citrus-derived products, and glycerin. I don't know for sure what was causing those deep, painful blemishes but I haven't been eager to find out.​Routine:AM:water onlypomegranate or raspberry seed oil if feeling dryTO natural moisturizing factorsLa Roche Posay Anthelios Ultra SPF 50+ European version or ThinkBaby SPF 50no makeup​PM:blend of sunflower, hemp, and jojoba oil cleansing with fingers and damp washcloth; no emulsifier or second wash1-2X/week TO 2% retinoid in squalene, 3X/week TO 12% Ascorbyl glucosiderosehip or pomegranate seed oilTO natural moisturizing factors​​​
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