Easy Steps to Prevent Wrinkles and the Aging of Skin

However much we take care of our skins, the dreary 30's bring with them the unmistakable signs of aging -- wrinkles, laugh lines, creases on the forehead, and crow's feet below the eyes. For some of us blessed with better skin, it will come later than the others, but there is almost no way we can prevent our age from showing on our faces. What we can try to do is preventing wrinkles, leading us to have a graceful and unblemished complexion as we grow older through our 30's, 40's and even 50's.

Wrinkles are not the only signs of people growing older. There are other physical changes, unnoticeable at first but they gradually become more and more prominent. Skin becomes less elastic with age, and the earth's gravitational pull duly plays its role in making these factors show on the body. These include the drooping of eyelids and the weakening of the corners of the mouth. The tip of the nose starts pointing ever so slightly downwards and the ears lengthen and are pulled lower. By the time a person reaches his or her 70's, the skin has become much thinner and the fat beneath the face has already disappeared. So is it any wonder that the wrinkles that start appearing on our skin around our 30's are only a precursor to all these processes?

Indeed not! But there are ways for preventing wrinkles from taking away the natural beauty of your skin. Proper application of an anti aging anti wrinkle cream helps a lot to make the wrinkles fade, but there are also some other precautions you must take alongside. Follow these simple rules to minimize or delay aging of skin as far as possible:

1. Stay protected from the sun! The sun is one of the most important factors that clock the aging process of skin. Wear sunscreen religiously on every part of your body being exposed to sunlight, even before you reach the age when you should start worrying about wrinkling. A good sunscreen does not only slow down the process of wrinkling but also protects your skin from the UV rays of the sun that causes skin cancer. While buying your sunscreen, make sure you check the SPF (Sun Protection Factor) value of the product - the higher the SPF, the better suited is your sunscreen for protecting you from the harmful effects of sunlight. If you can, try to avoid going out between 10 o'clock in the morning and 2 o'clock in the afternoon, since this is when the sun's rays are the strongest.

2. Use a good moisturizer! One of the biggest factors for wrinkling is the loss of moisture from the skin. An effective moisturizer will penetrate into your skin and lock its natural moisture, slowing down the process of wrinkling to a considerable degree.

3. Quit smoking! Studies have found that smoking is almost directly proportional with getting premature wrinkles. This is not only because of the nicotine damage to health but also because of the facial actions required for the act of smoking. Puffing a cigarette gives you vertical lines around your mouth, and squinting to avoid the smoke from getting into your eyes will almost certainly give you excessive crow's feet.

4. Modify your sleeping posture! The ideal position to sleep is on your back. If you sleep on your side or on your stomach, your face is pressed against the pillow for hours. This may result in the natural contour of your face being disturbed.

5. Also modify your facial expressions! Try to frown as little as possible, or laugh too hard, as these deepen the wrinkles around your face.

So a few simple steps, along with the use of anti aging anti wrinkle cream, will help you preserve your youthfulness much longer than your friends. Try these, and be surprised to experience the magic.