If you've passed a cosmetic counter lately, you know how expensive skin care products can be. Each product claims to have the answer to younger, more beautiful looking skin. Unfortunately, these so called “answers” can take a considerable toll on your pocketbook. With these products you're paying a heavy premium for advertising. Many of these prettily packaged products have no more benefit than the common products you find at your health food store or drugstore. You can avoid this problem by sticking with anti-aging skin care aids that are effective without tacking on the shocking price tag. Here are some super cheap anti-aging skin care aids that will give you effective results without breaking the bank:
A Metal Pan, A Towel, and Some Dried Herbs
Yes, simpler is sometimes better. One of the most effective ways to revitalize sallow, tired skin is a five minute steam herbal treatment. To do this, bring your pan of water to boiling. Add your fresh herbs. Turn down the heat and allow the herbal water to simmer for five minutes. Pull back your hair and cover your head with a towel to create a tent to direct the steam to your face. Hold your face over the steam for five minutes. Now splash your face with cool water. Does your skin look glowing and youthful?
Exfoliating Pads
Inexpensive exfoliating pads purchased from your local drugstore work remarkably well for skin rejuvenation. Be sure to purchase pads designed specifically for the face since ones used on the body can be too abrasive. Simply wet your face and apply a nondrying soap or cold cream. Use your exfoliating pad to buff your face in a circular motion moving in a clockwise direction until you've covered your face. You'll remove the flakey, dead skin cells that can give your face an aged, tired look. The result will be the emergence of fresh new skin cells. Repeat this process every few days to retain your more youthful looking skin.
An All-Natural, Inexpensive Facial Moisturizer
When it comes to moisturizing the face, there's no need to buy an overpriced facial moisturizer from the Lancome counter. One of the simplest and most effective moisturizers is glycerin you buy from your natural food market. Glycerin not only acts as a barrier to reduce moisture loss from the skin, it also draws moisture from the atmosphere depositing it on your skin to keep it moist and lubricated. To quickly make your own glycerin based moisturizer, fill a glass atomizer with half glycerin and half distilled water. Mix thoroughly. Spray a small amount onto your hand and apply it to your face. Some ingredients you can add to your homemade glycerin moisturizer are liquid vitamin E and vitamin C which act as antioxidants, although this isn't necessary. Not only is this moisturizer as effective as more expensive brands, you also won't expose yourself to unsafe chemicals or potential allergens.
Sunscreen
Photo damage is the number one cause of skin aging. By wearing a facial sunscreen on a daily basis, you do more to protect your skin than any moisturizer or night cream can do. Because many sunscreens contain chemicals that can mimic the effects of estrogen when absorbed, choose one that's labeled PABA and paraben free. A good choice is a titanium based sunscreen.
