As our bodies age, our skin also ages and like the rest of our body, it is impossible to stop the skin aging process or reverse it. However, with proper care, skin aging can be slowed and visible effects reversed to some degree.Skin aging prevention is important but often overlooked. If practiced properly, it can reduce the amount of anti-aging treatments or products needed. Remember this old saying – an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. No doubt, this is true for your skin. Let’s take a closer look at some skin aging prevention tips that will help maintain your skin in a healthy and young looking state.

• Proper protection from the sun is the best way to slow down aging. The sun is the worst offender of aging. The harmful UVA and UVB rays can cause significant damage to the skin, leading to problems such as dark spots, cancer, and wrinkles. Always wear a hat and a sunglass, and apply sunscreen regularly when going outside.
• Eat a balanced diet rich in antioxidants and vitamins and drink plenty of water. The type of food you eat affects not only your health but your appearance. To maintain your health and have clear, radiant, youthful looking skin, you should eat a balanced diet that is rich in vitamins and antioxidants and contain sufficient fiber and protein. Vegetables and fruits are excellent sources of vitamins and antioxidants.
• Limit consumption of alcohol. An occasional glass of red wine may be good for you, but you should avoid or reduce your consumption of hard liquor and cocktail drinks. Alcohol dehydrates your skin and puts a strain on your liver. Drinking alcohol can give you a dull complexion and lead to long-term damage to your skin.
• Stop Smoking. Cigarette smoking causes biochemical changes in our bodies that accelerate aging. Research shows that a person who smokes 10 or more cigarettes a day for a minimum of 10 years is statistically more likely to develop deeply wrinkled, leathery skin than a nonsmoker. It also has been shown that people who smoke for a number of years tend to develop an unhealthy yellowish hue to their complexion.
• Be very careful when choosing your skin cream. Most anti aging skin care products on the market are not what they claim to be. A good anti aging moisturizer is a beauty essential that every woman needs to use every single day. And if you think all moisturizers are more or less the same – think again. That may have been true in the past but things have changed.
• A good exercise program such as aerobics can activate and rejuvenate the skin and improve circulation and blood flow. Also, body sweat triggers production of sebum, which is the skin’s own natural moisturizer.

Get enough sleep and rest. During sleep and rest, your skin enters its growth and repair cycle. Furthermore, during sleep, your skin is more soft, and can easily absorb the vitamins and nutrients from skin care ingredients, resulting in production of new skin cells.