7 Habits to Loose to Look Younger

The fountain of youth is a distance dream, but there are few things you can do now in your everyday life to stay younger and I am not talking about Botox or cosmetic surgery injections. Do away with these seven bad habits to maintain your youthful, healthy looks.

Cigarette
The way cigarette burns it literally burns your skin and make you look old. Not one thing smoking is good for, especially when it comes to trying to stay youthful and beautiful. Every time you smoke a cigarette you’re breathing in toxins and carcinogens that are damaging your organs, including the largest organ in your body: your skin. Not only that,  but the repetitive motions you make puckering your lips to smoke forms deep wrinkles around your lips and mouth. If you’re a woman, smoking will cut your life short by 10 years. 

Sun screen
Sun is good but only for few minutes that too for Vitamin D but if you are planning to be in the sun f for more few hours then you should be getting SPF on your skin.  The fight against wrinkles, not only should  avoid tanning, but daily moisturizer with SPF is your number one ally. “Sunscreen applied on a daily basis in the form of an SPF-containing moisturizer or as a separate product is the single best way to promote healthy skin and minimize wrinkling,” explains Dermatologic Surgeon Joseph Sobanko. You need to do this not just in the sunny summer months, but all year round. Harmful UV rays are still definitely present in the winter. While you’re protecting your face and neck, don’t forget your hands. You should apply a hand lotion with SPF every day to protect against wrinkles and age spots.

Sugar

Sugar is not only bad for your body, but also affect your skin. When you eat sugar, it attaches to proteins that actively work to damage other proteins like collagen and elastin. Once attacked, they become brittle and dry, losing the ability to keep your skin tight and full, which results in saggy, wrinkled skin. If the thought of diabetes isn’t enough to kick your midnight sugar cravings, perhaps this is.    

Sunglasses
They’re a must-have fashion accessory. You should be wearing sunglasses every day to protect your eyes and eye area from UV damage caused by sun exposure. While shading your eyes prevent squinting and thereby help minimize the formation of wrinkles around your eyes. Repeated unprotected sun exposure can cause skin cancer around the eyes. Go for a pair with UV protection and wear them all year. 

Bubble  Gum
Sorry to burst the bubble, but you may want to leave the chewing gum habit. Recently it’s documented a trend regularly chewing gum causes wrinkles around the mouth. It does makes sense:  if your body is repeatedly performing a function then  it’s likely it will  show wear and tear. The repetitive up and down of chewing is causing the skin to lose elasticity, and etch wrinkles into your skin. 

Sleeping Positions
Everyone has their own comfy sleeping position.
“Sleeping in certain positions can predispose your to sleep lines that can become permanently etched in your skin,” explains Dermatologist Debra Price. “Sleeping on your side increases wrinkles on your chin, cheeks and chest, and sleeping on your stomach can increase forehead wrinkles. Price recommends sleeping on your back to minimize wrinkles. If you just can’t, try silk pillowcases, which she says may be helpful because the skin glides over them more easily, producing less wrinkle-causing friction.

Stress

 Stress prematurely ages you. Stress ages you by weakening your immune system, makes you more susceptible to heart disease, and decreases your general well-being. The best thing is to learn your stress and how to manage them. Do things to help prevent stress from getting to you.

 Hope these tips help you to stay younger. If you have any other tips do comment.