How to Prevent Wrinkles
Over time, skin loses its elasticity and moisture causing wrinkles to appear. Many people find these marks unpleasant and embarrassing, as it indicates their age. If you know how to prevent wrinkles from appearing though, you’ll have beautiful and radiant complexion for a longer time.
What You’ll Need:
Sunscreen with SPF
Hat and sunglasses
Water
Moisturizer and moisturizing beauty products
Healthy food
Have Ample Sun Protection
preventing wrinklesBasking in warm sunlight feels lovely, but unfortunately, it’s one of the major causes of wrinkles. Sunlight contains ultraviolet radiation that damages collagen, which keeps the skin young-looking and firm. To solve this dilemma, avoid going out in the sun between 10 AM to 4 pm; this is when the sun’s glare is at its hottest.
If you need to go out though, invest in a good sunscreen with an SPF (sun protective factor) of 15. Apply it 20 minutes before you leave the house and reapply least every four hours. If you sweat a lot, or if you’re going swimming, put on more sunscreen. Wearing a hat also helps. You should also wear sunglasses to protect the sensitive skin around your eyes, which is very prone to wrinkle.
Moisturize
Keeping your skin moist on the outside is very important, so invest in a good moisturizer. Find one that suits your skin type, whether a soap, a lotion or a cleanser. There are numerous beauty products available today that can effectively maintain skin’s moisture, as well as provide wrinkle protection. It’s also a good idea to find a product which also contains sunscreen, to make it more efficient.
Moisturizers with alpha, beta or poly hydroxy acids are also very ideal for your skin. These acids come from sugar cane, milk and fruit, working to remove dead skin cells and produce new younger-looking cells, encouraging collagen production. If fine lines and wrinkles are starting to appear, these can help reduce them.
Keep Yourself Hydrated
Another way to keep your skin moist is to always drink plenty of water. Take in six to eight glasses daily, to keep the skin supple and moist. If you are prone to doing outdoor activities that causes you to sweat heavily, increase your water intake.
Eat Healthy
What you eat affects how you look. Keep your skin healthy-looking by ingesting in fresh fruits, whole grains and vegetables. Maintain a healthy diet rich in Vitamins A, C, K, and E. These can promote radiant and young-looking skin.
Get Rid Of Smoking
Not only will you be at risk for different lung and respiratory ailments, but your skin will also lose its moisture, making it look dull and age prematurely. Smokers also develop wrinkle lines on their upper lip area. Also, reduce your alcohol intake. This leads to dehydration, and lack of skin moisture.
Control Your Facial Expressions
There’s a belief that people who always frown ends up with more wrinkles in the future. In a way, this is true, so avoid squinting, raising your eyebrows or frowning too much. This will cause more creases, leading to further wrinkling. Avoid too much stress. At the same time, smile. Smiling may cause “crow’s feet” wrinkles at the corners of your eyes, but some finding say that being happy and optimistic helps prevent these marks from appearing.
A Few More Tips
Avoid losing weight drastically. This causes skin to sag and crease.
Sleep on your back. Sleeping with your face buried in the pillow causes sleep lines that develop onto wrinkles.
Cleanse your face daily, once in the morning and in the evening.
Wear loose-fitting, unbleached clothing that has a tightly-woven fabric.
Growing old is inevitable, but you can slow it down by not getting wrinkles too soon. Remember these tips and your complexion will stay lovely and creaseless for a longer time.