How to Reduce Skin Aging

Many people have the power to reduce skin aging, but do not know how to go about it. Skin ages when it starts to lose elasticity and the oil glands make less oil. Skin also ages when the sun's harmful rays cause damage to the skin. Following are some tips to reduce skin aging and remain young looking for as long as possible.

Step 1

Make your diet one that contains nutritional foods. Do not consume foods that have little or no vitamin content. Eliminate red meat and foods that contain sugar and caffeine from your diet. Include Vitamin A foods in your diet to prevent premature aging of the skin. Some foods that contain Vitamin A are carrots, spinach, sweet potatoes, cantaloupe, apricots and dairy foods. Eat Vitamin C-rich foods to help your skin produce collagen. Vitamin C foods include strawberries, melons, broccoli, cauliflower and citrus fruits. Drink 64 oz. of healthy fluids throughout the day, every day.

Step 2

Take steps to erase stress from your life. Have a massage to detoxify your body, or get a reflexology treatment. Go for a facial every month to regain elasticity of the skin through facial massage, and ask your esthetician to use jojoba or sesame oil on your skin. Exfoliate your skin once a week to allow new skin cells that lie beneath dead skin to surface. Apply a mask to your face each week to hydrate your skin. Make sure that your skin always receives enough oxygen by not smoking. Use skin care products designed to treat dry skin, and sleep with humidifier in your room to keep your skin hydrated. Engage in some form of exercise three days, or more, every week. Breathe in fresh outdoor air every day.

Step 3

Shield your skin from the sun's harmful rays at all times. In the winter, wear a cream moisturizer, not a liquid moisturizer, to prevent the cold weather from drying your skin. When the weather is warm, use a liquid moisturizer on your skin. Make it a point to avoid the sun from 10 a.m. through 4 p.m. in the afternoon. When you know you will be in the sun, protect your eyes and the skin around it by wearing sunglasses that fully filter out the sun's harmful rays. Protect the skin on your body by wearing clothing that fully covers your torso, arms and legs. Wear a hat to protect your face from the damaging rays the sun emits. When you know you will be under the sun, wear a sunscreen that contains a sun protection factor that is above 15.