Skin Wrinkle
A skin wrinkle around the eyes, mouth or forehead is the tell tale sign of a person’s age.
It can be horrifying for a woman to suddenly wake up to discover that the slight wrinkles she once saw only 6 months ago is now deep and apparent for all to see. I’m only 33 years old and for the past few years I have seen my forehead skin wrinkle deepen over time. If I look at photos of me in my early 20’s the forehead wrinkle first made its appearance but today it is pretty obvious it is there.
I have always been pretty protective of my skin, even as early as my teens. I washed my face with special fortified facial cleaners, never using bar soap or body soap on it, and at age 12 I was already developing a weekend beauty routine that included exfoliating my face and using a weekly mud mask. You can almost say I was obsessed with my skin. When my best friends came over for a sleepover, I held the cliché sleepovers in which we made it a beauty night. We would wash, exfoliate, steam and mask our faces while we watched a movie. We would even help our dark circles by using wet tea bags on our eyes.
Even though I took great care of my skin nearly all of my life, wrinkles are not biased and they will cling to each and every person. I’ve had to take some serious steps to help change my skin and to help prevent wrinkles in the future.
Here are some easy tips to help decrease skin wrinkle formation.
You are what you eat. Yes, this saying does apply to not only your body but to your skin. You will need to start eating healthy if you haven’t started to already. Eat plenty of whole grains, fresh fruits and healthy oils such as olive oil. A study done on people 70 years and older back in 2001 concluded that the people that ate healthy have fewer wrinkles over the people that did not eat so healthy. The greatest benefit you can provide for your skin by eating healthy is that you are nourishing your skin with plenty of antioxidants.
Daily exercise. Exercising every day will provide your skin with more oxygen which is one of the most important ingredients it needs to stay young and healthy.
Don’t smoke. Smoking not only increases the chances of getting wrinkles, it also increases your chances of developing squamous cell cancers. (Squamous cells make up the layers of your skin.)
If you want to increase your antioxidant intake you can look for topical products that contain Vitamins: A, C and E. Also products that contain selenium, coenzyme Q10 and alpha-lipoic acid are proving to be very beneficial for healthy skin.
I will be posting future information on why these vitamins are so great for the skin, so be sure to bookmark my site.