Who doesn’t want to know how to keep their skin looking youthful, elastic, supple and glowing, not to mention wrinkle free. And nobody can argue that there is not a person on this planet that actually desires dark eye circles, crow’s feet (wrinkles near the tear ducts) or baggy and puffy eyes. And who wants wrinkles in their skin, scaly patches or dried, dull and listless skin? Nobody does! We all want to look supermodel gorgeous every day and many of us will spend ample amounts of time in front of the mirror trying to make ourselves appear that way. But the best way that you can keep your skin looking and feeling glowing and young is by taking care of it properly. So, here are some rather simple skin care routines that you can use to easily assure that your skin looks great every day, and not just after a pricey facial at the local day spa.

The Sun is Your Skin’s Worst Enemy

UV rays from the sun are some of the most damaging elements that your skin is most frequently exposed to. When it comes to proper skin care and you – a strong sunscreen is essential to your success. Use a potent sunscreen with at least an SPF 15 or preferably an SPF 30 or 45 rating. Use it everyday before you leave your home. The sun can destroy your skin and even cause diseases like cancers if you do not strive to protect it. It does not matter if it is cold outside; the sun’s rays are radiation, and they can destroy your skin cells.

Lousy Products Adorned with Cheap Fillers Make Skin Look Dull

There is an abundance of more lousy skin care products on the market than there are good ones – which is entirely unfortunate for those who get duped into buying a product that is supposed to enhance the appearance of their skin, but realize after a certain amount of time, that indeed, the product does not work at all. When you are looking for skin care products here are some good rules of thumb.

Soaps & Cleansers

Avoid alcohol, laurel sulfate (foaming and lathering agent) and scents. Buy soaps that have anti-oxidants in them and powerful moisturizers. Do your research, you will find plenty of great affordable soaps and cleansers that you can use.

Moisturizers

One of the best moisturizers on the planet earth is Hyaluronic Acid—a very potent moisturizer that is capable of carrying up to a thousand times its own weight in water. Look for creams with this compound in them for the ultimate in skin hydration.

Anti-Aging: Eye Creams, Wrinkle Creams

Two of the best ingredients that you can find in a skin cream, wrinkle cream or eye cream are: Palmitoyl Oligopeptide & Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7. These two compounds increase the growth of the connective tissues, they help to resuscitate broken capillaries (in eye creams) and they boost the production of collagen in the skin naturally, while increasing the growth of the connective tissues. Look for other great compounds like collagen, Vitamin K and Retinyl Palmitate—found in the best eye creams and wrinkle creams.