You can’t reverse a freight train until you first stop it. Once you start protecting your skin you can reverse the damage that’s occurred.
Below are the most important things one should follow to have a young healthy and glowing skin for years.
1) Sunscreen Skin Care
The single thing that ages the skin more than anything else is the ultraviolet light, which damages DNA and breaks down collagen(the skin’s essential support structure). So always protect your skin from the Sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays. Use sunscreen every day and wear sunglasses and a broad-brimmed hat whenever possible.
2) Use good Skin Care Moisturizer rich in Antioxidants
Antioxidants really prevent aging by quenching free radicals, but they also decrease inflammation that can lead to wrinkles.Therefore using a cream, serum or a lotion that contains antioxidants like vitamin C, green tea extract or ferulic acid can make your skin healthier. These antioxidants can block damage from any UV light that gets through your sunscreen.
3) Facial Skin Care - Repair Dead Cells
a) Exfoliate your skin once or twice a week with a facial wash, scrub or peel that contains glycolic or lactic acid which helps in removing dead cells from the skin’s surface and allows new ones to emerge. It gives the skin a smoother surface that reflects light better and looks more radiant.
b) Most common signs of aging are fine lines, blotchy discoloration and enlarged pores.
Retinoids, derived from vitamin A really work on repairing your skin and also promote the production of collagen and help the skin make more elastin, thereby making the skin look younger and fresher.Retinoids are available by prescription.
4) Healthy Diet Plan for your Skin
To make your skin healthier and more youthful, maintain a healthy diet plan.
Omega-3 fatty acids can decrease inflammation in the skin which generally leads to loss of collagen and elastin, which, in turn, causes wrinkles and sagging of the skin.
Omega-3 fatty acids are found in fish, walnuts, canola oil, flax and their supplements.
5) Sleep Better
It’s during sleep when your metabolic rate is decreased and that the body initiates the repair process.
For your face’s sake, it’s best to sleep on your back.If you sleep on your face, your facial skin will age more rapidly.So roll over if you’re a belly or a side-sleeper.
Always have a good sound sleep so that you look fresh everyday in the morning.
