Go natural! Home remedies are best! This is what I would suggest strongly.
With the plethora of antiaging solutions out there, considering natural ways seems to be the best choice and an inexpensive one too with zero side-effects. You are just a few words away from creating your own youthful skin and slowing down the aging process. Let us explore:
1. Dealing Face aging signs With Home remedies
2. Dealing Body aging with Home remedies
3. Ayurvedic herbs for Aging signs
4. What causes Aging & How to deal with it smartly?
1. Dealing Face aging signs With Home remedies
Before spending hundreds of dollars on those expensive anti aging creams and serums, try few home remedies right at your home.
Let’s learn how to make your own simple face masks for maximizing skin benefits.
1.1 Aloe Vera For That Ultimate Glow:
Aloe vera contains malic acid, which can reduce wrinkles and fine lines. It can also improve skin’s elasticity. It also boosts collagen production and minimizes skin pores, for a youthful appearance.
Ingredients:
An aloe vera leaf
How to Use It:
1. Cut open an aloe vera leaf, extract the gel out.
2. Apply this gel to your face and let it stay for 20 minutes.
3. Wash it off with lukewarm water.
4. Repeat this twice a week.
1.2 Fenugreek for Skin Cell Renewal:
Fenugreek is a rich source of vitamin B3 and Niacin, that helps in regeneration of skin cells and repair of damaged skin cells. Topical application of fenugreek can help in reducing wrinkles, fine lines and crow’s feet.
Ingredients:
A handful of fenugreek seeds
How to Use It:
1. Grind a handful of fenugreek seeds, to form a smooth paste.
2. Apply this paste over skin and let it stay for one hour.
3. Wash off with water.
4. Repeat this remedy twice a week.
1.3 Egg Whites for a Smoother Skin:
Eggs! It is difficult to not eat them but apply on your face. But what if I tell you that they are a rich source of protein, magnesium, riboflavin and magnesium and that can hydrate, smooth out the skin and repair the damaged skin cells?
Ingredients:
An egg white
How to Use It:
1. Apply an egg white evenly on your face, let it stay for 15 minutes.
2. Wash off with cold water.
3. Repeat this once or twice a week.
1.4 Banana for All Your Skin Woes:
Bananas are easily available and are rich source of vitamin C, vitamin E and potassium. It hydrates the skin, boosts collagen production and improves skin’s elasticity.
Ingredients:
Two ripe bananas
How to Use It:
1. Mash two ripe bananas to form a smooth paste.
2. Apply it evenly to your face and let it stay for 20 minutes.
3. Wash off with cold water.
4. Repeat this remedy twice a week.
1.5 Honey and Lemon Juice for A Plumper Skin:
Honey is a natural moisturizer and exfoliant. It also helps in lightening the scars, age spots and wrinkles. Honey helps in improving suppleness and skin’s elasticity. Lemon, on the other hand, removes tan and sunburn. Lemon juice also lightens the skin complexion.
Ingredients:
One teaspoon honey
Juice of half a lemon
How to Use It:
1. Take a teaspoon of honey and add half a lemon’s juice to it.
2. Mix thoroughly to form a smooth paste.
3. Apply this paste over your skin and let it stay for 20 minutes.
4. Wash off with water.
5. Repeat this remedy twice a week for best results.
1.6 Coconut Milk to Keep Wrinkles Away:
Coconut can take care of most of your skin and hair woes. It effectively combats all the aging signs, thereby making your skin smooth and glowing. Coconut Milk has various antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties which can keep all the aging signs away.
Ingredients:
Two tablespoons coconut milk
How to Use It:
1. Dip a cotton ball in coconut milk and apply it evenly on all your face.
2. Let it stay for 20 minutes.
3. Wash it off with cold water.
4. Repeat this remedy thrice a week for best results.
1.7 Potato Juice to Plump Up the Wrinkles:
Potatoes are an excellent source of Vitamin C and can help in boosting collagen production. This, in turn, would improve skin’s elasticity.
Ingredients:
A Little piece of potato
How to Use It:
1. Grate a little piece of potato and extract the juice.
2. Dip a cotton ball in the juice and apply all over your face.
3. Let it stay for 15 minutes and wash it off with cold water.
4. Repeat this twice a week.
1.8 Strawberries to Even Out Your Skin Tone:
Skin is as much in need of a strawberry dose as your tongue. Strawberries are an excellent source of antioxidants and vitamin C, to even out the skin tone, brighten the skin and remove dead skin cells. With its regular usage, your fine-lines, wrinkles and age spots will begin to disappear.
Ingredients:
Three to four strawberries
How to Use It:
1. Mash three to four strawberries such that no lumps remain.
2. Apply this paste to your face and let it stay for 15 minutes.
3. Wash the paste off with cold water.
4. Repeat this once or twice each week.
1.9 Sugarcane Juice to Boost Collagen Production:
Well, next time you bring it home, you can apply it over your face. Sugarcane juice is rich in glycolic acid. Glycolic acid is a commonly used alpha hydroxy acid. It gently exfoliates upper layer of dead skin cells and simultaneously boosts collagen production.
Ingredients:
Two tablespoons sugarcane juice
A pinch of turmeric
How to Use It:
1. Mix sugarcane juice and a pinch of turmeric.
2. Dip a cotton ball in the mixture.
3. Apply it evenly all over your face.
4. Let it stay for 10 minutes.
5. Wash the juice off with lukewarm water, followed by cold water.
6. Repeat this remedy once or twice each week, for best results.
1.10 Papaya for Gentle Exfoliation:
Papaya tastes amazing and is gentle on our stomach too. It is an excellent source of antioxidants and contains an enzyme known as papain. Papain gently exfoliates the skin and eliminates the dead skin cells. Applying papaya on your face also helps in new cells regeneration and improves skin’s elasticity.
Ingredients:
Few Pieces of raw papaya
How to Use It:
1. Mash few pieces of raw papaya to form a smooth paste.
2. Apply this paste evenly on your face.
3. Let it stay for around 20 minutes.
4. Wash it off with water.
5. Repeat this twice or thrice for best results.
1.11 Avocado to Combat Free Radicals:
Avocados are always a treat. The best part is, they can also give you a youthful and radiant face. Avocados are rich in Vitamin E and carotenoids that can effectively combat free radicals. They also are a rich source of vitamin C and boost collagen production. They also reduce the appearance of wrinkles, fine lines and expression lines.
Ingredients:
One peeled avocado
How to Use It:
1. Mash an avocado to form a smooth paste.
2. Apply this paste evenly all over your face.
3. Let it stay for around 15 minutes.
4. Wash the paste off with water.
5. Repeat this remedy twice for a youthful, healthy and glowing skin.
1.12 Oils for That Flawless Skin:
An oil blend can do wonders and give you that enviable, flawless skin. Natural fatty acids present in oils, act as emollients. Regular application of oils can give you a much youthful and healthy skin.
Ingredients:
Four drops of Sandalwood oil
One tablespoon almond oil
Three drops of rosewood oil
How to Use It:
1. Add 4 drops of sandalwood oil and 3 drops of rosewood oil to one tablespoon of almond oil.
2. Mix thoroughly to form an oil blend.
3. Apply this oil over your face in circular and upward motions.
4. Massage for around two to three minutes.
5. Apply this oil blend daily before dozing off.
1.13 Apple, Honey and Chia for Scrubbing off Dead Skin Cells:
This seems to be an amazing snack between meals. But it’s equally excellent for the skin. The chia seeds are loaded with antioxidants to perfectly exfoliate dead skin cell layers from your skin. Honey is an excellent natural moisturizer and an effective cleanser. Green apple contains polyphenols, alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs) and flavonoids. All these ingredients can brighten and smoothen your skin.
Ingredients:
Few pieces of green apple
Two tablespoons chia seeds
Two tablespoons honey
How to Use It:
1. Finely chop few pieces of green apple and add two tablespoons each of honey and chia seeds.
2. Mix thoroughly to form a smooth paste and let it stay for 5 minutes.
3. Apply this paste over your face and neck.
4. Let it stay for 15 minutes and wash it off with lukewarm water.
5. Repeat this remedy once a week.
1.14 Cucumber and Yogurt for Skin Rejuvenation:
Yogurt and cucumber are an amazing side-dish in your lunch, but they are equally good when applied topically. Cucumber can effectively reduce the under-eye bags and puffiness. It also provides a soothing and calming sensation. Yogurt contains lactic acid, which can exfoliate skin and rejuvenate the skin.
Ingredients:
Four tablespoons yogurt
Two tablespoons grated cucumber
How to Use It:
1. Mix four tablespoons of yogurt and two tablespoons of grated cucumber, to form a smooth paste.
2. Apply this paste all over your skin and let it stay for 20 minutes.
3. Wash the paste off with lukewarm water.
4. Repeat this remedy twice or thrice every week, for a youthful and plump skin.
1.15 Almond and Milk Pack for Skin Moisturization:
Almonds are an excellent source of vitamin E, which can both hydrate and rejuvenate the skin. This, in turn, ensures skin is healthy, away from sag and wrinkles. Milk also provides enough hydration and moisture to your skin, thereby preventing skin dryness and aging signs.
Ingredients:
One-fourth cup milk
8 to 9 almonds
How to Use It:
1. Soak all the almonds in one-fourth cup milk.
2. Let it stay overnight.
3. Grind the almonds in the same milk to form a smooth paste.
4. Apply this paste evenly all over your face.
5. Let it stay for 20 minutes.
6. Rinse off the paste with cold water.
7. Repeat this remedy twice every week.
1.16 Pineapple Mask for That Vitamin C Burst:
Pineapples taste great! There is no denying that. Pineapple juice is also effective in preventing premature aging. It being a rich source of vitamin C and potassium, significantly combats free radicals and oxidative stress thereby preventing aging signs. Pineapple juice can also treat age spots, skin pigmentation, uneven skin tone and dark patches.
Ingredients:
One slice of pineapple
How to Use It:
1. Grind pineapple slice to form a smooth paste.
2. Apply this paste all over your face.
3. Let it stay for 20 minutes.
4. Wash the paste off with water.
5. Repeat this remedy twice a week, for best results.
1.17 Rose Water Pack for Calming Effect on Skin:
Rose water has both calming and regenerating effect on the skin. It effectively reduces thread veins by improving blood circulation. Rose water also reduces under-eye puffiness and blemishes. Glycerin reduces wrinkles, fine lines and other signs of aging while simultaneously improving skin’s elasticity.
Ingredients:
Two teaspoons rose water
Half teaspoon lemon juice
Four drops of glycerin
How to Use It:
1. Mix all the ingredients together.
2. Dip a cotton ball in the mixture.
3. Apply the mixture all over the face before sleeping.
4. Repeat this remedy every other night.
1.18 Guava and Oatmeal Pack for Instantly Glowing Skin:
Guavas improve the complexion and reduce the dark spots. It is also a rich source of antioxidant vitamins including vitamin A, B and C. Guavas help in keeping skin fresh and hydrated. Oatmeal gently exfoliates the skin.
Ingredients:
Two tablespoons mashed guava paste
Two tablespoons crushed oatmeal
One tablespoon lemon juice
How to Use It:
1. Mix all the ingredients to form a smooth paste.
2. Apply this paste all over your face and neck.
3. Let it stay for 20 minutes.
4. Wash the paste off with cold water.
5. Repeat this remedy twice a week for best results.
1.19 Rice Milk for Effective Cleansing:
Japanese have long used rice milk for cleansing. Rice milk is rich source of vitamin E and can gently exfoliate the skin for a smoother and glowing skin. Additionally, it provides retinol boosting vitamin A and calcium.
Ingredients:
One-fourth brown rice flour
Three tablespoons rice milk
How to Use It:
1. Mix the ingredients thoroughly to form a smooth paste.
2. Apply this paste all over the face.
3. Massage in gentle, circular motions.
4. Wash the paste off with tepid water, followed by applying a toner and moisturizer.
5. Repeat this remedy twice or thrice a week for a glowing skin.
1.20 Walnut and Berries Scrub for Reducing Aging Signs:
Apart from eating purposes, the antioxidants and vitamins A, C and E in them have ability to both improve and reduce aging signs. Walnuts are again an excellent source of vitamin E and can scrub out dead skin cells from your face.
Ingredients:
Half cup walnuts
Half cup black raspberries or blackberries
How to Use It:
1. Blend both the ingredients in a blender to form a smooth paste.
2. Apply this paste all over your face.
3. Massage gently for two to three minutes.
4. Wash the paste off with tepid water.
5. Repeat this remedy twice a week for amazing skin benefits.
1.21 Carrot, Turmeric and Milk Pack for Defying Aging Signs:
Carrots can be great for your skin. They are rich in vitamin A, beta-carotene and antioxidants. Turmeric is anti-inflammatory and has powerful antioxidant properties. It prevents damage due to the sun and free radicals.
Ingredients:
Two tablespoons grated carrot
Four tablespoons heated milk
A pinch of turmeric
How to Use It:
1. Soak grated carrots for 10 minutes in heated milk.
2. Add pinch of turmeric to the mixture.
3. Apply this paste over your face.
4. Massage gently for two to three minutes.
5. Let it stay for 15 minutes.
6. Wash the paste off with cold water.
7. Repeat this remedy twice a week for best results.
1.22 Basil Toner for Improving Blood Circulation:
Basil is a great antiseptic and has marvelous anti-inflammatory properties. It can effectively inhibit bacteria and can improve blood circulation in the skin.
Ingredients:
Four tablespoons dried basil leaves
How to Use It:
1. Crush the dried basil leaves.
2. Boil the leaves in one cup of water.
3. Let the mixture cool.
4. Strain out the liquid and discard the leaves.
5. Fill the liquid in a spray bottle.
6. Apply on your face daily by using a cotton ball, before cleansing your face.
1.23 Agave, Rice and Lemon Scrub for Youthful Hands:
Your hands can shout out your age loud and you might not like that. Agave lemon scrub can lift off dead skin cells from your hands, making them look younger and attractive. Rice gently exfoliates and agave sufficiently hydrates the skin. Lemon can lighten the skin tone and improve complexion.
Ingredients:
Half cup cooked rice
One tablespoon lemon juice
One tablespoon agave nectar
How to Use It:
1. Mix all the ingredients to form a smooth paste.
2. Apply this paste over your hands and gently massage for two to three minutes.
3. Let it stay for 15 minutes.
4. Wash the paste off with lukewarm water.
5. Repeat this remedy once every week, for best results.
1.24 Indian Gooseberry and Honey Pack to Slow Down Aging Effects:
Amla or Indian Gooseberry is great for skin, hair and overall health. It is an excellent source of vitamin C, which helps in preventing wrinkles, fine lines and sagging skin. Amla also boosts collagen production to provide a smoother, healthier and youthful skin. Honey is a natural moisturizer which effectively hydrates the skin.
Ingredients:
One tablespoon Indian gooseberry powder
One tablespoon honey
How to Use It:
1. Mix both the ingredients to form a smooth paste.
2. Apply the paste over your face.
3. Let it stay for 15 minutes.
4. Wash it off properly.
5. Repeat this remedy twice each week, for best results.
1.25 Avocado, Wheatgrass and Yogurt Pack for A Fresh Feel:
These amazing ingredients provide an adequate amount of vitamin E, vitamin A, oleic acid and lactic acid. This mask can prevent damage caused by free radicals and can also improve skin texture. Above all, this mask can remove dead skin cells and give you a completely refreshing look.
Ingredients:
One tablespoon wheatgrass juice
Two tablespoons Greek yogurt
Half an avocado, peeled and sliced
How to Use It:
1. Blend all the ingredients in a blender.
2. Apply the paste over your face.
3. Let it stay for 20 minutes.
4. Wash off with cold water.
5. Repeat the remedy two times a week, for desirable results.
1.26 Green Tea, Lemon and Pomegranate Pack for Skin Tightening:
Green tea and pomegranate are rich sources of various antioxidants and provide ample anti-aging benefits. Lemon improves skin tone and complexion. Pomegranate seeds gently exfoliate the skin.
Ingredients:
One tablespoon green tea
One tablespoon lemon juice
One tablespoon honey
Three tablespoons pomegranate juice with seeds
How to Use It:
1. Mix all the ingredients to form a smooth paste.
2. Apply the paste over face.
3. Gently massage for two to three minutes.
4. Let it stay for 20 minutes.
5. Wash the paste off with cold water.
6. Repeat the remedy two times every week for a glowing and youthful skin.
1.27 Granola, Almond and Blueberries Pack for Skin Brightening:
This is an extremely hydrating pack for a brighter and glowing skin. Almonds and blueberries are packed with antioxidants and essential fatty acids. Whole oats provide several anti-inflammatory benefits. Milk and honey effectively lighten and brighten the skin.
Ingredients:
One-fourth cup fresh blueberries
One-fourth cup almonds
Two tablespoons whole oats
One tablespoon honey
One tablespoon milk
How to Use It:
1. Blend all the ingredients in a blender to form a smooth paste.
2. Apply this paste over your face.
3. Massage in circular motions for two to three minutes.
4. Let it stay for 15 minutes.
5. Wash the paste off with cold water.
6. Repeat the remedy two times every week, for best results.
1.28 Homemade Eye serum for Daily Use:
Your skincare regimen isn’t complete until you apply a hydrating and nourishing under-eye serum to get rid of those pesky bags and dark circles. Well, here is the perfect natural solution. This serum contains nourishing and hydrating oils, which can effectively reduce eye bags, puffiness and tighten the skin around your eyes. You must now apply this serum vigorously as the skin around eyes is very sensitive.
Ingredients:
Three drops of sandalwood oil
Seven drops of hazelnut oil
Four drops of carrot seed oil
Five drops of chamomile oil
How to Use It:
1. Mix all the oils in a container.
2. Apply this oil under your eyes every night, gently and in circular motions.
3. Let it stay overnight.
4. Wash with lukewarm water in the morning.
5. Keep the serum container in a cool and dry place.
Also, do follow below Antiaging Tips-These Simply Stand out!
Even though your genes play a crucial role in aging, there are natural ways to look more radiant and youthful. Read on to know how you can naturally have a youthful, healthy and supple skin:
1. Stick to Your Skin Regimen :
You already must be aware how important is it to adhere to a skincare routine. Read-on to know what you must do daily, for a youthful and healthy facial skin.
- Exfoliate your skin daily if you have oily or combination skin. People with dry skin can exfoliate two times a week. Crushed sugar and coffee can be used to scrub off dead skin cells.
- Cleanse your skin, twice a day. Once in the morning and again before calling it a day.
- Moisturize regularly as and when your skin feels dry. Keep a little bottle of moisturizer handy.
- You must also massage your facial skin in circular and upward motions, for two to three minutes. Doing this face massage daily, can give you a youthful skin.
- Apply rose water as a toner, before you apply sunscreen or a moisturizer. Alternatively, you can use it as a makeup cleanser.
We advise you to visit your dermatologist regularly, to prevent any further worsening of your skin condition. Regular skin examinations can also prevent myriad of skin conditions from occurring.
2. Dealing Body aging with Home remedies
Your body can really make a great difference in how younger or older you appear. Hence, it is important to reduce aging signs from your body too. Let’s discuss how can you decrease signs of aging on your body.
2.1 Combat Your Turkey Neck:
Even if you have a youthful face, the skin on your chest, shoulders, hands and neck can show signs of aging. It is equally important to ensure proper skincare for these delicate body parts. Here’s how:
- Go for those homemade face packs for your neck too.
- You can wear necklaces or shirts that have beautiful designs to draw attention away from your neck.
2.2 Take Care of Your Aging Hands:
As we age, the skin on our hands begins to thin, leading to a papery and creepy appearance.
- Moisturize your hands whenever the skin feels dried out.
- Keep a moisturizer handy. Always.
- Wear gloves whenever you step out in the sun to prevent skin damage due to sun rays.
2.3 Tend to Aging Elbows and Knees Skin:
Elbow and knee skin could also give a hint of aging. The skin on these areas is delicate and vulnerable to wrinkling and thinning.
- Moisturize the skin over your elbows and knees to prevent creepy, wrinkled and sagging skin.
- Use loofah to gently exfoliate the skin over these areas, when you bathe.
- Exercise regularly, it helps in keeping the skin over these areas tight and firm.
2.4 Invest in a Right Bra:
Saggy or droopy breasts make a woman appear much older than she actually is. It is indeed important to invest in a right bra, to prevent further breast sagging and to provide a younger appearance. Best would be to exercise and keep your body toned, this would ensure you have firm and perky breasts.
2.5 Enhance Your Lashes and Eyebrows:
With age, hormonal changes and threading, your eyebrows might start looking sparse or thin. You can apply sweet almond oil every night over your eyebrows, for naturally thicker brows.
2.6 Whiten Your Teeth:
Everybody deserves a million-dollar smile. Do you know having a few cups of coffee or tea, or both, everyday can lead to yellowed or stained teeth? You must brush your teeth twice and visit your dentist every six months. Avoid drinking coffee or tea in excess and quit smoking, for a better oral health. Also, remember to floss daily.
Lifestyle Modifications to Retain/Regain Youthful Appearance
Your lifestyle has a lot of impact on how you appear. You must cultivate a lifestyle that promotes a youthful appearance. If you have a sedentary or near sedentary lifestyle, you are aging yourself in more ways than you would ever realize. Let’s get straight to what lifestyle modifications you must do, for an energetic and youthful you.
1. Eat Right Foods (For Amazing Antiaging Benefits):
Your diet has a direct impact on how you look and feel. You must be careful about what you eat. Sugary, canned, highly processed foods can lead to premature signs of aging, as they abound in sugar and calories. Also, they lack necessary nutrition. Consuming some anti aging superfoods can effectively combat free radicals and in turn reduce signs of aging.
- Drink eight to ten glasses of water each day.
- You should also consume five servings of vegetables and fruits. You can go up to even 13 servings if your body constitution allows.
- Dine on fish at least three times every week. You can consume any-salmon, tuna, mackerel, herring or trout.
- Consume fresh produce that provides various antiaging benefits. Tomatoes, different types of berries (blueberries etc.), apples, beans, dark chocolate, red grapes, pecans, artichokes, carrots, black plums and turmeric. Avocado, broccoli and cabbage are best antiaging foods that have serious age-defying benefits.
- If your skin is already damaged due to sun exposure, you must include soy in your diet.
- Healthy hair and skin require protein. For getting an adequate amount of protein, you can consume fish for getting omega-3 fatty acids. Green leafy vegetables such as spinach and kale provide vitamins and minerals especially zinc. Munch on nuts, if you feel hungry between the meals.
- Try to replace simple carbohydrates like white pasta and white bread with complex carbohydrates like brown bread and oats.
- Limit your sugar intake. Instead, start scrubbing with it.
- You can also try Mediterranean diet. A wide variety of vegetables, fruits and nuts are allowed in this diet. It was voted as the best diet of the year 2018, by the U.S. News and World Report.
- Replace conventional teas and coffee with green tea. Green Tea has catechins that provide various antioxidants and anti aging benefits. It also helps in losing excess pounds. You can consume three to four cups of green tea, each day.
- Limit your alcohol consumption. You can still drink in moderation. One drink for women and two drinks for men, each day, is safe. Red wine can provide you resveratrol, which again has various antiaging benefits.
- If you are considering doing it the Ayurveda way, you can consume shilajit, rasayana and chawanprash for several antiaging benefits. These are excellent Ayurvedic medicines, that can both prevent and treat signs of aging.
- Consider doing detox ! Juice fast and other detox are really effective.
- Finally, it’s time to give up on junk foods. That chicken burger and donut you love, are seriously bad for your skin and overall health.
2. Exercise! And More of it:
Exercising is important for your health and longevity. While if you have ever been to doctor, he or she would have suggested you to get some moving. Exercising keeps our heart healthy and lowers the cholesterol levels. Getting your blood pumping would allow oxygen and nutrients to reach body cells. This leads to an increased cell-turnover and improved youthful appearance. Ideally, adults must workout for five days a week, 45 minutes to one hour each session. Even there are some exclusive yoga poses for anti aging which help you stay younger.
- Do what seems most enjoyable to you Cycling, running, walking, yoga or jogging. You can do whatever you feel like doing. Only thing is that it should give you a physical workout and mental relaxation. We leave this choice with you.
- Alternatively, you can go for a swim, do pilates or join an aerobics or zumba class. It’ll be fun and can easily be included in your daily schedule for a toned and healthy body.
- Indulge in mild to moderate weight training at least three times a week. It helps in maintaining bone health and muscle mass.
- Yoga can bring a new and positive change in your appearance and mental health. It is now a world-wide rage. Videos getting viral of celebrities practicing yoga are alibis enough to prove its antiaging effectiveness.
- Want a face that can work as a mirror for your beloved ? Try face yoga. It generally involves making certain faces. You can do them even on-the-go. Try pouting your face, a several times. Make an eight with your lips, to have a flawless facial skin. Stick out your tongue, a few times. Saying nothing at all can also help you in achieving a youthful and radiant facial skin. Pucker up your lips, on top of it all.
- During your working hours, don’t keep sitting all day long. Get up and interact with others. Take stairs instead of elevators. Walk up to your office from the parking lot. Keep moving between your work, to keep your metabolism up and running.
- Remember, aging comes from within and its prevention too.
- We advise you to consult your doctor before beginning any new workout routine or a diet.
3. Tear That Stress Apart:
The ill-effects of stress can’t be stressed enough. Well, it can seriously mess with your body, mind and feelings. Stress promotes release of a chemical known as cortisol. Cortisol can adversely affect circulatory system and lead to weight gain or even obesity. Your skin would become worse, have pronounced wrinkles and fine-lines, if you are under prolonged stress. To add to the woes, you might start losing your hair, sleep and slowly and gradually your life. Let’s learn how you can get rid of stress and prevent further bouts of stress.
- Smile at your worries. If you start being positive about bad situations in life, believe us you will be able to get through them easily.
- Socialize! Start meeting your family, long-lost friends and colleagues. This can make you feel better, positive and more confident.
- Express your feeling, inhibitions and fears. You can either express them to someone close or can write them down in your personal diary.
- Watch your favorite show, movie or visit a theater to watch that recently released Rom-com.
- Spend time with your significant other. A gentle hug or kiss can make your day.
- Love cooking? Try some new recipes and surprise your family.
- Meditate! It is among best things you can do for a strong and healthy mind. Try meditating for 10 minutes daily and gradually increase the time.
- Adhere to a daily routine. You will be amazed how fast your day passes by. This would help you in staying sane, content and happy.
- Alternatively, you can read, dress up, get a funky haircut, sing, dance, walk, shop or do just anything you like.
- Be Real! be honest! and most importantly, be yourself.
- Laugh! Nobody can deny healing powers of laughter.
- Try aromatherapy. You can use essential lavender oil, lemon oil or Frankincense Oil in a diffuser to feel relaxed and calm. Give this a try next time you want some relaxation.
- Stay optimistic and have a positive outlook towards life. Always.
- Accept the way your body is and be proud of who you are, while simultaneously working on its betterment.
4. Give Up Smoking, For Good:
Smoking is far away from being cool or a style statement. In fact, it has umpteen adverse effects on your body and skin. Smoking can accelerate your aging process and might soon lead to wrinkles, fine lines and expression lines. How much you have smoked and how long, affects how early your skin wrinkles and becomes thin. Smoking removes nutrients and oxygen from the skin cells, right opposite of what exercise provides you. It also simultaneously accelerates the production of free radicals in your body. It is best to quit smoking, if you are a smoker. You can also consult a doctor to help you quit smoking. Medications, patches and gums can make this easier. While if you have attempted to quit but have failed, quite a times, it is advised to join a smoking cessation program.
5. Beauty Sleep is for Real:
Sounds boring if someone says ‘sleep 7 to 9 hours each day?’. I was also once sick of this sleep talk. However, I thought to give it a try. I changed my sleeping habits. Now people mistake me for 30-something.
It is a scientifically -proven fact that your body cells repair and rejuvenate themselves while you doze off. Most importantly, this is also the time when your skin cells also repair and rejuvenate Try to avoid using phones and watching T.V. right before you sleep, as it tricks your mind into thinking it is still daytime. Another thing to keep in mind is your sleeping position. Unfortunately, you love sleeping sideways and that causes temporary sleep wrinkles. And it’s not long before these sleep wrinkles would become actual, deep wrinkles. It is advised to sleep on your back and not sideways, to keep wrinkles and fine-lines at bay.
3. Ayurvedic herbs for Aging signs
Ayurveda is an art of living daily in harmony and in accordance with laws of nature. It is an ancient art of healing and health. Ayurveda focuses on balancing three doshas of a person namely vata (air+ether), pitta(fire+water) and kapha (water+earth). There are lots of Ayurvedic ways to both delay and treat aging signs. Certain Ayurvedic herbs can significantly slow down the aging process, when either consumed or applied topically. Let’s learn more about these herbs.
3.1 Giloy or Guduchi:
Giloy or Guduchi revives our skin cells while simultaneously preventing several skin conditions caused by inflammation. It also helps in boosting our immune system and promotes mental clarity.
3.2 Brahmi:
Brahmi or Bacopa, is an efficient memory booster and an excellent anti aging ingredient. When applied topically, it can reduce aging signs including wrinkles, fine lines and crow’s feet.
3.3 Guggulu:
Guggulu is a potent and powerful herb that is derived from a flowering tree known as Mukul Myrrh. It has excellent anti-inflammatory properties which can effectively prevent free radical formation in the body and delay aging signs.
3.4 Amalaki:
Amla or amalaki is an excellent source of vitamin C and various other antioxidants. It has various skin and hair benefits, when applied topically. Amla also boosts body’s immunity and is popularly known as Indian Gooseberry.
3.5 Ginseng:
Ginseng contains lots of phytochemicals, which activate and stimulate skin’s metabolism. These phytochemicals help in getting rid of free radicals that are accumulated when your skin is exposed to pollution and sunlight.
3.6 Turmeric:
Curcumin is the active ingredient of turmeric, that is shown to have various anti-aging effects. It is a rich source of antioxidants and has various anti-inflammatory properties. Turmeric is a staple spice in India and can be added to your dishes to add taste, smell and aura.
3.7 Gotu Kola:
Gotu kola has myriad of anti-aging and antioxidant properties. It is also excellent source of flavonoids, which protect skin from premature aging. it is, in all, a potent antiaging herb. Gotu Kola can be both applied and consumed.
3.8 Ashwagandha:
Ashwagandha helps in skin cells’ regeneration and rejuvenation. It can effectively delay signs of aging and particularly signs of aging. Ashwagandha can be both applied and consumed.
3.9 Haritaki:
Haritaki or Harad cleanses the intestines and purifies blood, when consumed. It also helps in getting rid of various skin allergies and disorders. Additionally, it has anti-bacterial properties that can effectively treat acne and disinfect wounds.
3.10 Shilajit:
Shilajit can effectively treat the aging signs and can bring back your lost glow and radiance. When applied topically, it can help in skin cells’ regeneration, cleanse skin, unclog skin pores, prevent damage due to free radicals. It also considerably reduces wrinkles, fineblines and other signs of aging.
3.11 Neem:
Neem is loaded with lots of anti-aging, anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. Neem can be applied topically on your skin for a smooth, wrinkle-free and youthful skin. If you are pestered by acne, you can apply neem paste or neem oil to get rid of them.
We expect that you would include these herbs for antiaging benefits. All these herbs are extremely powerful and can surely change the way your skin appears. Use them to see the magic that unfolds.
4. What causes Aging & How to deal with it smartly?
Most people associate aging with wrinkles, fine lines and laugh lines but there are various other skin changes as well that occur. Let’s discuss skin changes that begin to appear as our skin ages:
- Skin becomes drier and rougher.
- Aging signs also include jowls, sleep wrinkles, fat deposits, dull and lack-luster facial skin.
- Skin becomes a bit transparent due to thinning of the epidermis.
- Skin becomes more vulnerable to bruising.
- Skin becomes more fragile as the layer between dermis and epidermis gets thinner.
4.1 Causes and Prevention of Skin Aging:
Primarily there are two culprits of skin aging: Internal and External agers. Internal agers refer to the least controllable and internal factors including physiological decline and genetic programming. Whereas external agers include controllable and external factors like smoking, sun exposure, diet, sleep, lifestyle choices and stress.
Read on to know how internal and external agers affect your skin. Also, learn how you can delay skin aging.
4.1.1 Internal Agers: What’s Not in Our Control:
You might be aware that cells slow or completely halt their regeneration process, as the skin ages. But, we don’t have much insight into how to reverse this process. Our skin cells are delicate but very incredible structures. The damage starts occurring when external stressors like pollution, sunlight, smoking and free radicals penetrate the skin cells. This leads to the break-down of collagen and negatively impacts the DNA structure. Collagen and elastin are two crucial proteins which are responsible for maintaining the flexibility and structure of the skin.
Unfortunately, as we age the collagen production decreases. Also, collagen and elastin molecules disconnect leading to a saggy and loose skin. With time, the damage that occurs is further amplified as the damaged skin cells start to replicate.
Though we cannot stop our intrinsic timer, but we can surely delay the aging process by avoiding the causes and taking care of our skin.
4.1.2 External Agers: What’s In Our Control:
Most common culprits include smoking, sun exposure, pollution, poor sleeping habits, poor diet, stress and physical inactivity. Most of these lead to production of free radicals:
- Smoking and Toxins in Air (Primary Culprits): Smoking has many adverse effects on body and skin is not any different. Long-term smoking leads to wrinkles, fine-lines and might also lead to premature aging. It also leads to vitamin C depletion in the body which further accelerates skin aging. It is better to quit smoking altogether. Try avoiding second-hand smoke as well.
- Sleep and Stress (An Inter-related Story): Stress and constant worrying can impact the hormone regulation and reduce body’s immunity. This might lead to skin cell damage, resulting in a dull and aged skin. You can also expect fine-lines, enlarged skin pores and other tissue damage if you constantly worry. Stress won’t let you sleep peacefully, thereby adding to your skin griefs. Proper sleep ensures that our cells regenerate and repair themselves. Without proper sleep of 7 to 9 hours daily, you might soon have to deal with those pesky premature aging signs. This gives you another reason to hit the sack.
- Diet and Exercise (Ah! Important): If you miss out all the essential vitamins and minerals from your diet, you are surely putting your skin’s health at risk. It is advised to avoid junk, sugary and highly processed foods for a healthy, plump and youthful skin. You must eat a diet that is loaded with antioxidants. Consume foods that provide you sufficient minerals and vitamins for the day. Antioxidants rich foods will help to tone, smoothen and tighten your skin.
Exercising is important to maintain your overall health. However, too much exercise can also result in oxidative stress due to free radicals’ formation. When we indulge in strenuous exercises, our body produces maximum amount of reactive oxygen species (ROS), that pulls out antioxidants stores from body cells. This depletes the antioxidants’ reserve in our body. Practice mild to moderate exercises, five days a week, 45 minutes to one hour each session.
- Sun Exposure (Too Much but True much said ): It is never enough to reiterate that sun exposure causes 90% of the wrinkles, fine lines, age spots, uneven skin pigmentation and a lot more signs. Time and again, you would have been told to protect your skin from sun, apply sunscreens and to limit your sun exposure. The UV rays reach deep into the dermis and eventually damage underlying collagen molecules. And you exactly know what follows; fine-lines and wrinkles. It is best to use sunscreens, hats and sun protective wear to avoid direct sun exposure.
You must also indulge in a skin care routine daily. Exfoliate, cleanse and moisturize your skin daily. You might also like to apply eye creams, antiaging cream or serum. We advise you to consult your dermatologist to figure out best skincare plan for you.
Now that you know what all accelerates skin aging, you can make sure to minimize skin damage caused by these factors. Let’s discuss the treatments available to treat these troublesome aging signs.
Conclusion:
We can treat aging signs on face, body and can modify our lifestyle to achieve a much younger and radiant look. All of this with just a few dollars, efforts and most importantly, naturally.
Surgical and non-surgical procedures and products claim marvelous results within a few weeks. Marketing gimmicks, snare traps or whatever you call them, when they go wrong, they cause irreversible damage. In sharp contrast to them, home remedies always hit the bull’s eye when it comes to their cost, efficacy and ease of use. However, not all home remedies provide desired outcomes. You just have to be cautious which ones to use. It’s always recommended to speak to your doc if you feel any discomfort using them.
Did you enjoy reading the article? Did you follow any of the recommendations given by us? If you have any such tips or advises, we would like to hear from you. You can leave us a comment below if you have any recommendation, apart from those we have already mentioned. We look forward to sharing many more such tips and advice with you soon.
