We desire to get that toned and firm youthful skin back but unless we take some measures, it is very difficult to achieve that look again. In order to get a flawless and toned look, you must need to follow some preventive measures and also follow some guidelines.
These guidelines or methods of achieving younger looks can sometimes be very expensive, but still there are some remedies, that you can easily follow at your home. You can find these things in your kitchen and make easy use of them, to get rid of those fine lines and wrinkles.
Five Preventive Measures To Fight Against Wrinkles
1. Avoid Direct Sunlight
Direct sunlight can cause premature ageing of your skin cells and can also lead to sunburns. So try to get under the shade of an umbrella, whenever you get out of your house. Follow this preventive measure religiously right from your teen age, to stay away from wrinkles.
2. Drink Water
Drink at least 8-10 glasses of water daily to keep your face hydrated, and glowing. Water hydrates the cell, and keeps them in a turgid state, thereby helping to keep the skin firmer.
3. Avoid Hot Air
Try to keep your face at distance from the hair drier, whenever you dry your hair. The hot air of the drier dehydrates the cells of the skin, leading to premature ageing.
4. Protect Face From Pollution
Pollution and free radicals damage the structure of the cells, which leads to premature ageing. You can use some antioxidants to prevent the free radicals from damaging your skin.
5. Downwards Massage
Avoid downwards massage whenever you massage with your cream. If you massage cream by pulling the skin downwards, the skin gets pulled, and with time it starts to get a hanging look.
Home Remedies For Firmer Skin
1. Apple Cider Vinegar
Apple cider vinegar improves blood circulation and restores the youthfulness of the skin. It helps to provide oxygen, revive and rejuvenate it thereby maintaining its elasticity. Apple cider vinegar is rich in minerals and vitamins like vitamin A, B, C and is also a very good natural source of antioxidant, which protects the skin from free radicals.
Put ½ or ¼th cup of apple cider vinegar in water and take a bath in it, to improve elasticity of your skin. Or take ¼ teaspoon of apple cider vinegar, 1 teaspoon turmeric, ½ teaspoon each of coconut oil and oats. Mix this and make a paste. Apply on face and keep for 10-20 minutes, and then wash off with warm water.
2. Olive Oil
Olive oil moisturizes the skin, as it helps to hydrate it. It is also a very good natural antioxidant, which helps the skin to fight against free-radicals and thereby faster ageing. Massage your face and body every day with olive oil before taking bath. Massaging improves blood circulation, and provides elasticity to the skin. Also you may mix few drops of olive oil with 2 teaspoon milk and 1 tablespoon honey and make a mask with it. Apply the mask onto face, and rinse off after 20 -30 minutes. This is a very good remedy of hydrating the skin, if your skin is dry.
3. Grapes
Grapes are a source of antioxidant, and contain Resveratrol, a polyphenol which fights against action of free radicals. Grapes also induce natural removal of dead skin cells, and regeneration of new cells. This reduces wrinkles and also helps to make the skin firmer. Eating grapes and also applying them topically can help reduce wrinkles and firm the skin. Squeeze juice from 4-5 grapes and apply on whole face, and leave for 20 minutes. Then rinse off. This is an effective way of reducing pimples also.
4. Shea Butter And Cocoa Butter
Shea butter and cocoa butter both moisturizes dry skin, by hydrating it. The mixture of both the butters also helps to provide elasticity to the skin. In order to apply it, take 1 tablespoon of Shea butter and 1 tablespoon of cocoa butter. Apply this onto face, and keep for 15-20 minutes. After this, wash your face with cool water. There is no need of using any extra moisturizer after this.
5. Egg White
Applying egg white on skin can prove to be very beneficial for people with oily skin. Although egg whites does not fight wrinkles, but it provides elasticity to the face. Take out three egg whites and apply it to the skin in upward motion. Keep until it totally dries and then wash off.
6. Clay
Clay helps to lift and tone skin. Make a fine clay mask, to apply on skin. Take 2- 3tablespoon clay and water or rosewater to mix the clay. Do not make the paste too thin or too thick. Apply it on the face and leave until it dries up. Then rinse off with water.
7. Pineapple
Vitamin C in pineapples fights against free radicals and helps to prevent fine lines and wrinkles. It also hydrates the skin, and helps to discard the old dead cells, and helps in formation of new cells. Pineapple contains an enzyme, which also provides elasticity to the skin. In order to apply pineapple topically on your skin, cut a pineapple, and rub the core of it on face.
8. Ice Bag
Ice also helps to make skin firm. To apply ice on face, wrap some ice cubes in a thin cloth and then put it on face. Keep it for 5 minutes. You follow up with your moisturizer if you want.
9. Rosehip Oil
Rosehip oil helps to hydrate the skin by inducing oil production from the skin. Oil production is slowed down when a person becomes old. This also revitalizes the skin by removing the damages caused by solar radiation. Apply rosehip oil on face for continuous four to five months to slow down the process of ageing and to get rid of wrinkles and sun spots on face.
10. Yoghurt
Yoghurt moisturizes the skin and also removes sunburn effects from it. As it moisturizes the skin, it helps to ward off wrinkles and fine lines from the skin.
11. Turmeric
Turmeric is used to make skin smooth and firm. It also removes any sun damage, and also improves complexion. Take 2 teaspoon turmeric powder and few drops of honey. Apply it on the face. Keep for a few minutes and then rinse off with cool water. Moisturize your face if necessary.
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