Skin is one of the most essential parts of our body. It’s Skin! It reflects our expressions, our deep feelings from within, our sadness, our anger, our happiness, our loneliness. But most of all, something which all women dread is that, skin also determines our age. The fact which I hate most about skin is that it starts to grow saggy and dry along with the growth of age. What’s worse is it starts aging even before people are 30! How can it! Everyone feels, Why me! Why should this happen? I feel the same. But there are ways to take care of it. Following a good anti-aging skin care routine will help sort the problem. On the contrary, if care is not taken at the correct time, it can turn to a serious problem. You don’t want that, do you?

Factors that Determine Aging:

Considering the above, I contacted some dermatologists to know the internal factors that determine the premature aging of the skin. They gave me various facts which I have compiled for you. Some of them are as follows:

• With age, skin is not able to retain moisture and thus it becomes dry. There is a decrease in the production of Elastin and collagen along with age. These are proteins which keeps the firmness and flexibility of the skin tissues intact. A decrease in their production causes sagging and wrinkling of the skin.
• The growth and turnover of new skin cells decreases with age. The metabolism of the body decreases with age which slows down the rate of circulation in our body resulting in the lesser growth of new skin cells.
• There is a fall in the growth levels of the hormones Oestrogen along with the growth of age. Oestrogen is a hormone which is responsible to keep the skin, hydrated, soft and subtle.

There are also many external factors which increases the aging of the skin like the lifestyle and environment of the individual, the individual`s smoking habits. Exposure to the sun causes pigmentation which ultimately leads to skin aging. Exposure to cold and wind, irregular and poor diet routine, a lot of stress and a total lack of exercise are also some of the external factors which determine premature skin aging.

Some Natural Anti-Aging Skin Care Tips:

After this whole lot of interesting causes and effects I was eager to know about the anti-aging skin care tips that can put to an end to the aging skin. Here are the 5 steps to a good skin care regime.

1. Sleep should be deep without any sort of disturbance. Always be happy and avoid stress.
2. Put an end to your smoking and drinking habits. Cigarettes contains nicotine which suck away the essential proteins and vitamins from your skin leaving it charmless and lifeless.
3. Always keep the skin hydrated by drinking lots of water and fruit juices every day. Also don’t forget to include the essential vegetable, fruits and fishes in your daily meal.
4. Apply UV based cosmetic and sunscreen products before going out in the sun. It will take care of skin burning and pigmentation, reducing skin aging.
5. Applying fresh Aloe Vera gel to the skin aids in retaining the glowing and youthful look of the skin. Using grated cucumber along with it will help to reduce skin aging.

So I think the same old phase is true which informs us “precaution is better than cure”. I would say that all you girls out there must follow these steps to say goodbye to your early aging signs. If you have suffered early aging and tackled it, and if you have anything to add to the list, please do leave a comment.