Imagine that you were presented with an exclusive costume in which you are completely irresistible. In order for him to serve you as long as possible, you will begin to look after him immediately, and will not wait for the appearance of spots and clues, right? So you need to start taking care of preserving the youth of the skin when it is still fresh and supple.
At the age of 25+, you are still young and beautiful, so you do not need funds that “give a healthy look”, smooth wrinkles, tighten and generally intended for some cardinal changes in appearance. Your task is to preserve the freshness and elasticity that is given by nature.
Rule number 1. Save what you have
You are still young and beautiful, so you do not need funds that “give a healthy look”, smooth wrinkles, tighten and generally intended for some cardinal changes in appearance. Your task is to preserve the freshness and elasticity that is given by nature.
What you need to do: When assessing the need for a particular tool, life hack, procedure, ask yourself the question: does it save or change? If the second, then put it off for 10 years, no less.
Rule number 2. Do not allow drying
Moisturizing is the mantra with which you must now wake up and go through life. Humidification 24/7, inside and out. The first visual age-related changes are associated with the fact that the skin loses moisture. We cannot cancel this process, but to slow it down is quite real.
What you need to do: Hyaluronic acid and other moisturizing ingredients should appear on your dressing table, and a mist spray in your purse. And always remember to maintain a water-salt balance. Particularly distracted and busy will come to the rescue reminders on a smartphone or special applications (iOS, Android). And to control the water content in the body, you can purchase a homebody composition analyzer.
Rule number 3. Do not touch by your hands
Your beauty resists such powerful forces as time, gravity, poor ecology and other negative external factors, so there is no need to complicate her task and destroy skin health with her own hands.
This is not about you? Okay, remember the last time you touched your face – put your chin on your palm or scratched your nose … And before that was a smartphone or a car steering wheel, or … you never know what. Most importantly, you transferred dirt to your face. Or maybe you also sleep on your stomach?
What do we have to do:
- Wean yourself to touch your face without special needs.
- Do not rub your eyes even with clean hands – you can injure the skin of the eyelids.
- Get silk pillowcases and change them 1-2 times a week – they are more sensitive to your face than cotton or satin.
- After washing, lightly pat your face with a towel without rubbing your face.
- Develop the habit of keeping the handset away from your face.
- Any mechanical manipulations with the skin should be carried out by a cosmetologist or you yourself, but only after consulting a dermatologist and in accordance with his recommendations.
Rule number 4. Protect from the sun
No matter how much cosmetologists and dermatologists say about the dangers of sunburn, but for the sake of bronze skin, some pretty women are ready to take any risk. Meanwhile, the UVA spectrum, which penetrates into the deeper layers of the skin (compared to UVB), with constant exposure to the skin, is able to thin the dermal layer – the one that provides structural support to the skin. When the dermis weakens, the upper layer – the epidermis – begins to literally slide. Still not ready to give up tanning? Then try to at least minimize the risks.
What do we have to do:
- Remember the main rule: as soon as the length of your shadow becomes less than your height, this is a signal that it is time to hide from the sun.
- Take care of purchasing high-quality cosmetics from the series “before and after sunbathing”.
- Increase the intensity of moisturizing procedures by 1.5–2 times – a regular program will not be enough.
- And it’s best to love your natural skin tone and protect it with sunscreen and wide-brimmed hats.
Rule number 5. Refusal of bad habits
Bad habits are called bad because it damage our health. And since the skin quickly responds to problems in the body, our beauty also suffers from addictions. After 25 years, you are already an established person, you do not need to harm yourself from teenage “considerations” (to look cool, to fit into a company, etc.), so you can relax and do only what will benefit you personally.
What you need to do: Do not start a new life from Monday — few people are able to sharply turn around 180 degrees, and such attempts often lead to failure. Start a little. For example, if you are accustomed to nightly and want to normalize your sleep patterns, first learn how to go to bed at the same time, even if it will be 2:30, make sure that you do not stay up until 2:35. When you get used to discipline, you can move the end time to an earlier one. You can find many techniques for dealing with bad habits online – choose the one that suits you.
Rule number 6. Regular cleansing
Most of us do not live in alpine meadows, and during the day the skin protects us from many pollutions, germs and bacteria. The daily ritual of our gratitude is the thorough and gentle cleansing of this silent protector. And if in the morning it is enough to wipe it with micellar, then you should pay more attention to evening washing.
What to do: Carefully read the composition of cleansing cosmetics – exclude alcohol-based products from your arsenal. Regardless of whether you are doing a multi-stage cleaning or washing “in a quick way”, one thing is invariable: never go to bed without washing off your makeup. And, of course, the effectiveness of care will be higher if a doctor helps you choose a care program – with the current variety of products and their forms, it’s no wonder to be mistaken.
Rule number 7. Quality cosmetics
Pay attention to everything that your skin comes into contact with, especially cosmetics. As a rule, the makeup applied in the morning remains with us throughout the day, and all this time it affects our skin. And positively or negatively – it already depends on ourselves.
What do we have to do:
- To buy cosmetics on the principle of “less is more, but better.”
- For daily use, choose the most lightweight forms of tonal products – fluid, loose powder, etc.
- Wash brushes and makeup sponges weekly.
- Store cosmetics properly.
- Once every six months, carry out a general audit of the expiration dates of all your cosmetics. Throw away expired funds without regrets: health is more expensive.
Rule number 8. Smile
The first wrinkles that appear on the face are expression lines. And after 50 years it’s easy to guess the person’s face because the most familiar emotion sticks to us like a mask. So think about how you will be perceived in adulthood, it’s time now.
What you need to do: To “erase” unwanted facial expressions from your face, you can master the relaxation technique that will help to cope with stress and relax facial muscles. In addition, cultivate self-discipline – train yourself from time to time to listen to the sensations, whether there is a tense grimace on your face. And … smile! The more often and sincerely, the higher the likelihood that your friendly smile will stay with you for a long time.
Rule number 9. Caring not only for the person
Of course, the face is our calling card. Therefore, in the pursuit of youth, there is a great risk of focusing on facial care and overlooking not so noticeable age markers. Which in the future may take revenge by treacherously betraying your year of birth.
What to do: Remember that all of the above applies not only to the face but also to the neck, décolleté and hands. All these zones must be gently cleaned, toned, moisturized and protected from unnecessary physical influences. Do gymnastics for the oval of the face, take care of support for the chest, use household gloves at home.
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If you decide to keep your skin youthful for as long as possible, this means that you need to conduct a complete audit of your habits and lifestyle. There is no magic pill, taking which you will erase years of lack of sleep, stress, tobacco smoke, and unhealthy food.
There is no miraculous cream that “returns” the skin thinned with ultraviolet light and injured by a hard scrub. Taking care of yourself will not be a burden to you if it becomes a natural part of your daily life.
What you need to do: Love your body, take care of yourself and decorate the world with the radiance of your smile.
Does your lifestyle help maintain your youth and beauty? Perhaps you have secrets that we have not mentioned? Or maybe you managed to develop a useful habit or get rid of a bad one and are ready to share your experience? Or don’t you think skin care is so important? Tell us in the comments what you think about this and how you act.