1. Tanning beds
Ewh, just stop it!
2. Sleeping on your side or face
The way you sleep can cause your face to be squished upon hours and hours! Overtime, the creases eventually become wrinkles. For all my side-sleepers, wrinkles may form on your décolleté too! Double whammy!
3. The way you apply and remove your make-up
If you're stretching your skin to apply make-up, you may be increasing your risk of crow's feet and wrinkles. The area around your skin is very sensitive and thin, especially your eyelids. The constant tugging and pulling may impact and increase the chances of wrinkles forming around the eyes. Like applying make-up, removing your make-up the wrong way can cause fine lines and wrinkles. In general, being rough around the eyes can irritate the skin around your eyes (especially the days you're wearing waterproof eyeliner), increasing your chances of sagging and wrinkles!
Tip: try moving your face around to see which ways will naturally hold your skin taut without having to forcefully stretch your skin out.
4. Not cleansing your face
If you find yourself always waking up to yesterday's make-up (and maybe one false lash stuck on your cheek or pillow) you need to get your life together, girl! Not only can sleeping with your make-up clog your pores, causing breakouts, dryness, and irritation to your skin, but yesterday's make-up and the environmental pollutants you accumulate during the day can also break down collagen and elastin. Two very important protein for healthy, firm and plump skin.
The lazy girl tip: keep cleansing wipes by the side of your bed! I really like Neutrogena, but there's a lot of wipes out there that are great too. But remember, wipes are not intended to deeply cleanse your skin so make-up and dirt can still be on your skin. *This lazy girl tip is only for that one or two lazy nights...not every night!
5. Avoiding monthly facials
Getting facials regularly can improve your skin tone, texture, appearance, and overall health. Taking care of your skin early on can be very beneficial! The short term benefits for facials are: glowing and soft skin, increased blood circulation, plumpness, elimination of blackheads. But in the long-run, regular treatments will soften fine lines and wrinkles, tighter and toner skin, and lighten hyperpigmentation. Investing in your skin will save you in the long-run from the need to perform extra treatments and products to reverse the signs of aging.
6. Frowning
If you spend your life with the same expression as grumpy cat, eventually you're going to have frown lines. Just like drinking from a straw, the repetitive motion can increase the risk of frown lines. However, frowning isn't a single indicator for getting expression lines or wrinkles!
7. Smiling
Just like frowning, smiling and any repetitive expression you increase the chance for fine lines and wrinkles.
8. Overthinking and Stress
Overthinking and chronic stress causes hormones to go all out of whack and makes us appear tired and older. However there are some researchers who have found that chronic stress contributes to premature aging, because of what it does to our body and cells.
9. Not following product instruction
Sometimes I am also guilty with this. I think in our heads, we think that if we add a few more drops or scrub every day that the product would give us faster results. But that's not the case, sometimes it actually causes more harm than good. Especially products like retinol that sloughs off dead skin cells at a rapid speed, leaving your skin vulnerable and expose (this is when your skin is at its weakest and can easily damage due to too much sun exposure and not enough SPF). Just to be on the safe side, read and follow the instructions! But most importantly, listen to your skin. Your skin will let you know if the product you're using is too much or too strong and vice versa.
10. Not enough beauty sleep
Not getting enough zzz's makes you look tired and sluggish, but it can also increase wrinkles, uneven skin tone, and limit the skin's ability to repair itself! When we're sleeping, our skin is still at work trying to repair itself from the damage of the day. However, the lack of beauty sleep has an adverse affect; instead of repairing the wear and tear of the day, it releases a certain hormone that slowly breaks down collagen and elastin. Resulting in fine lines and saggy skin.
Ewh, just stop it!
2. Sleeping on your side or face
The way you sleep can cause your face to be squished upon hours and hours! Overtime, the creases eventually become wrinkles. For all my side-sleepers, wrinkles may form on your décolleté too! Double whammy!
3. The way you apply and remove your make-up
If you're stretching your skin to apply make-up, you may be increasing your risk of crow's feet and wrinkles. The area around your skin is very sensitive and thin, especially your eyelids. The constant tugging and pulling may impact and increase the chances of wrinkles forming around the eyes. Like applying make-up, removing your make-up the wrong way can cause fine lines and wrinkles. In general, being rough around the eyes can irritate the skin around your eyes (especially the days you're wearing waterproof eyeliner), increasing your chances of sagging and wrinkles!
Tip: try moving your face around to see which ways will naturally hold your skin taut without having to forcefully stretch your skin out.
4. Not cleansing your face
If you find yourself always waking up to yesterday's make-up (and maybe one false lash stuck on your cheek or pillow) you need to get your life together, girl! Not only can sleeping with your make-up clog your pores, causing breakouts, dryness, and irritation to your skin, but yesterday's make-up and the environmental pollutants you accumulate during the day can also break down collagen and elastin. Two very important protein for healthy, firm and plump skin.
The lazy girl tip: keep cleansing wipes by the side of your bed! I really like Neutrogena, but there's a lot of wipes out there that are great too. But remember, wipes are not intended to deeply cleanse your skin so make-up and dirt can still be on your skin. *This lazy girl tip is only for that one or two lazy nights...not every night!
5. Avoiding monthly facials
Getting facials regularly can improve your skin tone, texture, appearance, and overall health. Taking care of your skin early on can be very beneficial! The short term benefits for facials are: glowing and soft skin, increased blood circulation, plumpness, elimination of blackheads. But in the long-run, regular treatments will soften fine lines and wrinkles, tighter and toner skin, and lighten hyperpigmentation. Investing in your skin will save you in the long-run from the need to perform extra treatments and products to reverse the signs of aging.
6. Frowning
If you spend your life with the same expression as grumpy cat, eventually you're going to have frown lines. Just like drinking from a straw, the repetitive motion can increase the risk of frown lines. However, frowning isn't a single indicator for getting expression lines or wrinkles!
7. Smiling
Just like frowning, smiling and any repetitive expression you increase the chance for fine lines and wrinkles.
8. Overthinking and Stress
Overthinking and chronic stress causes hormones to go all out of whack and makes us appear tired and older. However there are some researchers who have found that chronic stress contributes to premature aging, because of what it does to our body and cells.
9. Not following product instruction
Sometimes I am also guilty with this. I think in our heads, we think that if we add a few more drops or scrub every day that the product would give us faster results. But that's not the case, sometimes it actually causes more harm than good. Especially products like retinol that sloughs off dead skin cells at a rapid speed, leaving your skin vulnerable and expose (this is when your skin is at its weakest and can easily damage due to too much sun exposure and not enough SPF). Just to be on the safe side, read and follow the instructions! But most importantly, listen to your skin. Your skin will let you know if the product you're using is too much or too strong and vice versa.
10. Not enough beauty sleep
Not getting enough zzz's makes you look tired and sluggish, but it can also increase wrinkles, uneven skin tone, and limit the skin's ability to repair itself! When we're sleeping, our skin is still at work trying to repair itself from the damage of the day. However, the lack of beauty sleep has an adverse affect; instead of repairing the wear and tear of the day, it releases a certain hormone that slowly breaks down collagen and elastin. Resulting in fine lines and saggy skin.
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