We won’t be able to keep the skin of our 20s forever, but you can now adopt good reflexes to delay the aging of your skin. We have selected five for you.

1. Clean your face well

To take care of your skin and fight effectively against the aging of your cells, we advise you, to begin with, to remove your makeup every night. At night, your skin must be able to breathe. Once a week, make scrubs, in order to remove all the dead skin and make your skin more permeable to the products you will apply to it.

You will remember to hydrate your face well in the morning and in the evening with a milk or with coconut oil. Its anti-oxidant and moisturizing properties will protect your skin from aging. Rich in vitamins E and K, this oil is indeed an excellent ally against wrinkles.

2. Favor certain foods

To fight against the appearance of wrinkles, it is important to take good care of your diet. Choose foods rich in antioxidants, omega-3s and vitamins. Antioxidants, found in spinach, red beans, tomatoes and beets, are very effective in the fight against cell aging. This is why they are also recommended to prevent the appearance of certain cancers.

You will find omega-3s in fish like mackerel, salmon or sardines, and in some vegetable oils. These amino acids will allow your skin to maintain its suppleness and elasticity.

Vitamins side, favor vitamin A which protects the skin from UV rays. This vitamin is found in butter, eggs or carrots. We will also advise you not to hesitate to consume products rich in vitamin C (oranges, grapefruits, kiwis, peppers…) and in vitamin E (sunflower oil, hazelnuts, almonds…).

3. Drink a lot

Health officials keep repeating the importance of drinking plenty of water for good health. To fight against aging of the skin, water is also essential. The more we drink, the more we allow the body to evacuate its toxins. Water is indeed the best draining agent. Water will also keep your skin in good health: well hydrated skin will be more able to defend itself against external aggressions.

You can also hydrate yourself by drinking tea. In this case, we will recommend green tea. Its antioxidant power is indeed four times greater than that of vitamin C.

4. Stop smoking

It is not only to protect your skin that you should stop smoking, but it is important to remember thatthere is a link between smoking and skin aging. Many studies have shown that smoking promotes the appearance of wrinkles. Tobacco in fact causes oxidation of cells and consequently an alteration of the epidermis.

But that’s not all, tobacco gradually damages the microvessels of the skin, which allow the vascularization of the different layers of the epidermis. Blood circulation and oxygenation of the skin are therefore much less easy. According to the National Union of Dermatologists, “ each puff of cigarette smoke releases 200 free radicals which will attack skin cells and have effects on the eye area and facial skin as a whole ».

5. Beware of the sun

Having a pretty complexion is very tempting, but we must not forget that the sun’s rays are very harmful to our skin. Exposing yourself without protection and for a long period of time will lead to premature aging of the skin, whatever the type of skin. UV rays attack skin cells and break their DNA chain. This process leads the cells to produce less melanin, collagen and elastin, which contributes to the aging of the skin.

Before any exposure to the sun, it is therefore important to apply an effective protective cream. Certainly, our complexion will be less golden, but we will effectively repel the arrival of wrinkles on our face.

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