Even with all of the amazing technology we have at our fingertips today, the Fountain of Youth still remains elusive. But there are a lot of other beauty products out there that are pretty close to the infamous youth-restoring pond of legend, and you can use them to help your skin look refreshed and rejuvenated quickly.
Here are ten ways that you can make your skin look younger and healthier in less than one week, even without the famed Fountain or magic tricks.
10 Incredible Ways to Improve Your Skin Quickly
1. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!
Lack of water can dehydrate your body and make your skin look sallow, yellow, and aged in as little as twelve hours, so just imagine how quickly it can rehydrate your body with enough water! Water aids in digestion, blood circulation, and vitamin and mineral absorption. When you are not getting enough, your skin is one of the first things to feel the effect.
2. Use a hydrating moisturizer.
Using a hydrating moisturizer quickly – usually within two minutes – after you get out of the shower or bathtub allows your skin to absorb it better. The pores are still open and ready for whatever product you have on hand. If you use a product with hyaluronic acid before your moisturizer, it will attract the water to the skin and keep it there as a bonus.
3. Consider using essential oils with your beauty regimen.
Once you learn how to blend essential oils correctly, you will wonder how you ever lived without them. There are oils for everything from energizing your skin to detoxifying it, and with a bit of research, you can find the ones you need to help your skin quickly become calmer, clearer, and more youthful.
4. Try a sleep mask.
These beauty secrets are available at your local drugstore at a price that won’t break your bank. They are super-concentrated to work all night but are lighter than your usual night creams, so you can safely use them all night without damaging your pillowcases.
5. Use a humidifier at night.
If you have a tendency to have dry skin, it will age quickly. The moisture in your skin is necessary for everything from circulation to vitamin absorption, as discussed earlier, but if you live in an environment that saps the hydration from your skin or you just plain have dry skin, you may consider investing in a humidifier.
Using one of these machines at night as you sleep keeps your skin hydrated and refreshed. This is important during the cold, dry winters, but also during the summer when you use air conditioning frequently.
6. Avoid alcohol intake.
Drinking alcohol dehydrates your body quickly and all of your skin’s flaws show up in clear view for everyone. To counteract your alcohol and avoid hangovers and quickly ageing overnight, you have to drink a lot of water. Staying hydrated helps to reduce all of the negative effects of alcohol and flushes the toxins out of your body so they don’t stay in your skin and speed up the ageing processes.
7. Get your beauty sleep.
Yes, this old wives’ tale is based on a legitimate scientific fact. Your skin regenerates at night as your brain rests and your body recovers from the day. When you do not get enough sleep, your skin will tell on you in the form of increased fine lines and wrinkles and sallow skin.
Lack of sleep also increased the cortisol production in your body, which is known as the stress hormone. This hormone breaks down collagen in your body and makes you retain water, causing swelling and bloating. Your body will age faster if you are not getting enough sleep than it would if you were catching your beauty rest.
8. Consider your diet carefully.
The old adage, “You are what you eat,” is, unfortunately, true, to a degree. If you eat junk food, live on caffeine, and have an erratic eating schedule, your body is going to rebel sooner or later. Your skin is going to age quickly and you may end up with serious health issues.
Take a step back and analyze your diet. Can you cut back on any junk food and replace it with fruit or veggies? Can you replace a soda or coffee with more water? Stop eating at least two to three hours before you go to bed to give your food time to digest. One week with a healthier diet will improve your skin and your body’s overall health invisible ways.
9. Take time to relax.
Relaxation is good for your mental and physical health. Taking time out of your busy schedule to relax may seem like an oxymoron, but there are proven benefits. If you are serious about looking younger, you have to stop your gogogogo schedule and slow down a bit.
Relaxing your body releases tension that you are holding on to that manifests in physical ways, like through the increase of cortisol hormones. When you allow the stress to slide away, so do those nasty stress hormones. Your skin will feel the effects almost immediately and thank you.
10. Avoid cigarette smoke and pollution.
Any type of pollution gets in your skin and breaks down collagen and the lipids inside. It causes irritation and breakouts, clogs pores, and creates a barrier to healthy circulation and vitamin and mineral absorption.
This is especially true with cigarettes, especially if you are the one smoking them. Cigarette smoke contains toxic carbon monoxide. This ingredient displaces your skin’s oxygen, stopping the normal, healthy circulation, and nicotine reduces the blood flow and dries out your skin. Smoking itself causes your body to require more nutrients and if you are not getting enough, your skin is going to become damaged at an accelerated pace.
Look Younger and Healthier Easily
With these ten tips, you can wake up within one week looking younger, healthier, and refreshed! Stay hydrated and use all of the amazing resources out there to find your own version of the Fountain of Youth.