Make Your Skin Look Younger
Testers in a study from the University of G�ttingen in Germany estimated that people whose discoloration was digitally removed from photos were five years younger than their true age. When wrinkles were also smoothed, they guessed a 15-year age drop.
Luckily, our plans can help you remove your biggest age markers such as spots, lines and dullness. So by your next birthday, you can have your youngest-looking skin in years!
Overall dullness
Banishing dullness couldn�t be easier � or offer more instant gratification. SELF found advice that will have you seeing the light.
Exfoliate weekly. Radiance starts with sloughing off dead skin cells. �The cellular turnover cycle that was 28 days in your youth will expand to close to 35 days by your 40s,� says Ellen Marmur, M.D., a dermatologist in New York City. Because new skin equals younger-looking skin, your goal is to speed things up. Sensitive types can try a night moisturizer with alpha hydroxy acids. For normal skin, try a stronger salicylic acid peel or a microdermabrasion kit; use either once a week only.
Get dewy skin. Right after you exfoliate is the best time to hydrate. �Your skin�s outer layers make or break your glow factor � if yours are dry, they won�t allow light in,� says Ranella Hirsch, M.D., a dermatologist in Boston. Use a serum with humectants such as hyaluronic acid daily. For extra-dry skin, look for proteins or linoleic acid (in StriVectin Facial Anti-oxidant, $109), which will plump up skin. Follow with sunblock � derms warn that nothing destroys radiance more than sun exposure.
Breathe and relax. �Chronic stress can produce hormones that damage the skin, robbing it of many of the nutrients it needs to look healthy, and dullness can be the result,� Dr. Hirsch says. Sleep deprivation and crash diets do the same. Test different forms of stress relief to find what works for you.
Testers in a study from the University of G�ttingen in Germany estimated that people whose discoloration was digitally removed from photos were five years younger than their true age. When wrinkles were also smoothed, they guessed a 15-year age drop.
Luckily, our plans can help you remove your biggest age markers such as spots, lines and dullness. So by your next birthday, you can have your youngest-looking skin in years!
Overall dullness
Banishing dullness couldn�t be easier � or offer more instant gratification. SELF found advice that will have you seeing the light.
Exfoliate weekly. Radiance starts with sloughing off dead skin cells. �The cellular turnover cycle that was 28 days in your youth will expand to close to 35 days by your 40s,� says Ellen Marmur, M.D., a dermatologist in New York City. Because new skin equals younger-looking skin, your goal is to speed things up. Sensitive types can try a night moisturizer with alpha hydroxy acids. For normal skin, try a stronger salicylic acid peel or a microdermabrasion kit; use either once a week only.
Get dewy skin. Right after you exfoliate is the best time to hydrate. �Your skin�s outer layers make or break your glow factor � if yours are dry, they won�t allow light in,� says Ranella Hirsch, M.D., a dermatologist in Boston. Use a serum with humectants such as hyaluronic acid daily. For extra-dry skin, look for proteins or linoleic acid (in StriVectin Facial Anti-oxidant, $109), which will plump up skin. Follow with sunblock � derms warn that nothing destroys radiance more than sun exposure.
Breathe and relax. �Chronic stress can produce hormones that damage the skin, robbing it of many of the nutrients it needs to look healthy, and dullness can be the result,� Dr. Hirsch says. Sleep deprivation and crash diets do the same. Test different forms of stress relief to find what works for you.
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