The Magic of Sesame Oil

Creative director/founder of Washington-based Mayflower Inn and Spa, Lisa Hedley, shares her beauty and anti-aging regimen with the use of sesame oil. Massage a generous amount of organic sesame oil on your skin first thing in the morning. Apply it all over your body to give you that early morning perk and to get your blood flowing and properly circulating. Sesame oil hydrates your skin, resulting in a healthier and younger glow. Leave the oil on for several minutes before jumping in the shower to naturally cleanse the dead skin cells.

Nothing Fishy with Fish Oil

Delaying the signs of aging requires you to use the best anti-inflammatories on the market. Fish oil improves the immune and heart functions while helping with hair growth and achieving a supple skin appearance. Age Defy Wellness Center and Dermatology medical director, Arlene Noodleman, MD, reveals her beauty secret with her intake of three 500 mg omega-3 fish oil capsules morning and nighttime.

Drink Your Coffee Quickly

Teeth discoloration is one of the signs of aging and you can avoid it through downing your java fast. Do not sip your coffee slowly or over an extended period because it can coat and recoat your teeth. Elisa Mello, a cosmetic dentist based in NYC, says that this trick applies to drinking dark juices and teas as well.

It’s Not All about the Base

Blow off your foundation and settle with a concealer instead. Using base foundation on a daily basis exacerbates the formation and appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Use concealer on certain areas such as the under-eye area or to cover up blemishes. Use a tinted moisturizer to complete your look, says celebrity makeup artist Joanna Schlip.

Simplicity is Ageless Beauty

Karen M. Horton, MD is a reconstructive microsurgeon in San Francisco, working at the Women’s Plastic Surgery Center. She advises against using complex and expensive beauty products and systems that demand commitment. A simple daily skin care regimen such as cleansing your face and putting on moisturizer would work.

Process Your Diet against Processed White Sugar

Dermatologist Ava Shamban, MD stresses the importance of avoiding processed white sugar in your eating regimen. It practically aggravates the aging process through weakening the skin collagen as it binds to it. Eat fruits and vegetables every day in order to avoid premature wrinkles and skin sagging. You can use white sugar as a body scrub instead since it can make your skin smoother.

Sleep with Office-Ready Locks

Canyon Ranch beauty services corporate director, Laura Hittleman shares that you can get a great hair day with hair that has a youthful bounce through some simple beauty tricks. Use a flat iron to straighten your hair during the night, make a loose ponytail and put it up on your forehead, wearing it all night. Loosen your ponytail in the morning and see some volume and body on your rather dull and limp locks.

Your Eyes Deserve More Attention

Make sure you put more attention and emphasis on your eye area more than other areas of the skin, says Canyon Ranch’s Laura Hittleman. Face creams may be too harsh on the delicate areas around the eyes thus use a lightweight gel formula to smooth out the fine lines and make your eye makeup look fresh all day.

Ageless Beauty is in Your Hands

Your hands literally hold the key to your age because it could show signs of aging. Take care of them with hand-care routines. Exfoliate and apply masks to your hand or use enzyme concentrated products with a formulation that works for your hands, shares Mii Amo spa director, Kirsten Combs.

Massage the Stress Away

Mayflower Inn and Spa’s Lisa Hedley strongly recommends having a relaxing massage in order to de-stress from the hustle and bustle of your daily routine. Massage makes you look and feel younger inside out. Try deep-tissue massage or reflexology or do some stretching and meditation every day.

Vitamins on your Face

Invest in OTC topical creams with at least 30% vitamin C formulation that acts as antioxidant and skin repair agent. It is important to wear the right cream to protect your skin from sun damage thus choose sunscreen products with daily SPF effect, says Arlene Noodleman MD.

Fresh Fruits Refresh the Skin

Elisa Mello, DDS emphasizes the importance of fresh fruits in rejuvenating the skin. Snack on fresh fruits with a malic acid such as grapes, strawberries, and apples. These fruits also serve as natural tooth cleansers through breaking down stains that discolor the teeth.

Primer for a Premier Look

Replace your makeup with an illuminating primer, applying it on your face and chest. Makeup artist Carmindy shares that primers with tiny reflective particles make your skin literally radiate and glow through bouncing light around it. Primers also make fine lines and wrinkles less noticeable.

Angle your Face

Ann Minahan, owner/hairstylist of Riah Salon NYC shares the importance of wearing a layered look around your face in order to achieve a lifting effect on your features. Even with a bit of fringe accentuating the cheeks could prevent drawing your eyes downward and giving your face an illusion of droopiness and aging.

Achieve a youthful glow and appearance with the best natural anti-aging secrets. Use natural and safe tips to defy your age and even take off several years off your face.