A few simple steps are all you need to care for your skin as you get older. These natural beauty tips can get you started.
1. If you smoke, Stop. Research shows that smoking prematurely ages your skin.
2. Just say no to sunbathing and tanning salons. Stay out of the sun between 10am and 2pm. The sun's rays are the strongest then. If you must be outside, wear a protective hat, long-sleeved shirt, pants, and sunglasses. Freckles, age spots, and blotchy complexions are linked to sun exposure.
3. Wear sunscreen religiously. Use products with SPF 30 or higher and with both UVB and UVA protection. Sun damage can result in such changes as fine wrinkles and an uneven skin tone.
4. Check your skin often for skin cancer. If there are changes that worry you, call your doctor right away. Older, fair-skinned people are at high risk and must have a yearly check.
5. Soothe dry skin, Use a humidifier. Also use moisturizing soaps and lations. See your doctor if you still have problems.
6. Eat right and hydrate Good nutrition helps the body repair skin. Drinking lots of water helps hydrate skin from the inside out.
7. Try anti-aging products. If you're over 50, over the counter creams and lotions can help enhance your natural beauty by rejuvenating your skin. Pentapeptides (a chemical compound in many new products) may help prompt skin cells to produce more collagen, which is the support structure that gives skin a firmer look. Prescription treatments and retinoid creams are also options.
8. Know about skin treatments. Injections of Botox or Dysport can ease wrinkles in the upper third of your face. Chemical peels can remove fine lines and smooth skin, especially around the eyes and mouth . Wrinkles fillers can plumps up your skin and erase lines. Microdermabrasion erases ultrafine lines, rejuvenates your complexion, and improves skin tone and color. Laser resurfacing can improve sun-damaged skin, scars, and other facial problems
Natural Beauty Tips For Women Over 50
A few fine lines, a hint of gray. The normal changes of aging are inevitavble. But with skin rejuvenation products, facial treatments that don't involve surgery, and hair care products, there are plenty of options for women over 50 who want to enhance their natural beauty.
Skin and Hair and the Effects of Age
Time in the sun, smoking diet, and heredity all have effects that become evident on your skin as you get older. Stress, and obesity also affect the way skin looks. And as you age, your skin doesn't produce new cells as quickly as it used to. So it gradually becomes less elastic and prone to dryness.
Something similar happens to cells that give your hair its color. Hair pigment cells become less efficient at renewing themselves, which makes hair gray..
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