Khaberni - Some daily habits accelerate skin aging without realization, such as unhealthy sleeping positions, prolonged staring at screens, and quick makeup removal, which harm the skin and accelerate its aging.
Additionally, serums rich in vitamin C and night creams containing retinol are effective means to delay the signs of early aging that appear on the skin. However, their benefits are significantly reduced if used alongside daily habits that accelerate the appearance of lines and wrinkles, as some habits that we continuously repeat leave their mark on our faces in the form of lines, wrinkles, and sagging, sometimes very early.
Next, discover 4 habits that accelerate skin aging and find out the simple steps that can be adopted to protect the skin in this area.
Sleeping on the stomach or side
These positions are comfortable for sleeping, but they cause damage to the skin, as the pressure of the pillow on the face accelerates the appearance of early lines and wrinkles around the eyes, cheeks, and chin.
Constantly adopting these positions leads to temporary marks turning into permanent wrinkles as the skin gradually loses its ability to regain its freshness. It is worth noting that even silk pillows are unable to completely prevent this nightly pressure on the skin, though they do reduce it. Therefore, experts in this field recommend sleeping on the back and choosing a pillowcase made from soft fabrics like silk and satin, as they reduce the friction of the fabric with the skin and maintain its elasticity.
Staring at screens for long periods
The modern human spends a large portion of their time in front of computer screens, smartphones, and tablets...often under inappropriate lighting conditions. All of this pushes us to stare more at the screens and repeatedly strain our eye muscles to see better.
This deepens the wrinkles on the forehead and around the eyes. In addition, we are exposed to blue light emitted from the screens, which causes oxidative stress that can accelerate the aging of cells as revealed by several studies conducted in this field.
To protect the delicate and fragile area around the eyes, it is advisable to adjust the brightness of the screens and choose comfortable electric lighting in addition to opting for glasses that are anti-blue light.
