Sagging jowls, wrinkles, and age spots eventually affect us all. However, many of the signs of aging can be reversed. You can age gracefully by taking a few simple steps to rejuvenate your skin and reshape your face.
Facial Exercise to Tighten Facial Muscles
Tightening your facial muscles can help to reduce a sagging neck and jowls. One very simple exercise is to say your vowels, A, E, I, O U, with exaggerated motions. Also, try chewing your food with your head held slightly up. Finally, practice smiling for a more youthful look.
Improve Your Diet and Lifestyle Habits
As we age, our skin naturally begins to lose its collagen and elastin. A diet rich in Vitamin C helps your body to make collagen. You can also use Vitamin C serums and face creams to revitalize your skin. Also, a diet rich in linoleic acid helps to reduce thinning of the skin. Almonds, walnuts, and soy products are rich in linoleic acid. Collagen supplements are also beneficial; collagen powder makes a great addition to a smoothie.
Habits like smoking and excessive alcohol intake can also lead to sagging skin and wrinkles. Not only that, smoking and excessive drinking are related to a host of health issues.
Skin Rejuvenation Treatments
As you age, your skin naturally loses elasticity. Skin rejuvenation treatments, such as laser treatments, can tighten and rejuvenate the skin. A laser skin treatment is as close as you can get to a non-surgical facelift.
This unusual skin treatment uses a handheld device emitting radio frequencies to tighten the skin. You’ll feel the heat and a mild pricking from the device’s tiny needles, but it’s relatively pain-free. You may have some redness for a few days, but the results are impressive and long-lasting. You can talk to doctors, like those at Masri Clinic, about treatments and procedures that could help you.
Anti-Aging Skin Creams and Serums
Serums and face creams that contain Vitamin C, retinol, and hyaluronic acid are known to help tighten skin, reducing jowls and wrinkles.
Retinol works to speed the replacement of dead surface skin cells with healthier new ones. This can also help with acne and dark spots. Hyaluronic acid holds up to 1,000 times its weight in water, plumping and hydrating the skin. Finally, Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant and also helps to foster collagen renewal. Not only that, Vitamin C brightens the skin for a more youthful look.
It doesn’t take a lot of time or money to turn back the clock. Exercise, diet, and a good skincare regime can keep you looking younger longer.
About the author:
Anita is a freelance writer from Denver, CO. She studied at Colorado State University, and now writes articles about health, business, family and finance. A mother of two, she enjoys traveling with her family whenever she isn’t writing. You can follow her on Twitter @anitaginsburg.