Natural Ways to Go about Wrinkle Reduction and Prevention
Signs of Aging
There are many signs of aging. And everybody will go to such process because this is natural. As you grow old, you will no longer have the capacity to carry out certain tasks. If you excel in sports while you were at your prime, your skills will disintegrate as your age zooms up. This is because of the bodily changes that is happening and will be happening to all people who will experience aging.
But this is not a bad thing. If you have lived your life to its fullest, you will no longer have anything to worry about once you feel the changes. But if it's just wrinkles that you are concerned about, more than the rheumatism, body pains, arthritis and all those pains that come with age, here are some of the natural ways to slow the process.
Reducing the Lines
If you see the lines on your face getting deeper and more pronounced, the first thing you have to do is look at your lifestyle. Yes, that simple. There is no need to head on to your trusted cosmetic surgeon. But there is also nothing wrong with that as long as you consult the right professional who has all the accreditations, education and practice.
But for those of you who want to do this the natural way, here are some tricks and tips that have worked wonders for many people. You never know, these may also work for you in reducing those unwanted lines.
1. Healthy diet
Eat right and your skin will benefit in the process. Include in your diet fresh fruits, vegetables as well as whole grains. Cook your food using healthy oils like olive oil that can also be used in salads and the likes. This will protect your skin against what you call oxidative stress. Following this step will allow you to live up to your 70s with only few lines. The reason for this is the high levels of compounds that are anti oxidants which can be found on most of these foods.
2. Exercise
This will not only make your muscles stronger, this will also help you maintain a glowing skin. Doing your daily exercises will keep your blood flowing. It will then bring oxygen to your skin.
3. Avoid the vices
Having the vices like smoking and drinking can be bad for the skin. These will increase the lines and creases on your face as you age. Add the fact that these are also not good for your health.
4. Avoid stressing yourself out
When you are young, you always want to prove your self worth. But as you age and when you've already proven what you meant, stay out of the stressful life's route. That will not only cause you hypertension but it will also cause your skin to wrinkle easily.
5. Stay happy
Happy people look younger than those who are always gloomy. They are pleasant to look at. Their skin is as vibrant as their personality. So look for ways to find your happiness and stay in that zone as long as it takes. That will surely make your goal of wrinkle reduction an achievable feat.
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A Wrinkle in Time – Understanding Your Skin
To know about the causes of wrinkles, you must first know about the normal skin layers. Here are the layers that constitute a human skin.
1. Epidermis
This is the outer layer of your skin. This protects the inner layers to whatever the environment may cause them. This seemingly tough outer skin is caused by the movement of keratinocytes, the cells of the epidermis, from its bottom part to the top. As a result, a large dose of keratin is produced. But when these cells reach the top, they actually flake off. So if you see scaly types of skins, it means that something went wrong in this process.
2. Dermis
This is the skin's second layer. This contains its structural elements, which is the connective tissue. There are actually many types of connective tissue. Each type acts for different functions. Some samples are the collagen. This gives the skin strength. The glycosaminoglycans are the proteins that give turgor to skin. The elastin fibers create the elasticity of your skin.
Between dermis and epidermis is the dermal-epidermal junction. This is an important feature as it interlocks and form fingerlike projections which are called rete ridges. These will increase the area of the epidermis which is exposed to the blood vessels and need nutrients. The blood vessels in the dermis give out such nutrients to the epidermis through the rete ridges.
3. Subcutaneous tissue
This is the skin's bottom layer. And the subcutaneous tissue contains the fat cells. You know what those cells are for? They supply insulation to your body and they also make your skin full and plump.
Presenting the Wrinkles
How do wrinkles form and develop as people age? Through time, the epidermal cells will become thinner. As a result, you will also look thinner. The epidermal cells will also be less sticky. This means that that there are more chances for the moisture on your skin to be released than maintained, which causes dryness. The decrease in the epidermal cells is actually 10 percent per decade. And as people age, they divide slower. For this reason, the skin cannot cope up quickly as it used to repair itself.
In the dermal layer, less collagen is being produced. The elastin fibers also wear out. Such factors will cause the skin to sag and wrinkle. The rete ridges, meanwhile, will flatten out. This will cause the skin to be fragile. And so the nutrients that the epidermis needs will not be met accordingly.
As for the subcutaneous layer, the fat cells get thinner as people age. This will result to more wrinkles and sagging.
It is a complex process that everybody will go through as people age. You can use moisturizer while you are young and take good care of your skin to slow down the process. But you have to admit that there will come a point wherein you will not only face a wrinkle in time, but other kinds of changes in your features as well.
That is okay. The important thing is that you age gracefully so that people will perceive you as beautiful inside and out.
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