Beauty Tenets To Look 10 Years Younger
This post was last updated on October 30th, 2023
The digits of your age really doesn’t matter if your skin is flawless and younger. Your baffling teenage years are over and you’re now financially independent plus you’ve achieved the legal age for drinking! Your life is super-exciting and you’re on a roll. But have you ever considered that your carefree glittering lifestyle might be functioning adversely for you. I guess you all are probably aware that things like smoking, drinking and obesity shorten your life longevity but may not be aware of the apparently harmless habits that are aging you every day secretly. Applying the foundations with compact and eyeshadows are not enough to make you look younger. No matter what beauty products you try your skin needs to be rejuvenated from inside to fight aging. Here are certain tips that you need to know to slow down your aging process. Read on..
1. Use Sunscreen
Get a broad-spectrum sunscreen that protects against UVA and UVB rays with SPF of at least 15, preferably 30. Try to protect your skin, all exposed areas of the body every day from harmful UV rays as these damage your skin cells causing wrinkles, skin tan and uneven skin tone . Make it a habit to apply sunscreen when you go out. It only takes few minutes and you can save you years of prematurely damaged aged skin.
2. Opt for good quality makeup
When you do shopping for skin care products, look for three powerful ingredients to maintain younger looking skin. First ingredient is a serum containing antioxidants like vitamin C which will help to brighten your skin, second, add retinoids which increase cell turnover stimulating collagen renewal and third, start using an alpha hydroxy acid exfoliator to eliminate the top layer of dead skin cells to look younger.
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3. Sleep more
Stress from work and late night partying can lead to serious issues like insomnia, while also adversely affect your skin. You need an average of eight hours of sleep every night. Ample sleep makes your skin glowing naturally and eliminates dark circles.
4. Cleanse and moisturize skin
Cleaning and moisturizing helps to protect skin and to keep it healthy. But try to use cleaner or face wash with natural ingredients rather regular soap which can dry out your skin. Cleanser gently washes without stripping skin of moisture. Avoid skin toners, especially those with stringent or alcohol base. Use good moisturizer for day and night.
5. Quit smoking and drinking
Smoking is an unhealthy habit and it not only harms your lungs but also your skin. Nicotine diminishes the blood flow to the skin, tobacco tarnishes proteins like elastin and collagen, making the skin look dull and unattractive. Excessive consumption of alcohol, usually leads to dehydration which could cause flacky and dry skin which makes it more prone to wrinkles. Alcohol also causes permanent discolouration of the skin, making you look pale and old. Try to eliminate smoking and drinking from your routine to look younger.
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6. Avoid sugar
Sugar increases your weight due to calories and carbohydrates, but health experts also believe that sugar is secretly aging us. Sugar damages our skin by drying out the collagen and elastin that are naturally present in our skin cells, resulting in dull, dry, slouchy and wrinkle-prone skin. This process, known as glycation which also causes dark circles and puffiness, both of which make skin look unattractive older.
7. Remove makeup before going bed
You love make up so much to look flawless anytime buy forget not to remove your makeup before you go to bed as it can cause your pores to clog. Allow your skin to breathe at night to keep your glowing skin intact and prevent premature aging.
8. Go for cardio workout
Exercising literally helps to lose weight but it also helps to get you younger looking skin. Regular and consistent exercise like walking, running, cycling that are more cardio workouts can reduce inflammation, lower blood pressure, improve memory and concentration, increase muscle tone, and best of all, significantly reduce chronic stress to give you flawless skin. To look younger just keep a check on your cardio sessions, and not stretch them beyond an ideal 45 minutes, that even not more than three days in a week.
Read: 15 Ways Exercise Makes You Look and Feel Younger
9. Use less concealer and foundation
Heavy foundation always settle on the rough patches or into the lines of the face. It’s better avoid anything with a powder base which provides light to medium coverage. Try to use less foundation and concealer.
10. Smile wide
Smile not only tones your facial muscle but also gives a natural glow that boosts your younger looking skin. Smile checks premature aging too.
11. Have more sex
Sex feels great, and maintains your health greatly. Research shows that an active sex life helps to strengthen your immune system, lower blood pressure, reduce pain, relieve depression and lowers your risk for certain types of cancer. During sex, your body releases certain chemicals such as endorphins, serotonin, and other immune and mood-enhancing substances that not only make you healthier but also happier that can actually make you look younger.
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