How to Prevent Wrinkles

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Take steps today to keep your complexion wrinkle-free.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Sunscreen
Lip balm with sunscreen
Sunglasses
Anti-wrinkle foods
Acai or goji juice
Green tea
Face cream with antioxidants
Moisturizer
Red wine
Sunscreen with Mexoryl SX

Step 1: Prevent sun damage

Protect your skin from sun damage every single day, year-round, by wearing a broad-spectrum sunscreen with a minimum SPF 15—including on your lips. And wear sunglasses to prevent squinting.

Tip: Look for sunscreen that contains Mexoryl SX, an ingredient that is more effective at blocking UVA rays than other compounds.

Step 2: Curb sweets

Cut down on sugar, which some dermatologists believe attaches itself to collagen, causing stiffness that leads to wrinkles.

Step 3: Eat anti-wrinkle foods

Eat foods that have been linked to wrinkle prevention: beans, berries, almonds, apples, apricots, oily fish, spinach, sunflower seeds, sweet potatoes, cooked tomatoes, and watermelon.

Step 4: Drink from the fountain of youth

Try beverages that have been linked with smooth skin. Acai berry juice, goji berry juice, and green tea may inhibit wrinkles and help regenerate skin.

Tip: Aim for 4 oz. daily of goji or acai juice and one cup of green tea.

Step 5: Apply the right face cream

Apply a daily face cream containing the ingredient retinol, a form of vitamin A that boosts collagen, plus a few of the following antioxidants that prevent wrinkles by protecting skin against free-radical damage: vitamin E, coenzyme Q10, green tea, acai berry, caffeine, and selenium.

Tip: To make sure you're getting the most anti-wrinkle bang for your buck, look for a cream that lists an antioxidant-containing nutrient as one of the first five ingredients.

Step 6: Moisturize before bed

Apply moisturizer just before you go to bed. Dehydrated skin creases more easily, leading to lines. To further minimize wrinkling, sleep on your back.

Step 7: Don't smoke

Don't smoke, and avoid second-hand smoke. Smoking depletes your skin of oxygen and essential nutrients like vitamin A. It also damages collagen and elastin fibers, which are key to maintaining elasticity.

Step 8: Limit booze

Limit alcohol intake. Alcohol dehydrates skin, leading to wrinkling. When you do drink, choose red wine, which offers antioxidants to offset alcohol's negative impact.

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[MusicIsMyAntiiDrug]

am i the only one that thinks that girls gorgeous..? =)

[itzSOOPERlouie]

I don't like the way he says acai.

[ilovemiddleschoolyah]

talkin about the red wine...... i dont drink so i skipped that step, and on other vids yall asked me if im african and yes, i am.

[ilovemiddleschoolyah]

what if u dont drink........

[TheMightysimi]

that quite beneficail oh im 21 and almost my wrinkles is as she :s but i though that caffine also is the reason of wrinkles!

Any how but the best thnig to prevent wrinkles is keep on smilling be happy the way she is^_^

[dancelover8911]

SHe is so pretty!

[TalonV9]

I thought it was pronounced ah kai berry T.T fail

[FrankCrimson]

You know you're getting old when you start seeing wrinkles! I've had incredible results with this cream I found for free though (thank god for the internet!). I just paid $1.25 for shipping and nothing else, I think that deal's still going right now, it's at aabedinDOTcom/skincare (you have to replace the word DOT with a real dot, this thing won't let me type in the actual address!)

[esca8652]

Ok ONE last thing I swear: keep your skin clean! Feet pick up pretty much everything you walk on and so therefore are absorbed by your skin. This can of course be harmful to your skin and your health for that matter.

[esca8652]

I forgot a couple other ones: avoid sugar as much as possible, avoid processed and synthetic ingredients/foods as much as possible if not ENTIRELY, it will keep your skin and your body for that matter, free of impurities.

[esca8652]

Also some more tips: drink plenty of FILTERED water, distilled water would probably be even more pure if you have the money.

[esca8652]

Great suggestions! Unfortunately, the only thing I do in this video is eat sunflower seeds. It should also be suggested to EXERCISE and get adequate sleep. For other tips: Take dietary resveratrol tablets as they have been said to be an anti-oxidant and additionally have skin-protecting effects within the elastin of the epidermis.