5 Completely Natural Ways to Rejuvenate Your Skin
At New Image, we are always here ready to help you accelerate the changes you want to make you feel your most beautiful, confident self. But there are also many natural ways you can rejuvenate your skin before that time comes (as well as during and after!) that will maximize the results you are looking to achieve.
Here are some very simple and completely natural ways you can support your skin to rejuvenate itself that cost nothing and that are good not just for your skin’s appearance and complexion, but that make you healthier on the whole! Sounds like a win, win to me!
1. Drink Water Like It’s Your Job
You already know this one—eight glasses of water a day (that means 8-ounce glasses, NOT juice glasses! lol) will keep your skin looking healthy and plump. Hydrating your skin cells fills them with water, tightens them and gives your skin a smooth, hydrated appearance. Unfortunately, juice, sodas, and other sugary beverages aren't going to cut it—stick with pure H20 for ageless skin. And if you aren’t a fan of the plain taste, you can always spike it with a squeeze of lemon or lime. (FYI: your coffee doesn’t count as it is a diuretic. Meaning, as you probably have noticed, it sends you to the bathroom leaving less water for your cells!)
2. Skip the Sun (Damage)
You’ll never stop me from recommending you stay out of the sun as much as possible and wear sunscreen daily to protect your skin from the oxidative damage of the sun. Simply doing everything in your power to protect your delicate skin from the sun’s harsh rays will help you to diminish sun damage, lines, and wrinkles from forming in the first place. Yes, it’s true, we need some sun, but anything longer than 20 to 30 unprotected minutes isn't doing you any good!
3. Power Up On Age-Reversing Nutrients
Eating foods high in water content can help hydrate your skin from the inside out. Try watermelon, cantaloupe, apples, oranges, kiwi, and watery veggies like celery, tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, and carrots. Make sure you’re getting enough vitamin C and zinc as they help in the production of skin-firming collagen and elastin.
4. Allow Your Skin to Repair With Quality Sleep
It’s incredible to think about all the internal repair work that takes place while we’re horizontal! Sleep is the time that skin rejuvenates and repairs itself so it’s absolutely crucial to make sure you’re not just getting enough hours, but that those hours are of the best quality possible.
5. Exercise to Circulate Skin-Loving Nutrients
Yes, exercise factors in here too ladies and gents. When you move your body it increases circulation of oxygen and nutrients, plus toxins get released through sweat which equals clearer, firmer skin. Oh dear! I need to re-think my aversion to sweat! lol
While there might not be a fountain of youth (although our New Image skincare products and age defying laser treatments certainly help soften the evidence of the “blessing of more years”), how you care for your skin in your everyday life and the habits you create go a long way towards supporting it to be it’s healthiest and most youthful self both now and in the long-haul.
And, of course, if you want to accelerate that process of rejuvenation, talk to us about which of our skin-rejuvenation treatments might work best for you. We’re here to help you toward that end and help you appreciate the “blessing of more years”!