What unnoticeable habits age your skin prematurely? Cosmetologist named 7 cases

cosmetologist, expert in the field of natural methods of rejuvenation

“Action, brought to automaticity, is done unconsciously. Few people analyze their habits in terms of their impact on health and appearance. And for nothing. Negative impact often has a delayed effect. And cause-and-effect relationships are not so obvious.

And when the reflection in the mirror is no longer happy, many begin to look for reasons outside. They change brands of care cosmetics, looking for a new specialist, when the solution – in another”.

Improper cleansing

As children, many were taught to wash their face thoroughly. The emphasis was on cleanliness, but no one talked about the means and methods. Meanwhile, temperature, water quality, products and how to remove excess moisture from the face all play a big role.

The bottom line is that most washings are quite harsh on the skin, and use movements that significantly shift tissues and stretch the skin. The same thing happens when wiping the face and neck with a towel.

Lifehack: to avoid traumatizing mechanical action, it is important to touch the skin with light movements. Remove moisture by simply blotting the face with a soft towel. The water temperature should be cool, but not too cold. This way you won’t put unnecessary stress on your skin.

Hyperactive facial expressions or emotional masks

In the first case, we are talking about expressive people who literally have every emotion brightly “written” on their face. They are characterized by characteristic mimic grimaces in the form of raising an eyebrow or lowering the corners of the lips.

In the second case, the situation is the opposite. In personalities who wear psychological masks, a certain emotion is “prescribed” on the face as a result of prolonged stress or strong experiences. This happens because of the properties of mimic muscles, which reflexively contract in response to emotions experienced for a long time.

Lifehack: get regular massages, as well as various relaxation techniques, from relaxation and meditation to taping. And it’s important to control your facial expressions by looking at your reflection more often, analyzing yourself in photos or videos.

Sleeping posture

Many people sleep on their stomachs. This posture, in addition to lower back pain, can provoke and aggravate wrinkles on the face and neck. Why? Because of the tight contact with the pillow, associated with a strong displacement of tissues.

This will increase the visibility of existing expression lines. The most vulnerable – the area around the eyes and cheeks.

Lifehack: choose a pillow that provides the correct position of the head while sleeping. Gradually accustom yourself to sleeping on your back or half-side (you can put a bolster under your back).

Improper diet

Sweet, fatty, salty and spicy is harmful not only to the stomach, but also to the skin. Sweet lovers are well known signs of “sugar face”, in which the skin tone changes (becoming grayish), deteriorates its turgor (elasticity and elasticity), pigment spots appear.

Excessive consumption of spicy and spicy food contributes to the appearance of a noticeable vascular mesh on the skin of the face. And also provokes various redness and inflammation.

Salt retains moisture in the body, causing pastosity and puffiness of the face. Puffiness stretches the skin, making it saggy.

Lifehack: adjust your diet to reduce the proportion of unhealthy foods.

Excessive insolation (love of tanning beds)

It is important to remember photoaging and pegmentation as a result of the negative effects of UVA rays on our skin.

Skin darkening (or tanning) is nothing but the body’s defense reaction to harmful ultraviolet light. Under its influence, the epidermis layer thickens, making the skin drier, rougher and more prone to peeling.

Subcutaneous vessels and capillaries dilate and worse perform their job of delivering oxygen and nutrition to the skin.

Sun rays suppress skin immunity, which can lead to the development of various skin diseases up to cancer.

Lifehack: take care of your skin from direct exposure to sunlight, avoid going to a tanning salon, actively use protective products with SPF.

Improper posture

First of all, we are talking about prolonged interaction with smartphones during the day. The “computer neck” syndrome leads to an imbalance of the neck muscles.

As a result, some muscles (mainly in the front of the neck) become hypotonic and weak, while others (mainly in the back of the neck) become hypertonic.

The imbalance leads to the formation of the second chin, neck folds and the formation of the withers. Also worsens the nutrition of the soft tissues of the face due to the squeezing of vessels spasmed muscles. The skin becomes sluggish and pale, tired and unhealthy looking.

Lifehack: it is more important to watch your posture in adulthood than in childhood. The best solution will be physical activity and control of habits that spoil the posture.

Not drinking enough water

As we age, the skin loses moisture. Therefore, moisturizing is the gold standard of aging prevention. Cosmetic products can only retain fluid, preventing it from evaporating from the skin’s surface too quickly.

The source of moisturization is within us. The only way to ensure it is through proper drinking habits.

Lifehack: use the formula to calculate your water needs: body weight x 0.03. But do not forget about individual characteristics (physical activity, chronic diseases and climate).