Aging is the natural process of the body
becoming older in its functions and appearance.
What are the signs of skin aging?
The skin starts to loose it's elasticity. There will be appearance of fine lines which gradually deepens forming wrinkles. The skin also looses its laxity and the overall appearance of the skin looks rough due to dryness. The skin looses collagen which gives the skin that fresh plump appearance. Hair loss is also a sign of aging although there are other reasons your hair could fall which may not be related to aging.
This entire process does not take place once. The skin changing with age is usually a gradual process and there is no way to stop the aging process. What you can do is to fight it by imbibing daily habits for a life time.
What causes early aging?
Aging starts around the age of 30. At this age so many people still feel young and continue with their normal lifestyle of their early or mid twenties.
Lifestyle or habits that causes early aging
1. Smoking
Aging starts earlier on people that enjoy smoking. The problem with smoking does not just end with the damage it does to you internally. Smoking actually dries out your skin which hastens the formation of wrinkles.
Smoking causes uneven skin tone, gives you dirty looking teeth, darkens your lips while creating wrinkles around your lips caused by the movement of your lips when you smoke.
2. Progeria
This is a skin condition that causes early aging but not as a result of lifestyle. Progeria is actually a rare genetic skin condition.
3. Facial Expression
Basic facial expressions like talking with raised eyebrows and laughing too much are common facial expressions but they gradually leave lines on delicate areas of the face like the forehead, around the eyes, corners of the mouth and neck.
3. Dehydration
Drinking at least eight glasses of water everyday is one of the best ways to refresh your skin. Not drinking enough water leaves your skin dried out, unhealthy and aged. You also need to pamper your skin with rich moisturizing lotions which will prevent your skin from drying out.
4. Rapid weight loss
It is always better to loose weight gradually than to embark on drastic weight loss solutions like gastric bypass surgery, teeth wiring, fasting for weight loss etc. To loose weight simply cut out sugar and carbohydrates from your meals and eat more of fibers, vegetables and proteins, then get active. The key here is consistency.
Drastically dropping from size 16 to size 8 in few weeks means you have lost the weight but you will be left with loose saggy skin which will make you look older.
5. Stress
A stressful lifestyle will age you.
Early marriage means more responsibilities which mostly lead to stress. Unhealthy relationships, heartbreak, financial hardship,over thinking and worry can cause stress which will not only affect you internally but also externally. A happy and stress free youth tell on the face.
6. Environmental factors
The environment you live and work in can also affect you physically.
Polluted environment as a result of sewer gas, chemicals from factories, noise from generators, mosquitoes, overcrowding etc. can dull out your skin making it to age.
7. Exposure to Sun
Economic hardship has forced some people to earn a living under the hot sun throughout the day.
Sun exposure dries your skin out and gives it a burnt appearance. The way out is to sit under a shade of some sort if you must sit out to sell your products.
You can also plant aloe vera in your home and apply it on your skin before and after each sun exposure.
What can you do to prevent premature aging and what anti-aging secrets are effective?
You can prevent premature aging by avoiding habits listed above.
Here are 6 anti-aging secrets that will surprise you
1. Never go to bed without applying a moisturizer on your face and using an eye cream.
Sleeping involves tossing and turning around your bed. Remember you made your bed before sleeping but when you wake up in the morning you will notice the rumpled bedsheets.
The bedsheet was not rumpled by sleep, it was rumpled by your body movements on the bedsheets during sleep.
That same rumpling happens on your body but mostly affects your face. For the bedsheets you can wash them and iron. But you can't do that to your skin. So the best bet is to prevent it.
So it is a taboo to go to bed without applying a good moisturizer and an eye cream.
This keeps your skin moisturised and makes it hard for the skin to remain squeezed throughout the night. Constant squeezing of the skin causes wrinkling of the skin.
This is why some people will tell you that they woke up one morning and saw wrinkles on the face.
2. A splash of very cold water on your face first thing in the morning helps to prevent aging.
This simple habit helps to tighten the pores and reduce puffiness under the eyes.
If you can manage, put some ice cubes in a small bowl of very cold water. Hold your breath and deep your entire face in the water for 10 seconds. This also is used by some to delay aging.
3. Vaseline. For some reasons I still cannot understand, vaseline is known to delay aging. In Nigeria, some women rarely apply vaseline because they believe it will darken their skin. This is true but adding a tiny bit of Vaseline to your body cream will help keep your skin moisturised, prevent sun burns, heal wounds, sores or burns etc.
4. One Evening Primose Oil tablet added to a teaspoon of extra virgin oil applied to your skin at night before you go to bed.
5. Egg white, cinnamon powder and honey face mask should be used three times a week to keep your skin moisturised and supple. This is the anti-aging secret of some women.
To make your own mask Click here
6. Vitamin C serum. Applying vitamin c serum to your skin is magical and is used by so many women as an anti-aging secret.
Do not apply vitamin c tablet to your skin. You can buy the serum from any beauty store and follow the direction as stated on the label.
The effective ones are usually slightly more expensive but it is worth every kobo of it.
If you want to learn how to make your own vitamin C serum Click here
becoming older in its functions and appearance.
What are the signs of skin aging?
The skin starts to loose it's elasticity. There will be appearance of fine lines which gradually deepens forming wrinkles. The skin also looses its laxity and the overall appearance of the skin looks rough due to dryness. The skin looses collagen which gives the skin that fresh plump appearance. Hair loss is also a sign of aging although there are other reasons your hair could fall which may not be related to aging.
This entire process does not take place once. The skin changing with age is usually a gradual process and there is no way to stop the aging process. What you can do is to fight it by imbibing daily habits for a life time.
What causes early aging?
Aging starts around the age of 30. At this age so many people still feel young and continue with their normal lifestyle of their early or mid twenties.
Lifestyle or habits that causes early aging
1. Smoking
Aging starts earlier on people that enjoy smoking. The problem with smoking does not just end with the damage it does to you internally. Smoking actually dries out your skin which hastens the formation of wrinkles.
Smoking causes uneven skin tone, gives you dirty looking teeth, darkens your lips while creating wrinkles around your lips caused by the movement of your lips when you smoke.
2. Progeria
This is a skin condition that causes early aging but not as a result of lifestyle. Progeria is actually a rare genetic skin condition.
3. Facial Expression
Basic facial expressions like talking with raised eyebrows and laughing too much are common facial expressions but they gradually leave lines on delicate areas of the face like the forehead, around the eyes, corners of the mouth and neck.
3. Dehydration
Drinking at least eight glasses of water everyday is one of the best ways to refresh your skin. Not drinking enough water leaves your skin dried out, unhealthy and aged. You also need to pamper your skin with rich moisturizing lotions which will prevent your skin from drying out.
4. Rapid weight loss
It is always better to loose weight gradually than to embark on drastic weight loss solutions like gastric bypass surgery, teeth wiring, fasting for weight loss etc. To loose weight simply cut out sugar and carbohydrates from your meals and eat more of fibers, vegetables and proteins, then get active. The key here is consistency.
Drastically dropping from size 16 to size 8 in few weeks means you have lost the weight but you will be left with loose saggy skin which will make you look older.
5. Stress
A stressful lifestyle will age you.
Early marriage means more responsibilities which mostly lead to stress. Unhealthy relationships, heartbreak, financial hardship,over thinking and worry can cause stress which will not only affect you internally but also externally. A happy and stress free youth tell on the face.
6. Environmental factors
The environment you live and work in can also affect you physically.
Polluted environment as a result of sewer gas, chemicals from factories, noise from generators, mosquitoes, overcrowding etc. can dull out your skin making it to age.
7. Exposure to Sun
Economic hardship has forced some people to earn a living under the hot sun throughout the day.
Sun exposure dries your skin out and gives it a burnt appearance. The way out is to sit under a shade of some sort if you must sit out to sell your products.
You can also plant aloe vera in your home and apply it on your skin before and after each sun exposure.
What can you do to prevent premature aging and what anti-aging secrets are effective?
You can prevent premature aging by avoiding habits listed above.
Here are 6 anti-aging secrets that will surprise you
1. Never go to bed without applying a moisturizer on your face and using an eye cream.
Sleeping involves tossing and turning around your bed. Remember you made your bed before sleeping but when you wake up in the morning you will notice the rumpled bedsheets.
The bedsheet was not rumpled by sleep, it was rumpled by your body movements on the bedsheets during sleep.
That same rumpling happens on your body but mostly affects your face. For the bedsheets you can wash them and iron. But you can't do that to your skin. So the best bet is to prevent it.
So it is a taboo to go to bed without applying a good moisturizer and an eye cream.
This keeps your skin moisturised and makes it hard for the skin to remain squeezed throughout the night. Constant squeezing of the skin causes wrinkling of the skin.
This is why some people will tell you that they woke up one morning and saw wrinkles on the face.
2. A splash of very cold water on your face first thing in the morning helps to prevent aging.
This simple habit helps to tighten the pores and reduce puffiness under the eyes.
If you can manage, put some ice cubes in a small bowl of very cold water. Hold your breath and deep your entire face in the water for 10 seconds. This also is used by some to delay aging.
3. Vaseline. For some reasons I still cannot understand, vaseline is known to delay aging. In Nigeria, some women rarely apply vaseline because they believe it will darken their skin. This is true but adding a tiny bit of Vaseline to your body cream will help keep your skin moisturised, prevent sun burns, heal wounds, sores or burns etc.
4. One Evening Primose Oil tablet added to a teaspoon of extra virgin oil applied to your skin at night before you go to bed.
5. Egg white, cinnamon powder and honey face mask should be used three times a week to keep your skin moisturised and supple. This is the anti-aging secret of some women.
To make your own mask Click here
6. Vitamin C serum. Applying vitamin c serum to your skin is magical and is used by so many women as an anti-aging secret.
Do not apply vitamin c tablet to your skin. You can buy the serum from any beauty store and follow the direction as stated on the label.
The effective ones are usually slightly more expensive but it is worth every kobo of it.
If you want to learn how to make your own vitamin C serum Click here
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