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Anti-ageing Measures

Slow down skin ageing by always protecting yourself from the sun and stay away from cigarettes and smoking. Other ways to slow ageing is to cut stress, get plenty of sleep, stay hydrated and choose a moisturising cream with antioxidants and vitamins!

The two most important things you can do for your skin are protect it from the sun and stop smoking. However, there are other measures you can take to help delay the ageing process.

Minimise stress
Stress produces free radicals in the body which inhibit cell repair and accelerate ageing. While you may not have much control over stress-causing factors in your life, finding ways of relieving your stress will help. Sport, yoga, meditation and even a hot bath will all help minimise your stress levels.

Sleep
Get as much sleep as possible, it is your body's necessary 'maintenance' time to repair muscles and replace and repair cells. Different people can function on different amounts of sleep but research has shown that 7-8 hours a night is the minimum you should aim for.

Water
Stay hydrated. Drink plenty of water to keep cells plump and healthy. Factors such as alcohol, air conditioning and central heating will all cause dehydration so make sure to drink plenty of water in the office and during the day.

Skin creams
Not even the best, most expensive cream can halt the march of time but there are some which can help. Creams containing antioxidants such as vitamins A, C and E have been shown to boost cell repair: