Every week, there's a new skincare product promising younger-looking skin and some kind of anti-aging miracle. Most of it isn't true. The reality of life and aging is that skin will age with time, lose elasticity and wrinkle, but there are simple ways to keep it looking fresh and classic without spending money on every new trend.
Continuity is Key
Rather than trying out every new skincare product on the market, it's better for your skin to stick with what works for it over time. That way, you get into a routine and won't abandon your skin from time to time, as is wont to happen.
Most women need a gentle, fragrance-free cleanser, an exfoliating cleanser for use once a week, a light fragrance-free moisturizer with sunscreen and a high-quality fragrance-free eye cream. The rest is just detail.
Use the gentle cleanser once each day, because doing it twice can irritate the skin, and then moisturize afterward. In colder, drier months, you may want to moisturize twice a day but only wash once. Eye cream goes on at night, and will sink in and prevent undereye bags from giving away that age of yours.
If you stick to a basic, yet effective, skin treatment like this each day, it'll be easy to always remember that sunscreen (the sun is the biggest cause of wrinkles and sun spots). If you do it every day and start early (that means you, teenagers), you'll be in great shape and free of sun damage even into your elderly years.
Take Care of All of You
Women mix up taking care of their skin with taking care of their entire self, but it's just as important to skin. Skin will hold its elasticity longer if you always keep yourself properly fed with nutritional food and lots of nutrients and vitamins, and hydration is key. When skin becomes dehydrated, it can cause any number of damages, but mostly slacken the skin and make it look old and worn. Drink lots of water, don't overindulge in alcohol and eat healthy foods.
Smoking is an absolute no-no for any woman who wants to make it into even her 40s without awful crow's feet and major wrinkles. The smoke and chemicals that come from cigarettes soak into skin, dehydrating it and killing cells on the surface.
Finally, make sure to exercise. It encourages circulation, which means that your face will look flushed and keep itself regenerating skin cells. You'll not only feel better, but you'll look better too.
Embrace Change
Many women fight the change that happens in their skin over time, but if you're treating your skin well all the time, there's not a whole lot else you can do to keep yourself looking young. But remember that wrinkles and age are signs of a life well-lived and of wisdom gained. Before the youth-focused culture that exists now, there was a respect for older women because of the experience they had garnered, and their white hair and softly wrinkled skin was a sign of that, and thus revered.
If you've lived your life well, then you'll start to get laugh lines and gray hairs, but don't sweat it. Just take good care of yourself and prepare to continue living life to the fullest.
