The only ones on whom the wrinkles look cute on are pugs, elephants and a plump baby’s chubby thigh. But when they come and start to show up on your face there isn’t much of a choice apart from resorting to anti-aging creams, face lifts and botox. With age, our skin starts to lose moisture and loses its elasticity. No one can stop aging but you can delay it. Here are a few amazing tips following which you can keep the wrinkles at bay for a long time.

1. Adequate Hydration: Since wrinkles are caused by the loss of moisture from the skin the trick to keep looking young is to increase your daily intake of water to the optimum level that is at least eight glasses per day. Just applying a thick external layer of moisturizer is not enough. You need to nourish your skin from within. If you can’t drink a lot of water, try coconut water, green tea that by the way is even more healthy because of a lot of antioxidants that it has. Proper hydration will also cleanse your body of the toxins.

2. Do NOT Smoke: There is no end to the number of potential reasons you have to quit smoking but if you love your skin and want to look your gorgeous best then the first thing that you can do is not speed up the aging process. Smoking is one of the reasons of the appearance of wrinkles around the eyes and the lips. It makes your skin dry by extracting oxygen and moisture from it and gives you age spots. The 4,000 chemicals in tobacco only work towards making you look much older than your age. And don’t worry about how hard it is going to be to quit this addiction, just remember it will be worth it.

3. Use Sunscreen: Saying that you must avoid the sun is not possible, it gives you vitamin D plus you can’t become a vampire. So whenever you are out in the sun then use a sunscreen. The ultraviolet light radiated by the sun damages the skin cells, and a cumulative effect can speed up the wrinkling process manifold. However, there is one thing that you can avoid: tanning booth. Tanning might make you look good temporarily but in the long term it damages your skin even more than the sun because it emits four to five times more ultraviolet radiation.

4. Just slather on the antioxidants: The antioxidants are the arch rival of the pollution and the toxins that damage our skin. Therefore, you must make sure that you consume food that it rich in antioxidants that are to say foods containing Vitamins A, C and E and beta-carotene. Here are a few:

• Beans
• Prunes
• Orange
• Kiwis
• Kale
• Guavas
• Brussel Sprouts
• Spinach
• Blueberries

Any fruit or vegetable that is colored is rich in antioxidants. So when you are thinking of eating something that is good for your skin, think of color.

5. Consume Omega 3 Fatty Acids: Omega 3 fatty acids are a great solution to dry skin. They are also very healthy for the heart and the blood pressure. Muesli, flax seeds, fish oil, walnuts, and pumpkin seeds are some great sources of Omega 3 fatty acid.

6. Use a moisturizer that is not toxic: It’s in our habit to try every other product in the market that promises a great looking skin, but you only end up wasting your money. Remember, natural is always good. So stop wasting any more money and try these:

• Coconut Oil: This blessing of an oil will work wonders on your skin. Coconut oil has an immense moisturizing effect. It works effectively in reducing your age spots and wrinkles. You can also use it as a moisturizer on your body.
• Argan Oil: For all the oily skinned people out there and there are many, here is Argan, your daily moisturizer. It is drier than coconut oil. It is full of antioxidants and can also be used as an anti-inflammation oil.
• You can also try oils like jojoba and olive oil to see which one suits your skin type the best.

7. Gelatin: Gelatin is very healthy for the skin. You could add gelatin supplement in a shake that you drink for breakfast or put it in your cereal. Gelatin fills in the fine lines and eases your wrinkles.

8. Get adequate sleep: Every time you cut down your sleep cortisol is released an excess of which can cause your skin cells to break down. With the cumulative lack of sleep, your skin will start looking dull and wrinkles will appear. So make sure you get enough sleep.