Vitamin C May Slow Skin Wrinkles...

Researchers now report that people who eat plenty of vitamin C-rich foods have fewer wrinkles than people whose diets contained little of the vitamin.

Vitamin C is an antioxidant, which means that it can combat the effects of free radicals in your body and on your skin. Free radicals are the unstable molecules in the environment that can cause aging of the skin. So, when vitamin C is properly delivered into skin cells, there is a good chance to reduce wrinkles and improve skin texture.

However, eating a bag of oranges every week is not going to bring about the desired results for your skin. In order to see the benefits of vitamin C on the outside of your body, you will need to find a way to combine a healthy diet that is rich in vitamin C with skin care products that contain this important nutrient. Scientists have now discovered how to use a variety of vitamin C derivatives in skin care products that will bring about the same benefits as natural vitamin C with less of the ingredient required for results.

Apart from intake of vitamin c there are also other ways to protect skin from damage and keep it glowing. Free radicals which damage the skin are accumulated due to excessive sun exposure, cigarette smoke and environmental pollutants. Hence, skin has to be protected against these. Have plenty of water, when people are dehydrated wrinkles are much more noticeable. Use sunscreen and a good night moisturizer.

Simple Beauty Tricks To Make You Look Young

No matter how old you are you would like to look young and smart. There are a number of beauty tricks that can take the years off you. These beauty tips will make you look young and you will start feeling young too. Read the simple tips given below for a younger and smarter look:

* Wear your hair below your chin. Side-swept bangs and hair just below the chin will make you look younger.

* The shade of lipstick you use can add or take off years. Do not use lipsticks in shades of brown.

* After you are thirty do not over pluck your eyebrows, as they may not grow back as quickly as they did earlier.

* Get your teeth whitened. Get the stains of coffee, tea or red wine removed and you will look much younger.

* Stand straight and erect. Stand straight and erect. This will make you look a lot thinner and look younger too. This will also increase your confidence as well.

* Get a good night's sleep. If you do not sleep well your eyes will look puffy and your skin will look shallow and dull and your face will sag.

Facial Masks That Whiten Skin & Cure Wrinkles

Facial masks that whiten skin, soothe and smooth wrinkles:



* Combine 1 raw egg yolk with 1 tsp of honey and 1 tsp of glycerin. Apply to the face and keep for about 2 hours. Wash off with lukewarm water. Keep the rest of the mix in fridge for no more than few days. This facial mask can be repeated 2-3 times a week.

* Mix together 100 g of sour cream, 100 g of vodka, juice of 1 lemon and 1 raw egg yolk. Whip and keep in the fridge under tight lid. Apply on a clean face, neck and hands before bed. Wash off in the morning with warm water.

* Carefully combine 1 whipped raw egg white, 1tsp of lemon juice, 1 tsp of grated lemon peel and 2 tsp of oats. Mix well and apply to the face. Keep for 10 min. To remove this facial mask soften it with wet cloth and splash your face with cool water afterwards.

* Mix together 100 g of honey and juice of 1 lemon. Apply thin layer to the face and keep on for 15 min. Wash off with warm water (no soap).

* Mix together 2 tsp of oat flour, 1 raw egg yolk and 2 grated carrots. Leave on your face for 20 min; wash off first with warm then cold water. Add 20 drops of lemon juice and use this facial mask as whitening.

* Mix together 1 tbsp of linden flowers, 1 tbsp of crushed fennel or parsley and 1 tsp of crushed sage or oak bark. Add 2-3 cups of boiling water and divide everything in half. One half of liquid should be 35-36° C and the other half-24-25° C. Use both halves in rotation to wash your face. Start with hot liquid and end with the cool one. Do it 2-3 times. Repeat the procedure twice a week.

Give Your Face A Good Workout ! (Facial Exercises For Wrinkles)

FORGET EXPENSIVE CREAMS...GET RID OF WRINKLES WITH THESE SIX FACIAL EXERCISES:

We spend so much time exercising our bodies, it's easy to forget about the one part that everyone looks at mos-our face. It's packed with muscles, and you can use these six simple exercises to firm them up. It takes only 10-15 minutes a day to smooth those wrinkles using these techniques.

YOUTHFUL GLOW:

* With index fingers and thumbs, massage your face in small rotations.
* Massage up towards the top rim again for about a minute. This action stimulates the flow of blood to the face.
* Finally, using small, quick, circular movements, begin to massage all the crevices and the spiral of the ears.
* Use the pads of your index fingers.

LOWER-EYELID LIFT:

* Place pads of middle fingers at outer corners of each eye.
* Slowly raise lower eyelids as though squinting into the sun. Do this in four to six upward movements.
* With lower lids still raised, close your eyes and squeeze tightly upwards, or almost close the lids.
* Hold for a count of 10. Now slowly release, open eyes, relax and breathe.
* Repeat once more.
* Make sure your eyes always look straight ahead.

SMOOTH FOREHEAD LINES:

* Place all your fingers just above your raised eyebrows.
* Close your eyes and feel a strong pull downward with your brow, eyes and nose.
* At the same time push up slowly with your fingers on the forehead from eyebrows to hair line-and hold for five minutes. Repeat once.
* This is like ironing out your wrinkles.

TURKEY NECK ELIMINATOR:

* Raise your chin while slowly drawing up the centre of your lower lip over your top lip.
* Place your tongue tip at the base of your gums. Hold for ten minutes, relax, repeat once again.

LOWER-FACE LIFT:

* Place lower lip over top lip. Stretch chin up, and smile.
* Lift chin slightly. Hold for six to 10 counts. Release slowly and repeat once more.
* This will help to get rid of jowls.

BASIC UPPER-CHEEK LIFT:

* Place three fingers on each side of the face, in the hollow of your cheeks just below the cheekbones.
* The back teeth should be lightly touching the top lip slightly raised.
* Slowly lift the upper cheek muscles in six movements.
* Hold for a count of six, making small pulsing movements.
* Return slowly in six movements repeat.
* Keep your eyes relaxed.

HOW TO DO IT?

* There is no cream that can lift a muscle -you have to exercise it. Facial muscles can be trained to become firm and strong.
* Work your face muscles for at least 10 minutes a day, four days a week. When you have built the muscles, two days is sufficient.
* Do the exercises at any time as long as you are not tired.
* Learn a few exercises, and then play music that follows your rhythm.
* Use a mirror to check what you are doing.
* Muscles should feel stronger in the first fortnight. Subsequently you will notice changes.
* Results depend on age-some see improvements in two months, for others it may take four months.
* Like all exercise, you need to work at it.

ANTI-AGING TIPS...

The aging of your skin may be inevitable. But why rush it? There are ways to slow down sagging and wrinkles. Using skin creams and treatments may already be a part of your daily grooming regimen. However, topical creams cannot be expected to work alone for full efficacy. The best way to start your anti-aging effort is on the inside.

First of all, are you drinking enough water? There are varying opinions about how much water an individual actually needs for good health, but the general consensus remains that you probably aren't drinking enough. If you're thirsty, your skin is thirsty too — which means dryness and wrinkles. Hydrate your skin by drinking water regularly.

Drink water . . . but avoid alcohol and soft drinks. The contents of these beverages — alcohol and caffeine — dehydrate skin, wreaking havoc on its structure. An acceptable alternative to water is green tea, which is low in caffeine (but enough for a pick-me-up). Green tea, as you probably already know, is loaded with antioxidants that destroy free radicals, which cause aging.

A multivitamin is always a good idea, but our bodies most easily absorb nutrients from food. Include plenty of fruits and vegetables in your diet. In addition to vitamins and minerals, you're fortifying your body with more antioxidants. Blueberries are one of nature's “super foods,” having one of the highest antioxidant values.

Exercise! Exercise helps keep us from aging by keeping weight down, working the heart, toning muscles, and getting the blood flowing (to the skin!). People who exercise look younger and feel younger. It's a most beneficial habit to get into.

People who look younger than their age repeatedly reveal one vital secret: getting enough sleep. If you aren't, find ways to work it in. Instead of sitting up in front of the television, turn it off at a reasonable time and take a book to bed. This quiet practice can lead to an easier time getting to sleep — sometimes the colors and movement of the television keep our brains working even after we've begun to relax.

You may feel that you don't have the time to take care of your skin, but keep in mind: by the time you do “have time,” it will be too late. The time to protect your skin is now! Years later, you'll be thanking yourself for it — and not only will you look younger, you'll feel younger too.

TIPS TO REDUCE FACE WRINKLES...

FACE WRINKLES:

Wrinkles generally are due to age, Stress and dry skin. You should always keep the areas around the eyes mouth and nose and also the neck well cared for and moisturized.

Take 1 tbsp of cold milk and add 3-4 drops of lime juice. Rub this paste well into the wrinkles before going to sleep. The next morning wash with warm water and dry with a rough towel firmly. Once again rub in the cream - in the direction opposite to the wrinkles. Wait for ½ an hour and wash, avoid using soap.

Tip 1:

Rub the pulp of a ripe Papaya on the face and leave for ½ an hour before washing.
This is a very good toner also.

Tip 2:

Rub almond oil on the wrinkles in upward strokes. Leave overnight and wash with warm water next morning.

Tip 3:

Cut open a Vitamin -E capsule, add ½ tsp of glycerine and apply. Wash after 15- 20 minutes.

Tip 4:

Add ½ tsp honey to 1 tsp rice powder. Smoothen the lines with this paste. Leave for ½ an hour and wash.

Tip 5:

Mix 1 tsp honey with 1 tsp of milk cream. Apply well. Wash after 20 minutes.

Note: Treatment for wrinkles should be done everyday for a period of 30 - 40 days to have visible results.