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10 Ways To Care For Ageing Skin

When you start nearing 30, you realize your skin too is not 20 years old anymore. With the kind of stressful lives that we lead, premature skin ageing is no big deal. By the time you are 30, you may start noticing wrinkles on your skin. If it doesn't happen at 30, by the time you are 35, age will certainly show on your face.

Skin care tips for ageing skin are quite different from the usual ones. As a mature woman you cannot afford to treat your skin casually like you did as a girl. You need to be careful and watchful of ageing skin. Even slight carelessness can result in ugly wrinkles on your skin and the age spots can become permanent blemishes if you don't use the right skin care tips.

Ageing skin needs smart and special care. Most of things you need to do are easy and well within your control. You cannot stop the ravages of time on your ageing skin, but you can slow them down by taking good care of yourself.

Here are some lifestyle changes and beauty treatments that you need to do in order to care for ageing skin.

Drink Water

Drink Water

As you grow older, you skin gets drier. You might have noticed that your skin no more produces as oil as it used before. So keep yourself hydrated by drinking water. It also helps to flush out toxins.

Sleep Well

Sleep Well

You may have been a party animal in your 20s who could go many nights without sleep. But when your skin starts ageing, even a few hours of sleep deprivation can cause dark circles. So don't compromise on your beauty sleep.

Use Night Cream

Use Night Cream

When we are young, we do not realize the necessity of a regular beauty regime. But when grow older, you will have to get into the regular habit of dousing yourself with night cream before bed.

Moisturise After Bath

Moisturise After Bath

You may have got away with taking a quick shower and running away to college once. But applying moisturizer on ageing skin is essential. Dryness causes more wrinkles.

Clean Up Makeup

Clean Up Makeup

It is obvious that you have to use makeup to cover up the blemishes on your ageing skin. But just remember to wipe it clean before you go to bed. Chemical cosmetics speed up wrinkles.

Get Natural

Get Natural

The more you use natural ingredients for your skin, the better it is for you. Use natural anti-ageing ingredients like turmeric, milk and aloe vera.

Anti-Oxidant Rich Foods

Anti-Oxidant Rich Foods

Your diet also plays a huge role in slowing down ageing of skin. Have antioxidant rich foods like berries, broccoli and bell peppers. They help to build fresh collagen under your skin.

The Skin Lift

The Skin Lift

Always apply moisturizer or cream in the upward motion on your skin. If you pull your skin down while applying cream, it sags.

Quit Bad Habits

Quit Bad Habits

Bad habits like smoking and drinking caffeine speed up ageing. At 30, you cannot afford to take few smokes lightly. Get into a healthy lifestyle to stay young.

Detox Yourself

Detox Yourself

Go on a detox diet once in a while. Chuck all processed food, quit caffeine and have lots detox fluids. The lemon and honey diet is one of the best detox diets recommended by celebrities.

Story first published: Thursday, July 18, 2013, 14:39 [IST]
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