Daily skincare routines and a good diet are two of the most important things you can do to keep your skin and the rest of your body healthy. However, many of us don't know that there are other tiny things you encounter on a daily basis that can quietly undo your efforts at a healthy lifestyle, without you even knowing it!
Here are 10 everyday things that age you.
Excessive washing
Excessive washing especially facial washing can strip essential oils off your skin, causing dry skin prone to cracking and wrinkles that make you look older.
Frowning
Frowning is the easiest way to prematurely grow wrinkle especially on your forehead. When you notice your face start to tighten, breathe in and out and consciously relax your facial muscles with each breath.
Keeping your makeup on overnight
Makeup that's on for hours can clog pores, causing skin problems like acne, blemishes, and dryness. Blemishes on the skin can add years to your face and make you look older.
Stress
Stress can cause cell damage that leads to cell aging. Deal with stressful situations with breathing techniques or meditation to keep the effects of stress at bay.
Not getting enough fresh air
Staying indoors for the most part of the day, breathing AC air in and out can give you dull, sallow skin. Lack of Vitamin D from sunlight as well as inadequate access to fresh air can show up in your skin, making you look tired and pale.
Not using sunscreen
Sunscreen protects your skin from sun damage. Sun exposure without sunscreen protection makes your skin extra vulnerable to damage like sunspots and wrinkles that make you look older. Big Question: Just How Much Does The Sun Age Your Skin?
Sleeping late
Not getting enough sleep makes you age on a cellular level. This is why you look and feel tired when you skimp on sleep. Get back to sleeping a solid 8 hours a night to avoid aging this way.
Slouching
If slouching is your default posture, you are likely to develop weak stomach muscles that make standing or sitting up straight more difficult to do later on in life. Using your core to stabilize and straighten your spine can help keep an upright posture that will help you look and feel younger.
Drinking too much coffee
Coffee has its benefits, but drinking too much can dehydrate the skin. Dry skin with coffee-stained teeth make you look older than you really are.
Using the wrong desk height
If you work at a desk for the most part of the day, using the wrong desk height can force you to slouch or bend your neck for hours at a time. Use the right desk height so your body maintains the right posture so you can work with ease.
Not drinking enough water
Adequate hydration is the easiest thing you can do to keep wrinkles at bay. Have a bottle of water handy around the house so you can hydrate as needed, keeping your skin plump and moisturized from the inside.
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