Aging is pretty much a double-edged sword in a sense that you can either be on the right side or age, or the wrong side of it.
While most of us of course prefer to age like fine wine, we often fail to see the warning signs and even if we do, not know what to do about it.
Regardless of whether you’re aware and you care or you’re absolutely clueless about what aging is doing to you, this is a simple checklist of what you need to look out for, and simple, effective solutions to get on the good side of age.
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Fine Lines/Wrinkles
Don’t really get why fine lines are named as such, because the fact is they are anything but.
Along with the deeper set lines we know as the wrinkles, these two are the most telling signs of aging, and can happen to you anytime (no, you don’t have 30 years) if your skin is dehydrated and in lack of the right skin regimen.
Iron these out before they sprout, by investing in a day and night cream that increases the rate of dead skin exfoliation, moisturizes and replenishes ebbing collagen supply.
There are of course, quicker fixes to this very common problem, in the form of muscle-relaxing Botox injections, or Natural Dermal Fillers.
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Crow’s Feet
Crows definitely are not the most appealing creatures on the planet, so I have no bones to pick with what this is called.
These lines that snake from the sides of your eyes can also happen with dehydration, lack of exfoliation, and smiling or squinting too much over time.
Who knew being happy can come at the expense of our youth?
Worry not, there are specific products that target and eliminate crow’s feet. An example would be the Emerald Oil Anti-Aging Eye Treatment serum.
Apply this non-greasy, non-preservative serum diligently enough, it’ll not only be the crow’s feet that goes away – gone will be your eye bags and dark eye circles too.
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Turkey Neck
The neck is one of the most oft-neglected areas of the skin. Because of how thin the skin around that area is, it can be prone to some serious sagging, fine lines and wrinkles aside.
Replenish the retinol age takes away from your skin with the Gold Retinol Vitamin A Anti-Aging Neck Treatment, an organic neck-specific product that moisturizes, nourishes and tightens the fragile skin around your neck.
It’s not always about the face – the neck can betray your youth too.
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Old Jokes Aside…
If we look at the grander picture of aging and the science of it all, external factors like the sun and the environment are nothing mere accelerators of this process.
Aging is really in our DNA, and getting to the core of that might just grind the ills of age to a stuttering halt.
Enter the new behemoth of anti-aging, the aptly named Youth Preserve.
A breath of fresh air from your conventional anti-aging aesthetic treatments, Youth Preserves uses a very unique technology known as Profhilo, to deliver concentrated amounts of hyaluronic acid to 5 strategic points of the face non-invasively, give your face an overall lift.
The best part of this treatment? Patients have actually reported a visible lift after a grand total of ONE session, that only clocks in at a very affordable 60 minutes!
I’ve definitely saved the best of the lot for the last here… so if you’re reading this, you’re very welcome!
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