As you age, your body ages with you. It’s a simple fact and one that’s sometimes hard to accept. While there are some skin-aging facts we can’t ignore, there are also some ways we can reduce premature aging.

Creating a healthy routine to keep your skin looking fresh, vibrant, and youthful is possible. It just takes a little knowledge and some incredible products to achieve the results you want. Stop looking for a miracle or a too-good-to-be-true solution, and follow these tips to keep your skin looking healthy, no matter what age you are.

1. Protect your skin every day

Whether the sun is shining or it’s an overcast day, you’re still exposed to UV rays and need to protect your skin. Wearing clothing that covers your skin, sunscreen, sunglasses, a hat, and other protective garments save you from the hazards of dangerous radiation from the sun.

2. Use a gentle cleanser

Washing your skin, especially your face, every night is very important. Removing all makeup, skincare products, body oils, pollutants, and bacteria keeps your skin healthy and allows it to breathe. Even if your skin looks clean and you didn’t wear makeup, there’s still an accumulation that you need to remove daily.

Using a gentle cleanser like Simple Beauty's Daily Purifying Cleanser is important because harsh ones can dehydrate your skin, irritate it, or leave it vulnerable. This cleanser is designed to purify, moisturize, hydrate, and protect your skin with healing nutrient-rich natural extracts and botanicals. Make sure you also use a gentle makeup sponge or washcloth and a light hand while avoiding scrubbing or rubbing too hard.

3. Use a chemical exfoliator

If the tip above has you asking, “What about exfoliating,” that’s great because you’re heading right into this suggestion. There are two methods of exfoliating your skin.

The physical one is typically too harsh for your skin and makes it more prone to damage. A gentle chemical exfoliant removes dead skin and makes room for fresh, new cells to appear.

If you’re dealing with some age spots or uneven pigmentation on your face, then an alpha-hydroxy acid chemical exfoliator is exactly what you need. They not only give you the exfoliating you want, but they’re really good at evening out skin tone.

4. Nutrition for your face

A lot of money is spent annually on facial serums. We’re not saying that they’re bad or a waste of money, not at all. In fact, we highly recommend the Simple Beauty Eye Serum because it’s so effective at nourishing your skin and reducing fine lines and wrinkles. 

Instead, we recommend nourishing your face from the outside and the inside. It’s a wonderful two-pronged approach that your skin will reward you for. 

Eating a healthy diet that’s full of fresh fruits and vegetables and one that avoids alcohol, carbonated beverages, and a lot of refined sugars and carbohydrates is the best way to fuel your body and keep looking and feeling youthful and healthy.

5. Moisturize and hydrate

Less moisture on and in your skin makes it easier for wrinkles and fine lines to set up camp and become a permanent part of your face. There are a ton of great moisturizers on the market that can help add moisture to your skin and keep moisture trapped in your skin. You should also keep track to make sure you’re drinking enough fluids throughout the day. 

6. Be nice to your skin

Never aggressively scrub, rub, or tug on your face. Instead, pat and gently smooth your face with products and lotion. Use products that are gentle and applicators that are soft.

Even sleeping can damage your skin, causing sleep wrinkles. The more you sleep on one side, the more those wrinkles settle in and establish themselves.

Clean without compromising health

Clean products without all the usual toxins are key here. With Aloe vera as the base and chamomile extract to help soothe your skin, Simply Beauty’s gentle Purifying Cleanser is truly the perfect start of a beauty regimen to defy age. You can also include a toxin-free eye serum and retinol moisturizer for a routine that hits all the points.

To put it simply

Preventing aging entirely is impossible, but you can establish a regimen that focuses on nourishing, moisturizing, cleansing, and treating your face with care. Habitually following this regimen and eating and drinking foods that are healthy and good for you will do a great deal toward stopping premature aging.

Once you find tips and products that are easy for you to regularly do and use, you’ll notice an improvement in your skin, it’s just a matter of following procedure. But don’t beat yourself up over aging, as it happens to all of us, and it shows that you’ve lived a good and long life. Smile lines mean you smile a lot, and that’s never a bad thing.