How to Reduce Wrinkles

Jennifer Lopez gets a diamond facial. Angelina Jolie swears by her caviar spa treatments. What do you do when you start to notice wrinkles, fine lines, dark circles, and sagging on your face?

The odds are good that you can’t afford the treatment of movie stars, and maybe the thought of an injection of cosmetic surgery is just a little too extreme for you. How can you help your skin to look younger, brighter, and firmer, just using remedies you find at home? It’s easy!

At-Home Spa Sessions

You can give yourself smoother skin today with some simple acupressure, says acupuncturist Maya Kron, from James Corbett Studio, a New York City spa. These moves will release tension and boost elasticity. Simply use your index and middle fingers of one hand and massage between your eyebrows for 20 rotations.

Then apply light pressure to temples for 10 seconds, then to your jawbone joint , located in front of your ears, for 10 seconds and repeat.

Balance the Oil

If you start with just 10 milliliters of olive oil, then mix in 2 drops of one of either carrot seed to boost elasticity, frankincense to restore skin tone, or lavender to calm redness, you will see incredible benefits, says natural skin-care expert Sharon Gnatt Epel.

Take the oil mixture and massage it in for thirty seconds, then rinse with warm water.

This may sound counterintuitive, since most cleansers are designed to rid your skin of dirt and oil, but your dry, weary skin might need it, says Miami Beach dermatologist Leslie Baumann, M.D. According to her, "many natural oils contain linoleic acid, which helps skin retain water."

Eat some Superfoods

Dermatologist David Colbert, M.D asserts that "Skin is a matrix of proteins, water, and fats that needs a non-processed food supply for replenishment," Dr. Colbert is the author of The High School Reunion Diet. He recommends eating a handful of blueberries to give yourself a combination of antioxidants and collagen-protecting vitamin C.

He also suggests incorporating almonds into your diet because they give you healthy fats and vitamin E, a powerful antioxidant that helps to offset UV damage.

Lastly, he says to try the damage-fighting antioxidants found in dark chocolate with a cacao content of 72% or higher.

Try a Juice Diet

A typical three-day juice cleanse involves drinking as much as 18 pounds of organic fruits and veggies each day, says company cofounder Eric Helms. According to Helms, "This floods skin with vitamins A and C and other nutrients that boost cell turnover."

If that is too pricy for you, try drinking a glass of green juice every day for a week instead. At a juice bar or health-food store, try to get a blend of spinach, celery, parsley, lemon, pears, and cucumber. By day seven, your skin should already feel softer and look brighter.

Conclusion

These easy tips can help your wrinkles to diminish naturally, without making you spend your life savings on a day at the spa. While an effective wrinkle cream is really the best way to keep the skin looking and feeling younger, these techniques will help to promote your general health and keep you balanced