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Anti Aging Skin Care: 10 Tips To Help Avoid Your Skin Aging Prematurely
by: Donna Kelly
Skin is living tissue. It needs regular care and attention to
remain smooth, tight and vibrant. Some signs of aging are
inevitable, however there is a lot you can do to influence how
quickly your skin ages. How fast your skin ages is significantly
influenced by the health and lifestyle decisions you make every
day. Making unhealthy choices can cause premature skin aging.
Here are 10 lifestyle tips to help you avoid premature skin
aging.
Don’t smoke: Whether you smoke, or you spend time with a smoker,
cigarette smoke is damaging and aging your skin. Exposure to
cigarette smoke significantly increases skin wrinkles and
dryness. Cigarette smoke depletes your body of Vitamin C which
is a key ingredient for keeping skin plump and moist.
Manage sun exposure: The sun’s UV rays penetrate deep into skin
tissues contributing to wrinkles, dryness, sun burn and, in the
worse case, skin cancer. When spending time in the sun protect
yourself with a sun screen. A sun screen with an SPF 15 rating,
or higher, is recommended. Remember to continuously reapply your
sun screen if you are outside for long periods of time, or have
been swimming or exercising. Don’t forget clouds do not protect
you from ultraviolet ray exposure. You need to protect yourself
from the sun, even on a cloudy day. Don't forget your eyes, wear
sun glasses. Long term sun exposure can lead to serious health
issues with your eyes.
Contrary to popular belief sun beds are not a safer way to tan.
Sun beds also emit UV rays contributing to prematur skin aging.
For a “skin friendly” tan consider self tanning creams.
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Exposure to cold weather: If you live in cooler climes cold
winds and low temperatures can also contribute to premature skin
aging by drying out your skin. If you venture out in the cold
make sure to use a good moistorizer.
Eat healthily: One of the most important influences on our skin
health is the quality and quantity of food we eat. A balanced
diet is a good barrier against premature aging. By eating fruits
and vegetables, especially brightly colored fruit and leafy
greens, we are giving our bodies vitamins and antioxidants that
combat the breakdown of collagen and elastin in our skin.
Collagen and elastin helps keep our skin tight and youthful. It
is also important is to make sure you drink plenty of water
every day.
Manage stress: To help reduce prematur skin aging due to stress
be aware of your stress level. Stress and worry cause frowning
and, over time, the muscles in the face actually “remember” the
stressed and worried expressions. A good anti aging skin care
program should include meditation, yoga, gentle exercise or
other relaxation techniques. Keeping stress in check will help
you look and feel younger.
Exercise regularly: Exercise has a positive impact on muscle
tone and blood circulation contributing to skin health and a
more youthful appearance. The benefits of a regular exercise
program will show on your face, having a bright smile and lots
of energy will help you look younger, at any age.
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Think about your beauty products: As you age
you should use both lighter coloured cosmetics and hair colours. Lighter
colors will be more flattering to your skin lightening skin tone.
It is also worth considering AHA (Alpha Hydroxy Acid) based moistorizers and
skin care products. AHAs are natural fruit acids found in fruit, sugarcane,
and milk. As skin ages natural exfoliation becomes more difficult and dead
skin layers build up. AHAs allow the top layer of dead skin to be exfoliated
more easily and help to unblock and cleanse pores. AHAs also loosen
inter-cellular fluid smoothing fine lines and surface wrinkles and improving
skin texture and tone.
Did you know that your lipstick or lip gloss can help your lips not only
look great but can also protect them from the sun at the same time ? When
choosing your lip products look for lipsticks or lip glosses that contain
Sesame Oil and Vitamin E.
Moderate alcohol use: Alcohol contributes to skin aging by dilating small
blood vessels in the skin and increasing blood flow near the skin's surface.
Over time these blood vessels can become permanently damaged and broken.
Moisturize: Think of all the hot showers and baths you have taken; sure,
they clean your skin, but they also dry it out. Our skin also gets drier as
part of the aging process. The best thing to combat dryness is, of course,
to moisturize. Your local drug store or beauty spa sells a great variety of
moistorizers, and one of them will be just the right for your skin type. Ask
the beauty advisor or pharmacist for assistance if you’re not sure which one
to buy.
Get enough sleep: While we sleep our body, including our skin, recharges and
prepares for the next day. Take time to get some sleep – at least 7 to 8
hours per night.
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