Factors that promote skin aging and make you look older than your years:
 1. Cigarette smoke: It doesn’t matter whether you smoke, or you simply spend time with a smoker, cigarette smoke is damaging – and aging – your skin. Researchers reported that exposure to cigarette smoke meaningly rises skin dryness and wrinkles. In part this due to the behavior of smoking, and also because cigarette smoke exhausts resources of Vitamin C in your body, which is a key ingredient for keeping skin abundant and damp. Some researches have shown that exposure to cigarette smoke (whether you smoke or not) is as harmful to aging skin as exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet rays.
2. Sun exposure: Sun exposure is very aging to skin. Undefended skin that is exposed to the sun becomes more spotted in appearance. Freckles can change into brown sun spots, skin becomes dry, and sagging and wrinkles rise. The risk of skin cancer is significantly increased by sun exposure.
There is good news: sun damage is avoidable, and if you start now, you can make better the condition of sun damaged skin:
- Make an appointment with your health care provider to determine the amount of sun damage you may have, and to exclude probable skin cancers. Your doctor may be able to prescribe medicine that can help to reduce existing sun damage.
- If you don’t want to avoid the sun, ascertain you use sun screen that protects against UVA and UVB rays. Use sunscreen with SPF of 15 or higher all year round, even on cloudy days. In fact, clouds do not protect you from ultraviolet ray exposure.
3. Lack of exercise: Living a sitting life promotes to aging skin, because exercise helps tone muscles and gets blood flowing. Exercise is an important part of every anti-aging skin care program. In addition to the physical benefits exercise, the benefits of a regular exercise program will show on your face. A bright smile and lots of energy will help you look younger ay any age.
4. Exposure to cold water: Low temperatures and cod winds promote aging skin by making skin dry. If you have courage to deal with the cold make sure to use a good moisturizer. You should use moisturizer indoors too, as heated rooms can be very drying to skin. A humidifier will help keep your skin more comfortable and reduce the aging skin effects of heated rooms.
 5. Alcohol use: Alcohol promotes aging skin by extending small blood vessels in the skin and increasing blood flow near the skin surface. As time goes by, these blood vessels can become constantly damaged, producing a flushed appearance and broken vessels on the skin’s surface.
6. Stress: Worry and stress cause scowling, and over time the muscles in the face actually adapt to that movement. To help lower aging skin due to stress, be aware of your stress level and try to vary your facial expressions during the day. A good anti-aging skin care program includes yoga, meditation, mild exercise or other relaxation techniques. Keeping in eye on stress will help you feel and look younger.
7. Lack of sleep: Not enough sleep makes you feel and look tired. Sleep deficit will show up on the face with dark circles and bags under the eyes, and sagging skin.
Researchers reported that most adults function best with 8-9 hours of sleep per night. Lower the consuming of caffeine during the day (with none in the evening), avoid eating at least 2 hours before bedtime, and keep up a sleep routine going to bed at the same time each night. If you are having any sleep problems, it is important to make an appointment with your health care provider.
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