How to Get Younger Looking Skin With These Practical Tips

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The intense desire to possess younger and smoother skin has influenced most women to undergo plastic surgeries or Botox treatment programs.  Worse, some have resorted in controversial treatments that have not been deemed safe by health authorities. The media and peer pressure in general is the main driving force behind this intense desire to look beautiful and young.

But why resort to such expensive and controversial treatments when sometimes all you need to do is some practical advice to you’re your skin healthy.

1. Using protection against sun exposure

The sun is the toughest offender in skin aging. Consequently, the use of sunscreen is essential.

If you don’t know this already, there is a lot of Ultraviolet radiation coming from the son that accelerates skin aging and increases the risks of skin cancer. UV radiation consists of mainly UVA and UVB. UVA is responsible for skin aging and fine lines. It is even responsible for causing wrinkles even in your 30s (Source: Shine Yahoo – Beauty Tips). If you are noticing all these changes happening in yourself, then you ought to seriously think of how much time you get yourself tanned or how much time you spend doing activities under the sun.

Here are pretty straightforward things you can do to protect yourself from the sun:

• Avoid spending too much time in the sun between 10am – 2pm. This really depends on which part of the world you are but generally, this is when UV radiation is HIGHEST!
• Apply sunscreen whenever you think you are going to be under the sun for long periods of time… SPF30 creams are good enough. You might come across SPF50 or SPF15 sun screens as well. SPF30 simply means that it takes about 30 times longer to get yourself tanned compared to without the sunscreen.

Another method you should check out is this:

A Revolutionary Method Without Sunscreen to Make You Look Years Younger!

2. Drinking  Ample Amount Of Fluids

None can ever help your skin looks pinker, unless you are properly hydrated. Taking enough amounts of water can save your skin from dryness, tightness, and flakiness, for dehydration results a dry skin gives way to wrinkles. The significant amounts of water truly make sense especially if distributed well throughout the day and not two hours before bed time.

Current recommendations are about 6-8 glasses of water a day

Check out this fantastic reading from Dr Howard Murad, a world expert in skin health and skin care.

 

3. Eating healthy-skin foods

There are number of good fruits that are rich in essential oils and B-complex vitamins that can make your skin healthier. Let us have a look at them.

> Feast on Strawberries

I’m not sure about you but strawberries is one of my favourite fruits. The fact that I can collect them in a strawberry farm nearby almost all year round makes it really convenient to get my hands on strawberries. Well, I can tell you for sure that strawberries are great antioxidants as the high content of vitamin C in them helps prevent antioxidant related damage that can be from the sun,  food or daily environment. A recent article from the Journal of Clinical Nutrition states that Vitamin C rich foods help reduce wrinkles and skin dryness.

Find other fruits with high amounts of Vitamin C and it should boost not only your immune system but helps in skin regeneration and repair.

Take a look at some of this reading materials to help you decide on the best fruits for your skin and learn some great recipes!

 

> Soy products / Tofu

Soy products in milk, tofu or any soy based products is a great source of isoflavones. A recent study conducted in the Journal of Nutrition also showed that increased isoflavones intake in mice reduce the amount of wrinkles and increases skin smoothness in mice exposed to UV radiation. Isoflavones help firm you skin by preserving collagen, an essential building block in our skin. Tofu may not be as popular in Western countries compared to Asian ones but this reason is sufficient to tell you that soy products are good foods for your health.

> Avocados – helpful for their being mushy green fruit.

> Mangos which are excellent sources for Vitamin A which maintains and repairs skin cell and serves as an antioxidant, warding off deep-seated damage, aging your skin prematurely.

> Dairy products like milk and cottage cheese are also anti-aging foods.

> Flaxseed oil and oysters are top sources of omega oils and zinc which are good for your face.

Additional list of good foods include the shrimps, sunflower seed and Brazil nuts. Lastly, oats contain silicic acid which makes the skin flabby, turning it look more youthful and great for holding back fine lines.

4. Staying Away From Cigarettes

Smoking promotes bad health and speeds up skin aging. Aside from staining your skin, cigarettes make it also wrinkles. Smoking harms fibers like collagen and elastic as well as strength.

5. Removing Makeup

Ladies, I know you want to look beautiful on makeup but keeping them on for long periods of time increases your risk of clogged pores, dehydrates your skin and damages it. There are plenty of make-up removal creams on the market to help you with this so don’t skip this step before going to bed!

6. Working-Out Frequently

Getting ample of exercises remarkably helps. Move your body and draws out those muscles.  Aside from having gaining smoother, younger-looking skin, you’ll also feel better emotionally and psychologically.

7. Taking Time To Laugh

Joy brings positive effects in the body structure. You’ll be surprised to find that the thoughts we think and our overall outlook in life can have an effect on our skin. Strive to be happy and give yourself a younger looking skin you deserve.