Does your busy lifestyle leave little time for pampering skin care? Do you find that your skin isn't as baby-soft anymore? With age, your skin gradually becomes thinner and finely wrinkled. Oil-producing (sebaceous) glands grow less active leaving your skin drier. The number of blood vessels in your skin decreases, your skin becomes more fragile, and you lose your youthful color and glow.

Good skin care — such as avoiding the sun, washing your skin gently and applying moisturizer regularly — can help delay the natural aging process and prevent many skin problems. These simple skincare habits will help you protect your skin to keep it healthy and glowing for years to come.

* Protect yourself from the sun

The best way to take care of your skin is to protect it from the sun. Ultraviolet light — the invisible but intense rays of the sun — damages your skin, causing deep wrinkles, dry, rough skin, liver spots, and more serious disorders, such as non-cancerous (benign) and cancerous (malignant) skin tumors.

There are a few tricks to keep in mind for maximum protection:

For the most complete sun protection, use all three of these methods:

A. Avoid or reduce exposure to the sun during high-intensity hours. The sun's rays are most damaging from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

B. Wear a hat when can. There are many chic options.

C. Use sunscreen. Apply sunscreen 20 minutes before going outdoors and reapply every two to four hours. Don’t forget to reapply your sunscreen after heavy sweating or after being in water.

* Don't smoke

Smoking can accelerate the normal aging process of your skin, contributing to wrinkles. Skin changes from smoking can be seen in young adults who have been smoking for as few as 10 years. Smoking contributes to wrinkles because it causes narrowing of the blood vessels in the outermost layers of skin. This decreases blood flow, depleting the skin of oxygen and nutrients, such as vitamin A, that are important to skin health. All of these factors increase damage to the elastic fibers (elastin) and collagen which give your skin strength and elasticity.

In addition, the repetitive facial expressions you make when smoking — such as pursing your lips when inhaling and squinting your eyes to keep out smoke — may contribute to wrinkles. It's also possible that repeated exposure to the heat from burning cigarettes may damage your facial skin over time.

Don’t forget to get about the two other tips in part 2 of Anti Aging Skin Care in four easy steps.

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