tips for beauty

Your beautiful eyes are your most expressive feature. Ever wish you had beautiful eyes? Well, not all of us are born with them, but with a little care and maintenance you can keep your eyes as beautiful as possible. In the following lines, we have mentioned easy natural ways on how to take care of your eyes.

Always protect your eyes from the sun by wearing good quality sun glasses that will efficiently filter out the harmful UV rays. This will stop you from squinting as well, one of the causes of premature wrinkles and crow’s feet.

Don’t ever rub your eyes when you have something in your eye. Exercise your eyes, and also be sure to relax them.

Eat lots of fruits & veggies. Carrots, loaded with beta carotene are especially helpful in maintaining healthy eyes.

Avoid eating salty foods. Salty foods cause water retention and the skin around your eyes will become bloated and puffy.

Try not to spend so much time looking at your computer screen. Be sure to wear goggles or other eye protective wear when working with chemicals or any place with harmful airborne particulates.

Whenever you apply cream around your eyes, always use your ring finger because this is the weakest. Sweep your finger lightly from your temple to your nose to gently massage the cream into your skin, and then gently pat the area with the same finger to increase absorption.

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Sleep On Your Back

The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) cautions that sleeping in certain positions night after night leads to “sleep lines” — wrinkles that become etched into the surface of the skin and don’t disappear once you’re up. Sleeping on your side increases wrinkles on cheeks and chin, while sleeping facedown gives you a furrowed brow. To reduce wrinkle formation, the AAD says, sleep on your back.

Eat More Fish — Particularly Salmon

Not only is salmon (along with other cold-water fish) a great source of protein — one of the building blocks of great skin — it’s also an awesome source of an essential fatty acid known as omega-3. Yale dermatologist Nicholas Perricone, MD, tells WebMD that essential fatty acids nourish skin and keep it plump and youthful, helping to reduce wrinkles.

Don’t Squint — Get Reading Glasses!

The AAD says repetitive facial movement — like squinting — overworks facial muscles, forming a groove beneath the skin’s surface. This groove eventually becomes a wrinkle. Keep those eyes wide: Wear reading glasses if you need them. And get savvy about sunglasses, which can protect skin around the eyes from sun damage and keep you from squinting.

Trade Coffee for Cocoa

In a study published in a 2006 issue of the Journal of Nutrition, researchers found that cocoa containing high levels of two dietary flavonols (epicatchin and catechin) protected skin from sun damage, improved circulation to skin cells, affected hydration, and made the skin look and feel smoother. Delicious!

Don’t Over-Wash Your Face

According to dermatologists at the University of Maryland Medical Center, tap water strips skin of its natural barrier oils and moisture that protect against wrinkles. Wash them off too often, and you wash away protection. And unless your soap contains skin-protecting moisturizers, use a facial cleanser instead of soap.

Try Topical Vitamin C

Studies at Tulane University, among others, have found that vitamin C can increase collagen production, protect against damage from UVA and UVB rays, correct pigmentation problems, and improve inflammatory skin conditions. The key, however, may be the type of vitamin C used. To date, most research points to L-ascorbic acid as the most potent for wrinkle relief.

Eat More Soy

Research shows that soy may help protect against or heal some of the sun’s photoaging damage. One study, published in the European Journal of Nutrition, reported that a soy-based supplement (whose ingredients also included vitamins, fish protein, and extracts from white tea, grapeseed, and tomato) improved the skin’s structure and firmness after just six months.

If you really want to keep your skin looking young, start with the essentials. You’ve heard these recommendations before, but they bear repeating:

Avoid the sun

Wear sunscreen

Don’t smoke

Use moisturizer